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OCTOGUARDX (TM) END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT & 4-PILLAR LEGAL EXEMPTION SHIELD
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Version: 1.0 (Physical 2-Edition Release: Free Edition & Lifetime Pro Edition)
Publisher: OCTOplux AI Ecosystem (https://octoplux.com)
Product: OCTOguardX — Local AI Agent Task Manager, Zombie RAM Flusher &
         Kernel Folder Firewall for Desktop AI Agents

IMPORTANT — READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING OCTOGUARDX (FREE EDITION
OR LIFETIME PRO EDITION) OR RUNNING ANY PROCESS FLUSH, KERNEL FOLDER FIREWALL
(NTFS ACL LOCK A), OR SCREEN-HOOK BLOCKING OPERATION:

By installing, copying, launching, or executing OCTOguardX (whether OCTOguardX
Free Edition or OCTOguardX Lifetime Pro Edition), you ("User" or "You") agree
to be bound by all terms of this End-User License Agreement ("Agreement"). If
You do not agree to every provision below, do not install or use OCTOguardX.

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PILLAR 1 — STRICT "AS-IS" & NO-GUARANTEE-OF-CONTAINMENT CLAUSE (0% WARRANTY)
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OCTOguardX is a local-first diagnostic, process hygiene, and Windows NTFS ACL
management utility provided strictly "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without
warranty of any kind, express, implied, or statutory, including without
limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, title, or non-infringement.

You explicitly acknowledge and agree that third-party Desktop AI Agents and IDEs
(including without limitation OpenAI Codex Desktop, Google Antigravity, Cursor,
Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, OpenClaw, and third-party Model Context
Protocol / MCP servers), operating system kernels, and security tokens modify
their process hierarchies, sandbox account SIDs, screen-capture hooks, and file
access behavior without notice. OCTOplux makes ZERO (0%) guarantee or warranty
that any specific AI agent process, sandbox token, screen-capture handle, or
file operation will be intercepted, terminated, or blocked in every scenario.

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PILLAR 2 — HARD CUMULATIVE LIABILITY CAP ($0.00 FREE / $9.99 PRO EDITION)
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TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL OCTOPLUX,
ITS FOUNDERS, DEVELOPERS, AFFILIATES, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
  (a) Loss of data, source code, unsaved IDE buffers, or configuration files;
  (b) Unintended termination of background processes or child worker threads;
  (c) Filesystem permission lockouts or NTFS Access Control List (ACL) conflicts;
  (d) Loss of business profits, revenue, productivity, or AI API token credits;
arising out of or related to the use or inability to use OCTOguardX, even if
OCTOplux has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

IN ALL CASES, OCTOPLUX'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS OF ANY
KIND SHALL NOT EXCEED THE EXACT AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO OCTOPLUX FOR THE
OCTOGUARDX SOFTWARE EDITION:
  • $0.00 USD for OCTOguardX Free Edition (OCTOguardX-Free-v1.0.zip) users;
  • $9.99 USD for OCTOguardX Lifetime Pro Edition (OCTOguardX-Pro-v1.0.zip) users.

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PILLAR 3 — USER'S SOLE DUTY TO VERIFY WORKSPACE & ACL PERMISSIONS
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Endpoint hygiene and folder isolation follow a shared-responsibility model. You
are solely and exclusively responsible for:
  1. Saving all open IDE tabs, terminal buffers, and active agent work before
     executing a 1-Click Zombie Process / RAM Flush;
  2. Verifying which local user groups and sandbox accounts (such as
     CodexSandboxUsers or AppContainer SIDs) are targeted before applying or
     removing Kernel Folder Firewall (Lock A NTFS DENY) rules; and
  3. Maintaining independent backups of Your critical folders (for example via
     OCTOvaultX 3-2-1 Local + Cloud Time-Machine) prior to modifying operating
     system permissions or scheduled tasks.

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PILLAR 4 — 100% LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY, ZERO CLOUD CUSTODY & OFFLINE SOVEREIGNTY
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OCTOguardX operates 100% locally on Your personal workstation. OCTOplux servers
never receive, inspect, transmit, or take custody of Your local source code,
environment files (.env), SSH keys, process memory dumps, or directory trees.

Both OCTOguardX Free Edition and OCTOguardX Lifetime Pro Edition execute 100%
offline out of the box (active_offline_grace) with zero cloud license server
lockout, ensuring permanent buyer sovereignty.

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SECTION 5 — ECOSYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENTS & CHANGELOG FEED (NON-BLOCKING STATIC JSON)
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When an internet connection is available, OCTOguardX may fetch a static,
read-only JSON announcement and changelog feed from:
  https://octoplux.com/feeds/ecosystem-recommendations.json
to display new product releases, documentation links, and founder offers inside
the dashboard. This request transmits ZERO user files, paths, or private machine
telemetry, and automatically falls back to Your local offline cache
(~/.octoguardx_feed_cache.json and ecosystem_feed_default.json) whenever You
work offline.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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By checking the "Accept 4-Pillar Legal Exemption Shield" box in the OCTOguardX
Installer or Studio Dashboard, or by executing OCTOguardX from the command line,
You certify that You have read, understood, and unconditionally accepted all
four pillars of this Legal Exemption Shield.
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