⚠️ Legal Disclaimer

Plain-English Summary

PSVL is a license template created by a non-lawyer, non-developer 17-year-old who used AI assistance to build something they needed and couldn’t find elsewhere. It has not been reviewed by legal counsel. Before relying on it for real legal protection, consult a qualified attorney in your jurisdiction.

Detailed Statement

The creator of this template, Elxan Hüseynov, is not a licensed attorney, and is not a professional software developer. PSVL was built with the help of AI writing assistants to address a real personal need.

This template has not been reviewed, approved, or certified by any legal professional, bar association, court, or regulatory body.

Accordingly:

• This template does not constitute legal advice.
• Using this template does not create an attorney–client relationship with the creator.
• The enforceability of any specific clause depends on the jurisdiction in which it is applied.
• Laws vary significantly between countries, states, and regions, and some clauses may be partially or fully unenforceable in some places.
• The severability clause (Section 6.2 of PSVL.txt) is designed to mitigate this risk by preserving the remainder of the license when individual clauses are struck down, but severability is not a guarantee of global enforceability.

What You Should Do Before Relying on PSVL

Before adopting PSVL for a real product or commercial deployment:

1. Consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.
2. Ask them to review PSVL against the laws that apply to your project.
3. Request specific adjustments where necessary (governing law, dispute resolution, jurisdiction, age requirements, insurance amounts, etc.).
4. Where possible, ask about jurisdictions you intend to operate in beyond your own.

If cost is a concern, look into legal-aid organizations, university law clinics, startup accelerators that offer legal review, or attorney referral services maintained by your local bar association.

No Liability

The creator of this template assumes no liability for any damages, losses, legal disputes, or consequences arising from the use, misuse, adaptation, or interpretation of this template. Use it entirely at your own risk.

The template is provided “AS IS”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, legal sufficiency, or non-infringement.

Background

PSVL exists because its creator needed strong legal protection for a personal project and couldn’t find an existing license that fit the specific combination of requirements: publicly visible source code, strong IP retention, AI-training prohibition, and broad threat coverage. It is shared publicly so that others in similar situations have a starting point.

PSVL is a starting point — not a finished legal product.

Questions

Questions about PSVL itself can be asked in GitHub Discussions. The creator cannot answer jurisdiction-specific legal questions; please direct those to a licensed attorney.