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  1. With this License the copyright holder Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences grants you permission to copy, modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License. Therefore, by copying, modifying or distributing the Program or any work based on the Program, you indicate your acceptance of this License.

  2. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License.

  3. You may copy, modify and distribute the Program in object code or executable form provided that you accompany it with the complete corresponding source code and publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice, this Licence conditions and disclaimer of warranty. Redistributions of source code must retain the following acknowledgement: This product uses software developed by Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. For more information see http://www.gfz-potsdam.de. Redistributions in object code or executable form must reproduce the above acknowledgement in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

  4. You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change. You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License.

  5. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this Program or its derivative works must display the following acknowledgement: “This product uses software developed by Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. For more information see http://www.gfz-potsdam.de”

  6. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

  7. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  8. If any portion of this License is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the Licence is intended to apply and the License as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances.

  9. This License shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.