Terms of Service for Licensable
Last Updated: July 14th 2025
Welcome to Licensable. These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access and use of Licensable, an open source compliance reporting service that integrates with GitHub’s supply chain tools.
By using Licensable, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the service.
1. Description of Service
Licensable helps developers and organizations ensure open-source license compliance by:
- Scanning GitHub repositories for dependencies using GitHub’s dependency graph and SBOM (Software Bill of Materials),
- Enriching licensing data with external sources (e.g., ClearlyDefined, curated datasets),
- Analyzing license obligations and compatibility, and
- Recommending license decisions when multiple options are available.
Licensable may be offered as a hosted service, GitHub Action, CLI tool, or integration.
2. Use of the Service
You may use Licensable solely for your own software projects or those you are authorized to manage. You agree not to misuse the service, including (but not limited to):
- Reverse engineering, modifying, or creating derivative works from the service,
- Circumventing security features,
- Interfering with other users’ access,
- Using it to violate any applicable laws or GitHub terms.
3. Account and GitHub Integration3. Account and GitHub Integration
Licensable integrates with your GitHub account to access repository metadata, dependency information, and source code. By using the service, you authorize Licensable to interact with the GitHub API on your behalf and to read your source code as necessary to:
- Extract licensing headers or metadata,
- Resolve ambiguous or missing license information in dependencies,
- Improve the accuracy of compliance analysis.
We only access the source code for the purposes of license compliance and analysis, and we do not modify, store, or distribute your code unless explicitly authorized by you. All access is governed by GitHub’s permissions model and limited to the repositories you grant access to.
4. Licensing and Data Accuracy
Licensable provides license compliance insights using best-effort aggregation of publicly available data. While we aim for accuracy, you acknowledge:
- Licensable cannot guarantee 100% correct or exhaustive results.
- You remain solely responsible for your project’s compliance with licenses.
Licensable provides automated reports based on publicly accessible data sources and project metadata. These reports are not legal advice and are not a substitute for professional legal review. You remain solely responsible for ensuring your project complies with applicable open-source licenses.
5. Third-Party Data
Licensable uses third-party data sources. These sources may be governed by their own licenses and terms. Licensable is not responsible for the accuracy or licensing of third-party data.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
Licensable is provided “as-is” and “as available.” We make no warranties, express or implied, regarding its performance, accuracy, or fitness for a particular purpose.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Licensable shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including lost profits, arising from your use of the service.
8. Modifications
We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of Licensable after changes means you accept the new terms. We will attempt to notify users of material changes.
9. Termination
You may stop using Licensable at any time. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for violations of these Terms.
10. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of France, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
11. Contact
For questions or feedback, please contact us at contact@licensable.io.