License & Open Source

Website Code – MIT License

All source code in this repository (Next.js components, styles, logic, chess integrations, etc.) is licensed under the MIT License. You can copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and even sell the code, as long as you include the original copyright notice.

Copyright (c) 2026 Limpopo Chess Academy

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person 
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation 
files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be 
included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES 
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND 
NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT 
HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, 
WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING 
FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR 
OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Educational Content – CC BY‑NC 4.0

All original teaching materials, chess lessons, articles, diagrams, puzzles, and blog posts are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution‑NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

• You can share — copy and redistribute in any medium
• You can adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
• Non‑commercial only — no selling our lessons or using in paid courses without permission
• 📌Attribution required — credit Limpopo Chess Academy, link to license, note changes

Academy Name & Logo

The name “Limpopo Chess Academy”, our logo, and any associated trademarks are not covered by the open source licenses above. They remain the exclusive property of Limpopo Chess Academy. You may not use them to imply endorsement or as part of your own product or service without explicit written permission.

Third‑Party Packages

This website uses various open source packages. Each retains its own license — typically MIT, Apache‑2.0, or similar. See package.json or the respective project websites for details.