Licensing policy
Licensing policy
Effective 2025-08-07
This Licensing Policy outlines how code snippets shared on our website ("Site") are licensed and what rights and responsibilities apply to both contributors and users.
User responsibility for licensing
When you upload or share a code snippet, you are responsible for selecting and applying an appropriate license.
You must ensure that you have the legal right to share the code and that it does not violate any third-party intellectual property rights.
If no license is specified, the code is considered All Rights Reserved by default, and others may not use, modify, or redistribute it without your explicit permission.
Available license options
We support a variety of open-source licenses, including but not limited to:
| License type | Permissions | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| MIT License | Use, copy, modify, distribute | Must include original license and copyright |
| Apache 2.0 | Same as MIT, plus patent rights | Must include NOTICE file |
| GPLv3 | Use, modify, distribute under same license | Derivatives must also be GPLv3 |
| Creative Commons | Attribution, non-commercial, share-alike options | Varies by version and type |
| Custom License | User-defined terms | Must be clearly stated in the snippet |
Note: You can select a license when creating or editing a snippet.