ILL SEA SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
Version 1.0 - effective October 4, 2026

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE.

This Software License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Ill Sea LLC of Seattle,
Washington, USA ("Ill Sea", "we", "us", "our"). It covers the Ill Sea software product it comes with (for example
ChordThing and ChordThing MIDI), including its plugins, standalone applications, sounds, presets, patterns,
manuals, and any updates we provide for it (together, the "Software").

BY CLICKING "I AGREE", OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT
ACCEPT IT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE. If you bought the Software and do not accept this Agreement, you may
ask us for a refund under section 10. If you accept this Agreement on behalf of a company or other organization, you
confirm that you have the authority to bind it, and "you" includes that organization.


1. DEFINITIONS

"License File" means the digitally signed file we issue to you (for example "ChordThing.chordthing-license") that
unlocks the Software. It carries the email address of the person it was issued to (the "Licensee").

"Full License" means a License File issued after you pay for the Software.

"Trial License" means a time-limited License File issued free of charge for evaluation.

"Demo Mode" means the Software running without a valid License File, which limits its use (for example, by muting
its audio after a period of time).


2. LICENSE GRANT

Subject to your compliance with this Agreement and, for a Full License, payment of the applicable price, Ill Sea
grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to install and use the Software,
in executable form only, on computers that you own or control, for your own music-making and audio work, including
professional and commercial work.

A License File is for one individual: the Licensee. You may install and use the Software on as many computers as
you personally use, but only you may use your License File. Every other person who uses the Software needs a
license of their own.

A Trial License lets you evaluate the Software until it expires. Demo Mode is for evaluation only.

The Software is licensed, not sold. All rights not expressly granted to you in this Agreement are reserved by Ill
Sea and its licensors.


3. YOUR MUSIC

You own the music, recordings, audio, and MIDI you create with the Software. You may use, publish, sell, and
distribute them without paying us royalties and without crediting us.

The sounds, presets, patterns, and other content included with the Software may be used inside your own music.
They may not be sold, shared, or distributed on their own, or as part of a sound library, preset pack, sample pack,
or any product that competes with the Software.


4. RESTRICTIONS

You may not, and may not allow or help anyone else to:
(a) share, publish, sell, give away, or upload your License File, or let anyone other than the Licensee use it;
(b) copy the Software, except to install it as allowed in section 2 and to keep reasonable backup copies;
(c) rent, lease, lend, sell, resell, sublicense, or otherwise transfer the Software or your license to anyone else,
    except with Ill Sea's prior written consent;
(d) remove, disable, bypass, or tamper with the Software's license verification, trial limits, or Demo Mode, or
    create, use, or distribute any crack, key generator, patch, modified License File, or other circumvention tool;
(e) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software, except to the extent that applicable law expressly
    permits it despite this restriction;
(f) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of the Software;
(g) remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice in the Software;
(h) use the Software or its content to build, train, or improve any product, service, or machine-learning model that
    competes with or imitates the Software; or
(i) use the Software in violation of any law or regulation.


5. LICENSE FILES

Your License File is checked on your own computer; the Software does not send it, or anything else about you, over
the internet. Keep your License File safe: it is your proof of license. If you lose it, write to support@illsea.com
and we will send it again.

If a License File is shared, published, or used against this Agreement, we may revoke it. Future versions and
updates of the Software may refuse revoked License Files. If your License File was exposed without your fault, we
will work with you to replace it.


6. UPDATES AND SUPPORT

We may, but are not required to, release updates to the Software. Updates we release are provided to holders of a
Full License at no extra charge and are covered by this Agreement, unless they come with their own terms. We provide
support by email (support@illsea.com) on a reasonable-effort basis.


7. PRIVACY

The Software does not collect personal data and does not send usage data. It connects to the internet only when you
choose "Check for updates", which reads a version file from illsea.com. Our privacy notice is at illsea.com/legal.


8. FILES, PLUGINS, AND DEVICES YOU USE WITH THE SOFTWARE

You are responsible for having the rights to any files you load into the Software (such as sound banks, voice
files, samples, impulse responses, or captures), and to any third-party plugins, instruments, or hardware you use
with it (for example, a VST3 instrument hosted inside ChordThing MIDI). Those are not ours: their own licenses and
terms apply, and Ill Sea is not responsible for them or for how they behave.


9. THIRD-PARTY COMPONENTS

The Software includes third-party software components, listed with their licenses in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt, which
is installed with the Software. Each component is governed by its own license. Nothing in this Agreement limits any
right those licenses give you in those components.


10. REFUNDS

If something is not right with a paid purchase, write to support@illsea.com within 14 days of buying. If it is a
problem we can fix, we will fix it. If we cannot, or the Software simply is not for you, we will refund the full price
to your original payment method. A refund ends your license: you must stop using the Software under that license
and delete your License File. This promise is in addition to any rights the law where you live gives you.


11. OWNERSHIP AND TRADEMARKS

Ill Sea and its licensors own the Software and all intellectual property rights in it. "Ill Sea", "Illthy",
"ChordThing", "NoAMP", and the related names and logos are trademarks of Ill Sea LLC. This Agreement gives you no
right to use them, except that you may truthfully say that your music was made with the Software.

If you send us suggestions or feedback, we may use them freely and without any obligation to you.


12. TERM AND TERMINATION

This Agreement applies from the moment you accept it until it ends. A Trial License ends when it expires. Your
license ends automatically if you breach this Agreement, and Ill Sea may also end it by notice to you for a breach.
When your license ends, you must stop using the Software under that license and delete your License File. Sections 3
(as to your music), 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 survive the end of this Agreement.


13. HEALTH, SAFETY, AND YOUR EQUIPMENT

The Software makes sound, and sound can get loud quickly. It can produce sudden peaks, feedback, self-oscillation, or
full-scale digital noise without warning. Start with your volume down, raise it slowly, keep a limiter on your output,
and protect your hearing. Save your work often. The Software is made for music and audio production only; it is not
designed or tested for any safety-critical or high-risk use, and you must not use it for one.


14. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITH ALL
FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ILL SEA AND ITS OWNERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, AND LICENSORS DISCLAIM
ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES
ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. ILL SEA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE, THAT IT WILL WORK WITH YOUR HARDWARE, OPERATING SYSTEM, AUDIO DRIVERS, HOST SOFTWARE, OR OTHER
PLUGINS, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO
SOME OF THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.


15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL ILL SEA OR ITS OWNERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES,
SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES; FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, DATA, RECORDINGS, PROJECTS, OR OTHER CONTENT; FOR HEARING DAMAGE
OR HEARING LOSS; FOR DAMAGE TO SPEAKERS, MONITORS, HEADPHONES, AMPLIFIERS, OR AUDIO INTERFACES; FOR CRASHES, HANGS,
OR DOWNTIME OF ANY HOST SOFTWARE OR SYSTEM; OR FOR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE
SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF ILL SEA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF A
REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

ILL SEA'S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU
PAID FOR YOUR LICENSE TO THE SOFTWARE (ZERO U.S. DOLLARS FOR A TRIAL LICENSE OR DEMO MODE).

NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT EXCLUDES OR LIMITS ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW,
INCLUDING LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, OR FOR FRAUD. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
THESE LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THEM MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.


16. INDEMNIFICATION

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ill Sea and its owners,
members, employees, suppliers, and licensors from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of (a) your breach of this Agreement, (b) any files, plugins, or
content you load into or use with the Software, or (c) your infringement of anyone else's rights.


17. EXPORT AND U.S. GOVERNMENT USE

You will comply with all export control and sanctions laws that apply to the Software, and you will not use, export,
or re-export it where those laws prohibit it. The Software is "commercial computer software" and its documentation is
"commercial computer software documentation" (48 C.F.R. 2.101 and 12.212, and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202). U.S. Government
users acquire only the rights set out in this Agreement.


18. GENERAL

Governing law. This Agreement, and any dispute arising out of or relating to it or the Software, is governed by the
laws of the State of Washington, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. You consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the state
and federal courts located in the State of Washington, without limiting either party's right to seek relief in any
other court of competent jurisdiction. If you are a consumer, this does not take away any protection given to you by
the mandatory law of the country where you live.

Time to bring claims. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any claim arising out of or relating to the
Software or this Agreement must be brought within one year after it arises, or it is permanently barred.

Entire agreement. This Agreement, together with the purchase terms at illsea.com/legal, is the entire agreement
between you and Ill Sea about the Software. If they conflict, this Agreement controls as to your license to use the
Software.

Changes. We may offer an updated version of this Agreement with a new version or update of the Software. The version
you accepted continues to govern the version of the Software it came with.

Other terms. If any part of this Agreement is held unenforceable, it will be changed only as much as needed to make
it enforceable, and the rest stays in effect. A failure or delay to enforce any part of this Agreement is not a
waiver. You may not assign this Agreement without our written consent; we may assign it, for example to a successor
of our business. Notices to you may be sent to the email address in your License File. The English version of this
Agreement controls.

Contact. Ill Sea LLC, Seattle, Washington, USA - support@illsea.com - illsea.com