Licensing & Usage

Design System Examples License

The GNWT Design System theme and underlying implementation are proprietary software and are not distributed publicly.

However, all HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code examples, snippets, and implementation patterns shown within the GNWT Design System documentation are licensed under the MIT License, unless otherwise noted.

This applies to example code displayed in the GNWT Design System documentation and to any downloadable front-end assets provided for implementation guidance.

MIT License for Documentation Examples

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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code examples provided in the GNWT Design System documentation (the “Examples”), to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, and distribute copies of the Examples, subject to the following conditions:

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

THE EXAMPLES ARE 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 NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Scope and limitations

This license applies only to example and compiled front-end code. It does not grant rights to GNWT trademarks, logos, visual identity, or content, except where their inclusion is necessary to demonstrate implementation within GNWT-branded interfaces.

Use of GNWT trademarks and logos remains subject to applicable GNWT branding and usage guidelines.