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HLA Serotype Database License

Our API, database, and associated tools are released under the MIT License, one of the most permissive open source licenses available.

MIT License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 HLA Serotype Database Project

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.

What This Means

Under the MIT License, you are free to:

  • Use the HLA Serotype Database API for any purpose, including commercial applications

  • Modify the software if you have access to the source code

  • Distribute your own versions of the software

  • Sublicense the software as part of your own projects

The only requirement is that you include the original copyright notice and the MIT License text in any copy of the software or substantial portion of it.

Data Citation

While not required by the license, we kindly request that you cite the HLA Serotype Database in any publication or project that makes use of this resource:

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Questions

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