MERIDIAN
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Copyright (c) 2026 John Fowler. All rights reserved.

Meridian, Meridian Flight Ops, meridiansimops.com, the Meridian mark,
and all software, source, documentation, artwork, screenshots, websites,
and related materials (together, the "Software") are the exclusive
property of John Fowler ("Licensor", "I", "me").

This is a proprietary license. The Software is mine. It is not yours.
Downloading it, installing it, or using it does not transfer ownership
of anything.


1. LICENSE GRANT

Subject to this agreement, Licensor grants you a personal, limited,
non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license
to install and use the Software on computers you own or control, solely
for your own flight-simulation and personal use.

"Free to download" is not a grant of ownership, and it is not permission
to treat the Software as public domain, open source, or Creative Commons.


2. WHAT YOU MAY NOT DO

You may not, and you may not permit anyone else to:

  a. Copy, redistribute, publish, mirror, host, or share the Software,
     in whole or in part, by any means (upload sites, torrents, Discord,
     forums, cloud folders, "repack" zips, or otherwise), except for a
     private backup for your own use.

  b. Sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise commercially exploit
     the Software, or charge anyone for access to it.

  c. Remove, alter, or obscure copyright, trademark, or attribution
     notices.

  d. Claim authorship of the Software, or imply that you created,
     own, or are authorized to license it.

  e. Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software except
     to the limited extent that applicable law expressly prohibits
     this restriction.

  f. Use the Software to provide a public service that re-hosts
     Meridian for other people.

If you want a commercial, redistribution, or multi-user arrangement,
you need written permission from John Fowler first. Ask. Do not assume.


3. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES — NO AFFILIATION

The Software displays or uses data, maps, networks, and tools that
belong to other people and organizations. Meridian is an independent
hobby / desktop product. It is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by,
sponsored by, or approved by:

  • Microsoft Corporation, Xbox Game Studios, Asobo Studio, or
    Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS 2020 / 2024)
  • VATSIM, IVAO, PilotEdge, or any other online ATC network
  • The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), NAV CANADA,
    NATS, EUROCONTROL, ICAO, or any civil aviation authority
  • MapTiler, OpenStreetMap contributors, Leaflet
  • FlightAware, Flightradar24, adsb.lol, Planespotters.net
  • Navigraph, Jeppesen, ChartFox, or any chart vendor
  • SimBrief / Navigraph, SKYbrary, or any track-product publisher

Names and marks of those parties are their property. Use of public
data, APIs, or published products is under their terms, not a
partnership with Meridian.


4. NOT FOR NAVIGATION

Charts, tracks, METAR/TAF, traffic, procedures, and any other
aeronautical information in the Software are for flight simulation
and entertainment only. They are NOT for real-world navigation,
dispatch, or operational decision-making, and they are not a
substitute for official aeronautical information.


5. NO WARRANTY — NEVER OFFERED, NEVER WILL BE

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITH ALL FAULTS,
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

Licensor has never offered a warranty on the Software, does not offer
one now, and will not offer one. This includes, without limitation,
any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose,
title, quiet enjoyment, non-infringement, accuracy, availability,
uptime, or that the Software will be error-free, uninterrupted, or
compatible with your simulator, hardware, network, or operating system.

You use the Software entirely at your own risk.


6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, JOHN FOWLER SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGE, OR LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
THE SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT — INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES;
LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR SIMULATOR TIME; SIMCONNECT OR
NETWORK BANS; HARDWARE FAILURE; OR PERSONAL INJURY — WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY.

LICENSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU
DOWNLOADED, INSTALLED, RAN, OR RELIED ON THE SOFTWARE.

If a court nevertheless finds liability, Licensor's total liability
shall not exceed the amount you paid Licensor for the Software in the
twelve (12) months before the claim (currently zero, while the Software
is offered free of charge).


7. INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold John Fowler harmless from any claim,
loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of
your use of the Software, your breach of this agreement, or your
violation of any third-party right or network rule (including VATSIM,
IVAO, and Microsoft Flight Simulator terms).


8. TERMINATION

This license ends automatically if you breach it. On termination you
must stop using the Software and delete all copies in your possession.
Sections 2 through 11 survive termination.


9. GOVERNING LAW

This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma,
United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.
Courts located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma shall have exclusive
jurisdiction, except that Licensor may seek injunctive relief in any
forum to protect copyright or other rights in the Software.


10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This is the entire agreement between you and John Fowler concerning
the Software. If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains
in effect. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

No open-source license (MIT, GPL, Apache, BSD, or otherwise) applies
to Meridian as a whole. Third-party libraries bundled with the Software
remain under their own licenses; those licenses do not grant you any
right in Meridian itself.


11. CONTACT

Copyright and licensing: John Fowler
Product: hello@meridiansimops.com
Accounts: accounts@meridiansimops.com
https://meridiansimops.com

© 2026 John Fowler. All rights reserved.
