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2 title: Terms and Licenses
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6 npm, Inc. offers software and services under a few different licenses and terms of use.
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8 ## Software from npm
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10 License terms and notices for the `npm` command-line program can be found in the LICENSE file of the project's source code at [https://www.github.com/npm/cli](https://www.github.com/npm/cli).
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12 ## Free to use npm services
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14 Free usage of [https://www.npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com), and the npm public registry are covered by the npm Open Source Terms at [https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/open-source-terms](https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/open-source-terms). These terms include several important policies, including:
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16 - What npm considers [acceptable package content][acceptable-use].
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18 - npm's [Code of Conduct][conduct], which includes our policy on harassment.
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20 - npm's [Privacy Policy][privacy], which limits use and sharing of information about you collected by npm Services.
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22 - npm's policy on [copyright][dmca] including how to report violations thereof.
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24 - npm's [Dispute Policy][disputes] which addresses how to resolve disputes over the control of a package name, user name, or organization name in the Public Registry. This includes our policy on users "squatting" on these names.
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26 - Use of npm's trademarks is governed by our [Trademark Policy][trademark]. If you have concerns about your own trademark's use on npm please see our [Disputes Policy][disputes-trademark].
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28 ## Paid npm services
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30 npm's paid products, including the npm Solo and Orgs plans, are covered by the npm Paid Services Terms at [https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/private-terms](https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/private-terms).
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32 The [npm Solo Payment Plan][solo-plan] and the [npm Orgs Payment Plan][orgs-plan] govern payment for these services.
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34 [acceptable-use]: /policies/open-source-terms#acceptable-use
35 [privacy]: /policies/privacy
36 [dmca]: /policies/dmca
37 [disputes]: /policies/disputes
38 [trademark]: /policies/trademark
39 [disputes-trademark]: /policies/disputes#trademarks
40 [conduct]: /policies/conduct
41 [orgs-plan]: /policies/orgs-plan
42 [solo-plan]: /policies/solo-plan