# CloakBrowser Binary License

**Version 1.3 — July 2026**

Copyright (c) 2026 CloakHQ. All rights reserved.

This license applies to the compiled CloakBrowser Chromium browser binary ("Binary") distributed by CloakHQ through official CloakHQ distribution channels, including GitHub Releases and cloakbrowser.dev.

It does **not** apply to the wrapper source code in this repository, which is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

By downloading, installing, or using the Binary, you agree to be bound by the terms of this license.

## Intellectual Property

The Binary is built on Chromium, which is open-source software by The Chromium Authors under the BSD 3-Clause License, and incorporates components from the open-source ungoogled-chromium project.

CloakHQ's build configuration, patches, compiled releases, and the Binary as distributed by CloakHQ are the proprietary property of CloakHQ. This license governs only the Binary as distributed by CloakHQ and does not restrict any rights granted by upstream open-source licenses to their respective components.

## Grant of Use

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to use the Binary for personal, commercial, and internal business purposes, subject to the Version-Specific Terms, Restrictions, and other limitations in this license.

## Version-Specific Terms

Starting with the version currently listed on cloakbrowser.dev, downloading and using the **latest major** Binary version requires an active paid subscription at the tier designated by CloakHQ for such access.

Binary versions that CloakHQ makes available for use without an active paid subscription, or older Binary versions that you lawfully obtained from official CloakHQ distribution channels, remain subject to this License in full.

All terms, restrictions, and limitations in this License apply equally to such versions, regardless of whether they require a paid subscription, the specific version number, or the amount of time that has passed since their release.

Current subscription tiers, details, and pricing: [https://cloakbrowser.dev](https://cloakbrowser.dev)

### Changes to Version-Specific Terms

CloakHQ may update these Version-Specific Terms in future releases, including which major Chromium versions require an active paid subscription. Existing Binary License holders will receive at least thirty (30) days' notice of any change that materially affects their current access tier, provided through the channels described in the Modifications to Pricing and Terms section below. Continued use of the Binary after the effective date of such a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

## Modifications to Pricing and Terms

CloakHQ reserves the right to modify, add, rename, or discontinue features, pricing, usage limits, or other terms of any subscription plan or tier offered by CloakHQ, whether now existing or introduced in the future, at any time, in its sole discretion.

**Notice period.** CloakHQ will provide at least thirty (30) days' advance notice of any material price increase or reduction in features for active, paying subscribers, via email to the account's registered address and/or a notice displayed in the account dashboard.

**Effective date.** Price and term changes take effect at the start of the next billing cycle following the notice period. Changes do not apply retroactively to periods already paid for.

**Your options.** If you do not agree to a modified price or term, you may cancel your subscription before the change takes effect. Continued use of the Binary or subscription after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the new pricing and terms.

**No refunds on cancellation.** If you cancel mid-billing-cycle, whether in response to a pricing change or otherwise, no refund will be issued for the remaining, unused portion of that cycle.

**Grandfathering.** At CloakHQ's discretion, existing subscribers may retain current pricing for a stated period (a "grandfather period") before transitioning to new pricing. Any such grandfather period will be communicated in the notice referenced above and is not a guarantee of future pricing.

**Non-material changes.** Minor changes that do not increase price or materially reduce functionality, including, without limitation, UI updates, non-breaking API changes, or documentation updates, may be made without advance notice.

## License Keys and Subscription Access

Any license key, account access, or subscription entitlement provided by CloakHQ may be used only by the person or organization to whom it was issued and only within the applicable subscription terms.

You may not share, sell, lease, transfer, publish, or otherwise make available any license key, account access, or subscription entitlement to any third party, or use it to circumvent license validation, session limits, or subscription requirements, and CloakHQ may immediately suspend or revoke access for any violation.

CloakHQ reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to refuse to issue a license key, deny or suspend access, revoke or deactivate any license key or subscription entitlement, or decline to provide the Binary to any person or entity, at any time and without prior notice.

All license keys, subscription entitlements, and usage allowances are subject to fair and reasonable use consistent with their intended purpose. CloakHQ reserves the right to review, limit, throttle, or restrict usage patterns that are abusive, disproportionate, or inconsistent with normal use of the applicable subscription tier, even where such usage remains within stated session limits.

You may not register or use multiple accounts to obtain more than one free trial. This restriction applies only to trial abuse — purchasing multiple paid subscriptions and combining their session limits is permitted.

## Restrictions

You may NOT:

1. **Redistribute** the Binary, in whole or in part, whether modified or unmodified.
2. **Resell, sublicense, or repackage** the Binary, or include it in any product or service distributed to third parties, except under a separate license.
3. **Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble** the Binary, or attempt to derive source code from it, except to the extent permitted by applicable law.
4. **Modify** the Binary or create derivative works based on it.
5. **Remove or alter** any copyright notices, license files, or attribution included with the Binary.

Normal use of the Binary with command-line flags, browser extensions, managed policies, custom profiles, or user data directories does not constitute modification or creation of derivative works.

## Cloud, Container, OEM/SaaS License & Integration Use

Using CloakBrowser for your own internal browsing, web scraping, data extraction, automation, research, or business workflows does not require an OEM/SaaS license, regardless of company size or revenue, as long as you control the browsing process and do not give third parties control over the browser itself. Version-specific subscription requirements still apply to the latest major version.

**Internal use** — You may store and run the unmodified CloakBrowser Binary within your internal infrastructure, including, without limitation, Docker images, CI runners, and internal artifact repositories, solely for your organization's internal operational purposes.

Internal operational purposes include, without limitation, web scraping, data extraction, research, and similar workflows performed for your own business.

A third-party customer may request a business deliverable, including, without limitation, a report, dataset, analysis, or similar output, and the use may still be considered internal use if your organization controls the browsing process, execution environment, and method of performing the work.

This internal use allowance applies to both the older version of the CloakBrowser Binary and any paid subscription tier, subject to the limitations and restrictions defined in this License.

**Paid subscription** — An active paid subscription at the applicable tier grants access to the latest major CloakBrowser Binary version and eligible updates included with that subscription. No subscription tier, regardless of name, grants redistribution, resale, sublicensing, bundling, embedding, hosted-service, white-label, OEM, or SaaS rights unless expressly stated in a separate agreement.

**Dependency listing** — Listing CloakBrowser as a dependency in your project, including, without limitation, in package files, build scripts, or documentation, does not constitute redistribution, as end users download the CloakBrowser Binary directly from official CloakHQ channels. No separate OEM/SaaS license is required for this.

**OEM/SaaS license required** — Except for permitted internal use as described above, a separate OEM/SaaS license is required when the CloakBrowser Binary is bundled, embedded, exposed through an API, or used to provide browser functionality to third-party customers, including, without limitation, as part of a product, hosted service, browser-as-a-service offering, or customer-facing workflow.

An OEM/SaaS license is also required if third-party customers are given technical access to, or control over, the browser capability itself. For purposes of this License, "control" means the ability to operate, configure, manage, or influence the CloakBrowser Binary, its browsing sessions, execution settings, or similar technical aspects. Requests for specific data, targets, reports, or other business outputs do not constitute control if the licensee retains full authority over how the browsing process is executed.

Running the CloakBrowser Binary on your own infrastructure does not make a use internal if the Binary is being used to provide browser functionality, hosted browser execution, browser capacity, or customer-controlled browser workflows to third-party customers.

Contact [info@cloakbrowser.dev](mailto:info@cloakbrowser.dev) for OEM/SaaS licensing.

## Official Distribution

The Binary must originally be obtained from official CloakHQ distribution channels, including GitHub Releases and cloakbrowser.dev. Internal organizational mirrors permitted under the Cloud, Container, OEM/SaaS License & Integration Use section are not considered unauthorized sources.

## Trademark Notice

This license does not grant you any right to use the CloakHQ or CloakBrowser name, logo, or trademarks, except for nominative use reasonably necessary to refer to CloakHQ or CloakBrowser.

## Attribution

Attribution is appreciated but not required. If you'd like to credit CloakBrowser, a "Powered by CloakBrowser" notice with a link to https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser in your documentation, README, or about page is welcome.

## Acceptable Use

You are solely responsible for how you use the Binary, including any harm, loss, or damage caused to any third party arising from your use of the Binary. You agree NOT to use the Binary for any activity that violates applicable laws or regulations in your jurisdiction. CloakHQ does not endorse, encourage, or support any illegal use.

Without limiting the above, the following uses are expressly prohibited:

* Unauthorized access to financial, banking, healthcare, or government authentication systems
* Credential stuffing, brute-force login attempts, or automated account creation
* Circumventing authentication on systems you do not own or have authorization to test
* Any activity that constitutes fraud, identity theft, or unauthorized data collection

## Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless CloakHQ, its contributors, officers, employees, affiliates, licensors, authors, and copyright holders from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from your use of the Binary, your violation of this License, or your violation of any applicable law or third-party rights.

## Disclaimer

THE BINARY 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 CLOAKHQ, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AUTHORS, OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE BINARY, ITS USE, OR ANY OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE BINARY.

## Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL CLOAKHQ, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AUTHORS, OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, GOODWILL, OR REVENUE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE BINARY, ITS USE, OR ANY OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE BINARY, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.

CLOAKHQ'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY US DOLLARS (US $150) OR THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO CLOAKHQ FOR THE BINARY DURING THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

## Data Collection

CloakHQ does not intentionally include telemetry, analytics, or tracking mechanisms in the Binary, except for operational communications required for license validation and monitoring the number of concurrently open sessions.

The Binary is built on ungoogled-chromium, which removes Google-specific services and telemetry. Any network activity may result from normal browser operation, Chromium subsystems, user configuration, extensions, license validation, session monitoring, or the web pages and services you access, and not from any telemetry or analytics service operated by CloakHQ.

## Updates

CloakHQ may provide updates, patches, new versions, or support for the Binary at its discretion, subject to any applicable subscription terms. Any updates provided are subject to this License unless CloakHQ states otherwise.

## Termination

This License terminates automatically if you violate any of its terms. Upon termination, you must stop using the Binary and destroy all copies of the Binary in your possession or control. The Intellectual Property, Restrictions, Trademark Notice, Acceptable Use, Indemnification, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Governing Law, Reservation of Rights, Entire Agreement, No Waiver, Assignment, and Severability sections survive termination.

CloakHQ may also suspend your access to the Binary, pending investigation and without prior notice, where it suspects unusual or unlawful use, suspicious account or license activity, or activity that may damage, disrupt, or compromise its servers or infrastructure.

## Governing Law

This License is governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which CloakHQ, or its applicable legal entity or successor, is established. Any disputes arising under or relating to this License shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that jurisdiction.

## Reservation of Rights

All rights not expressly granted under this License are reserved by CloakHQ.

## Entire Agreement

This License constitutes the entire agreement between you and CloakHQ regarding the Binary and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous understandings relating to the Binary.

## No Waiver

Failure by CloakHQ to enforce any provision of this License does not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision.

## Assignment

You may not assign or transfer this License or any rights under it without prior written consent from CloakHQ.

## Severability

If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and all remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

## Modifications to This License

CloakHQ may update or modify this License from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through the channels described in the Modifications to Pricing and Terms section above, where applicable, or via a notice on official CloakHQ distribution channels. Continued use of the Binary after the effective date of any change constitutes acceptance of the updated License.

## Contact

For licensing inquiries, including separate licenses for redistribution, OEM, or SaaS use, contact [info@cloakbrowser.dev](mailto:info@cloakbrowser.dev).
