# Content and Data License

**Effective date:** July 12, 2026

Hats Network Inc. makes selected public data and original documentation available under the
Creative Commons licenses described below. These licenses apply only to material for which Hats
Network Inc. owns the necessary rights.

## Public Latency Data — CC BY 4.0

The publicly displayed Hats Network Backbone Latency Dataset is licensed under the
[Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

This dataset includes published RTT measurements, PoP codes, city and region labels, update dates,
and public exports derived from those measurements. You may share and adapt this data, including
commercially, provided that you give appropriate credit, link to the license and source dataset,
and indicate whether changes were made.

Suggested attribution:

> Hats Network Backbone Latency Dataset © Hats Network Inc.,
> [https://hatsnet.io/docs/network/latency](https://hatsnet.io/docs/network/latency), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

## Original Documentation — CC BY-SA 4.0

Original explanatory articles published in Hats Network Documentation are licensed under the
[Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/),
unless a page states otherwise. You may share and adapt these articles, including commercially,
provided that you give appropriate credit, link to the license, indicate changes, and distribute
adaptations under the same or a compatible license.

Suggested attribution:

> “\[Article title],” Hats Network Documentation © Hats Network Inc., \[original article URL],
> licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Exclusions

These Creative Commons licenses do not apply to:

* Hats Network names, trademarks, service marks, logos, or other brand assets;
* software, source code, configuration, APIs, or infrastructure designs;
* third-party text, images, data, trademarks, or other material;
* customer information, private telemetry, raw operational logs, credentials, or security data;
* network services, service-level commitments, commercial offers, or contractual rights.

Third-party material remains subject to its original terms. Nothing in these licenses grants
permission to imply endorsement by or affiliation with Hats Network Inc.

## No Warranty

Licensed content and data are provided “as is,” without warranties of accuracy, completeness,
availability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. To the maximum extent
permitted by law, Hats Network Inc. is not liable for losses arising from their use.

For licensing questions, contact [legal@hatsnet.io](mailto:legal@hatsnet.io).

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## License and attribution

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- **Original documentation:** © Hats Network Inc., licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- **Full terms:** [Content and Data License](https://hatsnet.io/docs/legal/content-and-data-license) — includes attribution requirements, third-party material, trademarks, source code and other exclusions.