> ## Documentation Index
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# Responsible use

> Intended use, regulatory status, license terms, responsibilities, and disclaimer.

## Intended use

Bioptimus models are intended solely for non-clinical research use, including research workflows in biomarker discovery, spatial biology, and trial design.

They are not intended for, and must not be used for:

* clinical diagnosis;
* medical decision-making or patient management;
* patient treatment;
* development or use as a medical device, companion diagnostic, or other regulated product;
* any clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, or other regulated use.

## Regulatory status

Bioptimus models have not been reviewed, approved, cleared, certified, or authorized by any regulatory authority for clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, or other regulated use.

Bioptimus makes no representation or warranty that the models comply with requirements applicable to regulated products or uses in any jurisdiction.

## Your responsibilities

By accessing or using Bioptimus models, you are responsible for:

* complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards, including those relating to privacy, data protection, patient data, and healthcare or life sciences regulation;
* ensuring that your use of the models is permitted under your applicable license or commercial agreement with Bioptimus;
* independently evaluating and validating model outputs for your specific use case before relying on them.

## License terms

The terms governing your use of Bioptimus models depend on how you access them:

* **Via Hugging Face** — H-Optimus-1 is distributed under [CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial academic use only. Commercial use under this license is not permitted.
* **Via Bioptimus API or platform** — use is governed by your commercial license agreement with Bioptimus.

## Disclaimer

Bioptimus models are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, or reliability.

Bioptimus does not warrant that the models will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or suitable for any particular use, nor that any outputs will be accurate, complete, or fit for your purposes.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Bioptimus disclaims liability for any losses, claims, damages, or decisions — including indirect, consequential, or incidental damages — arising out of or related to use of the models or their outputs.