📜 Open Source Licenses & Attributions
HotSpot is built with open source software. We're grateful to the open source community.
Thank You to Open Source Contributors
HotSpot uses open source libraries and data from the following projects. We comply with all license requirements and provide proper attribution.
🗺️ Data Sources
Google Places API
Used For: Venue data (names, addresses, locations, hours, photos, ratings)
License: Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
Website: https://developers.google.com/maps/terms
Attribution Required: "Powered by Google" must be displayed on all pages showing Google data
Data Caching: Google Places data is cached for a maximum of 30 days per Google's Terms of Service
Note: Once a venue signs up and becomes a subscriber, venue-managed data is stored permanently and no longer subject to Google's 30-day cache limit.
☕ Backend (Java / Spring Boot)
📱 iOS App (Swift)
☁️ Third-Party Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Used For: Cloud hosting and infrastructure
License: AWS Customer Agreement
Website: https://aws.amazon.com
Stripe
Used For: Payment processing
License: Stripe Services Agreement
Website: https://stripe.com
hls.js
Version: 1.5.20
Used For: HLS playback of official review videos on Get Featured (Chrome / Firefox)
License: Apache License 2.0
Website: https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js
📊 Analytics
Mixpanel
Used For: User analytics (anonymized)
License: Mixpanel Terms of Use
Website: https://mixpanel.com
Amplitude
Used For: User behavior analytics (anonymized)
License: Amplitude Terms of Service
Website: https://amplitude.com
📄 Common Open Source Licenses
Apache License 2.0
Apache License
Version 2.0, January 2004
http://www.apache.org/licenses/
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION
1. Definitions.
"License" shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction,
and distribution as defined by Sections 1 through 9 of this document.
"Licensor" shall mean the copyright owner or entity authorized by
the copyright owner that is granting the License.
"You" (or "Your") shall mean an individual or Legal Entity
exercising permissions granted by this License.
[Full license text available at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0]
MIT License
MIT License
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE 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 THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
BSD 2-Clause License
BSD 2-Clause License
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
📝 Complete List of Dependencies
For a complete, up-to-date list of all dependencies and their licenses:
- Backend: See
pom.xml in the HotSpot repository
- iOS: See
Package.swift or Podfile in the HotSpot repository
🤝 Contributing to Open Source
HotSpot is built on the shoulders of giants. We encourage our team to:
- ✅ Contribute back to open source projects we use
- ✅ Report bugs and issues
- ✅ Share improvements and enhancements
- ✅ Respect license terms and attribution requirements
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