License

This site and its repository are multi-licensed: different kinds of material are covered by different open licenses, and Mode's trademarks are reserved separately from all of them.

In plain terms

The design files and the writing here are open. You may make parts for your own keyboard, have a shop make them for you, or make and sell them, personally or commercially. Two limits: don't put Mode's name or logo on parts you sell or give away, and don't imply Mode made or endorsed them (saying a part is "compatible with the 2024 SixtyFive" is fine). Everything is provided as is, with no warranty, and you're responsible for anything you make from it. This box is a convenience summary; the terms below control.

What's covered by what

Material	License	SPDX identifier
Design files Mode authored (CAD: `.dxf`, `.step`, and similar)	CERN Open Hardware Licence v2 - Permissive	`CERN-OHL-P-2.0`
Documentation, page text, tables, and images	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International	`CC-BY-4.0`
Site tooling, configuration, theme, and scripts	MIT	`MIT`

The sections below are additional terms that apply alongside the licenses above. Where a license is silent on something covered here (trademarks, for example), these terms fill the gap; they do not modify the licenses themselves.

1. Right to repair

Mode publishes these files and documents so you can keep, maintain, repair, and customize the Mode keyboards you own, for the long term and even after a product leaves production. Under the licenses above, for your own boards or for others, and whether or not money changes hands, you may:

make parts yourself or modify the designs;
have a fabricator, machine shop, or repair service make or install parts for you; and
offer repair, parts-making, or group buys as a service or product, including commercially.

Nothing in these terms is intended to restrict independent or paid repair. The one limit is in the next section: don't brand those parts as Mode's.

2. Trademarks and no implied affiliation

The licenses above grant rights in copyright and design, not in trademarks. "Mode", "Mode Designs", the Mode logo, and the product names Sonnet, SixtyFive, Eighty, Envoy, Encore, Loop, and Tempo are trademarks of Mode Designs LLC.

Reserving these marks does not make the files any less open. It only means that when you make, distribute, or sell parts or derivatives you must:

not apply Mode's name or logo to parts you sell, give away, or otherwise distribute;
not imply that Mode made, sponsors, endorses, or is affiliated with what you made; and
identify yourself (not Mode) as the maker or seller.

Truthful "compatible with" statements are allowed

You may always describe compatibility honestly. For example, "compatible with the 2024 SixtyFive" or "fits the Mode Sonnet (2022)" is fine, as long as you use plain text (not Mode's logo or stylized wordmark), keep your own brand the prominent one, and don't suggest endorsement.

Allowed: "65% brass weight, compatible with the Mode SixtyFive (2021)"
Not allowed: "Mode SixtyFive brass weight", "Official Mode replacement part", or using the Mode logo

Files that contain the Mode logo

A few files contain the Mode logo or other marks as geometry (for example, an engraved badge). You're welcome to make those for your own keyboard. Because they carry the mark, the trademark terms above mean you may not sell or distribute parts bearing the Mode logo or name. Where a blank (unbranded) version of a part is provided, use it for anything you make for others.

3. Disclaimer of warranty

The files, designs, and documentation here are provided "as is" and "as available", with all faults and without warranty of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mode disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, or statutory, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. Mode does not warrant that the files are accurate, complete, or current, or that any part made from them will fit, function, or be safe.

This disclaimer covers the files, designs, and documentation here, and any parts made from them. It does not limit or waive rights you may have under consumer-protection laws that cannot be waived.

4. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mode will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, profits, hardware, or equipment, arising out of or related to these files or any parts made from them, even if advised of the possibility. Mode's total aggregate liability for all claims relating to this repository is USD $0, reflecting that the materials are provided free of charge. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or limitations; there, the above applies to the maximum extent permitted.

5. Your Mode product warranty is separate

This license governs the files and the parts you make, which are not Mode products and carry no Mode warranty. It is separate from any warranty on a Mode keyboard you purchased. Using these files, repairing your own keyboard, or having a third party repair it does not, by itself, void the warranty on your Mode product. Mode will not treat your product warranty as void merely because a self-made or third-party part was used; consistent with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the question is whether such a part actually caused the specific issue being claimed.

6. Your responsibilities

You assume all risk. You are responsible for the outcome of anything you make: choice of material and process, dimensional accuracy, fitment, installation, and safe use. Verify a part is correct and safe before relying on it.
Compliance is yours. If you make, distribute, or sell parts, you alone are responsible for product safety and for all applicable regulations (for example, materials/substance rules, labeling, and import/export), everywhere you operate.
Commercial users indemnify Mode. If you sell or distribute parts or derivatives, you agree to indemnify and hold Mode harmless from third-party claims arising out of what you made or sold (including product-liability, intellectual-property, and regulatory claims). This does not apply to personal repair of your own keyboard.

7. Community and third-party content

Links to community projects, vendors, tools, and other third-party resources are provided for convenience only. Mode does not control, endorse, guarantee, or take responsibility for them; they are governed by their own authors' terms and licenses. Use them at your own risk.

8. Accuracy of the reference information

This is a reference, and it may contain errors or become out of date. Compatibility, availability, sourcing, version, and dimensional information are provided without guarantee. Always verify fitment and dimensions yourself before manufacturing or purchasing.

9. Third-party materials

Some referenced components (for example, certain PCBs, daughterboards, or cables) may be designed or owned by third parties and are not licensed by Mode here; they remain subject to their owners' rights. The licenses above apply only to material Mode authored and owns.

10. General

If any provision of these additional terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. These terms, and any dispute relating to this project, are governed by the laws of [GOVERNING-LAW STATE], without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Mode may update the licensing for future versions of this project; material you have already downloaded remains under the terms in effect when you downloaded it.

For licensing questions or permissions beyond these terms, contact support@modedesigns.com.