# Artwork and brand asset license

## Xiaoyao laboratory artwork

The following files are licensed under
[Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/):

- `assets/black-whale-lab-original.png`
- `assets/black-whale-lab.webp`
- screenshots in `preview/` that incorporate the Xiaoyao character

Attribution: **Xiaoyao AI / 夕小瑶科技说 — Black Whale Lab**.

You may share and adapt these assets for non-commercial use with attribution.
Commercial use, resale, paid theme bundles, advertising use, or removing the
Xiaoyao attribution requires separate permission from the copyright holder.

## DeepSeek whale mark

`assets/dsh-black-whale-source.png` and `assets/dsh-black-whale.png` reproduce
the DeepSeek Harness whale mark. The upstream source repository is MIT-licensed,
but DeepSeek names and logos may also be protected trademarks. Use them only to
identify DeepSeek Harness compatibility and do not imply endorsement.

See `THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md` for source and attribution details.