Add MIT license and legal disclaimers for open-source release (#4)

- Add MIT LICENSE file to repo root (copyright fiveonefour 2026)
- Add Open-Source License, Disclaimer of Warranties, and Limitation of
  Liability sections to Terms of Use page
- Add Self-Hosted Instances disclaimer and cross-reference to Terms
  disclaimers in Privacy Policy page
- Update "last updated" dates to February 25, 2026

https://claude.ai/code/session_01Ed4v2P1kwimM9wMGD18VqV

Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: callicles

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 fiveonefour
+
+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.

app/privacy/page.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPage() {
       <main className="flex-1">
         <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-12">
           <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-foreground">Privacy Policy</h1>
-          <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Last updated: February 23, 2026</p>
+          <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Last updated: February 25, 2026</p>
 
           <section className="mt-8 space-y-4 text-sm leading-relaxed text-foreground">
             <p>
@@ -36,11 +36,26 @@ export default function PrivacyPage() {
               metadata. Legal signature records may be retained when required for compliance and
               evidentiary purposes.
             </p>
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Self-Hosted Instances</h2>
+            <p>
+              CLA Bot is open-source software. If you are using a self-hosted instance, the operator
+              of that instance is responsible for its own data-handling practices. This privacy policy
+              applies only to instances operated by the original maintainers.
+            </p>
             <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Contact</h2>
             <p>
               For privacy requests, contact repository maintainers for the organization where you
               signed the CLA.
             </p>
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Disclaimer</h2>
+            <p>
+              This privacy policy is provided for informational purposes. The service is provided
+              &ldquo;as is&rdquo; without warranties of any kind. See our{" "}
+              <Link href="/terms" className="underline underline-offset-2">
+                Terms of Use
+              </Link>{" "}
+              for full warranty and liability disclaimers.
+            </p>
           </section>
 
           <div className="mt-10">

app/terms/page.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default function TermsPage() {
       <main className="flex-1">
         <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-12">
           <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-foreground">Terms of Use</h1>
-          <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Last updated: February 23, 2026</p>
+          <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Last updated: February 25, 2026</p>
 
           <section className="mt-8 space-y-4 text-sm leading-relaxed text-foreground">
             <p>
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@ export default function TermsPage() {
               CLA Bot does not maintain independent user accounts. GitHub identity is the sole user
               management source.
             </p>
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Open-Source License</h2>
+            <p>
+              The source code for CLA Bot is released under the{" "}
+              <Link href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT" className="underline underline-offset-2">
+                MIT License
+              </Link>
+              . You are free to use, copy, modify, and distribute the software subject to the terms of
+              that license.
+            </p>
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Disclaimer of Warranties</h2>
+            <p>
+              THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED &ldquo;AS IS&rdquo; AND &ldquo;AS AVAILABLE&rdquo; WITHOUT
+              WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED
+              WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE
+              DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.
+            </p>
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Limitation of Liability</h2>
+            <p>
+              TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS,
+              COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, OR MAINTAINERS OF CLA BOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+              SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR
+              GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO
+              USE) THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
+            </p>
           </section>
 
           <div className="mt-10">