Legal & Open Source Notices

1. Overview

FastImageTools (fastimagetools.com) provides browser-based and server-assisted image processing tools. Where possible, processing is performed locally in the user's browser. Some functionality may involve server-side processing when explicitly requested by the user or when technically necessary.

This Service incorporates third-party open-source software components. We are grateful to the open-source community for making these tools possible.

These notices are provided for attribution and license compliance purposes. Third-party components remain subject to their respective license terms.

2. wasm-vips (MIT)

This Service uses wasm-vips, a WebAssembly build of the libvips image processing library.

• Project: https://github.com/kleisauke/wasm-vips
• Copyright © the respective authors
• License: MIT License

The MIT License permits commercial use, modification, and distribution, subject to inclusion of the required copyright and permission notice.

3. LGPL-Licensed Components (as used via wasm-vips)

wasm-vips depends on (and/or is built against) several third-party libraries that are licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) (version 2.1 or later, or LGPLv3, depending on the library).

LGPL-licensed components used by this Service (non-exhaustive list):

• glib — LGPL (see upstream license)
• libexif — LGPL (see upstream license)
• libheif — LGPL (see upstream license)
• libvips — LGPL (see upstream license)

3.1 Compliance Statement

We use these LGPL-licensed components in accordance with the LGPL.

• We do not claim ownership of these libraries.
• Users may obtain the source code for these LGPL-licensed components from the upstream repositories listed below.
• Users may modify and rebuild these LGPL-licensed components in accordance with their applicable LGPL terms.

3.2 Corresponding Source

The "corresponding source code" for the LGPL components is available from their respective upstream repositories:

• glib: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib
• libexif: https://github.com/libexif/libexif
• libheif: https://github.com/strukturag/libheif
• libvips: https://github.com/libvips/libvips

Note: The Service uses these components as part of a WebAssembly build. The precise integration details (including build tooling and dependency configuration) are provided by the upstream wasm-vips project.

4. Other Third-Party Libraries and Licenses

This Service includes or depends on additional third-party libraries used under their respective licenses (per upstream project terms and notices), including but not limited to:

The licenses above generally permit commercial use, modification, and redistribution, subject to their respective attribution and notice requirements.

5. Distribution and SaaS Use

The Service is provided as a web-based application. End users access functionality through the website interface.

To the extent any client-side components (including WebAssembly binaries) are delivered to a user's browser as part of website operation, the applicable open-source license terms continue to apply to those components.

Nothing in these notices is intended to restrict rights granted under applicable open-source licenses.

6. No Affiliation / No Endorsement

FastImageTools is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the authors or maintainers of the third-party projects listed above.

All trademarks and project names are the property of their respective owners.

7. License Texts and References

7.1 MIT License

The MIT License text applies to components licensed under MIT. Where required, the MIT notice is included with the Service.

7.2 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)

The LGPL license text is available at: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html

For LGPL-licensed components, please refer to the upstream repositories above for exact license files and notices.

8. Contact

If you believe there is an error or omission in these notices, please contact:

legal@fastimagetools.com