# Legal

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sorry-cypress is and independent open-source project that is **not** associated or related in any manner with Cypress.io, Inc.
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We refer and use the term "cypress" in this documentation. Based on the context, we refer to:

* `cypress` [MIT licensed](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/blob/develop/LICENSE) open-source tests running software , distributed as npm package
* `sorry-cypress` is an [MIT licensed](https://github.com/sorry-cypress/sorry-cypress/blob/master/LICENSE) open source project intended to work with MIT licensed open-source test running software `cypress` , which can be modified and used in accordance with its license
* "Cypress.io", "Cypress" - the company legally known as Cypress.io, Inc.
* "Cypress Dashboard", "Original Cypress" - the commercial product and a trademark of Cypress.io, Inc.