diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index eed214d..45cbbe1 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
-                                 Apache License
-                           Version 2.0, January 2004
-                        http://www.apache.org/licenses/
+Copyright (c) 2026 Sharang Parnerkar and Benjamin Boenisch
+All rights reserved.
 
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+This source code, documentation, and all accompanying materials in this
+repository (the "Software") are the proprietary and confidential property
+of Sharang Parnerkar and Benjamin Boenisch (the "Copyright Holders").
 
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+No part of the Software may be copied, reproduced, modified, merged,
+published, distributed, sublicensed, sold, or used in any form or by any
+means -- electronic, mechanical, or otherwise -- without the prior written
+permission of the Copyright Holders.
 
-   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
+Access to this repository does not constitute a license. Cloning, forking,
+or otherwise obtaining a copy of the Software does not grant any right to
+use, run, or redistribute it.
 
-   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+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 NON-INFRINGEMENT.
 
-   The full Apache-2.0 license text is reproduced verbatim below.
+Unauthorized use, reproduction, or disclosure is strictly prohibited and
+may result in civil and/or criminal penalties under applicable law.
 
-   Apache License, Version 2.0 — full text:
-   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
-
-   (This LICENSE file is the standard Apache-2.0 boilerplate. The link above
-   is the SPDX-canonical full text. If you need to redistribute, replace this
-   block with the full text from that URL — both are legally equivalent
-   when accompanied by the copyright notice below.)
-
-   Copyright (c) ${year} Breakpilot Platform
+For licensing inquiries, contact: sharang@meghsakha.com
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f29645..4a1e1f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ See [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](./CONTRIBUTING.md). TL;DR: branch from main, open a PR,
 
 ## License
 
-Apache-2.0 — see [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE).
+Proprietary — all rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2026 Sharang Parnerkar and Benjamin Boenisch. See [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE).