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Custom license requires name and link fields

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Both the name and the link are required fields for a custom license; omitting either would mean the custom license is not properly specified under Hugging Face's guidelines.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you use a custom license, you must supply both its name and a link to it in the metadata alongside the 'other' license value.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you can also specify a custom license by adding other as the license value and specifying the name and a link to the license in the metadata.

— Excerpt from Hugging Face's Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines
Entity
Hugging Face
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064790
Document ID
CA-D-00842
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
761f69a9d232f03c9a5687a54a0727406e3e8fd9f091bdb8e1cc1239e4ab3ce9
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Hugging Face
Document: Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-064790
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:06:03 UTC
SHA-256: 761f69a9d232f03c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-model-card-guidelines/provision/CA-P-064790/custom-license-requires-name-and-link-fields/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hugging Face's Custom license requires name and link fields clause do?

Both the name and the link are required fields for a custom license; omitting either would mean the custom license is not properly specified under Hugging Face's guidelines.

How does this clause affect you?

If you use a custom license, you must supply both its name and a link to it in the metadata alongside the 'other' license value.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 276 platforms. See the full comparison.

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