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@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ A source formatter is now used, please see [spotless](./tools/README.md#spotless
 
 Copyright © 2004-2024 Unicode, Inc. Unicode and the Unicode Logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
 
-The project is released under [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
+A CLA is required to contribute to this project - please refer to the [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) file (or start a Pull Request) for more information.
+
+The contents of this repository are governed by the Unicode [Terms of Use](https://www.unicode.org/copyright.html) and are released under [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
 
 Note that some CLDR tools depend on libraries managed via Maven; use of these libraries is governed by separate license agreements.
 
-A CLA is required to contribute to this project - please refer to the [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) file (or start a Pull Request) for more information.