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@@ -61,9 +61,21 @@ To build the documentation locally, do the following:
 
 2. Navigate to the root directory of the repo and enter the following
 
+
     ```
     pip install .[docs]
     mkdocs build
     ```
 
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+
+## Disclaimer
+
+The code in this repository was developed by IDM and other collaborators to support 
+our joint research on flexible agent-based modeling. We've made it publicly available 
+under the MIT License to provide others with a better understanding of our research 
+and an opportunity to build upon it for their own work. We make no representations 
+that the code works as intended or that we will provide support, address issues that 
+are found, or accept pull requests.  You are welcome to create your own fork and 
+modify the code to suit your own modeling needs as permitted under the MIT License.
+