Creative Commons License Translation
I recently downloaded a free website template, and along with it came a Creative Commons License. I tried reading it but it's complicated, I can't understand what I am allowed to do with the template. All I really understood was that I had to place a link to the designer's website. I put it below, and was hoping that someone could translate it into english so I don't end up getting sued or something.
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