Infinit.e individual contributor agreement

IKANOW, Inc.

Individual Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement")

In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions (as defined below) from any person or entity, IKANOW, Inc. (“IKANOW”) must have a Contributor License Agreement ("CLA" or “Agreement”) on file that has been signed by each Contributor (as defined below), indicating agreement to the license terms below. This license is for your protection as a Contributor as well as for the protection of IKANOW and its users; it does not change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose. If you have not already done so, please complete, sign, scan and submit a PDF copy of the signed Agreement to support@ikanow.com. The original signed Agreement should be sent to:

IKANOW, Inc.

12740 Darby Brooke Court

Woodbridge, VA 22192

Attention: Open Source Technology Group

Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records.

Full name: ___________________________________________________________

Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________

Country: _____________________________________________________________

Telephone: ___________________________________________________________

Facsimile: ____________________________________________________________

E-Mail: _______________________________________________________________

 

In consideration of the opportunity to participate in the community of IKANOW contributors, You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to IKANOW.

Except for the license granted herein to IKANOW and recipients of software distributed by IKANOW, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.

1. Definitions. “You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with IKANOW. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

"Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to IKANOW for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the projects owned or managed by IKANOW (the "Project"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to IKANOW or its representatives, including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, IKANOW for the purpose of discussing and improving the Project, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."

2. Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to IKANOW and to recipients of software distributed by IKANOW a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your Contributions and such derivative works.

3. Grant of Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to IKANOW and to recipients of software distributed by IKANOW a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section), patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Project, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Project to which such Contribution(s) was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the Project to which you have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that Contribution or Project shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.

4. You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property that you create that includes your Contributions, you represent that you have received permission to make Contributions on behalf of that employer, that your employer has waived such rights for your Contributions to IKANOW, or that your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with IKANOW.

5. You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks) of which you are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your Contributions.

6. You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

7. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to IKANOW separately from any Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which you are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".

8. You agree to notify IKANOW of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect.

 

Please sign: ___________________________ Date: ________________

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