Project: Graylog (Observability and Analysis / Observability)
File: ContributorAgreement.pdf

TORCH Contributor Agreement
ThisTORCHContributorAgreement(“TCA”)appliestoanycontributionthatyoumaketoanyproductorproject                      
managedbyus(the“project”),andsetsouttheintellectualpropertyrightsyougranttousinthecontributed                        
materials.Theterm“us”shallmeanTORCHGmbH.Theterm“you”shallmeanthepersonorentityidentified                     
below.Ifyouagreetobeboundbytheseterms,pleasefillintheinformationrequestedbelowandsigntheTCA                        
whereindicatedbelow.Readthisagreementcarefullybeforesigning.Thesetermsandconditionsconstitutea                      
binding legal agreement. 
1.Theterm”contribution”or”contributedmaterials”meansanysourcecode,objectcode,patch,tool,                  
sample,graphic,specification,manual,documentation,oranyothermaterialpostedorsubmittedbyyou                     
to the project. 
2.With respect to any worldwide copyrights, or copyright applications and registrations, in your contribution:
○youherebyassigntousjointownership,andtotheextentthatsuchassignmentisorbecomes                     
invalid,ineffectiveorunenforceable,youherebygranttousaperpetual,irrevocable,                  
non­exclusive,worldwide,no­charge,royalty­free,unrestrictedlicensetoexerciseallrightsunder                 
thosecopyrights.Thisincludes,atouroption,therighttosublicensethesesamerightstothird                    
parties through multiple levels of sublicensees or other licensing arrangements; 
○youagreethateachofuscandoallthingsinrelationtoyourcontributionasifeachofuswere                       
the sole owners, and if one of us makes
i.aderivativeworkofyourcontribution,theonewhomakesthederivativework(orhasit                    
made) will be the sole owner of that derivative work; 
ii.youagreethatyouwillnotassertanymoralrightsinyourcontributionagainstus,our                  
licensees or transferees; 
iii.youagreethatwemayregisteracopyrightinyourcontributionandexerciseall                   
ownership rights associated with it; and 
iv.youagreethatneitherofushasanydutytoconsultwith,obtaintheconsentof,payor                    
render an accounting to the other for any use or distribution of your contribution. 
3.Withrespecttoanypatentsyouown,orthatyoucanlicensewithoutpaymenttoanythirdparty,youhereby                      
grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, non­exclusive, worldwide, no­charge, royalty­free license to:
○make,havemade,use,sell,offertosell,import,andotherwisetransferyourcontributionin                   
wholeorinpart,aloneorincombinationwithorincludedinanyproduct,workormaterials                      
arising out of the project to which your contribution was submitted, and
○atouroption,tosublicensethesesamerightstothirdpartiesthroughmultiplelevelsof                   
sublicensees or other licensing arrangements. 
4.Exceptassetoutabove,youkeepallright,title,andinterestinyourcontribution.Therightsthatyougrant                      
tousunderthesetermsareeffectiveonthedateyoufirstsubmittedacontributiontous,evenifyour                        
submissiontookplacebeforethedateyousigntheseterms.Anycontributionwemakeavailableunder                   
anylicensewillalsobemadeavailableunderasuitableFSF(FreeSoftwareFoundation)orOSI(Open                      
Source Initiative) approved license.
5.You covenant, represent, warrant and agree that: 
○eachcontributionthatyousubmitisandshallbeanoriginalworkofauthorshipandyoucan                    
legally grant the rights set out in this TCA; 
○tothebestofyourknowledge,eachcontributionwillnotviolateanythirdparty'scopyrights,                   
trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights; and 
○each contribution shall be in compliance with any applicable export control laws.
page 1/26.Youagreetonotifyusifyoubecomeawareofanycircumstancewhichwouldmakeanyoftheforegoing                       
representationsinaccurateinanyrespect.TORCHGmbHmaypubliclydiscloseyourparticipationinthe                    
project, including the fact that you have signed the TCA. 
7.ThisTCAisgovernedbyGermanlaw.Theplaceofjurisdictionforalldisputesarisingdirectlyorindirectly                        
from the TCA is Hamburg, Germany.
8.ShouldanyprovisionoftheAgreementbeorbecomeinvalid,thisshallnotaffectthevalidityofthe                      
remainingterms.ThePartiesshallinsuchaneventbeobligedtocooperateinthecreationofterms                     
whichachievesuchlegallyvalidresultascomesclosestcommerciallytothatoftheinvalidprovision.The                    
above shall apply accordingly to the closing of any gaps in the Agreement. 
9.Please place an “x” on one of the applicable statement below. Please do NOT mark both statements: 
___ I am signing on behalf of myself as an individual and no other person or entity, 
including my employer, has or will have rights with respect my contributions. 
___ I am signing on behalf of my employer or a legal entity and I have the actual 
authority to contractually bind that entity. 
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