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ThankyouforyourinterestincontributingtoCheckmkandassociatedprojectsrunbyCheckmkGmbH("We"or"Us").
Thepurposeofthiscontributorlicenseagreement("Agreement")istoclarifyanddocumenttherightsgrantedbycontributorstoUs.FurtherinformationregardingtheAgreementcanbefoundattheREADME.
Howtousethis ContributorAgreement
IfyouowntheContributionyourself,youneedtosignthisAgreementeitherelectronicallyviatheCLABotonGitHuborbysendingasignedcopytocla@checkmk.com.IfYouareanemployeeandhavecreatedtheContributionaspartofyouremployment,YouneedtosignthisAgreementandhaveYouremployerapprovethisAgreementbyhavinganauthorizedrepresentativesignthisAgreementinadditiontoYou,andsendthesignedcopytocla@checkmk.com.IfYouchangeemployersinthefutureanddesiretoSubmitadditionalContributionsforthenewemployer,thenYouagreetosignanewAgreementandsecurepermissionfromthenewemployerbeforeSubmittingthoseContributions.IfYoudonotowntheCopyrightintheentireworkofauthorship,anyotherauthoroftheContributionshouldalsosignthisAgreement–inanyevent,pleasecontactUsat cla@checkmk.com.
1.Definitions
"You" meanstheCopyrightownerwhoSubmitsaContributiontoUs.IfYouareanemployeeandhavecreatedtheContributionaspartofyouremployment,theterm“You”inthisAgreementwillrefertoYouandtheemployercollectively.
"Contribution" meansanyoriginalworkofauthorship,includinganyoriginalmodificationsoradditionstoanexistingworkofauthorship,SubmittedbyYoutoUs,inwhichYouowntheCopyright.
"Copyright" meansallrightsprotectingworksofauthorship,includingcopyright,moralandneighboringrights,asappropriate,forthefulltermoftheirexistence.
"Material" meansthesoftwareordocumentationmadeavailablebyUstothirdparties.WhenthisAgreementcoversmorethanonesoftwareproject,theMaterialmeansthesoftwareordocumentationtowhichtheContributionwasSubmitted.AfterYouSubmittheContribution,itmaybeincludedintheMaterial.
"Submit" meansanyactbywhichaContributionistransferredtoUsbyYoubymeansoftangibleorintangiblemedia,includingbutnotlimitedtoelectronicmailinglists,sourcecodecontrolsystems,andissuetrackingsystemsthataremanagedby,oronbehalfof,Us,butexcludinganytransferthatisconspicuouslymarkedorotherwisedesignatedinwritingbyYouas"NotaContribution."
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2.1CopyrightlicensetoUs
SubjecttothetermsandconditionsofthisAgreement,YouherebygranttoUsaworldwide,royalty-free, non-exclusive,perpetualandirrevocablelicense,withtherighttotransferanunlimitednumberofnon-exclusivelicensesortograntsublicensestothirdparties,undertheCopyrightcoveringtheContributiontousetheContributionbyallmeans,including,butnotlimitedto:
●publishtheContribution,
●modifytheContribution,
●preparederivativeworksbaseduponorcontainingtheContributionand/ortocombinetheContributionwithotherMaterials,
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●distribute,tomaketheContributionavailabletothepublic,displayandpubliclyperformtheContributioninoriginalormodifiedform.
2.2Moralrights
MoralRightsremainunaffectedtotheextenttheyarerecognizedandnotwaivablebyapplicablelaw.Notwithstanding,YoumayaddyournametotheattributionmechanismcustomaryusedintheMaterialsyou
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3.Patents
3.1Patentlicense
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TOTHEMAXIMUMEXTENTPERMITTEDBYAPPLICABLELAW,INNOEVENTWILLYOUORWEBELIABLEFORANYLOSSOFPROFITS,LOSSOFANTICIPATEDSAVINGS,LOSSOFDATA,INDIRECT,SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL,CONSEQUENTIALANDEXEMPLARYDAMAGESARISINGOUTOFTHISAGREEMENTREGARDLESSOFTHELEGALOREQUITABLETHEORY(CONTRACT,TORTOROTHERWISE)UPONWHICHTHECLAIMISBASED.
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8.2 ThisAgreementsetsouttheentireagreementbetweenYouandUsforYourpast,presentandfutureContributionstoUsandoverridesallotheragreementsorunderstandings.
8.3 IncaseofYourdeath,thisagreementshallcontinuewithYourheirs.Incaseofmorethanoneheir,allheirsmustexercisetheirrightsthroughacommonlyauthorizedperson.
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