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# Contributor License Agreement
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Thank you for your interest in contributing to software projects
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managed by Jina AI Limited ("JINA", "We" or "Us"). In order to
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clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions
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from any person or entity, JINA
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must have a Contributor License Agreement ("CLA") on file that has
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been signed by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license
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terms below. This license is for your protection as a Contributor as
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well as the protection of JINA and its users; it does not
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change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose.
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You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your
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present and future Contributions submitted to JINA.
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1. Definitions.
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"You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity
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authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement
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with JINA. For legal entities, the entity making a
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Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled
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by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to
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be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition,
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"control" means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the
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direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or
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otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
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outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
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"Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship,
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including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that
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is intentionally submitted by You to JINA for inclusion
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in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by
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JINA (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition,
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"submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written
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communication sent to JINA or its representatives,
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including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing
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lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that
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are managed by, or on behalf of, JINA for the purpose of
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discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication that
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is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You
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as "Not a Contribution."
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2. Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of
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this Agreement, You hereby grant to JINA and to
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recipients of software distributed by JINA a perpetual,
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worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable
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copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of,
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publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Your
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Contributions and such derivative works.
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3. Grant of Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of
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this Agreement, You hereby grant to JINA and to
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recipients of software distributed by JINA a perpetual,
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worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable
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(except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have
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made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the
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Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims
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licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your
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Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s)
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with the Work to which such Contribution(s) was submitted. If any
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entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity
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(including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging
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that your Contribution, or the Work to which you have contributed,
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constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any
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patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for
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that Contribution or Work shall terminate as of the date such
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litigation is filed.
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4. You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above
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license. If your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property
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that you create that includes your Contributions, you represent
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that you have received permission to make Contributions on behalf
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of that employer, that your employer has waived such rights for
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your Contributions to JINA, or that your employer has
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executed a separate Corporate CLA with JINA.
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5. You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original
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creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You
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represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete
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details of any third-party license or other restriction (including,
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but not limited to, related patents and trademarks) of which you
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are personally aware and which are associated with any part of Your
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Contributions.
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6. You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions,
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except to the extent You desire to provide support. You may provide
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support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by
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applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your
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Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS
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OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without
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limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-
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INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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7. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation,
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You may submit it to JINA separately from any
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Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of
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any license or other restriction (including, but not limited to,
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related patents, trademarks, and license agreements) of which you
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are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the work as
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"Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".
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8. You agree to notify JINA of any facts or circumstances of
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which you become aware that would make these representations
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inaccurate in any respect. |