The Coalevo Project - Contributor Agreement

Thank you for your interest in the Verein zur Förderung der Internetkommunikation ("VFI"). In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted with contributions, as well as the terms of use of the provided project infrastructure. from any person or entity, the VFI must have a Contributor Agreement ("CA") on file that has been signed by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the terms below. This license and terms of use agreement is for your protection as a Contributor as well as the protection of the VFI 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 and send an original signed Agreement to the VFI, Untertöllern 50, 9161 Maria Rain, Austria. Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records.

Full name: ____________________________  E-Mail:    ___________________

Mailing Address: ______________________  Telephone: ___________________

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You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to the VFI and the use of the project infrastructure. In return, the VFI shall not use Your Contributions in a way that is contrary to the public benefit or inconsistent with its nonprofit status and bylaws in effect at the time of the Contribution. Except for the license granted herein to the VFI and recipients of software distributed by the VFI, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions.

1. Definitions
"You" (or "Your") shall mean
a) the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with the VFI. 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.
b) the user of the project infrastructure that is making this Agreement with the VFI.

"Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to the VFI for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by the VFI (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the VFI 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, the VFI for the purpose of discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."

"Infrastructure" shall mean all electronic services provided by the VFI and third parties including but not limited to electronic mailing lists, fora and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, the VFI for the sole purpose of discussing and improving the Work, making Contributions and project related communication.

2. Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to the VFI and to recipients of software distributed by the VFI 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 the VFI and to recipients of software distributed by the VFI 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 Work, 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 Work 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 Work 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 Work 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 the VFI, or that your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with the VFI.

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.

7. Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to the VFI 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 are entitled to use the Infrastructure in accordance with the general terms of use defined by this Agreement and the Austrian Data Protection Act without any charge. The Infrastructure is provided on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either expressed or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties for data safety. Claims of Liability against the VFI or third parties are not possible.

9. You represent that your use of the Infrastructure will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any proven violation shall result in immediate denial of access to the provided Infratructure and this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such violation is proven.

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

    Please sign: __________________________________ Date: ________________