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Contributor License Agreement

This Contributor License Agreement (“Agreement”) sets out the agreement between Runtime Verification, Inc. (“Runtime”) and the party signing below (“You”), and conveys certain license rights to Runtime with respect to Your contributions to Runtime open source activities. This Agreement is effective as of the date of your electronic signature. This Agreement is legally binding on You upon execution, and shall be relied upon by Runtime without need for execution by Runtime, so please read it carefully before agreeing to it.

  1. Definitions.

    • “Contribution” means any work of authorship that is submitted by You to Runtime in which You own or assert ownership of the Copyright.
    • “Submit” is the act of uploading, submitting, transmitting, or distributing, computer software code, whether in human-readable or machine-executable form (“Code”), or other content to Runtime, whether in electronic, verbal, or written communication and regardless of the form of media or manner, 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 Runtime, for the purpose of discussing, addressing and/or improving any Runtime open source activities, excluding, however, any communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by You as “Not a Submission.”
    • “Submission” means all Code and other materials, including any associated comments and documentation, Submitted by You that are copyrightable, patentable or that are otherwise subject to any intellectual property rights protection.

  2. Your Submission. You must agree to the terms of this Agreement before making a Submission to Runtime. This Agreement covers any and all Submissions that You make to Runtime now or in the future (except as described in Section 4 below). You acknowledge that Runtime is not obligated to use Your Submission, but may decide to include Your Submission in or with any other materials and in any manner it considers appropriate.

  3. Original Work. You warrant that each of Your Submissions is entirely Your original work. Should You wish to Submit materials that are not Your original work, You may Submit them separately if You: (a) retain all copyright and license information that was in the materials as You received them; (b) in the description accompanying Your Submission, include the statement “this Submission contains materials of a third party:” followed by the name(s) of any such third party(ies) and any licenses or other restrictions of which You are aware; and (c) follow any other instructions or guidelines from Runtime concerning Submissions.

  4. Your Employer. References to “employer” in this Agreement include Your employer or anyone else for whom You are acting in making Your Submission, whether as a contractor, vendor, agent or otherwise. If Your Submission is made in the course of Your work for an employer or Your employer has intellectual property rights in your Submission by contract or applicable law, You must secure permission from Your employer to make the submission before signing this Agreement, and the term “You” in this Agreement refers to You and the employer collectively. If You change employers in the future and desire to Submit additional Submissions for the new employer, You agree to sign a new Agreement and secure permission from Your new employer before Submitting those Submissions.

  5. Licenses; Moral Rights.

    5.1. Copyright License. You grant Runtime, and those who receive the Submission directly or indirectly from Runtime, a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferrable, irrevocable license in the Submission to reproduce, modify and prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, and distribute the Submission and such derivative works, and to sublicense any or all of the foregoing rights to third parties under such terms as Runtime determines.

    5.2. Patent License. You grant Runtime, and those who receive the Submission directly or indirectly from Runtime, a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferrable, irrevocable license under Your patent claims that are necessarily infringed by the Submission, or the combination of the Submission with other materials of Runtime with which it may be combined, to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import or otherwise dispose of the Submission alone or with other materials and under such terms as Runtime determines.

    5.3. Moral Rights. If moral rights apply to the Submission, to the maximum extent permitted by law You waive and agree not to assert such moral rights against Runtime or our successors in interest, or any of our licensees or sublicensees, either direct or indirect.

    5.4. Other Rights Reserved. Each party reserves all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement. Subject to the rights granted herein, You retain ownership of the copyright in Your Submission and have the same rights to use or license the Submission which You would have had without entering into the Agreement. No additional licenses or rights whatsoever (including, without limitation, any implied licenses) are granted hereby, by implication or otherwise.

  6. Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that: (a) You own all rights necessary to, and are legally entitled to, grant the above licenses; (b) Each of Your Submissions is entirely Your original work (except as You may have disclosed under Section 3); (c) You have the authority to make the Submission, and have secured permission from Your employer to make the Submission in cases where Your Submission is made in the course of Your work for Your employer or Your employer has intellectual property rights in Your Submission by contract or applicable law; (d) Your grant of rights under this Agreement does not violate any grant of rights which You have made to third parties, including Your employer; and (e) If Your employer has any rights with respect to any Submission, You have the necessary authority to bind Your employer to the obligations contained in this Agreement.

  7. Disclaimer. You are not expected to provide support for Your Submission, unless You choose to do so. UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING, AND EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY STATED IN SECTIONS 3, AND 6, YOUR SUBMISSION IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  8. Notice to Runtime. You agree to notify Runtime in writing of any facts or circumstances of which You later become aware that would make Your representations and warranties in this Agreement inaccurate in any respect.

  9. Information about Submissions. You agree that Submissions to Runtime and information about Submissions may be maintained indefinitely and disclosed publicly, including Your name and other information that You submit with Your Submission.

  10. Governing Law/Jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, and the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts sitting in Champaign County, Illinois. The parties waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non-conveniens.

  11. Entire Agreement/Assignment. This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes any and all prior agreements, understandings or communications, written or oral, between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be assigned by Runtime.

By signing, You accept and agree to the terms of this Contributor License Agreement for Your present and all future Submissions to Runtime.