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# EventCatalog Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

## 1. Definitions

- **"You" or "Contributor"**: Any individual or legal entity submitting a contribution to the EventCatalog project.
- **"Contribution"**: Any work submitted to the project, including code, documentation, or other material. Contributions are identified through pull requests, issue submissions, code commits, documentation edits, and other forms of project participation.
- **"Project"**: The open-source EventCatalog project maintained by the project maintainers.

## 2. Grant of Copyright License

By submitting a contribution to the Project, you hereby grant the Project maintainers a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute your contributions and any derivative works.

## 3. Grant of Patent License

You hereby grant to the Project a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license under any patent rights you own or control to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer your contributions, alone or in combination with the Project.

## 4. Rights and Representations

You confirm that:
- Each of your contributions is your original creation or that you have the right to submit it under this CLA.
- Your contribution does not violate any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights.
- You agree that the contributions are intentional and voluntary, with no expectation of compensation.
- If you are making contributions on behalf of your employer or another entity, you represent that you have the necessary authority to bind that entity to the terms of this CLA.

## 5. Source Code and Licensing

All contributions made under this CLA shall be licensed under the same open-source license as the Project, currently MIT License, or a future license chosen by the Project maintainers.

## 6. Attribution and Credit

The Project may credit you as a contributor but is not obligated to do so.

## 7. No Warranty

Contributions are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

## 8. Acceptance

By submitting a contribution to the Project, you accept and agree to the terms of this Contributor License Agreement. Acceptance may be indicated by:
- Electronic submission through the Project's contribution system
- Signing a digital or physical copy of this agreement
- Other means specified by the Project maintainers

## 9. Governing Law

This CLA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

## 10. CLA Updates

The Project maintainers reserve the right to modify this CLA. Any modifications will be communicated through the Project's website or repository, and will be effective for all contributions made after the date of modification.

## 11. Contact Information

For questions regarding this CLA, please contact [email protected].