1 # Contributor License Agreement (CLA)
3 This Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between Vendo
4 Connect Inc. ("Vendo Connect"), and the contributor ("Contributor"), whether a natural
5 person or legal entity, who Submits Contributions to the Vendo Connect's Projects,
6 primarily Spree Commerce (Vendo Connect and the Contributor are further jointly
7 referred to as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party").
8 The Agreement documents the rights granted by the Contributors to Vendo Connect and
9 will govern all the Contributions made by the Contributors.
10 You, as the Contributor or a person authorized to act on behalf of the Contributor, accept
11 and agree to the following terms and conditions of the Agreement for present and future
12 Contributions Submitted to Vendo Connect.
16 The following terms are used throughout the Agreement:
18 **1.1. "Contribution"** means any intellectual work and any original work of authorship
19 (including software, documentation or other materials) created by the
20 Contributor, which may include modifications or enhancements to existing works
21 Submitted to the Project and in which the Contributor has the rights of use and
22 exploitation under copyright law;
24 **1.2. "Contributor"** means a natural person or legal entity (including its affiliates), who
25 is the author and/or copyright owner of the Contributions Submitted to the Vendo
26 Connect's Projects that is entered into this Agreement. An affiliate is any entity
27 that controls or is controlled by the legal entity or is under common control with
28 it. For legal entities, the entity making the Contribution, and its affiliates are
29 considered to be a single Contributor;
31 **1.3. "GitHub"** means a complimentary online platform utilized by Vendo Connect as
32 a collaborative coding environment for software development projects;
34 **1.4. "Project"** means an umbrella term that refers to any and all Vendo Connect’s
35 projects, especially the Spree Commerce project;
37 **1.5. "Submitting"** means conveying to the Project (especially using GitHub) via a pull
38 request, commit, issue, or any form of physical, electronic, verbal, or written
39 communication with Vendo Connect or other Contributors;
41 **1.6. "Spree Commerce"** means the open-source e-commerce platform, including all
42 its repositories available at https://github.com/spree/, designed to facilitate the
43 creation and management of online stores. Spree Commerce was initially
44 developed predominantly by Spree Commerce Inc, then by Spark Solutions Sp. z
45 o.o. and currently by Vendo Connect.
48 ## 2. GRANT OF COPYRIGHT LICENSE
50 **2.1.** Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Contributor hereby
51 grants Vendo Connect and to recipients of Projects distributed by Vendo Connect
52 a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, free, irrevocable, unlimited by time and
53 location, copyright license to use, reproduce, modify, alter, publish, prepare
54 derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute
55 Contributions in an original or modified form, and such derivative works of the
56 Contributions in any manner, including but not limited to the right to incorporate
57 the Contributions into the Project.
59 **2.2.** Except for this license, the Contributor reserves all rights, title, and interest in the
60 Contributions. However, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, the
61 Contributor hereby waive, and agree not to assert, all of the "moral rights" in or
62 relating to the Contributions for the benefit of Vendo Connect, its assigns, and
63 their respective direct and indirect sublicensees.
65 ## 3. GRANT OF PATENT LICENSE
67 **3.1.** Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Contributor hereby
68 grants Vendo Connect and to recipients of Projects distributed by Vendo Connect
69 a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, free, irrevocable, unlimited by time and
70 location, patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and
71 otherwise transfer the Contributions, where such license applies only to those
72 patent claims licensable by the Contributor that are necessarily infringed by the
73 Contributions or by combination of the Contributions with the Project to which
74 this Contributions were Submitted.
76 **3.2.** If any entity institutes patent litigation - including cross-claim or counterclaim in
77 a lawsuit - against the Contributor alleging that the Contribution or any project it
78 was Submitted to constitutes or is responsible for direct or contributory patent
79 infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that entity under this agreement
80 shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
82 ## 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
84 **4.1.** The Contributor represents and warrants that:
86 **4.1.1.** the Contributor has the right to make the Contributions;
88 **4.1.2.** the Contributor is legally entitled to grant the licenses described in this
91 **4.1.3.** each of the Contributions is the Contributor’s original creation and the
92 Contributor assures that the Contributions are unencumbered by any third-
93 party patent, industrial property, or copyright claims, and that the Contributor
94 possesses the legal authority to grant the licenses described above;
96 **4.1.4.** if the Contribution contains any rights of third parties, the Contributor is
97 obliged to provide complete details of any third-party license or other
98 restrictions (including, but not limited to, related patents and trademarks)
99 associated with any part of the Contribution;
101 **4.1.5.** the Contributions do not infringe any third-party rights, including
102 intellectual property rights;
104 **4.1.6.** if the Contributor is an employee and the Contributor’s employer(s) has
105 rights to intellectual property that the Contributor creates that includes the
106 Contributions, the Contributor represents that he/she has received
107 permission to make Contributions on behalf of that employer(s) and that the
108 Contributor’s employer has waived such rights for the Contributions to Vendo
111 **4.2.** If the Contributor wishes to submit work that is not the Contributor's original
112 creation, the Contributor may submit it to Vendo separately from any
113 Contribution, identifying the complete details of its source and of any license or
114 other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and
115 license agreements) of which the Contributor is personally aware, and
116 conspicuously marking the work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named
119 **4.3.** The Contributor agrees to notify Vendo Connect of any facts or circumstances of
120 which the Contributor becomes aware that would make these representations
121 and warranties inaccurate in any respect.
123 ## 5. NO SUPPORT OBLIGATION
125 **5.1.** The Contributor is not obligated to provide support for the Contributions, unless
126 the Contributor chooses to do so.
128 **5.2.** Any support provided is on an "as-is" basis, without warranties or conditions of
131 ## 6. CONTRACTUAL OBJECT
133 **6.1.** The Parties agree on the non-remuneration of the Contributions submitted by the
136 **6.2.** The Contributor may Submit one or several Contributions to one or several
137 Projects. The logic of the Agreement is that the Contributor Submits
138 Contributions, including the corresponding usage rights, to Vendo Connect.
140 ## 7. TERMINATION & SURVIVAL
142 **7.1.** This Agreement may be terminated by either Party upon written notice. However,
143 any Contributions made prior to termination shall remain licensed under the
144 terms of this Agreement.
146 **7.2.** Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, all terms of the Agreement,
147 including the license grants, shall remain in full force and effect, with the
148 exception that the Contributor will no longer make submissions to Vendo
151 ## 8. SALVATION CLAUSE
153 **8.1.** The Parties declare that in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement
154 are deemed invalid or ineffective by operation of law or by any final or final
155 decision of any administrative authority or court, the remaining provisions of this
156 Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
158 **8.2.** The provisions of the Agreement which are invalid or ineffective, in accordance
159 with paragraph 8.1. above shall be replaced, under this Agreement, by legally valid
160 and fully effective provisions, the economic purpose of which will be equivalent
161 or as close as possible to that of the invalid or ineffective provisions.
165 **9.1.** This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Contributor and
166 Vendo Connect regarding the Contributions, superseding any prior agreements.
168 **9.2.** This Agreement and any disputes, claims, court proceedings or other procedures
169 arising out of or related to it, shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in
170 which Vendo Connect is incorporated, without regard to its conflict of law
175 **10.1.** Vendo Connect may amend this Agreement at any time by providing notice
176 to the Contributor or by posting the revised Agreement online where
177 Contributions are made.
179 **10.2.** By making a subsequent Contribution, the Contributor hereby agrees to the
180 revised Agreement for all Contributions made by the Contributor. If the
181 Contributor does not agree to the revised Agreement, the Contributor may stop
182 making Contributions.
186 **11.1.** By Submitting the Contribution, the Contributor acknowledges that he/she
187 has read this Agreement, understands it, and agrees to be bound by its terms.
189 **11.2.** The Contributor is obliged to inform Vendo Connect if there will be changes
190 according to the aforesaid provisions.