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ByteDance Individual Contributor License Agreement v1. 1 By clicking “Accept” on this page, You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and future Contributions submitted to ByteDance. Except for the license granted herein to ByteDance and recipients of software distributed by ByteDance, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions. 1.Definitions. "Affiliate" shall mean an entity that Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with You or ByteDance, respectively (but only as long as such Control exists). "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. "Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to ByteDance for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by ByteDance (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to ByteDance 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, ByteDance 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." "You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with ByteDance. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation making a Contribution and all of its Affiliates are considered to be a single Contributor and this CLA shall apply to Contributions Submitted by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates. 2.Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to ByteDance and to recipients of software distributed by ByteDance 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 ByteDance and to recipients of software distributed by ByteDance 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 ByteDance, or that your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with ByteDance. 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. 6.You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to the extent You desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, You provide Your Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON- INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 7.Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to ByteDance 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 agree to notify ByteDance of any facts or circumstances of which you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect. 9.You agree that contributions to Projects and information about contributions may be maintained indefinitely and disclosed publicly, including Your name and other information that You submit with your submission. 10.This Agreement is the entire agreement and understanding 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 ByteDance.
ByteDance Corporate Contributor License Agreement v1.1
This version of the Contributor License Agreement allows a legal entity (the “Corporation”) to submit Contributions to the applicable project. ByteDance Corporate Contributor License Agreement v1.1.pdf A person authorized to sign legal documents on behalf of your employer (usually a VP or higher) must sign the Contributor Agreement on behalf of the employer. If you have not already signed this agreement, please complete and sign, then scan and email a pdf file of this Agreement to opensource-cla@bytedance.com. Please read this document carefully before signing and keep a copy for your records.
If you need to update your CLA, please email opensource-cla@bytedance.com from the email address associated with your individual or corporate information.