-# Hule Individual Contributor License Agreement

-

-Version 1.0

-

-> This agreement is based on the Harmony Individual Contributor License

-> Agreement Version 1.0 licensed under a

-> [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

-

-Thank you for your interest in contributing to Hule (the "Project"). In this

-Agreement, "We" and "Us" mean Nikolay Govorov.

-

-This contributor agreement ("Agreement") documents the rights granted by

-contributors to Us. To make this document effective, You must personally add

-the following trailers to every commit You Submit:

-

-```text

-CLA-Version: 1.0

-Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.email@example.com>

-```

-

-The name and email address in `Signed-off-by` must identify You and match the

-commit author. By Submitting a commit containing these trailers, You

-electronically sign and accept this Agreement. No other person or automated

-system may add the `Signed-off-by` trailer on Your behalf. This is a legally

-binding document, so please read it carefully before agreeing to it.

-

-## 1. Definitions

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-"You" means the individual who Submits a Contribution to Us.

-

-"Contribution" means any work of authorship that is Submitted by You to Us in

-which You own or assert ownership of the Copyright. If You do not own the

-Copyright in the entire work of authorship, please follow the instructions in

-Section 3(d).

-

-"Copyright" means all rights protecting works of authorship owned or controlled

-by You, including copyright, moral and neighboring rights, as appropriate, for

-the full term of their existence including any extensions by You.

-

-"Material" means the work of authorship which is made available by Us to third

-parties as part of the Project. After You Submit the Contribution, it may be

-included in the Material.

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-"Submit" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to

-Us or our representatives, including but not limited to electronic mailing

-lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed

-by, or on behalf of, Us for the purpose of discussing and improving the

-Material, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise

-designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."

-

-"Submission Date" means the date on which You Submit a Contribution to Us.

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-"Effective Date" means the date You execute this Agreement or the date You first

-Submit a Contribution to Us, whichever is earlier.

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-"Media" means any portion of a Contribution which is not software.

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-## 2. Grant of Rights

-

-### 2.1 Copyright License

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-(a) You retain ownership of the Copyright in Your Contribution and have the same

-rights to use or license the Contribution which You would have had without

-entering into the Agreement.

-

-(b) To the maximum extent permitted by the relevant law, You grant to Us a

-perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable

-license under the Copyright covering the Contribution, with the right to

-sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce,

-modify, display, perform and distribute the Contribution as part of the

-Material; provided that this license is conditioned upon compliance with Section

-2.3.

-

-### 2.2 Patent License

-

-For patent claims including, without limitation, method, process, and apparatus

-claims which You own, control or have the right to grant,

-now or in the future, You grant to Us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive,

-transferable, royalty-free, irrevocable patent license, with the right to

-sublicense these rights to multiple tiers of sublicensees, to make, have made,

-use, sell, offer for sale, import and otherwise transfer the Contribution and

-the Contribution in combination with the Material (and portions of such

-combination). This license is granted only to the extent that the exercise of

-the licensed rights infringes such patent claims; and provided that this license

-is conditioned upon compliance with Section 2.3.

-

-### 2.3 Outbound License

-

-Based on the grant of rights in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, if We include Your

-Contribution in a Material, We may license the Contribution under any license,

-including copyleft, permissive, commercial, or proprietary licenses. As a

-condition on the exercise of this right, We agree to also license the

-Contribution under the terms of the license or licenses which We are using for

-the Material on the Submission Date.

-

-### 2.4 Moral Rights

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-If moral rights apply to the Contribution, to the maximum extent permitted by

-law, You waive and agree not to assert such moral rights against Us or our

-successors in interest, or any of our licensees, either direct or indirect.

-

-### 2.5 Our Rights

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-You acknowledge that We are not obligated to use Your Contribution as part of

-the Material and may decide to include any Contribution We consider appropriate.

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-### 2.6 Reservation of Rights

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-Any rights not expressly licensed under this section are expressly

-reserved by You.

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-## 3. Agreement

-

-You confirm that:

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-(a) You have the legal authority to enter into this Agreement.

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-(b) You own the Copyright and patent claims covering the

-Contribution which are required to grant the rights under Section 2.

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-(c) The grant of rights under Section 2 does not violate any grant

-of rights which You have made to third parties, including Your employer. If You

-are an employee, You have had Your employer approve this Agreement or sign the

-Entity version of this document. If You are less than eighteen years old, please

-have Your parents or guardian sign the Agreement.

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-(d) If You do not own the Copyright in the entire work of authorship Submitted,

-You have clearly identified the third-party work, its source, and its license in

-the Submission.

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-## 4. Disclaimer

-

-EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES IN SECTION 3, THE CONTRIBUTION IS PROVIDED "AS

-IS". MORE PARTICULARLY, ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT

-LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

-PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY YOU TO US.

-TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH WARRANTIES CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED, SUCH WARRANTY

-IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE MINIMUM PERIOD PERMITTED BY LAW.

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-## 5. Consequential Damage Waiver

-

-TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL YOU BE

-LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF DATA,

-INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT

-OF THIS AGREEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT OR

-OTHERWISE) UPON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED.

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-## 6. Miscellaneous

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-6.1 This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between You and Us for Your

-Contributions to Us and overrides all other agreements or understandings.

-

-6.2 If You or We assign the rights or obligations received through this

-Agreement to a third party, as a condition of the assignment, that third party

-must agree in writing to abide by all the rights and obligations in the

-Agreement.

-

-6.3 The failure of either party to require performance by the other party of any

-provision of this Agreement in one situation shall not affect the right of a

-party to require such performance at any time in the future. A waiver of

-performance under a provision in one situation shall not be considered a waiver

-of the performance of the provision in the future or a waiver of the provision

-in its entirety.

-

-6.4 If any provision of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable, such

-provision will be replaced to the extent possible with a provision that comes

-closest to the meaning of the original provision and which is enforceable. The

-terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall apply notwithstanding any

-failure of essential purpose of this Agreement or any limited remedy to the

-maximum extent possible under law.