# Kiln — Individual Contributor License Agreement

**Based on the Apache Software Foundation Individual Contributor License Agreement v2.0**

Thank you for your interest in contributing to **Kiln** (the "Project"), owned and maintained by **Hadron Labs Inc**, a Delaware C-Corporation (the "Corporation"). To clarify the intellectual property license granted with Contributions from any person or entity, Hadron Labs Inc must have a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) on file that has been agreed to by each Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below.

This license is for your protection as a Contributor as well as the protection of the Corporation and its users; it does not change your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose.

Please read this document carefully before agreeing to it, and keep a copy for your records.

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**Corporation:** Hadron Labs Inc
**Project:** Kiln — [https://kiln3d.com](https://kiln3d.com)
**Project Repository:** [https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln](https://github.com/codeofaxel/Kiln)

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## Definitions

**"You" (or "Your")** means the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement with Hadron Labs Inc. For legal entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered to be a single Contributor.

**"Contribution"** means any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to Hadron Labs Inc for inclusion in, or documentation of, the Kiln project (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, **"submitted"** means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Hadron Labs Inc 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, Hadron Labs Inc 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."

## 1. Grant of Copyright License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to Hadron Labs Inc and to recipients of software distributed by Hadron Labs Inc 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.

## 2. Grant of Patent License

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to Hadron Labs Inc and to recipients of software distributed by Hadron Labs Inc 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.

## 3. Representations

You represent that:

- **(a)** You are legally entitled to grant the above licenses. 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 Hadron Labs Inc, or that Your employer has executed a separate Corporate Contributor License Agreement with Hadron Labs Inc.

- **(b)** Each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see Section 6 for submissions on behalf of others).

- **(c)** 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.

## 4. Support; Warranty Disclaimer

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.

## 5. Notification

You agree to notify Hadron Labs Inc of any facts or circumstances of which You become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect.

## 6. Contributions on Behalf of Others

Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to Hadron Labs Inc 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]."

## 7. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

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## Corporate Contributions

If You are making Contributions on behalf of a company or other legal entity, a **Corporate Contributor License Agreement** (Corporate CLA) must be executed by an authorized representative of that entity. The Corporate CLA covers all employees and contractors making Contributions on behalf of the entity.

If Your organization needs to sign a Corporate CLA, please contact Hadron Labs Inc at the Project repository or through [kiln3d.com](https://kiln3d.com) to arrange this.

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## Agreement

By submitting a Contribution to the Kiln project, You acknowledge that You have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Contributor License Agreement.

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*This Contributor License Agreement is adapted from the [Apache Individual Contributor License Agreement v2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf).*
