# Short Individual Contributor Agreement (CLA)

> Template for repository governance. Confirm with legal counsel before production use.

This short agreement is intended for non-trivial external contributions to `Perspicacite-AI`.

Contributor information:

- Name: `[FULL LEGAL NAME]`
- Email: `[EMAIL ADDRESS]`
- Address (optional): `[POSTAL ADDRESS]`
- Date: `[DATE]`

Project:

- `Perspicacite-AI`, publicly distributed under the Apache License 2.0
- Maintainer contact for contribution-governance questions: contact project maintainers

By signing this agreement, Contributor confirms that:

1. Contributor has the legal right to submit the contribution.
2. The contribution is an original work of authorship of Contributor, or Contributor otherwise has sufficient rights to submit it.
3. Contributor intentionally submits the contribution for inclusion in `Perspicacite-AI` under the Apache License 2.0.
4. Contributor understands that accepted contributions will be publicly distributed under the Apache License 2.0, including its copyright and patent provisions.
5. Contributor is not knowingly submitting material under terms that are incompatible with the Apache License 2.0.
6. Contributor retains ownership of Contributor's copyrights, except for the rights granted through submission under the Apache License 2.0.
7. Nothing in this agreement obligates the project maintainers to accept or use the contribution.

If the contribution is made in the course of employment or under institutional intellectual-property rules, the maintainers may also request `EMPLOYER_AUTHORIZATION.md`.

Contributor signature:

- Name: `[FULL LEGAL NAME]`
- Signature: `[SIGNATURE]`
- Date: `[DATE]`
