Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

Project Name: Raven Hydrological Modelling Framework

Version: X.Y.Z

Effective Date: YYYY-MM-DD

You (the "Contributor") agree to the following terms for your present and future contributions submitted to the project named above (the "Project").

    Definitions:
        "Contribution" means any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to the Project for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by the Project (the "Work").
        "You" (or "Your") shall mean the individual or legal entity making a Contribution to the Project.

    Grant of Copyright License:
        You hereby grant to the Project, and to recipients of software distributed by the Project, 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 under the terms of the Artistic License v2.0.

    Grant of Patent License:
        You hereby grant to the Project, and to recipients of software distributed by the Project, 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.

    Source of Contribution:
        You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 6 for submissions on behalf of others).
        You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party licenses or other restrictions (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.

    Rights in Contributions:
        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 the Project, or that Your employer has executed a separate Corporate CLA with the Project.

    Representations and Warranties:
        You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above license.
        You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 6 for submissions on behalf of others).
        You represent that Your Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party licenses or other restrictions (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.

    Support:
        You understand and agree that the Project is under no obligation to provide maintenance, support, or updates for Your Contributions.

    Signatures:
        By making a Contribution to the Project, You accept and agree to the terms of this Agreement for Your present and future Contributions submitted to the Project.

Signatories:

Contributor:

Name: ____________________

Title: ____________________

Signature: ____________________

Date: ____________________

Project:

Name: ____________________

Title: ____________________

Signature: ____________________

Date: ____________________
