# Torqvoice Individual Contributor License Agreement Version 1.0, 30 October 2026 This Agreement documents the rights You grant to Torqvoice, represented by Bernt Christian Egeland ("Torqvoice"), for Your present and future Contributions to the Torqvoice project. Except for the licenses granted herein, You reserve all right, title, and interest in and to Your Contributions. Adapted from the Apache Software Foundation Individual Contributor License Agreement, version 2.2. ## 1. Definitions **"You"** (or **"Your"**) means the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the copyright owner that is entering into this Agreement with Torqvoice. 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. For the purposes of this definition, "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"** means any original work of authorship, including any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally submitted by You to Torqvoice for inclusion in, or documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by Torqvoice (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Torqvoice 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, Torqvoice 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." ## 2. Grant of Copyright License Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to Torqvoice and to recipients of software distributed by Torqvoice 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. Without limiting the above, this license includes the right for Torqvoice to distribute Your Contributions and derivative works under the license terms of its choosing, including the Elastic License 2.0 under which the Work is distributed today, any open source license, and any commercial or proprietary license, and to change those terms over time. ## 3. Grant of Patent License Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to Torqvoice and to recipients of software distributed by Torqvoice 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. Your Right to Grant These Licenses You represent that 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 Torqvoice, or that Your employer has executed a separate Corporate Contributor License Agreement with Torqvoice. The same applies if You contribute on behalf of a client or any other third party that may hold rights to the Contribution. ## 5. Original Work 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. No Obligation of Support, No Warranty 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. Work That Is Not Your Own Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may submit it to Torqvoice 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. Keeping Us Informed You agree to notify Torqvoice of any facts or circumstances of which You become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any respect. ## 9. 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