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# Grafana Labs Software Grant and Contributor License Agreement ("Agreement")

This agreement is based on the Apache Software Foundation Contributor License Agreement.
(v r190612)

Thank you for your interest in software projects stewarded by Raintank, Inc. dba Grafana Labs (“Grafana Labs”). In order to clarify the intellectual property license
granted with Contributions from any person or entity, Grafana Labs
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 Grafana Labs and its users; it does not change
your rights to use your own Contributions for any other purpose.
This Agreement allows an individual to contribute to Grafana Labs on that individual’s own behalf, or an entity (the "Corporation") to
submit Contributions to Grafana Labs, to authorize Contributions
submitted by its designated employees to Grafana Labs, and to grant
copyright and patent licenses thereto.

You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your
present and future Contributions submitted to Grafana Labs. Except
for the license granted herein to Grafana Labs and recipients of
software distributed by Grafana Labs, You reserve all right, title,
and interest in and to Your Contributions.

1. Definitions. "You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity
   authorized by the copyright owner that is making this Agreement
   with Grafana Labs. 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" shall mean any work, as well as
   any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally
   submitted by You to Grafana Labs for inclusion in, or
   documentation of, any of the products owned or managed by Grafana Labs (the "Work"). For the purposes of this definition,
   "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal, or written
   communication sent to Grafana Labs or its representatives,
   including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing
   lists, source code control systems (such as GitHub), and issue tracking systems
   that are managed by, or on behalf of, Grafana Labs 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 Grafana Labs and to
   recipients of software distributed by Grafana Labs 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.

1. Grant of Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to Grafana Labs and to recipients
   of software distributed by Grafana Labs 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) were 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.

1. You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above license. If You are an individual, and 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, or that Your employer has waived such rights for
   your Contributions to Grafana Labs. If You are a Corporation, any individual who makes a contribution from an account associated with You will be considered authorized to Contribute on Your behalf.

1. You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see section 7 for submissions on behalf of others).

1. 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.

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