Contributor Terms
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These Contributor Terms apply when you contribute to a Codal project that you do not solely own.
A contribution may include writing, edits, translations, annotations, images, citations, metadata, reviews, comments, suggestions, source files, cover materials, or other project content.
1. Project owners and organizations
Each Codal project is controlled by its project owner or organization.
The project owner or organization decides:
- who may contribute
- which contributions are accepted
- how review works
- which license applies to the project
- whether a contributor agreement or CLA is required
- how contributors are attributed
- when a release is published
2. You must have rights to contribute
By submitting a contribution, you confirm that:
- you created the contribution or have the right to submit it
- your contribution does not infringe another person's rights
- your contribution does not contain unauthorized third-party material
- your contribution may be used in the project
- you have disclosed any required attribution, license, or source information
Do not submit content you do not have permission to use.
3. License to the project
When you submit a contribution to a project, you grant the project owner and organization the rights needed to review, store, edit, display, publish, export, verify, preserve, print, and distribute your contribution as part of that project.
If the project has a selected license, accepted contributions may be distributed under that project license unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.
If a project uses a Contributor License Agreement, your contribution may not be accepted or applied until you accept that agreement.
4. Accepted and rejected contributions
Submitting a contribution does not guarantee it will be accepted.
Project owners, maintainers, editors, or reviewers may:
- accept your contribution
- request changes
- edit your contribution
- reject your contribution
- combine it with other contributions
- remove it from future releases
Accepted contributions may appear in published releases, exports, packages, metadata, preservation bundles, and public pages.
5. Attribution
Codal may track contribution history and attribution.
Depending on project settings, your name, display name, pseudonym, role, contribution history, or attribution may appear in:
- project pages
- release pages
- bylines
- contributor lists
- OPID records
- metadata feeds
- exports
- package manifests
- preservation bundles
- verification records
If the project allows contributor privacy settings, you may be able to use a pseudonym or hide account identity in public views. Internal project owners or administrators may still have access to necessary contribution records.
6. Historical and public-domain contributors
Historical authors of public-domain works are credited for attribution and provenance, but they are not treated as modern platform contributors and cannot provide consent through Codal.
Modern editors, translators, annotators, illustrators, cover designers, and other contributors may have separate rights in their additions.
7. Reviews and comments
Review comments, issue comments, suggestions, and editorial notes may be visible to project collaborators depending on permissions.
Do not include private, confidential, or sensitive information in comments unless you are authorized to do so.
8. No employment or agency relationship
Contributing to a Codal project does not make you an employee, contractor, partner, agent, or representative of Codal unless a separate written agreement says so.
Compensation, royalties, credit, or ownership arrangements are between you and the project owner or organization unless Codal separately agrees in writing.
9. Removal and project history
Project owners may remove or change content in future drafts or releases.
Some contribution history may remain in audit logs, provenance records, package exports, published releases, or preservation records.
If you need removal of personal information, contact the project owner or Codal at:
10. Minors
You may not contribute if you are not legally able to agree to these Contributor Terms, unless your parent, guardian, school, or authorized organization manages your participation under applicable rules.
11. Violations
Codal may restrict contributions, remove content, suspend accounts, or take other action if contributions violate Codal's Terms, Content Policy, law, or third-party rights.
12. Contact
Questions about contribution rules should first be directed to the project owner or organization.
Questions for Codal may be sent to: