This document is a reformatted and revised version of the 25th May 2018 version of the Linux Foundation terms of use. The document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License and the original terms come with the following attribution:

Copyright © 2020 The Linux Foundation®. All rights reserved. The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our Trademark Usage page. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Those terms have been modified in this document in the following ways by Mark Fernandes:

  • Overall, the terms have been made more accessible.
  • This has been achieved using several mechanisms including:
  • Removing repetition.
  • Removing unnecessary texts/words.
  • Using bullet points.
  • Making certain texts optional.
  • Using brackets more.
  • Using tables.
  • Using grids and columns.
  • Splitting long sentences up.
  • Better use of commas.

LF Terms of Use

Revised May 25th, 2018

Terms and Conditions of Use for the LF’s Web Sites


BY:
  • ACCESSING,
  • BROWSING,    OR
  • USING THIS WEB SITE,
 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU:
  • HAVE READ,
  • UNDERSTAND,    AND
  • AGREE TO BE BOUND BY,
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS


All:
  • software
  • documentation
  • information
  • other materials

provided on and through this website ("Content") may:

  1. be used solely under the terms and conditions of this document ("Terms of Use").
  2. include technical inaccuracies and typographical errors.
  3. be improved and/or changed at any time without notice.

This website:

  • may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed.
  • is a service made available by the LF.


Intellectual Property Rights

What licence is the Content on this site under? (click for answer)
Except as otherwise provided, Content on this site, including all materials posted by the The LF, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

All logos and trademarks contained on this website are and remain the property of their respective owners. No licenses or other rights in or to such logos and/or trademarks are granted.

Except as otherwise expressly stated, by providing the Content on this site, neither the LF nor the Members grant any licenses to any:

  • copyrights
  • patents
  • other intellectual property rights



Users Submissions


When users:

  • upload,
  • post,
  • e‑mail,
  • transmit,
OR  
  • otherwise make
    available on our sites,

material ("User Content"), they are solely responsible for it (whether it be publicly posted or privately transmitted).


You warrant that you have all rights needed to provide the User Content in accordance with:

  • these terms    AND
  • all applicable laws and regulations


Some LF Workgroups or other projects that may be hosted by the LF may have license terms or Contributor Agreements that are specific to the Workgroup/project.

When you are dealing with such a Workgroup/project, the text in the right cell applies; otherwise, it can be ignored.

For such a Workgroup/project:

  • the Workgroup/project may require Users to sign an agreement (such as a Contributor Agreement) assigning and/or licensing rights in submissions made to the Workgroup/project.
  • the license terms or agreements specific to the Workgroup/project, have precedence over these Terms of Use, to the extent there is a conflict.

With respect to any User Content not governed by other Workgroup/project specific terms/agreements, you agree that the following:

  • non‑exclusive,
  • irrevocable,
  • royalty‑free,
  • worldwide

licenses shall apply:

Code Submissions
User Content in the form of source or object code will be governed by the BSD License. 		All Other Submissions
User Content that is not in the form of source or object code, will be governed by the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. This includes (but is not limited to):

  • white papers
  • dissertations
  • articles or other literary works
  • Powerpoint presentations
  • encyclopedias
  • anthologies
  • wikis
  • blogs
  • diagrams
  • drawings
  • sketches
  • photos or other images
  • audio content
  • video content and audiovisual materials


Please note that any information or material sent to The LF or the Members will be deemed NOT to be confidential. Such entities do not want to receive confidential information from you through this website.


You are prohibited from posting or transmitting, to or from this website, any material that is any of the following:

  • unlawful
  • threatening
  • libelous
  • defamatory
  • obscene
  • scandalous
  • inflammatory
  • pornographic
  • profane
  • capable of giving rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law


Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability


The LF and the Members:

  • make no representations whatsoever about any other website that you may access through this website,
  • have no control over the content on any non-LF website (even if the website contains the Foundation's name or mark), such websites being independent from the Foundation,    AND
  • expressly state that our linking to such websites, does not mean that we endorse or accept any responsibility for the content or use of such websites.

It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as:

  • viruses
  • worms
  • trojan horses
  • other items of a destructive nature

The LF and the Members limit their liability and disclaim warranties to a very strong degree. If you want the precise details of their warranty disclaimer and liability limitation, read the text in the right cell. Otherwise, you can ignore it.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE LF AND/OR THE MEMBERS BE LIABLE TO YOU (AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY) OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, THE CONTENT, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE LF OR THE MEMBERS ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OR AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.

ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED BY THE LF AND/OR THE MEMBERS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS ONLY. THE LF AND THE MEMBERS PROVIDE NO REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS AND/OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY AND NONINFRINGEMENT.


The LF and the Members reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported violations of these Terms of Use, and to take any action they deem appropriate including (without limitation):

  • reporting any suspected unlawful activity to:
    • law enforcement officials,
    • regulators,    OR
    • other third parties
    AND
  • disclosing any information necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities, relating to any of the following:
    • user profiles
    • e‑mail addresses
    • usage history
    • posted materials
    • IP addresses
    • traffic information


The LF and the Members reserve the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of Use.

What remedy might be used? (click for answer)
The remedy could be the blocking of access of a particular internet address or account holder, to this website.



Privacy

The LF is committed to protecting your privacy. For more information regarding our data privacy practices (including details on our compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation) please see our Privacy Policy.



Digital Millennium Copyright Act


We ask users of our websites to respect the intellectual property of others.


At our sole discretion, users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, :

and who are repeat infringers, normally will have their subscriptions and/or accounts terminated when appropriate.
even if they are not repeat infringers,
may have:
  • their access to our website limited and/or
  • have their accounts terminated.


Notice and Procedure for Notifying Designated Agent of Claims of Copyright Infringement


You should observe this section when you believe that copyright is being infringed by this website or by a website linked-to from this website. Otherwise, you can just ignore it.


If you believe that any copyright which you own or control has been infringed upon by material on:

  • this website,    OR
  • a website that is a website to which users are directed from links on this website,

you may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated Agent as set forth in this paragraph. Notifications of claimed copyright infringement must be sent to The LF Designated Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement. Our Designated Agent may be reached as follows:

Legal Department
The LF
1 Letterman Drive
Building D, Suite D4700
San Francisco, CA 94129

📞 Phone: 4157239709

📧 Email: legal@.....org