Open Health Tools Legal Information

Legal

Open Health Tools is formed exclusively as a non-profit trade association, as set out in section 501(c)(6) of the US Internal Revenue Code. And Open Health Tools is an open source organization, responsible for a growing and complex ecosystem. This combination means that there is a relatively large body of legal/policy documents governing the range of Open Health Tools’ activities. To simplify access to these documents, they are listed under the following headings:

Overview
Governance and Membership Documents
Agreements and Licenses
Committer and Contributor Agreements, Guidelines and Forms
Other Legal Documents

Overview

Legal and Licensing FAQs – providing answers to some of the more common questions.
EPL FAQs – answers to questions about the Eclipse Public License provided by the Eclipse Foundation.

Governance and Membership Documents

Bylaws – which describe how Open Health Tools is governed
Membership Agreement – which all members sign and which gives an overview of the rules concerning membership
Membership Application – for persons, organizations and other entities to apply to join Open Health Tools
Logo and Trademark Usage Agreement – so that we can use members’ logos to indicate their participation
Antitrust Policy – describes the code of conduct required by Open Health Tools’ members to ensure compliance with antitrust laws.

Agreements and Licenses, and Associated IP Policies

Terms of Use – by accessing, browsing or using this website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this agreement.
Copyright Infringement Notification Procedure – which should be followed if you feel that there is content on this website that infringes your copyrights.
Intellectual Property Policy – governs how Open Health Tools handles Intellectual Property issues.
Open Health Tools Software User Agreement. By downloading builds or accessing the Open Health Tools software repository, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this agreement. This is an overall agreement that governs all Open Health Tools Projects – and provides details on how to determine which open source license (such as the Eclipse Public License) applies to each software component. This license has not yet been approved, but will be available before the Open Health Tools Projects go live.
Eclipse Public License – the license under which, for the most part, Open Health Tools software is made available.

Committer and Contributor Agreements, Guidelines and Forms

Committer Due Diligence Guidelines – outlines the guidelines that committers should follow to minimize IP infringement risk.
Committer Due Diligence Procedures – outlines the procedures that committers should follow to minimize IP infringement risk.
Guidelines for Nominating and Electing a New Committer – Process for adding new committers to existing Open Health Projects.
New Committer Request Form – Form for initiating the process for adding new committers.
Member Committer Agreement – to be signed by a Member whose employees are Committers
Individual Committer Agreement – to be signed by Committers when their employer is not a Member.
Committer Employer Consent Form – to be signed by the employer of a Committer where the employer is not a member.
Contributor Employer Consent Form – to be signed by the employer of a contributor.
Individual Committer Questionnaire – Information that we need to maintain for each Committer.
Individual Contributor Questionnaire – Information that we need to maintain for each Contributor.
Contribution Questionnaire – To gather information on software contributed to Open Health Projects – to help with the IP due diligence process.

Legal

Overview

Governance and Membership Documents

Agreements and Licenses, and Associated IP Policies

Committer and Contributor Agreements, Guidelines and Forms

Other Legal Documents