Terms of Use
Last updated: February 25, 2026
CLA Bot provides workflow automation for contributor license agreement checks in GitHub repositories.
Authentication
Access is available only through GitHub OAuth. The service does not provide username and password authentication.
Legal Effect of Signing
Submitting a CLA signature records your explicit assent to the displayed agreement hash and stores compliance evidence used for pull-request enforcement.
Checks and Enforcement
Repositories must require the status check CLA Bot / Contributor License Agreement in branch protection/rulesets for enforcement to block merges.
No User Database Accounts
CLA Bot does not maintain independent user accounts. GitHub identity is the sole user management source.
Open-Source License
The source code for CLA Bot is released under the MIT License. You are free to use, copy, modify, and distribute the software subject to the terms of that license.
Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR SECURE.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, OR MAINTAINERS OF CLA BOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.