> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.oscollective.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.oscollective.org/for-hosted-member-projects/signing-and-entering-into-legal-contracts.md).

# Signing and Entering Into Legal Contracts

## Signing Contracts and Entering Into Legal Agreements

As the legal representative, Open Source Collective (OSC) will need to review and likely sign any agreement for or on behalf of the projects we host.

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## **For Admins of Hosted Member Projects** <a href="#for-admins-of-collectives" id="for-admins-of-collectives"></a>

Open Source Collective will be the legally designated organization entering into the contract and will be the signer on behalf of your project. Please remind the preparer to draft the contract with Open Source Collective as the signatory.

[Contact](/about-osc/contact.md) OSC before entering into any contract, and we will discuss the details with you and review/amend/sign on behalf of your project.

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## **For Financial Contributors & Sponsors** <a href="#for-financial-contributors-and-sponsors" id="for-financial-contributors-and-sponsors"></a>

OSC is the legal and financial home of our hosted member projects. If you would like to support a project or collective on behalf of your company, we can:

* Register as a vendor to your organization, issue invoices, and manage payments on your behalf.
* Provide support to manage your financial contributions over the course of the year, similar to [Funds](https://docs.oscollective.org/how-it-works/supporting-projects/funds-for-open-source).
* Issue template agreements for general or event-specific sponsorship.

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## There Are Instances When We Cannot Sign for You <a href="#there-are-instances-where-we-can-not-sign-for-you" id="there-are-instances-where-we-can-not-sign-for-you"></a>

For example, the Apple Developer Program. Unfortunately, we cannot offer this for projects. Apple's agreement would be between Apple and OSC. If there were an infraction by one project, it would affect all projects under OSC's Apple agreement.


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