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@@ -3,12 +3,26 @@ Contributing to WildFly Github Bot
 
 Welcome to the WildFly Github Bot project and thank you for deciding to contribute to this project! We welcome contributions from the community. This guide will walk you through the steps for getting started on our project.
 
+- [Legal](#legal)
 - [Forking the Project](#forking-the-project)
 - [Issues](#issues)
     - [Good First Issues](#good-first-issues)
 - [Setting up your Developer Environment](#setting-up-your-developer-environment)
 - [Contributing Guidelines](#contributing-guidelines)
 
+## Legal
+
+All contributions to this repository are licensed under the [Apache License](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0), version 2.0 or later, or, if another license is specified as governing the file or directory being modified, such other license.
+
+All contributions are subject to the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](https://developercertificate.org/).
+The DCO text is also included verbatim in the [dco.txt](dco.txt) file in the root directory of the repository.
+
+### Compliance with Laws and Regulations
+
+All contributions must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including U.S. export control and sanctions restrictions.
+For background, see the Linux Foundation’s guidance:
+[Navigating Global Regulations and Open Source: US OFAC Sanctions](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/navigating-global-regulations-and-open-source-us-ofac-sanctions).
+
 
 ## Forking the Project
 First of all, you will need to fork the [repository](https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly-github-bot).