Contributions to the Site
The Site permits the submission of user-generated Content at the direction of users of the Site (“User Content”) and the hosting, sharing, and/ or publishing of such User Content. You understand that whether or not such User Content is published, we do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any submissions.
You shall be solely responsible for User Content you submit (including, but not limited to text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) and the consequences of our posting or publishing such User Content. In connection with any User Content you submit, you affirm, represent, and/ or warrant that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize us to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Content to enable inclusion and use of the User Content in the manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/ or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the User Content (including, where relevant consent of the parent/ guardian of anyone under 18 years of age) to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of the User Content in the manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use. We may maintain copies of any User Content for purposes of backup, security, or maintenance, or as required by law.
By submitting the User Content to us to be published on the Site, you hereby grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, modify, display, and perform all or any portion of the User Content in connection with the Site and all of our (and our successors’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Site (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels whatsoever.
You also hereby grant each user of the Site a non-exclusive license to access your User Content through the Site, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such User Content as permitted through the functionality of the Site and under these Terms of Use. We may maintain copies of any User Content for purposes of backup, security, or maintenance, or as required by law.
In addition to the foregoing licenses, you hereby grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content in connection with other websites that make use of services provided by any Service Provider.
In connection with User Content, you further agree that you will not: (i) submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant us all of the license rights granted herein; (ii) publish falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage us or any third party; (iii) submit material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libellous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, violate any law, or is otherwise inappropriate; (iv) post advertisements or solicitations of business; or (v) impersonate another person.
We do not endorse any User Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability in connection with any User Content. We do not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on this Site, and we will remove all Content and User Content if properly notified that such Content or User Content infringes on another's intellectual property rights. We may remove any Content and User Content without prior notice.
We may also terminate your access to the Site, if you are determined to be a repeat infringer. A repeat infringer is anyone who has been notified of infringing activity more than once and/ or has had any User Content removed from the Site more than twice. We also reserve the right to decide whether Content or User Content is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Use for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length.
We may remove such User Content and/ or terminate your access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Use at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.
If you do not want to grant us the permission set out above on these terms, please do not submit or share your contribution to the Site.