Contributor's Agreement
Definitions.
"Website" means a site on the World Wide Web.
The "KSBright Site/KSBright website" is the Website located at ksbright.com together with its related websites.
"users" means the users of the KSBright Site collectively and/or individually as the context admits.
"you/contributor" means you, the contributor to the KSBright website and can include any person, group or organization who provides information and "your" shall be interpreted accordingly.
"KSBright/KSB/we/us" means Knowledge So Bright and "our" shall be interpreted accordingly.
"User Information" means the personal details, which may be provided by you to us via the KSBright website.
"Contributor's Agreement/Agreement" refers to this agreement.
Introduction.
All contributors are also users of the KSBright services and therefore the Terms of Use must be read understood and accepted by any and all contributors in addition to the following.
This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions on which KSBright will accept content from you for publication on KSBright.com the website. Please read this Agreement carefully. By making any contribution to KSBright you indicate that you have read and understand and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Content Guidelines.
You may from time to time submit content to KSBright who reserve the right to consider the content appropriate for publication on the Site. All content submitted by you must be:
- Your original work of authorship;
- Appropriate for viewing by a general audience; and
- Consistent with the general quality standards of our Site.
You agree not to submit any content that:
- Is illegal, obscene, threatening, harassing, defamatory, inaccurate, misleading, or unsafe;
- Infringes, misappropriates, or violates the copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights, rights of privacy or publicity, or other rights of any third party; or
- Violates any applicable laws or regulations.
Content Submission and Publication.
All content must be submitted to KSBright in accordance with the instructions posted on the Site. KSBright uses reasonable efforts to review content in a timely fashion to determine whether it meets the general quality standards of the Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you are solely responsible for all content that you submit.
Content may be rejected by KSBright in any of the following ways:
- KSBright notifies you that it has rejected the content for publication on the Site;
- KSBright requests that you make changes to the content, in which case the original content shall be deemed rejected and the re-submitted content shall be subject to acceptance or rejection by KSBright; or
- KSBright may not notify you of its acceptance or rejection of the content.
- KSBright retains the right to remove any submission the authority to exercise this right or not remains wholly with KSBright at our sole discretion irrespective of whether and how the contributor has been informed.
- Content submitted for publication on the Site is referred to hereinafter as “Published Content”, and may consist of any format of content, video, pictures, illustrations, text, or any other.
- KSBright may publish the Published Content on the Site in any manner and form that it sees fit.
- KSBright may remove the Published Content from the Site at any time and for any reason.
- KSBright shall be entitled to edit, publish, republish, prepare derivative works of, in any manner it sees fit, in order to enhance, promote the KSBright website or in order to ensure positive effect of the KSBright site for the user benefit.
- KSBright shall have the right, but not the obligation, to attribute the Published Content to you.
Assignment of Rights.
The author retains all intellectual property rights and does not relinquish theses by having any material published on any KSBright web server.
The author retains the right to any compensation payment or concession that may become available due to having the said material published on another KSBright website.
Web Links.
No contribution will be accepted if it contains web links be they hyperlinks or text written web links to other web sites without the full prior and written consent of KSBright. KSBright reserves the right to remove any contribution which contravenes this requirement without recourse or notification to the author.
Payment.
KSBright does not and will not make payment for any contribution made available on any of its web sites. However all compensation payment or concession the author may receive through the presentation of "paid for search engine adverts" within the published article are to be retained by the author unless otherwise stated.
KSBright can not be held responsible in any way for failure to receive through whatever means of compensation payment or concession the author will have agreed with parties other than KSBright be that failure in full or part.
Termination.
This Agreement shall continue until terminated by you or KSBright. KSBright may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason and reserve the right to remove your article(s) and/or membership account at any time for any reason. Unless expressly stated a termination does not imply that a request to remove all contributions has at the same time been made.
Warranties and Indemnification.
You represent and warrant that:
- You are at least sixteen (16) years of age.
- You have full right, power, and authority to enter into and perform your obligations under this Agreement, without the consent of any third party.
- All content submitted by you, including all Published Content, shall fully comply with the Content Guidelines set forth above, including without limitation the requirements concerning originality, compliance with applicable laws, and non-infringement of third party rights.
- You have not assigned, licensed, or otherwise transferred any rights in the Published Content to any third party, and shall not take any other actions that are inconsistent with KSBright's ownership of the Published Content.
- You agree to indemnify and hold KSBright, its directors, officers, agents, employees and affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, prosecutions and other proceedings brought by or on behalf of a third party in any jurisdiction, and all related damages, liabilities, losses, fines, penalties, judgments, awards, settlements, costs and expenses, arising from or related to (a) the Published Content or (b) your breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other obligation set forth in this Agreement. This remains true and shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason.
Disclaimer.
KSBright makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, related to the site, the published content or this agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, KSBright does not represent or warrant that your content will be published on the site or that the site will be accurate, complete, up-to-date, or free from typographical errors. KSBright expressly disclaims any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement or quiet enjoyment. KSBright makes no guarantee of revenue generation.
Limitations of Liability.
In no event shall KSBright or its directors officers employees agents or affiliates be liable to you or anyone else for any indirect consequential special incidental exemplary punitive or similar damages arising from or related to this agreement regardless of the form of action whether in contract tort or otherwise and even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Miscellaneous.
These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Assignments.
Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned, delegated, or otherwise transferred, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without KSBright's express prior written consent. Any attempted assignment delegation or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void from the beginning and without further effect. This Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs successors and permitted assigns. The author retains the right to amend or change any contribution by the issue of an updated version in case an original work needs to be amended updated or corrected. The contributor retains the right to remove a contribution in its entirety by way of a written application to KSBright who will respond to the contributor upon completion of the order to remove it.
Notices.
Any notice, approval, authorization, consent, or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to either party under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed properly delivered and given on receipt (or when delivery is refused) if delivered (a) by hand, (b) by courier or express delivery service, or (c) by postage prepaid first-class mail, where a return receipt is requested and received.
Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is judicially determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
Amendments.
KSBright may amend or modify this Agreement from time to time in its sole discretion by posting notice of the amendment on this Site; provided, however, that unless otherwise specified, the amendment shall be effective only with respect to new content submitted by you after the date of posting. Your submission of new content after being notified of the amended Agreement shall be deemed to be with full knowledge and acceptance of all terms and conditions therein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement by you will be effective unless acknowledged in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of KSBright.
Entire Agreement.
This Agreement along with the terms of Use sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, agreements, arrangements and understandings, whether written or oral. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the party to be charged. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion. This Agreement, and any amendment or waiver of the terms hereof, may be signed in counterparts or electronically. Any signature may be delivered by facsimile or electronically by any method of indicating acceptance, which will have the effect of an original signature.