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I am submitting a story (collectively with any related images, video, or audio material and with any related material provided at a later date, the “Story”) to Liminal.Earth/Liminal Seattle/The Society for Liminal Cartography (“LE/LS/SLC”) via the submission form on the liminal.earth website. I realize that the Story may be broadly used by LE/LS/SLC. The Story is submitted on the following conditions:
1. I represent and warrant that I am the sole author of the Story; that to the best of my knowledge the Story is true and not misleading; that I am the present and sole owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the Story; that I have the exclusive, unconditional right and authority to submit and convey the Story to LE/LS/SLC upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and that no third party is entitled to any payment or other consideration as a condition of the exploitation of the Story.
2. I hereby grant (and release to) LE/LS/SLC a perpetual, worldwide, royalty free, transferable license, with rights of sublicense, to publish, use for advertising or publicity purposes, and otherwise use the Story (or any portion, translation, or derivation thereof) in web, print, video, audio, and all other media (including, without limitation, any and all social media) and in any internet, radio, television, or live stage program. I agree that I will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use by LE/LS/SLC of the Story or any similar material. I understand that LE/LS/SLC may create, publish, and otherwise use fictionalized or dramatized versions of the Story, and I grantLE/ LS/SLC the right to fictionalize, dramatize, and adapt the Story for that purpose. I further acknowledge and agree that others may provide feedback or comments to my Story and neither LE/LS/SLC nor its affiliates shall be responsible or liable for any such feedback or comments. LE/LS/SLC also cannot guarantee that others will not use the Story, and LE/LS/SLC and its affiliates are not responsible or liable for any use, misuse or misappropriation of your Story by others. I also agree that LE/LS/SLC, as curators of a publicly accessible map, may choose to reject or remove my Story without notification, for any reason whatsoever.
3. I agree to indemnify LE/LS/SLC (and its owners, affiliates, officers, employees, and agents) from and against any and all claims, expenses, losses, or liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and punitive damages) that may be asserted against LE/LS/SLC or incurred by LE/LS/SLC at any time in connection with the Story, or any use thereof, including without limitation those arising from any breach of the warranties and promises given by me herein.
4. LE/LS/SLC may assign, license, or sublicense its rights hereunder. This release and license will inure to the benefit of any heirs, successors, representatives, assigns, and licensees of LE/LS/SLC, and any such heir, successor, representative, assign, or licensee will be deemed a third party beneficiary under this release and license.
5. LE/LS/SLC will remove the Story from any media over which LE/LS/SLC has editorial control (web, social media) upon request of the author of the Story. However, I agree that LE/LS/SLC may not be able to remove the Story from legacy media formats (print, video, audio) once published and/or distributed.
6. I hereby acknowledge and agree that there are no prior or contemporaneous oral or other agreements in effect between LE/LS/SLC and me pertaining to the Story, or pertaining to any material (including, but not limited to, agreements pertaining to the submission by me of any ideas, formats, product ideas, or the like), except that the terms of use applicable to thesecret.tv website also apply to my submission of the Story and related material to the extent not inconsistent with this release and license.
7. The grants, rights, and releases made hereby are irrevocable. Should any provision or part of any provision of this release and license be void or unenforceable, such provision or part thereof will be deemed omitted, and this release and license with such provision or part thereof omitted will remain in full force and effect.
8. This release and license will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington of the United States of America applicable to agreements executed and to be fully performed therein.
9. I have read and understand this release and license and no oral representations of any kind have been made to me. This release and license states our entire understanding with reference to the subject matter hereof.