This sets out the terms of your agreement with London Daily News Limited (“LDN”, “we”, “our” or “us”).
1. Content
London Daily News will provide you with an online portal to publish content, which you agree to provide as described in the Terms of Use (“Terms”), as amended from time-to time, attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Work”) for posting on London Daily News.com and its associated social media platforms.
2. Rights and Responsibilities
You own the rights to the content you create and post on London Daily News. By posting content to London Daily News, you give us a nonexclusive license to publish it on London Daily News Services, including anything reasonably related to publishing it (like storing, displaying, reformatting, and distributing it). In consideration for London Daily News granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that London Daily News may enable advertising on the Services, including in connection with the display of your content or other information. We may also use your content to promote London Daily News, including its products and content. We will never sell your content to third parties without your explicit permission.
We encourage you to post comments and upload creations to London Daily News but you’re responsible for the content you post. This means you assume all risks related to it, including someone else’s reliance on its accuracy, or claims relating to intellectual property or other legal rights.
We have a few principles so please don’t post or upload anything that:
- Is inappropriate (abusive, offensive or disruptive)
- Is off topic (to the original content or the current conversation)
- Contains personal information (either your own or someone else’s)
- Puts children at risk
- Is illegal, or glamourises illegal activity
- Is defamatory (damaging to someone else’s reputation)
- Is in contempt of court (anything that could affect the outcome of a court case)
- Infringes anyone’s rights (including privacy rights)
- Was made by someone else, or that copies someone else’s creation
- Isn’t in English
- Contains links to content that can’t be seen easily, or may be unsafe (viruses, spyware, paywalls etc.)
- Breaks our UK election and referendum rules
- Or doesn’t comply with the rest of our Terms
If you have published content elsewhere and want to post onto London Daily News you can, as long as you have the rights you need to do so. By posting content to London Daily News, you represent that doing so doesn’t conflict with any other agreement you’ve made.
3. Copyright/Coverage
Except for the rights granted us hereunder, you retain all rights, including copyright, in the Work. We intend that this agreement shall cover Works published in any of the media channels after the date of this agreement.
4. Representations and Warranties; Indemnification; Conflict of Interest
a) You represent and warrant that you will be the sole author of the Work; that the Work will be original and not previously published in any form; that the Work will not knowingly contain any untrue statements or material that is deceptive, fraudulent or intentionally misleading. That it will not knowingly invade any right of privacy or infringe upon any statutory or common law copyright or otherwise violate the rights of any third party or any applicable law or regulation and that all statements in the Work which are asserted as facts are true and/or based upon reasonable research for accuracy. You agree to cooperate in the defence of any legal action brought against London Daily News arising from the publication of your Work and you agree to retain all notes, drafts and copies relating to the Work for three (3) years from publication date. b) You agree and represent that you will disclose to London Daily News in writing any actual or potential conflict of interest, including but not limited to any financial interest in any product, firm, or commercial venture relating to the subject of the Work.
c) You agree and represent that you will clear, at your expense, the rights set forth in Section 2 for any third party content you include in the Work. If you do not, you shall not include such content in the Work.
d) You shall indemnify London Daily News and hold London Daily News harmless from and against any and all liability, loss, damages, costs or expenses including reasonable lawyer fees with respect to any action, suit, proceeding, claim, or demand made or brought by a third party arising from any breach of your representations or warranties, or any other provision of this Agreement or the Contributor Guidelines.
e) In the event that you engage in any behaviour in breach of the terms of this Agreement or the associated Contributor Guidelines and/or any act which may tarnish the London Daily News brand (including, but not limited to, misrepresentations, failure to disclose conflicts of interest, publishing third party content without obtaining the proper rights to do so, London Daily News reserves all rights to pursue any and all legal remedies against you and will seek to recover all applicable damages, including, but not limited to, disgorgement of profits, return of monies paid to you hereunder, and damages for the reputational harm to London Daily News that arise from your acts or omissions, as well as its reasonable lawyer fees.
5. Liability of Content Contributors
London Daily News, in its sole discretion, may publish, withdraw, postpone or alter any content you provide. You understand that you are responsible for any legal claims arising from the Work you provide and that London Daily News intends to treat such Work as covered by The Malicious Communications Act 1988 (MCA 1998), the Communications Act 2003 (CA 2003) and the Defamation Act 2013 (DA 2013).
6. Contributor Guidelines
You agree to abide by the terms of the Contributor Guidelines as amended from time to time, which are incorporated herein by this reference and which will be provided to you. You also agree to periodically, check the guidelines for any amendments. Note: Your failure to follow the Guidelines, particularly those pertaining to copyright infringement, will result in termination of this agreement.
7. Term and Termination
This agreement shall remain in effect until either party has terminated it by giving 30 days written notice. All provisions that, by their nature should survive termination, shall survive, including any grant of rights/license.
8. Modification
This agreement contains our entire understanding and may not be modified, waived, assigned or discharged orally. Any modifications, waiver, assignment or discharge must be in writing and signed by you and by us.
9. Governing Law
This agreement is governed by English law. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute relating to this agreement. You agree that any suit arising from the Work must take place in an English court. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
If you are in agreement with the above between us, please indicate your approval by signing below, filling in your Tax ID, and returning to London Daily News in hard copy or electronically.