By submitting your story to The Gifts of Grief, you agree to the following terms:
1. Content Rights and Usage: You grant The Gifts of Grief and its operators a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display your submitted story in any media format, including but not limited to:
- Publication on The Gifts of Grief website
- Social media promotion and sharing
- Marketing materials and campaigns
- Print publications, books, or anthologies
- Educational materials and presentations
- Promotional content for grief support initiatives
2. Editorial Rights: You acknowledge that The Gifts of Grief may edit your story for length, clarity, grammar, spelling, and appropriateness while maintaining the essence and meaning of your original submission.
3. Attribution: Your story will be attributed to the name you provide (or "Anonymous" if no name is given). We will respect your choice regarding attribution.
4. Original Content: You confirm that your story is your original work and does not infringe upon any third party's rights. You have the right to grant these permissions.
5. No Compensation: You understand that no monetary compensation will be provided for your story submission.
6. Privacy: Any contact information you provide will be kept private and used only for communication regarding your story submission.
7. Content Standards: Your story must comply with our community guidelines and may be rejected if it contains inappropriate content, hate speech, or violates our standards.
8. Withdrawal: While we hope your story will remain part of our community, you may request removal of your story by contacting us, though we cannot guarantee removal from all previously distributed materials.
9. Liability: The Gifts of Grief is not responsible for any consequences resulting from the publication of your story.
By checking the agreement box below, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these terms and conditions.