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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. At Write Better Together we have some fundamental principles:

Log Data:

Please see our privacy policy below. If you have questions about deleting or correcting your personal data please contact us here.

Write Better Together operates the website www.writebettertogether.com. It is Write Better Together’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Write Better Together may from time to time, use cookies to help Write Better Together identify and track visitors, their usage of Write Better Together website, and their website access preferences. Write Better Together visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Write Better Together ‘s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Write Better Together ‘s website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it.
We don’t share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, develop our products, or protect our rights. We only share where you’re applying from during acceptance announcements and only for the accepted writers. If you do not wish us to publish your location, please let us know, we’ll not share it.
We don’t store personal information on our servers unless required for the on-going operation of one of our services.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Write Better Together collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Write Better Together‘s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Write Better Together‘s visitors use its website.

In the event that Write Better Together, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Write Better Together were to be merged with anther non-profit, user information would be one of the assets that are transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of Write Better Together may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Write Better Together might be sending a newsletter or writing competition-related information emails like running of new competitions.
You hold the right to request your content to be removed for any reason from our website if you wish to and we will do so.
International Transfers. In the event that a dispute arises with regards to the international transfer of data, we agree that the courts within the US shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the matter.

Links to other sites.

Our Website and Services may someday contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy (no usage of the website if under 18) Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18.

Access to information.

Current privacy laws give you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with current privacy laws. Any access request may be subject to a reasonable fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Terms of website use:

Write Better Together is a not-for-profit endeavor. Write Better Together is available at www.writebettertogether.com.

Terms of Service: The following terms and conditions govern all use of thewww.writebettertogether.com. website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website. The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Write Better Together‘s Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by Write Better Together (collectively, the “Agreement”).

By using our site you accept these terms:

You confirm that you have read the terms of use, agree to them and agree to comply with them.
If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use our site.

We recommend that you print a copy of these terms for future reference. Changes to the terms of conditions might occur and it is the responsibility of the applicant to check that they understand the terms that apply at that time. Write Better Together cannot guarantee site/content will always be available/uninterrupted.

Commencement:

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the website, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you must not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by Write Better Together, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 18 years old.

Services, Platform Agreement and Content:

The responsibility of Contributors. If you send material for posting on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website or any authorized publishing or broadcasting (any such material, “Content”), You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, an audio file, or computer software. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:

By submitting Content to Write Better Together for inclusion on the Website, you grant Write Better Together a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your Content.

User’s Warranties, Content Usage Obligations, Responsibilities and Liabilities:

Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Write Better Together has the right (though not the obligation) to, in Write Better Together ‘s sole discretion, (i) refuse or remove any content that, in Write Better Together‘s reasonable opinion, violates any Write Better Together policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in Write Better Together’s sole discretion.

Liability (disclaimer)

Write Better Together or its suppliers or licensors, will not be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability, any other damage or loss arising from or in connection with this site other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees (which are currently in the amount of zero) paid by you to Write Better Together under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. Write Better Together shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Write Better Together, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.

Eligibility, Format, Submitting rules are as:

the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party; indemnify against costs, expenses etc as a result of infringement
the Content does not contain or install any malware, viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;
the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);
the Content is not pornographic, does not contain threats or incite violence, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party; offensive content, promotion of illegal activities, privacy and public infringement

Country – specific restrictions

Legal Disclaimer on prohibited content

The responsibility of Website Visitors.

Write Better Together has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot, therefore, be responsible for that material’s content, use or effects. By operating the Website, Write Better Together does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated. Write Better Together disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.

We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and web pages to which www.writebettertogether.commay link, and that link to www.writebettertogether.com. Write Better Together does not have any control over those non- Write Better Together websites and web pages and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non- Write Better Together website or webpage, Write Better Together does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself, your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Write Better Together disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non- Write Better Together websites and web pages.

Write Better Together reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Write Better Together may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Those type of new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Write Better Together may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement, you may discontinue using the Website. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

Write Better Together and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither Write Better Together nor its suppliers and licensors make any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.

General Representation and Warranty.

You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Write Better Together Rules, Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the copyright and intellectual property rights of any third party.

Submissions must be individuals 18 years or over.
Submissions are open to everyone, nationally and internationally.
Submissions can only be made by the work’s individual author.
Submissions must have been unpublished in print or online, or not been broadcast.
Entries must be original and written in English. Although viewers of this website must be over 18, submissions must be acceptable for all ages.
Authors retain full worldwide copyright throughout.
If the piece has no title, then its first line will be used as the title.
Submissions are made online via our submission form only. We do not accept postal entries, nor email entries.
No corrections or alterations can be made after submissions have been received.
There is no limit to the number of submissions any single entrant may make.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. At Write Better Together we have some fundamental principles:

Log Data:

Please see our privacy policy below. If you have questions about deleting or correcting your personal data please contact us via email.

Write Better Together operates the website Write Better Together. It is Write Better Together’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.

Cookies

We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it.
We don’t share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, develop our products, or protect our rights. We only share where you’re applying from during acceptance announcements and only for the accepted writers. If you do not wish to publish your location please let us know, we’ll not share it.
We don’t store personal information on our servers unless required for the on-going operation of one of our services.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Write Better Together collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Write Better Together’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Write Better Together‘s visitors use its website.

Write Better Together, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Write Better Together merges with another non-profit, user information would be one of the assets that are transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of Write Better Together may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Write Better Together might be sending a newsletter or writing competition-related information emails like running of new competitions.

You hold the right to request your content to be removed for any reason from our website if you wish to and we will do so.

International Transfers.

In the event that a dispute arises with regards to the international transfer of data, we agree that the courts within the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the matter.

Links to other sites.

Our Website and Services may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every website you visit. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Access to information.

You have the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with existing privacy laws. Any access request may be subject to a reasonable fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.