Contributor Agreement

Dear CONTRIBUTOR,

This will confirm the understanding between you and VeteranDB, regarding your role to be done by you as more fully described below:

As a Contributor for VeteranDB, you hereby adhere to the following terms and conditions as mentioned below.

CONTRIBUTOR CLAUSE — 

1. You agree to deliver the Work(s) along with any images taken or submitted to you during interviews in the medium mutually agreed upon every month, with at least one (1) Work submitted every 30 days to maintain “Contributor” status with VeteranDB. If you fail to deliver the Work(s) on time, VeteranDB will have the right to terminate this agreement in connection with the Work(s). Upon such termination, VeteranDB holds the rights to the Work(s) and may still publish them accordingly with proper attribution.
2. You acknowledge VeteranDB reserves the right to post, publish, or hereby share the Work(s) in the medium VeteranDB chooses, including but not limited to the VeteranDB Magazine and VeteranDB Online Blog.
3. You agree that VeteranDB may make any changes or additions to the Work(s) prepared by you, which VeteranDB in its sole discretion may consider necessary, and may engage others to do any or all of the foregoing. You further agree to waive any so-called moral rights in the Work.
4. All of the Work(s) (and the Property, if any) shall be wholly original with you and none of the same has been or shall be copied from or based upon any other work unless assigned in this contract. The reproduction, exhibition, or any use thereof or any of the rights herein granted shall not defame any person or entity nor violate any copyright or right of privacy or publicity, or any other right of any person or entity. The warranty in this subparagraph shall not apply to any material as furnished to you by VeteranDB (unless such furnished material was written or created by you or originally furnished to VeteranDB by you) or material inserted in the Work(s) by VeteranDB but shall apply to all material which you may add thereto.
5. You represent that you are the sole author of the Work(s) and all of your services are original with you and not copied in whole or in part from any other work; and that your Work(s) is not libelous or obscene, or knowingly violates the right of privacy or publicity, or any other rights of any person, firm or entity.
6. You represent that you are the sole owner of the Work(s) together with the title thereof and all rights transferred (or purported to be granted) to VeteranDB hereunder, and no rights in the Work(s) have been granted to others or impaired by you, except as specified, if at all, in this agreement. No part of the property has been registered for copyright, published, or otherwise exploited or agreed to be published or otherwise exploited with the knowledge or consent of you, or is in the public domain. You do not know of any pending or threatened claim or litigation in connection with the Work(s) or the rights herein granted.
7. With the exception of short excerpts from others’ works, which constitute fair use, the Work(s) will contain no material from other copyrighted works without a written consent of the copyright holder. You will obtain such consents at your own expense after consultation with VeteranDB and will submit them at the time the Work(s) is delivered. Any obligations associated with permissions will be your responsibility as the author.
8. You shall indemnify and hold harmless VeteranDB (and its affiliated companies, successors, assigns, and the directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives of the foregoing) from any damage, loss, liability, cost, penalty, guild fee or award, or expense of any kind (including attorney's fees (hereinafter “Liability”) arising out of, resulting from, based upon or incurred because of a breach by you of any agreement, representation, or warranty made by you hereunder. The party receiving notice of such claim, demand or action shall promptly notify the other party thereof.
9. VeteranDB agrees to indemnify you and hold you harmless from and against any and all damages and expenses (other than with respect to any settlement entered into without VeteranDB written consent) arising out of any third-party claim against you resulting from VeteranDB’s development, production, distribution, and/or exploitation of the Work(s).

Sincerely,


Aaron Robinson
Editor-In-Chief
Veteran Database