Terms and Conditions for Authors


This Agreement between you the Author and ArtistScope, the Provider of the Service, is made and entered into by registering to use the Service. Provider and Author shall be referred to herein individually as a "Party" or collectively as the "Parties" who agree as follows:

Grant of Rights

User grants to the Provider the non-exclusive right to monitor documents submitted via the Service subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Discretion

The acceptance of accounts and content submitted to the Service is by the final discretion of the Provider. See a guideline.

Publications

For this agreement the definition of "Publications" shall mean any document, article or eBook submitted for listing with the Service. "Sponsored Publications" shall define those publications where ArtistScope has assisted a new author either financially or by providing ENC publishing tools for free.

Termination

Except for Sponsored Publications, this Agreement will continue in effect from the time of this online registration by the Author and such time as notice is given by either Party to terminate in writing or by email, such termination being effective within thirty (30) days of said notice. Sponsored Publications can be terminated by the Provider only and at their own discretion.

The Provider may at their discretion terminate this agreement upon served notice if it is deemed that any content submitted via the Service are a breach of Copyright or International Law.

Assignment

This Agreement may not be assigned by either Party without the express written approval of the other party.

Relationship of the Parties

Each Party is acting as an independent contractor and not as an agent, partner, or joint venture with the other Party for any purpose.

Intellectual Property Rights

Provider agrees that the Publications provided hereunder, and any copies thereof, in whole or in part, and all intellectual property rights, including without limitation, patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and any other intellectual or industrial property rights, are and shall remain the sole property of their Author, and that all rights thereto are reserved by Author. Provider agrees that it will not create derivatives of any Publication, nor use, copy, disclose, sell, assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer any Publication except as expressly authorized in the end-user license agreement for such Publication.

Representations and Warranties

Author represents and warrants that it owns, or has valid and current distribution licenses to the Publication and all components, and that no provision of this Agreement violates any prior agreements between Author and any third parties and that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Author and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Author enforceable against Author according with its terms, that the Author owns or has administration rights to title and interest in and to the trademarks and intellectual property to be provided to Provider and included in the Publication and the packaging of the Publication, (v) Author has obtained any applicable export licenses for the Publication which are required under any other applicable law.

Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the common laws of Australia.

Disclaimer of Warranties

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES HEREBY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, ARISING FROM ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFIT OR LOST BUSINESS, COSTS OF DELAY OR FAILURE OF DELIVERY, OR LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES ARISING FROM ANY SOURCE.


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