EDITORIAL POLICY

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On occasion, we share wellness and health information and opinions. The Sunday Paper, its materials and any information and/or opinions therein are not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease, and your use of each of the foregoing is subject to the Terms of Use. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified healthcare provider.

Each issue of The Sunday Paper is written and curated by Maria and our small editorial staff. By agreeing to publish your work (via unsolicited submission or invitation) in The Sunday Paper, you hereby acknowledge that you accept our Terms of Use and Submission Release. 

AFFILIATE PARTNERS & ADVERTISEMENTS

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On the occasion when The Sunday Paper collaborates with a brand to bring you a sponsored edition of the newsletter (with the sponsor paying to be featured) we will always be transparent and tell you. Please note that we only allow brands that we love and trust to sponsor The Sunday Paper, and the content featured in the newsletter will always be editorially independent and our own (sponsors don’t write Sunday Paper issues, we do). Paid or sponsored links—distinguished from affiliate links because an advertiser has paid, in advance, for the consideration—that are embedded in our editorial content will always be clearly identified as such.

SUBMISSION RELEASE

THIS LEGAL AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“RELEASE”) GOVERNS MY (AS DEFINED BELOW) SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN, PHOTOGRAPHIC, VIDEO AND/OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR POTENTIAL INCLUSION IN THE PROJECT (AS DEFINED BELOW). TO AGREE TO THIS RELEASE, CLICK “AGREE” OR THE APPLICABLE VARIATION THEREOF INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS RELEASE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS RELEASE, NEITHER CLICK “AGREE” NOR OTHERWISE INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS RELEASE, AND DO NOT SUBMIT ANY MATERIALS TO SUNDAY PAPER (AS DEFINED BELOW).

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, including, without limitation, the publicity or exposure I (“I”, “me” or “my”) may receive, I hereby grant to Shriver Media, LLC, and its licensees, assigns, successors, each of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, and representatives (collectively, “Sunday Paper”) the non-exclusive, irrevocable and royalty-free right and license (but not the obligation) to use and/or exploit, [by any means] (a) any and all materials I submit or cause to be submitted to Sunday Paper, including, without limitation, any writings, articles, video(s) or other footage, photograph(s), artwork and/or any other materials (the “Materials”) and (b) my photograph, image, likeness, voice, sounds, name(s), nickname(s), persona, performance(s), personal attributes, taglines, biographical information, slogans, trademarks and copyrights (collectively, the “Licensed Rights”) in [and in connection with] that certain website, blog and/or newsletter currently known as “Sunday Paper” (“Project”), and to distribute and/or use such Licensed Rights in [and/or in connection with] the Project (the “Use”). [I hereby further grant Sunday Paper the right (but not the obligation) to use the Licensed Rights in promotional materials of any kind in connection with the Project (“Promotional Material”) throughout the universe and in perpetuity through any medium or media now known or hereafter devised. The foregoing rights and permissions shall be exercisable in whole or in part, at the sole discretion of Sunday Paper.] The grant of Licensed Rights does not grant Sunday Paper ownership of the Materials and I reserve all rights not expressly granted in this Release and retain the right to exploit the Materials at any time and in any media with no further obligation to Sunday Paper.

I hereby understand that I am not, and will not be, an employee of Sunday Paper. I hereby acknowledge that Sunday Paper is not a signatory to any union, guild, or collective bargaining agreement that governs the Project and that no payments by Sunday Paper are due or will be due to myself or to any third party, including unions or guilds, resulting from my participation in connection with the Project or any use of the Licensed Rights. 

I hereby represent, warrant and covenant that: (a) I have the full right, power, and authority to grant the rights as provided by this Release without the consent of or payment of compensation to me or any third party(ies), (b) the use of the rights in the Materials granted by me in this Release shall not infringe upon or violate the copyright, trademark or any other right of any person or entity, and all information included in the Licensed Rights shall be truthful, accurate and substantiated by research and facts, (c) I am over the age of 18, (d) I am the sole creator, author and owner of any submissions of any material I submit or cause to be submitted to Sunday Paper, (e) I will not institute or assert, or cause or consent that others institute or assert, any claims, demands or action against Sunday Paper in connection with the use of the Licensed Rights and (f) I have not, and will not, accept or pay, or agree to accept or pay, any consideration for including any “plug” or product identification in any Materials comprising the Licensed Rights.  

In addition, I hereby acknowledge and agree that (a) in the event of any claim I may have against Sunday Paper, I shall be limited to my remedy at law for money damages, if any, and I irrevocably and perpetually waive any rights pursuant to all laws throughout the world to seek injunctive or other equitable relief, including, but not limited to, enjoining or otherwise interfering with the production, distribution and/or other exploitation of the Project, or any element thereof, and all rights of droit moral and (b) I shall have no right to inspect or approve the Project or any other materials or elements created and/or produced in connection therewith.

I agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sunday Paper and each of their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, contractors, agents and representatives, from and against any and all known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, third party claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, liens, costs and expenses, including reasonable outside attorneys’ fees, arising out of my breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made hereunder, as well as any Materials I submit or cause to be submitted to Sunday Paper.

I hereby agree on behalf of myself and my heirs, next of kin, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasing Parties”) not to sue and unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge Sunday Paper from any and all past, present and future claims, demands, causes of action, damages, loses, costs, expenses, judgments or liability of any kind directly or indirectly related to or arising out of my participation in the Project and/or otherwise in connection with this Release, including, but not limited to, claims for any personal injury, property damage, libel, slander, defamation, infringement of right of publicity or invasion of privacy whether or not caused by any negligence or act or omission of Sunday Paper.  I on behalf of myself and the other Releasing Parties acknowledge and understand that there may be facts discovered or claims incurred which were unknown or unsuspected at the time of execution of this Release which may have materially affected my decision to agree to this Release at this time, and I and the other Releasing Parties assume any risk of such unknown or unsuspected facts or claims.

I hereby waive the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, and any such similar law of any state or country that may govern this Release, which provides as follows:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

This Release shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

I agree that Sunday Paper may license, assign, sell and/or otherwise transfer to any person or entity this Release and all rights granted to Sunday Paper by me under this Release.

This Release constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between Sunday Paper and me regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and/or contemporaneous agreements, communications and understandings (whether written or oral).  If any provision of this Release shall be deemed invalid or unenforceable by a court or other forum of competent jurisdiction, said provision shall be automatically deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to effect compliance with such law, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall have no effect upon the remaining terms and conditions hereof, and such modified provision, together with all other provisions of this Release, shall continue in full force and effect.  I confirm that I am not agreeing to the terms of this Release in reliance on any statement, opinion, or representation by Sunday Paper or anyone acting on behalf of Sunday Paper.  The rights granted herein shall inure to the benefit of Sunday Paper, its licensees, successors, and assigns, and shall be binding on Individual’s successors, heirs and assigns.

I HAVE READ THE FOREGOING RELEASE AND FULLY UNDERSTAND IT.