9. User Generated Content
By posting or submitting content into the Platforms (“User Generated Content”), the User expressly agrees not to submit User Generated Content which: (i) is harmful, inaccurate, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, deceptive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy or other rights, hateful or otherwise objectionable; (ii) violates any law, regulation or right of any third party, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, privacy or publicity rights or any other proprietary rights; and/or (iii) contains malware, commercial solicitations, political campaigning, mass mailings or “spam” of any kind. The User acknowledges and agrees that MATTERS has the right to do any or all of the following at any time: (i) monitor User Generated Content; (ii) remove or refuse to publish any User Generated Content; and/or (iii) disclose User Generated Content to any third party, and the circumstances surrounding submission.
The User is responsible for ensuring they have the rights to grant the license described in these Terms of Use and for MATTERS to post the User Generated Content, including, but not limited to, any copyright rights to images or other content, and the right to publish the images of people, landscapes and/or other creative works within the User Generated Content. When User Generated Content is posted or submitted, the User grants to MATTERS a non-exclusive, fully paid-up, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable and sub-licensable right and license to use, display, disclose, perform, reproduce, transmit, copy, modify, delete, adapt, publish, translate, creative derivative works from, sell and distribute such User Generated Content and to incorporate the User Generated Content into any form, product, marketing, medium or technology, now known or hereafter developed, throughout the world, all without compensation to the User. To the extent that a photo, name, username, nickname, or other personal identifiable information is submitted along with the User Generated Content, the User represents it is an accurate representation and grants MATTERS the right to use such personal identifiable information, or portion thereof, with such User Generated Content. The User agrees to indemnify MATTERS for any claims arising out of their breach of the Terms of Use or in connection with User Generated Content.
MATTERS does not endorse or take responsibility for the opinions, advice, information or statements made by third-party visitors to its Platforms, whether through User Generated Content or otherwise.