Operating Terms & Copyright Policy

Last Updated: 24 April 2024 by the Archwhispers Team

The Archwhispers website located at https://archwhispers.com/ is a copyrighted work belonging to archwhispers.com. Certain features of the Site may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Site in connection with such features.

All such additional terms, guidelines, and rules are incorporated by reference into these Terms.

The rights approved to you in these Terms are subject to the following restrictions:

(a) you shall not sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Site;

(b) you shall not change, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part of the Site;

(c) you shall not access the Site in order to build a similar or competitive website;

(d) except as expressly stated herein, no part of the Site may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means unless otherwise indicated, any future release, update, or other addition to functionality of the Site shall be subject to these Terms. All copyright and other proprietary notices on the Site must be retained on all copies thereof.

Company reserves the right to change, suspend, or cease the Site with or without notice to you. You approved that company will not be held liable to you or any third-party for any change, interruption, or termination of the Site or any part.

User Content Policy

“User Content” means any and all information and content that a user submits to the Site. You are exclusively responsible for your User Content. You bear all risks associated with use of your User Content. You hereby certify that your User Content does not violate our Acceptable Use Policy.

You may not represent or imply to others that your User Content is in any way provided, sponsored or endorsed by Company. Because you alone are responsible for your User Content, you may expose yourself to liability.

Company is not obliged to back up any User Content that you post; also, your User Content may be deleted at any time without prior notice to you. You are solely responsible for making your own backup copies of your User Content if you desire.

You hereby grant to Company an irreversible, nonexclusive, royalty-free and fully paid, worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and perform, prepare derivative works of, incorporate into other works, and otherwise use and exploit your User Content, and to grant sublicenses of the foregoing rights, solely for the purposes of including your User Content in the Site.

You hereby irreversibly waive any claims and assertions of moral rights or attribution with respect to your User Content.

Acceptable Use Policy

The following terms constitute our “Acceptable Use Policy”: You agree not to use the Site to collect, upload, transmit, display, or distribute any User Content

(i) that violates any third-party right or any intellectual property or proprietary right;

(ii) that is unlawful, harassing, abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful, invasive of another’s privacy, vulgar, defamatory, false, intentionally misleading, trade libelous, pornographic, obscene, patently offensive, promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;

(iii) that is harmful to minors in any way;

(iv) that is in violation of any law, regulation, or obligations or restrictions imposed by any third party.

In addition, you agree NOT to:

(i) upload, transmit, or distribute to or through the Site any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data;

(ii) send through the Site unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages;

(iii) use the Site to harvest, collect, gather or assemble information or data regarding other users without their consent;

(iv) interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on servers or networks connected to the Site, or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks;

(v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, whether through password mining or any other means;

(vi) harass or interfere with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Site;

(vi) use software or automated agents or scripts to produce multiple accounts on the Site, or to generate automated searches, requests, or queries to the Site.

We reserve the right to review any User Content, and to investigate and/or take appropriate action against you in our sole discretion if you violate the Acceptable Use Policy or any other provision of these Terms or otherwise create liability for us or any other person. Such action may include removing or modifying your User Content, terminating your Account and/or reporting you to law enforcement authorities.

You agree to indemnify and hold Company and its officers, employees, and agents harmless, including costs and attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third-party due to or arising out of

(a) your use of the Site,

(b) your violation of these Terms

(d) your User Content.

Third Party Links & Ads Policy

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and services, and/or display advertisements for third-parties. Such Third-Party Links & Ads are not under the control of Company, and Company is not responsible for any Third-Party Links & Ads.

Company provides access to these Third-Party Links & Ads only as a convenience to you, and does not review, approve, monitor, endorse, warrant, or make any representations with respect to Third-Party Links & Ads.

You use all Third-Party Links & Ads at your own risk, and should apply a suitable level of caution and discretion in doing so. When you click on any of the Third-Party Links & Ads, the applicable third party’s terms and policies apply, including the third party’s privacy and data gathering practices.

Site User Policy

Each Site user is solely responsible for any and all of its own User Content. Because we do not control User Content, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for any User Content, whether provided by you or by others.

You agree that Company will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred as the result of any such interactions. If there is a dispute between you and any Site user, we are under no obligation to become involved.

Your Privacy. Please read our Privacy Policy.

Copyright Policy

This Copyright Policy outlines the terms and conditions governing the use of the content on Archwhispers (“we,” “us,” or “our”) website located at https://archwhispers.com/.

The content displayed on the Service, including but not limited to text, photographs, illustrations, graphics, videos, audio clips, logos, and other design elements (collectively, the “Content”), is the intellectual property of Archwhispers.com or its licensors. This Content is protected by copyright laws and international treaties.

Limited License to Use Content (With Credit Link)

We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Content for personal, non-commercial purposes only. This license permits you to:

Read and download the Content for offline viewing.
Share links to the Content on social media platforms or other websites.

Prohibited Uses of Content:

You are expressly prohibited from the following:

Copying, reproducing, modifying, adapting, translating, distributing, displaying, or selling any part of the Content without our prior written consent.
Creating derivative works based on the Content.
Removing or altering any copyright notices or other proprietary markings from the Content.
Using the Content for any commercial purpose without our express written consent.
Framing or mirroring any part of the Service.
Crawling or scraping the Content without our written permission.
Use the copyrighted images as your own.
To post or transmit any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or racially or ethnically offensive material.
To interfere with or disrupt the servers or networks used to provide our blog.
To violate any applicable laws or regulations.
We are not liable for any damages arising out of or related to your use of our blog, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages.
Using Content for commercial purposes without our prior written consent.

Images and Third-Party Content:

We strive to use original images and content created by us. However, we may occasionally use images or other content licensed from third parties. These third-party licensors may have additional restrictions on the use of their content. Always refer to the source or copyright notice accompanying such content for specific usage permissions.

Consequences of Copyright Infringement:

We reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages, in the event of any copyright infringement.