Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”, “Terms of Service”) carefully before using the www.relatableproject.com website and mobile application (the “Service”) operated by The Relatable Project Pty Ltd.
Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the Service.
Relatable can change these Terms at any time. If a change is material we will let you know, before they take effect. By using Relatable on or after that effective date, you agree to the new Terms. If you do not agree to these, you should contact us immediately so we can remove your piece of content before they take effect, otherwise your use of the site and content will be subject to the new Terms.
Content Rights and Responsibilities
You own the rights to the content you create and permit The Relatable Project Pty Ltd to publish on your behalf.
However, by permitting us to post your content, you give us a nonexclusive license to publish on Relatable, including anything reasonably related to publishing it (like storing, displaying, & reformatting). We may also use your content to promote Relatable, including it’s products and content. We will never sell your content to third parties without your explicit permission.
You are responsible for your content. This means you assume all risks related to it, including someone else’s reliance on it’s accuracy or claims relating to intellectual property or other legal rights. If Relatable is made aware that the content you have claimed as your own is owned by someone else, we will remove the post immediately and you will be banned from publishing on the site.
You are welcome to post content on Relatable that you’ve published elsewhere, as long as you have the rights required to do so. By posting content on Relatable, you represent that doing so doesn’t conflict with any other agreement you’ve made.
By posting content you didn’t create to Relatable, you are representing that you have the right to do so. Relatable is not liable for the publishing of any content where you haven’t had express agreement from the original author.
Relatable reserves the right to remove any content you have provided us for publishing, for any reason. You will be notified in advance of this occurring. You can ask us to delete any of your posts at any time. Processing may take a little while but we’ll do it as quickly as possible. We may keep back-up copies of your deleted post in our database and we will also endeavour to delete this as quickly as possible.
Relatable Branding
We reserve all rights to Relatable’s branding, look and feel. You may not copy or adapt any portion of our visual design elements (including logos) without express written permission from Relatable.
Children.
Relatable is recommended for users 18 years and over. By using Relatable, you affirm that you are over 18, or you have the explicit permission of a guardian to access the site’s content.
Harassment and Discrimination
Relatable will not tolerate any user or visitor harassment, bullying, discriminatory, threatening or shaming behaviour.
Incorporated Rules and Policies
By using the services you agree to let Relatable collect and use information as detailed in our privacy policy. If you are outside Australia, you consent to letting Relatable transfer, store and process your information (including personal information and content), in and out of Australia.
By using Relatable you agree to follow these rules and policies. If you don’t, we may remove your content.
Content Requirements
To be eligible for publish, stories and content must meet Relatable’s rules for contribution and follow content requirements. This provides a fair environment for contributors.
Stories and content should not exist with the predominant purpose of driving traffic to an external website, business or product. All included content must be relevant, and in line with the ethos of The Relatable Project Pty Ltd (see ‘About Us’ page).
Do not use content or images licensed as non-commercial in your posts. Credit images appropriately. We will remove any images where use is deemed illegal or unethical.
Relatable does not allow content that promotes violence or hatred against people based on characteristics like race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, disease, age, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity.
We do not allow posts or accounts that glorify, celebrate, downplay, or trivialize violence, suffering, abuse, or deaths of individuals or groups. This includes the use of scientific or pseudoscientific claims to pathologize, dehumanize, or disempower others. We do not allow calls for intolerance, exclusion, or segregation based on protected characteristics, nor do we allow the glorification of groups which do any of the above.
Use explicit language appropriately and sparingly. If Relatable deems the use of language inappropriate, we may edit it out or decline to publish.
Content Principles
By creating and allowing Relatable to publish your content you are agreeing to use your write:
- For good and truth: be authentic, thoughtful and responsible;
- To shine a light: on topics otherwise suppressed or misunderstood;
- As an ally: to stand beside, to champion, to represent the underrepresented;
- To educate: by providing the completeness of stories, demystify harmful falsehoods and check the facts;
- Without judgement: by not shaming or humiliating; to be unbounded in our open-mindedness.
Advertising and Promotional Content
Third-party advertising and sponsorships are not allowed. You may not advertise or promote third-party products, services, or brands on Relatable’s site. This includes images that indicate brand sponsorship or as part of a publication name or logo.
Images functioning as third-party ads are not allowed. Inline images or embeds that link out and function as banner ads for third-party brands are not allowed.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us: hello@relatableproject.com
Updated AUGUST 2019