Share Your Story Terms
Terms of Submission
All submissions to North Carolina State University ("University"), including but not limited to text, graphics, photographs, audio, and video ("Material"), are subject to the following terms. By submitting Material to the University, you are accepting these terms.
1. You represent and warrant that you own the Material and/or that you have the right to use and permit the University to use the Material as described in these Terms. If any of your Materials are (or contain items that are) subject to copyright, patent, confidentiality, privacy, trade secret, or other restriction, you are certifying that you either hold such rights or that you have obtained permission from the owner(s) of such rights necessary for the University to use the Material as described in these Terms.
2. You represent and warrant that to the extent there are any identifiable persons referenced and/or appearing in your Material, you have secured the written consent of all such persons to the extent such consent is legally necessary to allow the University to make use of the Materials as described in these Terms.
3. You represent and warrant that the Material is accurate and true, and not defamatory, and that any photographs or videos in the Material are in their original state and have not been altered by you other than for purposes of resizing or saving into a different format.
4. You hereby grant to the University a world-wide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable right and license to publish, display, reproduce, distribute, sublicense, prepare derivative works of, perform, and otherwise use the Material, in whole or in part, in any manner or media format in furtherance of the University's purposes or activities as the University sees fit, including for purposes of general publicity or promotional advancement of the University and/or products or services made available through it.
5. You agree that University is not obligated to make use of your Material (however, to the extent it does, you agree that no compensation is due to you because of such use).
6. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless University, its trustees, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees and costs) arising from: (i) your violation (or alleged violation) of any of these Terms or of any rights of any third party (including but not limited to any claims of infringement or violation of any intellectual property or privacy rights), and/or (ii) the submission and/or use of your Material by or on behalf of the University as contemplated in these Terms. You also agree that your obligation to indemnify the University will continue indefinitely following your submission of any Material.
7. You represent and warrant to the University that you are at least 18 years old and have the legal right to contract in your own name and to enter into and comply with these Terms.
8. You agree that these Terms and any and all claims relating thereto are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina. You agree that exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any claim or dispute with the University, its trustees, officers, employees, agents, successors or assigns relating in any way to these Terms and/or the Materials resides exclusively in an appropriate federal or state court located in Wake County, North Carolina. You further irrevocably agree and expressly and irrevocably consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in those courts and waive any claims you may have regarding the venue and/or convenience of the forum.