The following section only applies if you contribute content through the Service. If you do not contribute content, the following section does not apply to you.

You own and are solely responsible for any content that you create and transmit, distribute, publish or display (hereinafter “post“) on or through the Service (collectively “Author Content“). Although Company has no obligation to monitor Author Content, Company may do so and may block or remove any such Author Content or prohibit any use of the Service that Company believes may be (or is alleged to be) in violation of these Terms.

You represent and warrant that any Author Content you post is free of libel or other unlawful material, including matter that may be construed as invasion of privacy, violation of a right of publicity, copyright, patent, or trademark infringement, and/or misappropriation of trade secret or any other right of a person or party. You also represent and warrant that all necessary licenses and consents have been obtained for the use of any Author Content you post on the Service.

After posting Author Content to the Service, you continue to retain any such rights that you may have in such Author Content, subject to the terms of the Creative Commons License you choose at the time of posting. By posting Author Content through the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Company a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable license to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such Author Content as part of the Service. Unless you have chosen a “private“ setting for your Author Content, you understand that all users of the Service may use your Author Content in connection with their use of the Service.