Terms of Use

Introduction

These are the terms and conditions of use (the “Terms of Use”) which govern access to and use of the What I See Project website (the “Website”) funded and provided by Reflection Productions Limited, a company registered in England and Wales under company number [08087856] whose registered office is at 1 Addison Grove, London, W4 1EP, UK (“The What I See Project”, “Us” or “We”). The Website is an online forum and community of women sharing their own personal views and perceptions of the world. To take part in the forum and community by accessing and using the Website you must confirm you are 18 years of age or over and you must comply with these Terms of Use, which form a legally binding agreement between you and Us. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the Website.

Your Account

In order to access the Website, you will need to register as a user and provide certain information to Us. Upon successful registration, we will grant you permission to access and use the Website in accordance with these Terms of Use. Such permission can be withdrawn at any time at the sole discretion of The What I See Project. The information that you provide to Us at registration and during your use of the Website will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We may suspend (temporarily or permanently) access to your account at any time if We believe that you are in breach or purported breach of these Terms of Use. You are solely liable for all activities generated from your user account and must immediately notify us of any security breach or attempted security breach of your user account.

Accuracy of Information

The information, software, products and related graphics contained in this Website are provided ‘as is’ or ‘as available’ without representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to any implied terms as to satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose, title, non-infringement of third party intellectual property rights or conformance with description). We do not warrant or represent (i) the accuracy of the timeliness, content, sequence, accuracy, or completeness of any information or data provided on the Website; or (ii) that your access to the Website will be uninterrupted, error-free or in accordance with your expectations and requirements.

In no event shall We be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss or damage suffered by you in connection with your use of the Website or your reliance on any of the information or materials contained on the Website including but not limited to any loss of profits, revenue, data, opportunity, goodwill or business reputation whether We have been advised of or should have been reasonably aware of the possibility of such loss or damage arising.

No Guarantee About Linked-to Websites

We do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for the materials contained in or through, or products available through the materials contained in other websites accessed via links from this Website (“Linked-to Websites”). Linking to such websites is done at the user's own risk. We cannot guarantee and do not warrant the availability of such Linked-to Websites. We cannot guarantee and do not assume responsibility for any damage incurred from accessing such Linked-to Websites nor from use, browsing or downloading information or other materials from such Linked-to Websites.

Use of the Website

The beauty of the “What I See Project” is the ability to explore the diversity and similarity of women across the world. By creating an account and using the Website, you may share perceptions in response to a range of questions. The more information you can share with us, the richer the collection and understanding of perception will be. And of course your information is always safe.

You acknowledge and agree that:

You must be 18 years of age or older to upload or post any text, comments, images, audiovisual material, Tweets, stories, messages, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques or other material (together “Content”) to the Website;
All information shown as ‘public’ on the account registration process may be shown in any forum in association with your Content at any time;
Any audiovisual material will be hosted by YouTube, and shall be therefore subject to the Terms of Service of YouTube.
Any Content which infringes or may infringe the YouTube Terms of Service and is taken down from YouTube in accordance with the Terms of Service, shall cease to be available on the Website;
Your Content may be downloaded, copied, shared through a variety of digital media, or otherwise used by third parties and other users of the Website and may be subsequently translated into any language;
Other users of the Website will be able to “like” your Content, rate and tag your Content using key terms including without limitation “inspiring”, “brave”, “funny” “emotional”, “surprising” and “interesting”, provide comments and feedback via the Disqus system or other technologies that we use on the Website, and share your Content with their friends via social networks;
We may at any time reference your Content in any materials or media, including but not limited to newsletters, press releases, marketing materials, installations, events, films and other publicity.
We may at any time use your Content for the purposes of research and analysis and for determining perceptions of women around the world. Such research and analysis may be published by Us. For further details of how your Content may be used for such purpose, please see the Privacy Policy.
Your Content may be deleted from the website by The What I See Project’s administrators if it is deemed illegal, inappropriate in any way, or potentially infringes the rights of any third party, in breach of these Terms of Use, or for any other reason in the reasonable discretion of The What I See Project, and your account may accordingly be disabled;
You shall not use the Website or any Content or other materials featured on or obtained from the Website for any commercial purpose or for the solicitation of business from or for other users or third parties; and
We may suspend (temporarily or permanently) access to the Website at any time in order to undertake maintenance or updates to the Website or for any other reason without prior notification to you. You may stop using the Website at any time without prior notice to Us.

Grant of Rights

When you upload any Content or other information or materials to the Website, you hereby grant: (i) to Us a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence (with right to sub-license) to use, reproduce, copy, distribute, alter, edit, translate, prepare derivative works of, display, communicate, make available, and perform that Content or other information or materials and all rights therein for any purpose on or in connection with the Website or any other media for the full duration such rights; and (ii) to other users of the Website a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to access and use that Content or other information or materials and all rights therein to the extent permitted by the functionality of Website and in accordance with these Terms of Use.

Display of Content

All Content is user-generated and will not be approved by Us prior to being displayed on the Website. We only monitor and evaluate Content that has been reported and flagged on the site. We do not endorse any particular viewpoint or opinion communicated by any user of the Website or any Content the user-generated content. We operate a strict policy in relation to potential infringements of the privacy, intellectual property and other rights of third parties and other users of the Website.

You warrant that your Content is your own original work and will not infringe the privacy, intellectual property or other rights of any third party. You further warrant that you have obtained permission from any other persons featured in the Content that you upload for their image and/or performance to be featured on the Website.

You warrant that your Content and any comments or other contributions that you make to or activities that you carry out on the Website shall not contain any material, commentary or statement which is obscene or offensive, racist, homophobic, sexist, violent, pornographic, blasphemous, libelous, denigratory or defamatory of any third party (including but not limited to other users of the Website, other individuals, companies, brands or entities), illegal or otherwise unacceptable in the sole opinion of The What I See Project.

You control and may manage your Content yourself. You may remove your Content at any time without notice to Us.

Website Materials

(i) Copyright and all other intellectual property rights, in the material available on this site, is owned by Us or applicable third parties and may only be used in the ways described in these Terms of Use. Except as otherwise indicated in these Terms of Use you may view, or download and print, a single copy of documents and graphics from this Website provided that:

(a) the material is used solely for research, personal or non-commercial purposes;
(b) the material is not modified, edited, translated or otherwise altered in any way; and
(c) you do not remove any part of or otherwise fail to comply at all times with these Terms of Use.

All other rights, title and interest not expressly granted herein are expressly reserved. Accordingly, you are not permitted to copy, broadcast, download, store (in any medium), transmit, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the content of this Website for any other purpose whatsoever without the prior written permission of The What I See Project.

(ii) All company, product or service names and trade marks whether registered or unregistered featured or referenced in or on this Website are used for identification purposes only and may be trade marks of their respective owners. The What I See Project's trade marks may be used only with prior permission from the What I See Project. Third party trade marks may only be used with prior permission from the applicable third party. If any part of these Terms of Use is found to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court or regulator of competent jurisdiction, then, when required, that part shall be deleted and the remaining parts of these Terms of Use shall remain enforceable.

General

If any part of these Terms of Use is found to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court or regulator of competent jurisdiction, then, when required, that part shall be deleted and the remaining parts of these Terms of Use shall remain enforceable.
You may not assign, sub-license or otherwise assign your rights or obligations under these Terms of Use.

These Terms of Use do not infer any rights that are enforceable to any party that it not party to them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.

The interpretation, construction and effect of these Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the Laws of England and any disputes or claims arising under or in connection with these Terms of Use shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.

Feedback, Comments and Ideas

We are pleased to receive feedback, comments and ideas from you. However, any information that you submit to us through the Website is considered non-personal, non-confidential, and non-proprietary (other than Personal Information, as that term is defined in our Privacy Policy).

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, get in touch via the “Contact Us” page.

Updates to these Terms of Use

These Terms of Use were last updated on March 8, 2013. We reserve the right to update or amend these Terms of Use at any time by posting such updates or amendments in whole or in part to these Terms of Use to the Website. Your continued use of the Website indicates your acceptance of the latest version of the Terms of Use of the Website.