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• I have read, understand and agree to the Independent Contributor Agreement

  BrandForge

  INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT

  This Independent Contributor Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into between BrandForge, a division of Deseret Digital Media, Inc,. a Utah corporation, (referred to hereafter as "BrandForge," "we," "us," or "our"), and you (referred to hereafter as "Contractor," "you," or "your"). This Agreement incorporates the BrandForge Terms of Use ("TOU") and Privacy Policy ("PP"). In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the TOU or PP, this Agreement will control.
  
  

  1. Nature of Relationship.

     This Agreement, upon acceptance by BrandForge, establishes an "independent contractor" relationship between you and BrandForge, through which you may have the opportunity to prepare and deliver written or multimedia content to BrandForge, or provide editing services, from time-to-time under the terms of this Agreement. Additional terms and conditions, including deadlines, scope descriptions, and quality and delivery requirements will apply to any specific assignments or projects (each a "Project") that we offer or make available to you and that you undertake. We will communicate those additional terms and conditions to you in connection with the assignment or project, but under no circumstances will those additional terms and conditions modify, negate, or replace the terms of this Agreement.
     
     

     BrandForge does not guarantee any minimum number of Projects pursuant to this Agreement. BrandForge may ultimately choose in its unbridled discretion to assign no Projects under this Agreement, or choose to request any number of Projects. This Agreement is not exclusive and does not prevent BrandForge from fulfilling its needs at any time with other independent contractors.
     
     

  2. Project Delivery.

     During the term of this Agreement, you may undertake Projects for us in any of the following ways:
     
     

     We will occasionally email or post to our community of contributors requests for particular forms of content (e.g., articles, multimedia pieces, etc.), and you may submit requests for projects you are interested in doing; or
     
     

     We may contact you to request that you undertake a particular project for us.
     
     

     In either event, you will not be considered "contracted" for a Project until both you and BrandForge have specifically agreed in writing (which may occur via email or other electronic form of agreement) on the scope and other details of the Project.
     
     

  3. Compensation; Contributor Status

     Following acceptance of a Project, we will provide you the compensation agreed to pursuant to Section 1, which may include but is not limited to currency, ad revenue share or other negotiated terms. Your compensation for delivery of a completed Project to us will depend on your "Contributor Status." A description of "Contributor Status," including the relevant qualifications and compensation associated with your Contributor Status, may be found at our "Contributor Network" page. We reserve the right to modify the qualifications and compensation associated with any Contributor Status or our compensation approach at any time without notice to you, provided that you will be compensated for a particular project in accordance with the terms and scope (including compensation terms) that were applicable to that project at the time you undertook it.
     
     

  4. Quality Standards.

     Any Project you submit to us must comply with the quality, style, legal, and other standards set by BrandForge. You agree to complete the Project in a professional manner and within the level of care customarily observed by skilled professionals performing similar services. We reserve the right to modify any or all of those standards from time to time in our sole discretion.
     
     

  5. Ownership of Project Content.

     Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing, you hereby agree that each Project you deliver to us will be original, solely created by you and deemed a "work made for hire" ordered by us. BrandForge will be deemed the sole author of the Project. You further agree that all content, intellectual property rights, or other rights associated with any Project that you deliver to us will be vested exclusively in us, with the right to make use of the Project anywhere in the world and to make changes and edits, in any manner, to the Project. To the extent that any Project is found not to be a "work made for hire" or any intellectual property or other rights are deemed not to have effectively passed to BrandForge by virtue of this section, you hereby assign all such rights to BrandForge and agree to take any necessary further action to secure the transfer of such rights to BrandForge.
     
     

  6. Promotional Materials.

     You acknowledge that one factor in our decision to invite you to complete a particular Project or in our agreeing to your request to undertake a particular Project may be that you are recognized as an expert in a particular area or that you otherwise have achieved notoriety or established credibility that we believe may enhance the value of the Project to its ultimate reader, listener, or viewer. In any event, you hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty free, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use your name, likeness, and biographical information, as submitted to us with your application or as later submitted to us in accordance with the guidelines and requirements set forth in the "Promotional Materials" section of our Contributor Network page in connection with the content of any Project you submit to us.
     
     

  7. Editing Process; Peer Review.

     You agree that in connection with any Project you will participate in any editing and/or peer review process that we may require, in our sole discretion. To that end, you agree that any requested revisions will be made in a timely manner as requested by BrandForge. You acknowledge and agree that we may directly edit or revise the content of the Project, including using or repurposing all or part of the content and material in the Project. If requested by us, you will be available for and will cooperate with any peer-reviewing procedures and will supply us with any background, investigation, and research material you have collected or relied on in completing the Project.
     
     

  8. Early Termination of a Project.

     If a Project is rejected or terminated prior to completion by BrandForge, and we believe you have made a good faith effort to complete the Project, we may elect to pay you a "Termination Fee". The amount of the Termination Fee will be at the sole discretion of BrandForge.
     
     

  9. Term/Termination.

     This Agreement will begin when accepted by BrandForge and will continue perpetually until it is terminated by either party. Either party may terminate this Agreement for any or no reason by providing fifteen calendar days' advance written notice to the other party. Section 5 (Ownership of Project Content), Section 6 (Promotional Materials), Section 11 (Confidentiality), Section 12 (Limitation of Liability), Section 13 (Choice of Law), Section 17 (Unenforceability of Provisions), and any other term that should reasonably be construed as surviving the termination of this Agreement will survive termination.
     
     

  10. Independent Contractor.

      You shall be an independent contractor, and may be referred to from time to time, including but not limited to in this Agreement, as a freelancer, correspondent, contributor, peer team leader, editor, chief editor, etc. Nothing in this Agreement shall render you an employee, partner, agent of, or joint venturer with BrandForge for any purpose. You are not authorized to make any representation, contract or commitment on behalf of BrandForge. You shall not be entitled to any of the benefits that BrandForge may make available to its employees, such as insurance, profit sharing or retirement benefits. You shall be solely responsible for all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any federal, state or local tax authority with respect to your performance of services and receipt of fees under this Agreement. BrandForge shall regularly report amounts paid to you as required by law. Because you are an independent contractor, BrandForge shall not (i) withhold or make payments for social security, (ii) make unemployment insurance or disability insurance contributions, or (iii) obtain or pay for worker's compensation insurance on your behalf. You hereby agree to indemnify and defend BrandForge against any and all such taxes or contributions, including penalties and interest.
      
      

  11. Confidentiality.

      You understand that you may receive access to our or our affiliated entities', confidential or proprietary information ("Confidential Information"). During the term of this Agreement, and for two (2) years after termination, you will not disclose or use our Confidential Information for any purpose other than as necessary to perform a Project.
      
      

  12. Limitation of Liability.

      BrandForge WILL NOT BE LIABLE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS), WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR BRANDFORGE, IN RESPECT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE SUFFERED BY YOU AND ARISING OUT OF IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, SHALL BE THE AMOUNT PAYABLE BY US TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
      
      

  13. Choice of Law/Venue

      Laws of the State of Utah shall govern the validity of this Agreement, the construction of its terms and the interpretation of the rights and duties of the parties hereto. The sole and exclusive venue for any dispute between you and us arising from this Agreement shall be the federal and/or state courts located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
      
      

  14. Waiver

      Waiver by one party hereto of breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other shall not operate or be construed as a continuing waiver.
      
      

  15. Assignment

      This Agreement, and your obligations and rights under it, are specific to you, and you may not assign any of your rights under this Agreement, or delegate the performance of any of your duties hereunder, without our prior written consent.
      
      

  16. Pseudonym/Anonymity/Plagiarism. You agree to abide by the following policies and procedures:
      • a. Pseudonym policy: The use of a pseudonym or pen name, whether for a writer or a source, is prohibited in BrandForge. Members are expected to set up their publishing accounts under their legal name. BrandForge regularly audits the authenticity of membership accounts.
      • b. Anonymity policy: BrandForge members may not use anonymous sources or sources disguised under a pseudonym. Our partner publishers believe transparency to our readers, viewers and listeners is critical to our mission of being trusted voices. Whether we're quoting an expert or a victim, a document or research study, it's essential that we operate and report in the open.
      • c. Plagiarism policy: BrandForge strictly prohibits any form of plagiarism. Representing another's work as one's own, even if only for one image, or a sentence or two, is dishonest and indolent. Anyone found guilty of submitting plagiarized content will have his membership revoked. BrandForge management will also alert the original publisher and may assist the original publisher in carrying out legal action.
  17. Indemnification

      You will indemnify, defend, reimburse and hold harmless BrandForge, and each parent company, subsidiary, affiliate, division, officer, director, employee, contractor and agent of BrandForge, for, from and against any and all liabilities, claims and expenses of any type or nature, including costs and attorneys' fees, that arise from Your Content or a breach of this Agreement.
      
      

  18. Entire Understanding

      This document, as well as the TOU, PP and any exhibit attached constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the parties, and any and all prior agreements, understandings, and representations are hereby terminated and canceled in their entirety and are of no further force and effect. This Agreement applies to all Projects submitted to us by you. Both parties must agree to any modifications to this Agreement in writing.
      
      

  19. Unenforceability of Provisions

      If any provision of this Agreement, or any portion thereof, is held to be invalid and unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
      
      

• I have read, understand and agree to the Terms of use

  Terms of Use

  Terms of Use
  (Last revised December 7, 2011)

  • Acceptance Through Use.

    This website (the "Site") is operated by BrandForge, a division of Deseret Digital Media, Inc. ("BrandForge"). By using the Site, you agree to be bound by all of the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced in these Terms of Use. You should review the Terms of Use from time to time. BrandForge may change any of the Terms of Use at any time without notice by posting revisions to the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms of Use. If you do not accept all of the Terms of Use, you must exit the Site immediately.

  • Age Requirement.

    You must be at least sixteen (16) years old to use or enroll in this Service.

  • Privacy.

    You should review the [Privacy Statement]privacy posted elsewhere at the Site before using the Site.

  • Links to Third Party Sites.

    The Site may contain links to websites operated by third parties. These links do not constitute or imply an endorsement of the linked site. The linked sites may appear to be integrated into the Site, but are not under BrandForge's control. BrandForge is not responsible for the operation or content of any linked site or subsequent links from that site. The policies that govern the use of a linked site will differ from these Terms of Use. You should review the policies of a linked site before making a decision to use that site.

  • User Submitted Content.

    By posting or submitting any content or other materials to the Site, including any and all content, media and materials you submit, including without limitation, still photographs, writings, spoken statements, music, audio, video, video recordings, audio visual works and recordings, slides, portraits, animated and/or motion pictures, caricatures, likenesses, vocal or other sounds, sound recordings, voices, voice reproductions, computer graphics and visual effects, (collectively, "Your Content"), you affirm, represent and warrant that (1) you own or otherwise control all right, title and interest in and to Your Content, including the copyright thereto, (2) none of the materials included in Your Content are defamatory, libelous, obscene or pornographic, (3) the materials in Your Content, to the best of your knowledge, are factual, truthful, accurate and not intended for an improper or malicious purpose, either as to BrandForge or any other individual or entity; and (4) use of Your Content as provided in these Terms of Use will not violate any legal rights (tangible or intangible) of any third party.

  • Indemnification.

    You will indemnify, defend, reimburse and hold harmless BrandForge, and each parent company, subsidiary, affiliate, division, officer, director, employee, contractor and agent of BrandForge, for, from and against any and all liabilities, claims and expenses of any type or nature, including costs and attorneys' fees, that arise from the use of the Site, the previous paragraph and the [Independent Contributor Agreement]contributoragreement.

  • Intellectual Property.

    You acknowledge that all content and materials available at the Site other than Your Content (collectively, the "Content") are owned or controlled by BrandForge and protected by national and international copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, patent registration rights, trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary rights and laws. You may only use the Site and the Content as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use and for no other purpose. You may download, print or view individual pages at the Site for private, noncommercial use, provided you do not delete, change or otherwise modify any of the Content, including any copyright or trademark notices. You may not use the site for any commercial purpose. Except as authorized by BrandForge in writing on a case by case basis, you will not sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any of the Content. The systematic retrieval of any of the Content to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without the written permission of BrandForge is prohibited. Unless otherwise indicated, all logos, names, package designs and marks on the Site are trademarks or service marks and may not be used without BrandForge's permission.

  • Disclaimer of Warranties.

    YOU AGREE THAT THE SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING THE CONTENT (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SITE MATERIALS"), ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS/WHERE IS/AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES THAT ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUR USE WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BRANDFORGE DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT ANY OF THE SITE MATERIALS ARE ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT, THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THE SITE MATERIALS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FROM FOLLOWING ANY INSTRUCTIONS, DIRECTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS AVAILABLE AT THE SITE.

  • Limitation of Liability.

    UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BRANDFORGE, OR ANY PARENT COMPANY, SUBSIDIARY, AFFILIATE, DIVISION, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR OR AGENT OF BRANDFORGE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED AT THE SITE, INCLUDING THE CONTENT AND YOUR CONTENT. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, AND EVEN IF BRANDFORGE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  • International Use.

    The Site is intended for use by legal U.S. residents residing within the geographic borders of the United States. If you choose to access the Site from any location other than the United States, you accept full responsibility for compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the access occurs. BrandForge makes no representation that the Site or the Site Materials are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. Accessing the Site or using any of the Site Materials from any jurisdiction where access or use is illegal is prohibited.

  • Unauthorized Use and Termination.

    You agree to use the Site only for authorized and legal activities. BrandForge reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of the Site at any time and for any or no reason.

  • Contact Information.

    Questions concerning these Terms of Use or the Site should be directed to Matt Sanders at msanders@deseretdigital.com.

• I have read, understand and agree to the Privacy Policy

  (Last revised February 23, 2012)

  General. This website (the "Site") is operated by Deseret Digital Media, Inc. ("Operator"). The following Privacy Statement (the "Statement") supplements the [Terms of Use]/user/tou posted elsewhere at the Site. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by all of the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced in the Statement or the Terms of Use. You should review the Statement and the Terms of Use from time to time. Operator may change any portion of the Statement or the Terms of Use at any time without notice by posting revisions to the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of the revised Statement and the Terms of Use. If you do not accept all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Statement and the Terms of Use, you must exit the Site immediately.

  General. This website (the "Site") is operated by Deseret Digital Media, Inc. ("Operator"). The following Privacy Statement (the "Statement") supplements the [Terms of Use]{@link} posted elsewhere at the Site. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by all of the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced in the Statement or the Terms of Use. You should review the Statement and the Terms of Use from time to time. Operator may change any portion of the Statement or the Terms of Use at any time without notice by posting revisions to the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of the revised Statement and the Terms of Use. If you do not accept all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Statement and the Terms of Use, you must exit the Site immediately.

  What Information is Collected. Operator collects information both actively and passively. For example, Operator will collect information about you that you voluntarily provide on the Site. In addition to information provided directly by you, Operator and third parties with features at the Site may collect aggregate information through the use of "cookies" or by other electronic means. In general, a cookie is a small amount of data sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive. With most browsers or other software, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. You can refer to the instructions for your browser to learn more about these functions. If you choose to reject cookies, the Site likely will not operate as efficiently for you.

  No Information from Children under the Age of 13. Operator does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 and does not wish to collect any such information. If Operator becomes aware that it has collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, Operator will delete the information immediately.

  Ownership and Use of Information. Any information collected by Operator in connection with your use of the Site, regardless of whether collected actively or passively, will belong exclusively to Operator and may be used, maintained, updated OR disclosed by Operator as desired in its sole discretion.

  Contact Information. Direct all questions or requests concerning the Statement or the Site to help@deseretconnect.com.