Terms of Use

Terms of use

Effective date: 27 March 2025

Welcome to SEVENSEAS Media, a nonprofit platform for environmental education, storytelling and community. By accessing or using our website at sevenseasmedia.org and its content, you agree to the following terms and conditions.

1. Contributor content and responsibility

SEVENSEAS Media publishes content submitted by a wide network of contributors, including articles, photographs, illustrations, poems and other creative works. All contributors are responsible for ensuring that:

• the content they submit is original or properly licensed;
• any third-party media, including images, graphics or data, is used with explicit permission or under a valid licence;
• they hold the rights needed to grant SEVENSEAS Media the right to publish and distribute the content.

By submitting content to SEVENSEAS Media, contributors agree to indemnify and hold harmless SEVENSEAS Media, The Ocean Foundation (our fiscal sponsor) and associated parties from any claims, damages or legal disputes resulting from the content they provide.

2. Copyright and intellectual property

Unless otherwise noted, all content on this site is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced, distributed or modified without the permission of the original creator or SEVENSEAS Media.

If you believe that any material on our site infringes your copyright, please see our Copyright and DMCA Policy or contact our Designated Agent at copyright@sevenseasmedia.org with a detailed description of the issue. We take copyright seriously and will promptly investigate and, where appropriate, remove infringing material.

3. Educational and non-commercial use

Content from this site may be shared for educational and non-commercial purposes provided that:

• SEVENSEAS Media is clearly credited as the source;
• no changes are made to the original content;
• any use beyond this has express written permission.

4. Site access and use

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes. You may not use the website in a way that may damage, disable or impair our services or interfere with others’ use and enjoyment of it.

We reserve the right to remove content, suspend accounts or restrict access at our sole discretion, particularly in cases of suspected abuse, harassment or copyright violation.

5. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

SEVENSEAS Media provides content for informational, educational and inspirational purposes. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee the completeness, reliability or suitability of any content. Use of the site and its materials is at your own risk.

SEVENSEAS Media, its contributors and its fiscal sponsor are not liable for any loss or damage resulting from the use of, or reliance on, information published on this site.

6. Changes to these terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at any time. Changes will be posted on this page, and your continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of those changes.

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