Policies governing your submission of content

If you are not at least 18 years of age, you must have permission from your parent or guardian in order to submit Material. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL TO THIS WEBSITE. You are responsible for the content of any information you submit. The information used in connection with this project does not necessarily reflect the views of Opie Productions LLC or Shawn Harris and in no event shall Opie Productions LLC or Shawn Harris assume or have any responsibility or liability for any information submitted for use with this project or for any claims, damages or losses resulting from the use and/or appearance of such information in connection with this project.

By making a submission in any form to Opie Productions LLC or Shawn Harris, you affirm that your submission, including text, digital images and video, is original to you, that you hold all necessary rights to this work or have permission from the copyright holder, or the work is in the public domain, and that the submission does not defame or otherwise violate the rights, copyrights, trademarks, publicity, privacy, or reputation of any third party.

By making your submission you expressly grant Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris your permission to record, edit, transcribe, duplicate, distribute, and perform your submission, in any and all media now existing or hereafter developed, throughout the world. You also grant Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris the right to use your name in connection with the use and/or republication of your submission.

Under this agreement you will retain ownership of the copyright of your submission. However, as a condition of use of your submission and for no monetary compensation, you hereby grant to Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris and Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris hereby accept a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such information in any and all media now known or hereinafter devised and to authorize others to exercise such rights. You further represent that you have all necessary rights in your submission. Any items submitted to Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris cannot be returned.

You agree to indemnify and hold Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris harmless against any claims asserted by any third parties that allege your submission violates their rights, or from any breach by you of your promises in this agreement. You shall be responsible for any costs incurred by Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris for defense or settlement of third- party claims, including but not limited to Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris’s reasonable attorneys' fees.

You understand that submitting content does not guarantee that your work will be displayed on this website or otherwise used by Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris. The decision of which and how each submission received by Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris will be used will be at the sole discretion of Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris.

Notice of Intellectual Property Infringement

Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris respect the intellectual property rights of others. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law, it is the policy of Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the work of any user who is deemed to infringe third party intellectual property rights. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or are aware of any infringing material placed by any third party, please provide the following information:

1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
   
2. a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
   
3. a description of where the material you claim is infringing is located on the site;
   
4. your address, telephone number, and email address;
   
5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
   
6. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
   

Please email any relevant information to [email protected].

Acceptance of the Submission & Usage Policy

For online submissions, you signify your acceptance of the terms spelled out in this agreement by clicking the "Submit" button on any submission form in this web site. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this portion of the web site or otherwise make a submission to this project.

By making a submission, you expressly grant Opie Productions LLC and Shawn Harris permission to use and edit the submission in its sole discretion and to use your name in connection with the use and/or republication of your submission. All submissions are subject to our Submission & Usage Policy.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. Any changes to this policy will be posted to this page as soon as reasonably possible, so please check this page periodically. Use of these pages constitutes consent to any policy then in effect.

Disclaimer of warranties

THIS PROJECT AND THIS PORTION OF THE CHOOSETHEENDING.COM WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER OPIEPRODUCTIONS LLC NOR SHAWN HARRIS WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, THAT THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS FREE OF ROGUE PROGRAMMING.

Limitation of damages

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL OPIEPRODUCTIONS LLC OR SHAWN HARRIS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION USE OF OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, NONDELIVERY OF INFORMATION, DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS, OR ANY OTHER FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE.

Release and indemnity

YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND/OR LIABILITY AGAINST OPIEPRODUCTIONS LLC OR SHAWN HARRIS ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION IN ANY MANNER TO OPIEPRODUCTIONS LLC OR SHAWN HARRIS. YOU ALSO AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS, OPIEPRODUCTIONS LLC OR SHAWN HARRIS FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LIABILITY, INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES, ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, YOUR SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION IN ANY MANNER TO OPIEPRODUCTIONS LLC OR SHAWN HARRIS IN CONNECTION WITH THE “Submit your Dating Story” PROJECT, OR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY APPLICABLE LAW.