Publisher Terms of Service
Updated 11. june 2018
By using ReadCred.com and its services ('the Platform') as a publisher, you agree to these Terms of Service. Please read the Terms of Service carefully.
1. Access to the services
Your use of the Platform is subject to your creation and our approval of a Publisher Account. We have the right to refuse or limit your access to the Platform.
We strive to keep the Platform available at all times, but do not guarantee any level of availability.
2. Use of the services
You may use the Platform only as permitted by these terms and applicable laws.
You are not allowed to interfere with the Platform or try to access it through other methods than the interfaces provided by us.
3. Changes to the Platform and terms
We are constantly changing and improving the platform and our services. We may add or remove functionalities or features of the Platform at any time, and we may suspend or stop a service or functionality without prior notice.
We may modify these Terms of Service at any time. If you don’t agree to any modified terms, you must stop using the Platform.
4. Publishing content
You may only publish content on the platform that you have the legal right to publish. You are not allowed to publish any content or parts of content that infringe on the rights of other people or entities.
You have full ownership and responsibility for content you publish on the Platform.
By publishing your content on the Platform, you give us an unlimited right to use the content on the Platform.
You are responsible for labelling your content properly if it is of a violent or graphic nature.
5. Removing content
We have the right to remove any content from the platform.
You have the right to remove your own content from the platform. Content may not be removed by you within 30 days after it has been purchased by a user.
6. Unwanted content
You may not publish unwanted content on the Platform. Publishing of unwanted content may lead to cancellation of your Account.
Unwanted content includes, but is not limited to, content that:
- is harassing or threatening
- is encouraging violence or illegality
We have the right to define any content as unwanted.
7. Payment
Subject to this section and section 8, you will receive payment related to the purchase of your content by users.
If your Account is in good standing through to the time when ReadCred issues you a payment, we will pay you by the end of the calendar month following any calendar month in which the balance reflected in your Account equals or exceeds the applicable payment threshold. If ReadCred is investigating your compliance with the Terms of Service or you have been suspended or terminated, your payment may be delayed or withheld. To ensure proper payment, you are responsible for providing and maintaining accurate contact and payment information in your Account.
Payments will be calculated solely based on ReadCred’s accounting. You acknowledge and agree that are only entitled to payment for purchases of your content with credits that is paid for by the user.
You will not receive payment for purchases which are cancelled by the user within their Right to return or for any other reason.
You will not receive payment for purchases with free credits.
You will not receive payment for unwanted content, as defined in Section 6, or other content that is removed by us.
8. Termination, Suspension, and Entitlement to Further Payment
ReadCred may at any time, without providing a warning or prior notice, temporarily suspend further payments on your Account, suspend or terminate the participation of any part of the Platform, or suspend or terminate your Account because of, among other reasons, invalid activity or your failure to otherwise fully comply with the Terms of Service.
If you dispute any payment made or withheld relating to your use of the Platform, or, if ReadCred terminates your Account and you dispute your termination, you must notify ReadCred within 30 days of any such payment, non-payment, or termination by submitting an appeal. If you do not, any claim related to the disputed payment or your termination is waived.
9. Taxes
You are responsible for all taxes (if any) associated with the Platform, other than taxes based on ReadCred's net income. All payments to you from ReadCred in relation to the Platform will be treated as inclusive of tax (if applicable) and will not be adjusted.
10. Privacy
Our privacy policy explains how we treat your personal data and protect your privacy when you use our Services. By using our Services, you agree that ReadCred can use such data in accordance with our privacy policy.
11. Confidentiality
You agree not to disclose ReadCred Confidential Information without our prior written consent. 'ReadCred Confidential Information' includes: (a) all ReadCred software, technology and documentation relating to the Platform; (b) the existence of, information about, or the terms of, any non-public beta or experimental features in the Platform; and (c) any other information made available by ReadCred that is marked confidential or would normally be considered confidential under the circumstances in which it is presented.
12. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and defend ReadCred from and against any and all third-party claims and liabilities arising out of or related to the Platform, including any content served on the Platform that is not provided by ReadCred; your use of the Platform; or your breach of any term of the Publisher Terms of Service.
13. Legal disputes
The Platform is governed by the laws of Norway. Any legal dispute should be handled by the court of Oslo, Norway.
