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Copyright in your contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material in any way including allowing others to use it.
In order that the firm can use your contribution, you confirm that your contribution is your own original work, isnot defamatory and does not infringe any laws, that you have the right to give the firm permission to use it for the purposes specified above, and that you have the consent of anyone who is identifiable in your contribution or the consent of their parent / guardian if they are under 16.
We normally show your name with your contribution, unless you request otherwise, but for operational reasons this is not always possible. The firm may need to contact you for administrative or verification purposes in relation to your contribution, or in relation to particular projects.
Please do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or break any laws when creating content you may share with the firm.
If you do not want to grant the firm permission set out above on these terms, please do not submit or share your contribution to or with the firm.
If you have any questions about contributing content to the firm, please contact us (contact information can be found on this website).
We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of these Acceptable Use Standards through the use of our site. If a breach of this policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.
Failure to comply with these Acceptable Use Standards constitutes a material breach of the Terms of Use and may result if our taking all or any of the following actions:
- immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site;
- immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our site;
- a warning being issued to you.