Release and Consent to Use of Photographs, Logos and Videos
PLEASE READ THESE SUBMISSION TERMS (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY. THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT TERMS THAT AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. WHEN YOU MAKE A SUBMISSION TO A STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEBSITE ON WHICH THESE TERMS APPEAR (A “SITE”), YOU ARE CONFIRMING THAT YOU HAVE AGREED TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
- You may be viewing these Terms on a small screen. If so, here are the highlights of the Terms below (but please read the Terms).
- You own the photo or other Content (as defined below) that you submit. Nothing in these Terms changes that.
- You are giving the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism a license to use the Content on the Site.
- If any third party has any rights in your Content, you represent that you have all the rights and permissions needed from those third parties to grant the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism the license to use your Content in accordance with these Terms and nothing in the Content is inappropriate or defamatory.
- You are releasing the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism from any liability arising out of its use of the Content as described in these Terms and you promise not to sue the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism for such use.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS (LONG FORM) FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM, VISITNJ.ORG
By submitting Content to this Site, you are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions. You grant the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism and affiliate agents a perpetual, transferable, non-exclusive, worldwide license to use this Content on the Site. You agree that you are solely responsible for your Content. The State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism is not required to host, display, or distribute any Content on or through their Websites and may remove Content at any time or refuse Content for any reason. The State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism is not responsible for any loss, theft, misuse or damage of any kind to your Content.
By submitting Content to this site, you represent and warrant that:
- you own all rights in and to your Content including without limitation, all rights to the audio, video and or digital recording contained in your Content (if any) and/or you have acquired all necessary rights to the elements appearing in your Content to enable you to grant the same rights to the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism as described herein
- your Content is wholly original and does not infringe on the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or any other intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other legal or moral rights of any third party individual or entity
- any information contained in your Content is not known to you to be false, inaccurate or misleading
- your Content does not violate any law
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism and its affiliate agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including a reasonable amount of attorney’s fees) that such parties may incur as a result of or arising from your breach of these terms and conditions. The State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you agree to cooperate with the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism defense of such claims.
MODIFICATIONS TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism may, at its sole discretion, change these Terms and Conditions at any time. Any such changes will be posted on visitnj.org along with the new effective date
TAKEDOWN
Should you want your content removed from the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism Website(s), you will need to send a message through our Contact Form. Once the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism acknowledges receipt of your email request, please allow 30 days for any action to take place.
LINKING, CRAWLING AND ARCHIVING
If you would like to link to the Website(s) of the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism you must comply with the following guidelines:
- you must not incorporate any content from this Site into your site or social media channels by in-lining, framing or creating other browser or border environments around the Website Content. You may only link to, not replicate, the Website Content of the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism
- you may not use any the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism trademarks, logos, designs or service marks in your links
- you may not create the appearance of a relationship or affiliation with the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism
If you would like to use a web crawler or other search tool to gather information from the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism Website(s) you must comply with the provisions of the robots.txt file of the site and you may not circumvent CAPTCHA or other security measures.
GENERAL
These Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Statement together with any additional terms to which you agree when using particular elements of the Website(s) constitute the entire and exclusive agreement between you and the State of New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism.
GOVERNING LAW
These terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey. Should any and all legal disputes connected with the Content arise, resolution will take place in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
