Terms of Service
Terms of Service
Welcome to The Writers Room. By accessing or using our website https://www.thewritersroomgh.org you agree to be bound by this terms of service If you do not agree to these terms of service, please do not use or access our website.
1. Membership and Accounts
Membership is open to screenwriters, playwrights and industry professionals. By registering, you confirm that you meet the eligibility criteria and will use the website appropriately. To access certain features, you must register and create an account. You agree to provide accurate and complete information during registration and to update your information as necessary. Your are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and for all activities that occur under your account. In the circumstance of unauthorised use of your account, notify us immediately.
2. Use of Our Services
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Permitted Use: You may use our website and services for lawful purposes only. You agree not to use our website in any way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
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Prohibited Activities: You agree not to:
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Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
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Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the functioning of our website.
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Upload, post, or transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
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Use any automated means, including robots, spiders, or data mining tools, to access or use the website.
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3. Content Submission and Intellectual Property
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User Submissions: By submitting scripts or other content to The Writers Room, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt and display the content in connection with our services only.
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Intellectual Property Rights: You retain ownership of your submitted content. However, you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant the license described above and that your content does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party.
4. Script Library and Fair Use
Our script library contains scripts from various TV shows, films, and stage plays. These materials are provided for educational and research purposes under the principles of fair use. You may use these materials to study, critique, or reference them, but you are not permitted to distribute, reproduce, or use them for commercial purposes without appropriate permissions.
5. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to our services at our sole discretion, without notice or liability, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users or our business interests.
6. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
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Disclaimer: Our website and services are provided "as is" and "as available" without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that our services will be uninterrupted or error-free.
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Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Writers Room shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from (i) your use or inability to use our services; (ii) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein; (iii) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from our services.
7. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ghana, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or our services shall be resolved exclusively in the courts of Ghana.
8. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on our website. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
Thank you for being a part of The Writers Room community. We are committed to providing a supportive and collaborative environment for screenwriters and playwrights in Ghana.
Copyright Claims
The Writers Room respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects our users to do the same. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on our website, please notify us and we will do well to assess and, if appropriate, remove the allegedly infringed material from our platform.
You can submit your copyright claim to us via the contact page.
Information Sources
The Writers Room sources it’s data and content from multiple sources in order to enhance the user experience and provide useful and comprehensive information about stage plays, films and television shows. We acknowledge and attribute the following sources:
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Script Slug
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Wikipedia
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IMDb
This acknowledgement serves to inform our users of the sources of data and content on our website, aligning with our commitment to transparency and legal compliance.