Terms of Service

1. Terms

By accessing this Website, accessible from hyacinthreview.org, you are agreeing to be bound by these Website Terms and Conditions of Use and agree that you are responsible for the agreement with any applicable local laws. If you disagree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from accessing this site. The materials contained in this Website are protected by copyright and trade mark law.

2. Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials on The Hyacinth Review’s Website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

  • modify or copy the materials;
  • use the materials for any commercial purpose or for any public display;
  • attempt to reverse engineer any software contained on The Hyacinth Review’s Website;
  • remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
  • transferring the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This will let The Hyacinth Review to terminate upon violations of any of these restrictions. Upon termination, your viewing right will also be terminated and you should destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether it is printed or electronic format. These Terms of Service has been created with the help of the Terms Of Service Generator.

3. Disclaimer

All the materials on The Hyacinth Review’s Website are provided “as is”. The Hyacinth Review makes no warranties, may it be expressed or implied, therefore negates all other warranties. Furthermore, The Hyacinth Review does not make any representations concerning the accuracy or reliability of the use of the materials on its Website or otherwise relating to such materials or any sites linked to this Website.

4. Limitations

The Hyacinth Review or its suppliers will not be hold accountable for any damages that will arise with the use or inability to use the materials on The Hyacinth Review’s Website, even if The Hyacinth Review or an authorize representative of this Website has been notified, orally or written, of the possibility of such damage. Some jurisdiction does not allow limitations on implied warranties or limitations of liability for incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

5. Revisions and Errata

The materials appearing on The Hyacinth Review’s Website may include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. The Hyacinth Review will not promise that any of the materials in this Website are accurate, complete, or current. The Hyacinth Review may change the materials contained on its Website at any time without notice. The Hyacinth Review does not make any commitment to update the materials.

6. Submissions

First and foremost, your submission is your consent to publish the article on the The Hyacinth Review website.

By submitting your article to The Hyacinth Review, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. That you are the author of the article and sole copyright holder.

2. That The Hyacinth Review does not guarantee your article will be published or the duration of its publication.

3. That The Hyacinth Review has unconditional permission to publish your article on our website and distribute it in any manner we choose, including, but not limited to, in our newsletter, RSS or content feeds.

4. That you will proof your article for spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure errors prior to submission.

5. That The Hyacinth Review reserves the right to edit your article for grammar, spelling, and formatting as well as classify, re-classify or remove your article at any time for any reason.

6. That The Hyacinth Review may, or may not, contact you regarding acceptance or denial of your article submission.

7. That by submitting, you guarantee that artificial intelligence (AI) was not used in the creation or generation of your work. This includes, but is not limited to, poetry, creative writing, essays, columns, art, and photography. Violation of this agreement will result in the removal of the piece, and an indefinite ban from future submissions with The Hyacinth Review.

To request a deletion of, or changes to, your article submission, contact us at: submissions@hyacinthreview.org.

7. Third-Party Interaction and Links to Third-Party Websites

As a convenience for you, this Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not under our control or third parties may link to this Website. Links to or from a third-party website, whether provided by us or not, do not imply any affiliation between us and the website owner, or an endorsement, approval, or verification by us of any information or content available on such third-party websites. We do not periodically review these third-party websites and you agree that we are not responsible or liable for the accuracy or completeness of the content on any such third-party websites. These third-party websites may have a privacy policy different from ours and such third party websites may provide less security than this Website. By providing access to other websites, we are not recommending the purchase or sale of products or services provided by the sponsoring organization of any linked website.

8. E-mail

IF you send us an E-mail, please be advised that the Internet IS NOT a secure method of transmitting information. We shall have NO liability FOR ANY loss OR damage that results FROM interception AND/OR unauthorized USE BY third parties of ANY information you send BY E-mail. FOR information regarding our USE of your E-mail address, please review our Privacy Policy, which IS available here.

9. Comments

The Hyacinth Review reserves the RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME, without notice, AND IN our sole discretion: (i) edit ANY comments you provide TO the Website IN response TO a blog posting (“Comments”); (ii) NOT include ANY such COMMENT ON the Website; (iii) remove SOME OR ALL of ANY such COMMENT FROM our servers, FROM the Website AND FROM ANY other form OR media; AND (iv) terminate your ability TO post Comments TO the Website.

Your Comments may NOT include ANY material that (a) defames, threatens, harasses, abuses OR slanders ANY person; (b) invades OR infringes ANY person’s rights of privacy OR publicity; (c) violates copyrights OR other intellectual property rights OR that IS otherwise unlawful; (d) IS sexually explicit OR obscene; (e) constitutes advertisements; OR (f) solicits business.

WHEN you provide a COMMENT TO the Website, you agree TO accept sole responsibility FOR, AND assume ALL liability (including FOR claims of infringement, libel AND slander) associated WITH, such COMMENT, including the information, statements, facts, AND material contained therein.

BY providing a COMMENT TO the Website, you GRANT us a world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive AND freely sublicenseable RIGHT AND license TO USE, reproduce, publish, translate, CREATE derivative works FROM, distribute, AND display your COMMENT anywhere, FOR ANY purpose, whether commercial OR non-commercial, AND IN ANY form, media OR technology now known OR later developed.  

10. Site Terms of Use Modifications

We may modify these Terms or the information or content on this Website without notice at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Terms, information or content on this Website. You agree to review these Terms periodically to be aware of such modifications and your continued access or use of this Website shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified Terms.

11. Your Privacy

Please read our Privacy Policy here.

12. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

All works published on hyacinthreview.org and our respective social media profiles are the property of the respective authors. We do not consent for any of the work published on hyacinthreview.org to be utilized for the training or implementation of any artificial intelligence programs past, current, or future.

We do not knowingly accept or publish submissions created or generated by artificial intelligence including (but not limited to) poetry, creative writing, essays, columns, music, art, and photography. Violation of this agreement will result in the removal of the piece, and an indefinite ban from future submissions with The Hyacinth Review.

13. Fair Use

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.

The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Disclaimer:

  • Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Disclaimer) refers to The Hyacinth Review.
  • Service refers to the Website.
  • You means the individual accessing the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
  • Website refers to The Hyacinth Review, accessible from https://www.hyacinthreview.org

Disclaimer

The information contained on the Service is for general information purposes only.

The Company assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of the Service.

In no event shall the Company be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Service or the contents of the Service. The Company reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents on the Service at any time without prior notice.

The Company does not warrant that the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components.

External Links Disclaimer

The Service may contain links to external websites that are not provided or maintained by or in any way affiliated with the Company.

Please note that the Company does not guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any information on these external websites.

Errors and Omissions Disclaimer

The information given by the Service is for general guidance on matters of interest only. Even if the Company takes every precaution to ensure that the content of the Service is both current and accurate, errors can occur. Plus, given the changing nature of laws, rules and regulations, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in the information contained on the Service.

The Company is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information.

Fair Use Disclaimer

The Company may use copyrighted material which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Company is making such material available for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.

The Company believes this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the United States Copyright law.

If You wish to use copyrighted material from the Service for your own purposes that go beyond fair use, You must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Views Expressed Disclaimer

The Service may contain views and opinions which are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other author, agency, organization, employer or company, including the Company.

Comments published by users are their sole responsibility and the users will take full responsibility, liability and blame for any libel or litigation that results from something written in or as a direct result of something written in a comment. The Company is not liable for any comment published by users and reserves the right to delete any comment for any reason whatsoever.

No Responsibility Disclaimer

The information on the Service is provided with the understanding that the Company is not herein engaged in rendering legal, accounting, tax, or other professional advice and services. As such, it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or other competent advisers.

In no event shall the Company or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with your access or use or inability to access or use the Service.

“Use at Your Own Risk” Disclaimer

All information in the Service is provided “as is”, with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

The Company will not be liable to You or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information given by the Service or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

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14. Governing Law and Choice of Forum

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of Hawai’i, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflicts of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.