CURATION & COLLABORATION
In addition to our Curators' Team, we welcome all visitors interested in documenting history to help us discover and index items in the public domain. Moreover, individuals who have owned, collected, witnessed, inherited, and cherished pop culture items and historical events contribute significantly to our users' experiences. Their personal stories can offer unique perspectives and highlight the human connections that bring us closer together as a society.
A curator shares our passion for preserving the legacy of pop culture topics and historical events for the benefit of future generations. They help us enhance visitors' experiences while passionately documenting and preserving factual information.
They can also become part of the narrative when sharing their personal accounts, as only those who experienced, inherited, cherished, or created these stories can do so. Through their detailed recollections of an event, an autograph, a concert ticket, or a selfie with an idol, they reveal valuable insights and perspectives to the world.
Anyone who creates a timeline with at least five items can apply to become its curator. Curators must have proven superior knowledge or interest in a subject and be willing to contribute regularly. They become moderators responsible for keeping the timeline accurate, current, and interesting, as well as adding new items, verifying uploaded information, and attracting traffic to them.
Collaborators are interested in curating items in exchange for a backlink to their channels, which would ideally become a relevant extension of our visitors' experience as they explore their passions. The more collaboration there is, the more potential targeted visitors they receive.
Public-domain or personal items submitted through any of our channels go through an approval process, where our team determines if all elements meet our requirements. That may include image quality, content tone, grammar accuracy, and copyrights, among other factors. Our team can either approve or communicate with the curator and indicate the need for revisions until we are satisfied with the outcome. Once approved, items stay on the timeline unless removed by Contextualines or at the contributor's request where required by law. Curators can request changes, which we may implement at our discretion. We welcome and appreciate curators' efforts to keep items up to date.
We also rely on visitors to help maintain accuracy by following the Flag link on every item page to report broken and incorrect links, verify information, vet copyright claims, and flag items suspected of legal infringement.
Curators and Collaborators are not paid for their contributions.
Private Timelines are visible only to the members the account owner invites. Their items are not reviewed or published by Contextualines, and the Item Submission Rules do not apply to them. If a member chooses to share an item on a public timeline, that item follows the Item Submission Rules from the moment it is submitted. Organizations that want their own branded timeline can work with conteXtudio; studio projects follow the conteXtudio Client Agreement.
Who qualifies. A Curator becomes a Collaborator when they submit a new item and fill in the Beta Believer™ link field with a valid link to their own channel (website or social media profile). The promotion applies only to new items created through the Add an Item form. It does not apply to items already published on our timelines.
Approval. Every item is reviewed by our team, and the link is activated only after the item is approved. Once an item is live, it stays on Contextualines under the license described in these Terms, and only our team can remove it.
Promotion period. The promotion runs until we announce that new links will be charged. We will post that announcement on the site and email members before it takes effect. Items approved with a link before then keep their link at no cost for as long as the item stays published, subject to these Terms and our Content Rules.
Broken links. If we find that a link no longer works, we will email the Collaborator at the address registered to the account. The Collaborator then has 10 business days to update the link from their dashboard. During that time the item stays live without the link. If the link is not updated within 10 business days, the link is removed. To restore a link after the promotion has ended, the Collaborator pays the listing rate in effect at that time.
Advertising revenue. Collaborators do not receive any share of revenue from advertising placed on any page, including the item page that carries their link.
Editing and approval rights. Contextualines may edit the text and media of any submitted item so its tone, language and information follow our rules and standards, and may reject a submission in full without asking permission.
Changes to the promotion. Contextualines may change or end the Beta Believer™ promotion early, for any reason. Links already approved stay active as described above. Promotional benefits have no cash value and are not refunded if the promotion or these Terms change, or if Contextualines stops operating.
Additional content. Contextualines may add content to any item page that carries a Collaborator's link, at its own discretion and without the Collaborator's permission or approval.
We kindly ask you to comply with these guidelines to ensure the safe and fair use of our website and other media channels (together, the "Channels"). Contextualines is operated by [Legal business name]. By using the Channels, you agree to these Terms of Use and to our Privacy Policy. These terms are the complete agreement between you and Contextualines regarding the use of the Channels, and they replace any previous agreements you may have had. If you hire our studio, conteXtudio, the conteXtudio Client Agreement governs that project.
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These terms do not limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any liability that may not be limited or excluded under applicable law. Subject to that, we will not be held accountable for losses resulting from events beyond our reasonable control. We will not be responsible for any loss of profits, income, revenue, use, production, expected savings, business contracts, commercial opportunities or goodwill; for any damage to or loss of data, databases or software; or for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damage. [Optional, for your lawyer: our total liability to you will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim or $100.] These limits apply to all liabilities arising under these terms or their subject matter, including liabilities in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Contextualines and its owners, staff and contractors from claims, losses and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from content you submit, your use of the Channels or your breach of these terms.
We may need to expand these terms as Contextualines grows and adds capabilities and functions, and we will occasionally update them to reflect company and customer feedback. We will post updates with a new effective date and make reasonable efforts to inform users who have provided a valid email address, although we are not obligated to do so. Continuing to use the Channels after changes take effect means you accept the updated terms. We encourage you to review these terms periodically.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, and disputes will be resolved in the courts located in [Orange] County, California. Questions: [Legal business name], [mailing address], [email address].
You must be at least [13/16/18] years old to create an account. You are responsible for keeping your login details secure and for activity under your account. Please provide accurate information and keep it current.
Contextualines has several kinds of participants: Members, who create accounts, save items and build timelines; Curators and Collaborators, who submit items for timelines; and Vendors, sponsors and advertisers, who place promotional content with our permission. Specific roles may have additional guidelines, which form part of these terms.
Private Timelines are visible only to the account owner and the members they invite, whether a family, a group of friends, a club or any other circle. To be completed before launch: who can see a family timeline, how invitations work, who can edit or delete items, what happens if the account owner leaves, and how families can download their content.]
Paid features. Some features, such as Private Timelines or premium membership], may require payment. Prices, billing, renewals and refunds will be shown at the time of purchase. Payments are processed by our payment provider; we do not store full card numbers.
We may suspend or close an account, or remove content, if we reasonably believe these terms have been breached, or to protect the Channels or other users. You may close your account at any time by [method].
Contextualines reserves the right to reject the promotion of products, services, creative materials or any content that:
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Is hateful, obscene, profane, libelous, defamatory or slanderous.
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Engages in harassment, threats, stalking, spamming or vandalism, or transmits chain mail, junk mail or spam to other users.
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Infringes the privacy, publicity, copyright, trademark or other rights of others under any applicable laws.
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Engages in false statements, impersonation or fraud.
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Contains adult content, personals or dating services, or sexual references.
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Promotes gambling or any illegal activities.
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Misleads users, such as with fake error messages, fake "close" buttons, or misleading or inaccurate copy.
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In the case of advertising, resembles the visual style of the content area in which it is displayed.
These rules apply to any material you share on our website and our social media channels, such as text, images, audio, video or other content. Your content should be lawful and not infringe upon third-party rights, and it should not lead to legal proceedings against you, us or any third party. Do not submit content that has been subject to legal complaints or threatened legal action.
Members, Curators, Contributors, Collaborators, Vendors and the general public are responsible for the content and media they upload. All submissions go through a quality assurance and approval process, and we may require members, sponsors, advertisers and vendors to make adjustments before items become active on the platform. We reserve the right to monitor, edit or remove any user content submitted to our website and social media channels or stored on our servers, and to make any changes needed to maintain our guidelines and best practices.
Contextualines timelines created by our curators are researched, vetted and sourced. History is continually re-examined, though, and new information can change what we know, so we cannot promise that every item is complete, current or free of error. Items submitted by members and other contributors are reviewed before publication but reflect the submitter's own knowledge and sources. Every item page lets visitors flag an item; we review flagged items and correct them when warranted, including when a member believes an item infringes copyright or trademarks.
You keep ownership of the content you submit. By submitting it, you give Contextualines a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate and distribute it in any existing or future media, and to sub-license these rights. [For your lawyer: consider narrower terms for private Family Timeline content.] You also agree to let us take legal action if someone violates these rights. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, you have no expectation of compensation for any activity, contribution or idea you provide to Contextualines or our community of users.
Media Upload Rules
You may upload videos, images, audio and documents only if you have the right to share them. That means one of the following is true:
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You created the media or own it, for example a photo you took of an item you own.
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The rights holder has given you permission, or the media is published under a license that allows this use.
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The media is in the public domain.
Credit the source of every upload, but please note that a credit alone does not give you permission to use someone else's work. Public-domain works are not protected by copyright, but media does not become public domain because it has been widely shared or reproduced online. Unauthorized use of copyrighted material under an invalid claim of fair use constitutes copyright infringement and is illegal. It is the curator's responsibility to follow the law and verify the rights to use media. If you are unsure, do not upload it.
Copyright Complaints
If you believe content on our Channels infringes your copyright, send a notice to our designated agent at [name, address, email]. Include your contact details; a description of the work; where the material appears on our Channels; a statement that you believe in good faith the use is not authorized; a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner; and your physical or electronic signature. We may remove the material and, where appropriate, close the accounts of repeat infringers.
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Children. Our Channels are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child under 13 has given us information, contact us and we will delete it. [Revise if school or student accounts may include children under 13.]
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