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Terms of Use

  1. INTRODUCTION This is an agreement between you, the website user, and Boxfire Press ("the company"). By using theshortestfiction.com, known as "the website" or "the site", you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions in this document and it supercedes the general terms of use found at boxfirepress.com.

  2. JURISDICTION The Company is organized under the laws of the District of Columbia in the United States of America, and the sites are operated in the United States . The laws of the District of Columbia govern these Terms of Use and your use of the site, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the District of Columbia for any action to enforce these Terms of Use. We recognize that it is possible for you to obtain access to the sites from any jurisdiction in the world, but we have no practical ability to prevent such access. The sites have been designed to comply with the laws of the District of Columbia and of the United States. If any material on the sites, or your use of the sites, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, the sites are not intended for you, and we ask you not to use the sites. You are responsible for informing yourself of the laws of your jurisdiction and complying with them. In the event of any legal action arising from or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of the sites, you hereby waive the right to a jury trial.

  3. PRIVACY The company privacy practices are explained in the privacy policy and the privacy policy is a part of this agreement.

  4. TRADEMARKS Countr, Boxfire Press, Social Pay and the Boxfire logo are trademarks of the company and you may not use them, in whole or in part, without the explicit written permission of the company.

  5. ACCURACY OF INFORMATION We are not responsible if information we make available on the sites is not accurate, complete or current. The material on the sites is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the basis for making significant decisions without consulting primary or more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on the sites is at your own risk. The sites may contain certain historical information. Historical information necessarily is not current and is provided for your reference only. The sites may also contain information provided by third parties, and opinions and views of third parties. We are under no obligation to verify any information provided by third parties, and the opinions and views expressed by third parties are not those of the company, and are not endorsed by us. We reserve the right to modify the contents of the sites at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on the sites. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to the sites.

  6. SUBMISSIONS In these terms of use, we use the word “submissions” or "submission" to mean text, messages, ideas, concepts, pitches, suggestions, stories, screenplays, treatments, formats, artwork, photographs, drawings, videos, audiovisual works, musical compositions (including lyrics), sound recordings, characterizations, your and/or other persons' names, likenesses, voices, usernames, profiles, actions, appearances, performances and/or other biographical information or material, and/or other similar materials that you submit, post, upload, embed, display, communicate or otherwise distribute (collectively, “Distribute”) on or through the website. All unsolicited submissions to the company are speculative. You understand and agree that the company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and/or affiliates may already have works similar to your submission in development and you agree to release the company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and/or affiliates from any and all claims regarding your submissions or arising from any communication with the company and its agents, including but not limited to claims of copyright infringement. You agree that any submissions you make are not being made in confidence or trust and that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created between you and us in any way, and that you have no expectation of any review, compensation or consideration of any type (other than any stated Consideration). Accordingly, we, our licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users shall be entitled to disclose all Submissions, and we shall not be liable to you or to any person claiming through you for any exploitation or disclosure of any Submission. By submitting content, you grant the company the non-exclusive, world-wide, perpetual right to display, perform, transmit, license and publish your submission.

  7. COPYRIGHT Any claims from third-parties regarding copyright violations should be made in writing to scott@boxfirepress.com.

  8. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YOUR USE OF THE SITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITES OR ANY FEATURE OR PART THEREOF AT ANY TIME. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY WARRANTIES THAT MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE NONINFRINGING; THAT ACCESS TO THE SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT THE SITES WILL BE SECURE; THAT THE SITES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE WILL BE VIRUS-FREE; OR THAT INFORMATION ON THE SITES WILL BE COMPLETE, ACCURATE OR TIMELY. IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY MATERIALS FROM THE SITES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIALS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE COMPANY OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THE SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. IN CERTAIN STATES, THE LAW MAY NOT PERMIT ALL OR A PORTION OF THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. IN SUCH CASES, THE DISCLAIMER WILL APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RELATING TO OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES OR ANY OTHER SITE YOU ACCESS THROUGH A LINK FROM THE SITES OR FROM ANY ACTIONS WE TAKE OR FAIL TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF EMAIL MESSAGES YOU SEND US. THESE INCLUDE DAMAGES FOR ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DEFECTS, DELAYS, COMPUTER VIRUSES, YOUR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AND ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS AND DATA, AND OTHER TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE LOSSES. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED UNDER THE TERMS OF A CONTRACT, AS THE RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM THE SITES, AND EVEN IF WE OR OUR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN NEGLIGENT OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, ALL OR A PORTION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

  9. SEVERABILITY If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the agreement will remain in place. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the company with respect to use of the website and the contents thereof, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications. A printed version of these Terms of Use shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to use of the website to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

  10. TERMINATION AND MODIFICATION We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change these Terms of Use at any time by posting revised terms on the site. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any changes we may make to these Terms of Use. Your continued use of the sites following the posting of changes to these terms or other policies means you accept the changes.