User Submissions and Site Content Standards

Submission Content Terms

All comments, tweets, posts, uploads, or any other content whatsoever (collectively, the “Commentary”) that is submitted to the Grigoras Law website or any of its social media pages (the “Grigoras Law Sites”), posted on the Grigoras Law Sites’ blog or social pages, or posted/published anywhere else by the person submitting or posting the Commentary (the “Participant”) must not contain any material that:

• violates or infringes another person’s copyright, trademark, or other intellectual-property rights, or privacy, personality, or any other right;
• promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual on the basis of race, sex, gender, political beliefs, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or age;
• contains or displays commercial/corporate advertising other than that of the Grigoras Law Sites (including logos, brand names, trademarks, slogans, political or religious statements);
• contains indecent, violent, or unsafe behaviour or situations, profanities or obscenities (including nudity or pornography), or is otherwise inappropriate, indecent, profane, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, or libellous;
• references or depicts public buildings, locations, or organizations without their written permission;
• disparages any persons or organizations;
• includes threats to any person, place, business, or group;
• is unlawful or in violation of any federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, or local laws or regulations; or
• refers to, depicts, or in any way reflects negatively upon Grigoras Law, its affiliates, its brand, or anyone involved in the operation and administration of the Grigoras Law Sites.

Submission and Posting Terms

By participating in Commentary, Participants agree to all of the following:

• Editorial discretion. Grigoras Law may determine, in its sole discretion, whether to accept, reject, remove, edit, or otherwise use any comment or posting submitted to the Grigoras Law Sites or posted elsewhere by a Participant, including whether such content complies with these standards and whether it will be used for any purpose (including Commentary, marketing, or publicity).
• IP warranties. Participants warrant that nothing in their Commentary infringes any copyrights, trademarks, confidential information, trade secrets, or other intellectual-property rights of any person or entity other than the Participant, unless a suitable licence, clearance, or permission has been obtained (proof of which may be required by the Grigoras Law Sites).
• Indemnity. Participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Grigoras Law Sites, their affiliates, and all parties involved in the operation and administration of the Grigoras Law Sites, and each of their respective owners, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, contractors, permitted successors, and permitted assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, losses, costs, liabilities, deficiencies, causes of action, suits, actions, proceedings, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, or expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees, disbursements, and charges) arising out of or relating to any breach by a Participant of the Submission Content Terms or these Submission and Posting Terms, including any third-party claim that the Participant’s Commentary infringes or misappropriates third-party rights.
• Release. Participants fully and forever release and discharge the Grigoras Law Sites and each of their affiliates, licensees, and all parties involved in the operation and administration of the Grigoras Law Sites, and each of their respective owners, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, and agents, contractors, permitted successors, and permitted assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, losses, costs, liabilities, deficiencies, causes of action, suits, actions, proceedings, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, or expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees, disbursements, and charges) which the Participant or anyone claiming through the Participant has or may have by reason of:
  • the Grigoras Law Sites’ exercise of any rights granted by the Participant under these terms; or
  • claims based on violation of any law or third-party right, including infringement of any intellectual-property right (e.g., copyright or trademark) or violation of privacy or personality rights.
• Covenant not to sue. Participants covenant not to make or bring any such claim against the Grigoras Law Sites or any other Released Party and forever release and discharge them from liability under such claims.

The failure of any Participant to comply with any of the above terms, as determined by the Grigoras Law Sites in their sole discretion (whose decisions are final), may result in disqualification from participation. The Grigoras Law Sites may also disqualify a Participant if they receive notification of potential infringements of law or intellectual-property rights, whether or not such rights or violations have been proven or finally determined.