Privacy policy
Acceptable use policy
This acceptable use policy ("Policy") sets forth the general guidelines and acceptable and prohibited uses of the Belris.art website ("Website" or "Service") and any of its related products and services (collectively, "Services"). This Policy is a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "you" or "your") and Belris LLC (doing business as "Belris", "We", "us" or "our"). If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal enthy, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this agreement, in which case the terms "User", "you" or "your" shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this agreement, you must not accept this agreement and may not access and use the Website and Services. By accessing and using the Website and Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. You acknowledge that this Agreement is a contract between you and Belris, even though it is electronic and is not physically signed by you, and it governs your use of the Website and Services.
Table of contents
- Prohibited activities and uses
- System abuse
- Service resources
- No spam policy
- Security
- Enforcement
- Reporting violations
- Changes and amendments
- Acceptance of this policy
- Contacting us
Prohibited activities and uses
You may not use the Website and Services to engage in activity that is illegal under applicable law, that is harmful to others, or that would subject us to liability, including, without limitation, in connection with any of the following, each of which is prohibited under this Policy:
- Disclosing sensitive personal information about others.
- Collecting, or attempting to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.
- Threatening harm to persons or property or otherwise harassing
behavior. - Manual or automatic credit card or other available payment methods
testing using bots or scripts. - Misrepresenting or fraudulently representing products or services.
- Infringing the intellectual property or other proprietary rights of
others. -
Facilitating, aiding, or encouraging any of the above activities through
the Website and Services.
System abuse
Any User in violation of the Website and Services security is subject to criminal and civil liability, as well as immediate account termination. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
- Use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security of the Website and Services.
- Intentionally or negligently transmitting files containing a computer
virus or corrupted data. - Accessing another network without permission, including to probe or scan for vulnerabilities or breach security or authentication
measures. -
Unauthorized scanning or monitoring of data on any network or system without proper authorization of the owner of the system or
network.
Service resources
You may not consume excessive amounts of the resources of the
Website and Services or use the Website and Services in any way which results in performance issues or which interrupts the Services for other
Users. Prohibited activities that contribute to excessive use, include without limitation:
- Deliberate attempts to overload the Website and Services and broadcast attacks (i.e. denial of service attacks).
- Engaging in any other activities that degrade the usability and performance of the Website and Services.
No spam policy
You may not use the Website and Services to send spam or bulk
unsolicited messages. We maintain a zero tolerance policy for use of the Website and Services in any manner associated with the transmission, distribution or delivery of unsolicited bulk or unsolicited commercial e-mail, or the sending, assisting, or commissioning the transmission of commercial e-mail that does not comply with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 ("SPAM").
Your products or services advertised via SPAM (i.e. Spamvertised) may not be used in conjunction with the Website and Services. This provision includes, but is not limited to, SPAM sent via fax, phone, postal mail, email, instant messaging, or newsgroups.
Sending emails through the Website and Services to purchased email lists ("safe lists") will be treated as SPAM. We may terminate the Service of any User who sends out SPAM with or without notice.
Security
You take full responsibility for maintaining reasonable security precautions for your account. Yoù are responsible for protecting and updating any login account provided to you for the Website and Services.
You must protect the confidentiality of your login details, and you should change your password periodically.
Enforcement
We reserve our right to be the sole arbiter in determining the seriousness of each infringement and to immediately take corrective actions, including but not limited to:
- Suspending or terminating your Service with or without notice upon any violation of this Policy. Any violations may also result in the immediate suspension or termination of your account.
- Disabling or removing any content which is prohibited by this Policy, including to prevent harm to others or to us or the Website and Services, as determined by us in our sole discretion.
- Reporting violations to law enforcement as determined by us in our
sole discretion. - A failure to respond to an email from our abuse team within 2 days, or as otherwise specified in the communication to you, may result in the suspension or termination of your account.
Suspended and terminated User accounts due to violations will not be re-activated
Nothing contained in this Policy shall be construed to limit our actions or remedies in any way with respect to any of the prohibited activities. We reserve the right to take any and all additional actions we may deem appropriate with respect to such activities, including without limitation taking action to recover the costs and expenses of identifying offenders and removing them from the Website and Services, and levying
cancellation charges to cover our costs. In addition, we reserve at all times all rights and remedies available to us with respect to such activities at law or in equity.
Reporting violations
If you have discovered and would like to report a violation of this Policy, please contact us immediately. We will investigate the situation and provide you with full assistance.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Website and Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided.
An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time will constitute your consent to those changes.
Acceptance of this policy
You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and Services.
Disclaimer
This disclaimer ("Disclaimer") sets forth the general guidelines, disclosures, and terms of your use of the Belris.art website ("Website" or "Service") and any of its related products and services (collectively, "Services"). This Disclaimer is a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "you" or "your") and Belris LLC (doing business as "Belris", "we", "us" or "our"). If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this agreement, in which case the terms "User", "you" or "your" shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the terms of this agreement, you must not accept this agreement and may not access and use the Website and Services. By accessing and using the Website and Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Disclaimer. You acknowledge that this Disclaimer is a contract between you and Belris, even though it is electronic and is not physically signed by you, and it governs your use of the Website and Services.
Table of contents
- Representation
- Content and postings
- Compensation and sponsorship
- Reviews and testimonials
- Indemnification and warranties
- Changes and amendments
- Acceptance of this disclaimer
- Contacting us
Representation
Any views or opinions represented on the Website belong solely to the content creators and do not represent those of people, institutions or organizations that Belris or creators may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual.
Content and postings
You may not modify, print or copy any part of the Website and Services.
Inclusion of any part of the Website and Services in another work, whether in printed or electronic or another form or inclusion of any part of the Website and Services on another resource by embedding, framing or otherwise without the express permission of Belris is prohibited.
Compensation and sponsorship
The Website and Services may contain forms of advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. On certain occasions Belris may be compensated to provide opinions on products, services, or various other topics. Even though Belris receives compensation for advertisements, the opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products are honest and not influenced by the advertiser or sponsor. The views and opinions expressed on the Website are purely of Belris. Any product claims, statistics, quotes or other representations about products or services should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or the party in question. Sponsored content and advertising space will always be identified as such. Some of the links on the Website may be affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, Belris will receive an affiliate commission.
Furthermore, Belris is a participant in the Amazon Associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties.
Reviews and testimonials
Testimonials are received in various forms through a variety of submission methods. The testimonials are not necessarily representative of all of those who will use Website and Services, and Belris is not responsible for the opinions or comments available on the Website, and does not necessarily share them. All opinions expressed are strictly the views of the reviewers.
Some testimonials may have been edited for clarity, or shortened in cases where the original testimonial included extraneous information of no relevance to the general public. Testimonials may be reviewed for authenticity before they are available for public viewing.
Indemnification and warranties
The accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information and content, distributed through, linked, downloaded or accessed from the Website and Services are guaranteed by. However, all information on the Website is provided "as is", with no guarantee of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind,
express or implied. In no event will Belris, or its partners, employees or agents, be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information on the Website, or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Information on the Website is for general information purposes only and is not intended to provide any type of professional advice. Please seek professional assistance should you require it. Information contained on the Website are subject to change at any time and without warning.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Disclaimer or its terms related to the Website and Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided.
An updated version of this Disclaimer will be effective immediately upon
the posting of the revised Disclaimer unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Disclaimer (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.
Acceptance of this disclaimer
You acknowledge that you have read this Disclaimer and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services you agree to be bound by this Disclaimer. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Disclaimer, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and Services.
DMCA policy
This Digital Millennium Copyright Act policy ("Policy") applies to the Belris.art website ("Website" or "Service") and any of its related products and services (collectively, "Services") and outlines how Belris LLC (doing business as "Belris", "we", "us" or "our"). addresses copyright infringement notifications and how you ("you" or "your") may submit a copyright infringement complaint.
Protection of intellectual property is of utmost importance to us and we ask our users and their authorized agents to do the same. It is our policy to expeditiously respond to clear notifications of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") of 1998, the text of which can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office website.
Table of contents
- What to consider before submitting a copyright complaint
- Notifications of infringement
- Counter-notifications
- Changes and amendments
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Reporting copyright infringement
What to consider before submitting a copyright complaint
Before submitting a copyright complaint to us, consider whether the use could be considered fair use. Fair use states that brief excerpts of copyrighted material may, under certain circumstances, be quoted verbatim for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, and research, without the need for permission from or payment to the copyright holder. If you have considered fair use, and you still wish to continue with a copyright complaint, you may want to first reach out to the user in question to see if you can resolve the matter directly with the user.
Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), you may be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys' fees incurred by us or our users, if you knowingly misrepresent that the material or activity is infringing. If you are unsure whether the material you are reporting is in fact infringing, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a notification with us.
We may, at our discretion or as required by law, share a copy of your notification or counter-notification with third parties. This may include sharing the information with the account holder engaged in the allegedly infringing activity or for publication. If you are concerned about your information being forwarded, you may wish to hire an agent to report infringing material for you.
Notifications of infringement
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof, and you believe that any material available on our Services infringes your copyrights, then you may submit a written copyright infringement notification ("Notification") using the contact details below pursuant to the DMCA by providing us with the following information:
- Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by this
- Notification, you may provide a representative list of the copyrighted works that you claim have been infringed.
- Identification of the infringing material and information you claim is infringing (or the subject of infringing activity), including at a minimum, if applicable, the URL or URLs of the web pages where the allegedly infringing material may be found.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- A physical or electronic signature (typing your full name will suffice)
- of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf.
All such Notifications must comply with the DMCA requirements. You may refer to a DMCA takedown notice generator or other similar services to avoid making mistake and ensure compliance of your Notification.
Filing a DMCA complaint is the start of a pre-defined legal process. Your complaint will be reviewed for accuracy, validity, and completeness. If your complaint has satisfied these requirements, our response may include the removal or restriction of access to allegedly infringing material as well as a permanent termination of repeat infringers' accounts. A backup of the terminated account's data may be requested, however it may be subject to certain penalty fees imposed. The final penalty fee will be determined by the severity and frequency of the violations. If we remove or restrict access to materials or terminate an account in response to a Notification of alleged infringement, we will make a good faith effort to contact the affected user with information concerning the removal or restriction of access, which may include a full copy of your Notification (including your name, address, phone, and email address), along with instructions for filing a counter-notification.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any portion of this
Policy, Belris reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a DMCA copyright infringement notification if it fails to comply with all the requirements of the DMCA for such notifications.
Counter-notifications
A user who receives a copyright infringement Notification may make a counter-Notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the US Copyright Act. If you receive a copyright infringement Notification, it means that the material described in the Notification has been removed from our Services or access to the material has been restricted. Please take the time to read through the Notification, which includes information on the Notification we received. To file a counter-notification with us, you must provide a written communication compliant with the DMCA requirements.
Please note that you may be liable for, including costs and attorneys' fees incurred by us or our users, if you knowingly misrepresent that the material or activity is not infringing the copyrights of others or that the material or activity was removed or restricted by mistake or misidentification. Accordingly, if you are not sure whether certain material infringes the copyrights of others or that the material or activity was removed or restricted by mistake or misidentification, you may wish to contact an attorney before filing a counter-notification.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any portion of this Policy, Belris reserves the right to take no action upon receipt of a counter-notification. If we receive a counter-notification that complies with the terms of 17 U.S.C. § 512(g), we may forward it to the person who filed the original Notification.
The process described in this Policy does not limit our ability to pursue any other remedies we may have to address suspected infringement.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Website and Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided.
An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.
Reporting copyright infringement
If you would like to notify us of the infringing material or activity, we encourage you to contact us using the details below:
info@belris.art
Guest post agreement
Thank you for showing interest in writing a guest post for us. We're glad you're here.
Please take a moment to review this entire page as it explains the
guidelines, the submission process, and other important details.
This will ensure that your submission meets what we're looking for and improve your chances of getting the article published on our website.
Pitch your ideas
Before sending us your article, you must first submit a pitch with the following information:
- Tell us a few words about yourself
- Propose a topic for the article
- Propose 1 sample title for the article
- Provide a short outline for the article (no more than 100 words)
- Include links to your previously published articles
- Include links to your own blog or website
- Include links to your social media pages
You may email your pitch to info@belris.art
we'll do our best to review all submitted pitches as quickly as possible.
Most of the time it won't take longer than 7 days to get back to you
Once your pitch is reviewed, we'll get in touch with you with further details.
Article guidelines
All articles must follow these guidelines:
- Article must have a minimum of 500 words but not more than 2000
words - Article must be free of spelling mistakes
- Article must be free of plagiarism
- Article must be unique and not previously published anywhere else
- Article must not violate any copyrights, patents, or trademarks
- Article must not contain unlawful, hateful, and threatening language
- Article must not contain profanity or vulgar language
- Article must not contain any promotional materials
- Article must be search engine friendly (use proper headings,
paragraphs, etc) - Article must not contain any pictures
- Article may contain no more than one link (no affiliate links)
- When quoting or using factual information, you must link to authoritative sources right within the article to back it up
- All statements in the article asserted as facts must be valid and based on evidence and related research
- Article must be submitted in the PDF format
Ownership and credit
If your article is accepted and published, your information will appear along with it. As such, make sure to also include the following along with your article submission:
- A photo of yourself at Gravatar.com
- A short biography (no more than 500 words)
- A link to your website
- Links to your social media channels
You understand and agree that the article submitted and published by us will become our exclusive property. However, you are allowed to republish the article after 1 month since the initial publication on our website.
Review process
As with the pitches, we'll do our best to review all submitted articles as quickly as possible. Most of the time it won't take longer than 7 to get back to you.
Not all submitted articles will be accepted. We reserve the right to refuse any article at our sole discretion. If your article is not accepted, we'll get in touch with you to let you know so you could possibly make another submission.
Article publishing
If your article is accepted, it will be added to our publication queue and published according to its schedule. We'll send you a notification when that happens. We may also republish your article on our affiliate and partner websites as well as have it translated into other languages.
Note that we reserve the right to make corrections and changes in the article as we see fit (such as its format, wording, spelling, etc). You will be notified of such changes and will have a chance to review them before the article is published.
Promotion and engagement
Once your article is published, we'll promote it to our audience for wider exposure and better engagement. This may include sending a newsletter, posting on your social media channels, making an announcement or linking to it from your own website.
You must take active part in replying to all comments left for your article, respond to questions, and otherwise engage with the audience for the first 3 days since its publication. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in your article being removed from the website.
Legal disclaimer
This guest post agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the general guidelines, requirements, terms, conditions, rights, and obligations when you ("Writer", "you" or "your") wish to submit a guest post article ("Article") for the Belris.art website ("website"). This Agreement is legally binding between you and Belris LLC (doing business as "Belris", "we", "us" or "our").
Legal disclaimer
This guest post agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the general guidelines, requirements, terms, conditions, rights, and obligations when you ("Writer", "you" or "your') wish to submit a guest post article ("Article") for the Belris.art website ("website"). This Agreement is legally binding between you and Belris LLC (doing business as "Belris", "we", "us" or "our").
If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to this agreement, in which case the terms "writer", "you" or "your" shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with the guidelines, terms, conditions, rights, or obligations, you must not accept this agreement and may not submit any articles.
By pitching and submitting an article for publishing on the website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. You acknowledge that this Agreement is a contract between you and Belris, even though it is electronic and is not physically signed by you, and it governs your article submissions and publishings
Independent contractor status
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted as creating or establishing any partnership or joint venturers. You acknowledge that you act as an independent contractor. You are not considered an
employee and are not entitled to participate in any employee plans, arrangements, or distributions by Belris. You must not act as an agent of Belris and must not provide any services under the name of Belris.
You must not under any circumstances (i) enter into any agreements on behalf of Belris, (ii) incur any obligations on behalf of Belris, (i) act for or to bind Belris in any way, (iv) sign the name of Belris, (v) represent that Belris is in any way responsible for your acts or omissions (vi) refer to Belris as a customer in any manner or format, or (vi) use our logo or
name in a way that implies that you and Belris are partners or that we have endorsed you, your website or your products or services. You must obtain express written permission for any use of the logos, trademarks, or other intellectual property that belong to Belris.
Ownership of intellectual property
Upon submitting an Article, you transfer all of its ownership rights to Belris and give Belris a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, and fully sub-licensable right and license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, use, perform, make derivative works of or otherwise use the Article and likeness in any form, media or technology, now known or later developed for any purpose including commercial purposes.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Belris, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers or licensors be liable to any person for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, cover, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, revenue, sales, goodwill, use of the content, impact on business, business interruption, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunity however caused, under any theory of liability, including, without limitation, contract, tort, warranty, breach of statutory duty, negligence or otherwise, even if the liable party has been advised as to the possibility of such damages or could have foreseen such damages. You assume all legal liability for the accuracy, scope, quality, and any possible outcomes as a result of or relating to your Article.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold Belris and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, suppliers, and licensors harmless from and against any liabilities, losses, damages, or costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with or arising from any third party allegations, claims, actions, disputes, or demands asserted against any of them as a result of or relating to your Article, your use of the Services or any willful misconduct on your part.
Severability
All rights and restrictions contained in this Agreement may be exercised
and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent that they do not
violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent
necessary so that they will not render this Agreement illegal, invalid or unenforceable. If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all such remaining provisions or portions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Dispute of resolution
The formation, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and any disputes arising out of it shall be governed by the substantive and procedural laws of California, United States without regard to its rules on conflicts or choice of law and, to the extent applicable, the laws of United States. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue for actions related to the subject matter hereof shall be the courts located in California, United States, and you hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
You hereby waive any right to a jury trial in any proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement.
Assignment
You may not assign, resell, sub-license or otherwise transfer or delegate any of your rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent, which consent shall be at our own sole discretion and without obligation; any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void. We are free to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any third party as part of the sale of all or substantially all of its assets or stock or as part of a merger.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify this Agreement or its terms at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. An updated version of this Agreement will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Agreement unless otherwise specified. Your future Article submissions after the effective date of the revised Agreement (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.
Acceptance of these terms
You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and agree to all its terms and conditions. By submitting an Article for publishing on the website, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement, you must not accept this agreement and may not submit any Articles.
Contacting us
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Policy, we encourage you to contact us using the details below:
info@belris.art
This document was last updated on November 26, 2022
