Photography and Copywriting Use Terms and Conditions

We'd love to feature your photography, videos or other creative content ("Work") that you have tagged with #exploregeorgia, #georgiamusic, #georgiaeats, #georgiadrinks or #exploregeorgiapup on our website or other social media accounts.

By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you are granting the Georgia Department of Economic Development ("GDEcD") a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license (with sublicense and assignment rights) to display and use your Work on GDEcD's own social media accounts and/or our website at exploregeorgia.org. GDEcD will attribute your Work to you by crediting your social media username or display name. However, you will not be entitled to any form of compensation whatsoever in exchange for allowing us to display your Work on our social media accounts or website.

By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you are representing:

That you are 18 or over;

That the Work is wholly your own, original work and not a derivative or copy of someone else's work (including, but not limited to, another person, company, entity, or publication);

That you own the full rights to license and distribute the Work and full rights and permissions to license and distribute the Work from any third party person, company or brand represented or shown in the Work;

That you agree to license the Work, without receiving compensation of any kind or any other conditions, to GDEcD for display on the Explore Georgia social media accounts (including, but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest) as well as the Explore Georgia website at ExploreGeorgia.org. This license will extend worldwide, in perpetuity, and is irrevocable; and that the Work does not contain inappropriate, illegal, harassing, defamatory or objectionable content.

By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions you consent to permitting GDEcD to use your Work at GDEcD's sole discretion. However, GDEcD is in no way obligated to use your work.

Indemnification

By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, you agree to indemnify and hold GDEcD harmless from all loss, liability, claims, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, arising out of or related to your violation of these terms, your infringement of any third party's rights, and any harm caused to any third party as a result of your uploading of your Work. Nothing in this Terms and Conditions should be construed in any way as a waiver of GDEcD's sovereign immunity.

Severability

If a provision of these terms and conditions is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect.

Choice of Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its choice of law provisions. Any disputes stemming from this Terms and Condition shall be resolved in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

Entire agreement

These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the Georgia Department of Economic Development and supersede all previous agreements. Explore Georgia is managed by the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Contact Explore Georgia at exploregeorgia@georgia.org.