1. The Parties. This agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Physician Outlook, LLC, (PO) with an address a 870 Toftrees Ave, # 441 State College 16803 and Author or Artist
2. Duties and Obligations of the Contributor. The contributor agrees to allow PO to publish original articles, photographs, and/or artwork submitted by the Contributor for the purposes of using content on the PO website, social media platforms, print magazine, or any other medium chosen. If any article or artwork has been previously published in any print or online format and a dispute arises, PO is not responsible and will remove the piece immediately online, and an errata comment will be made in the subsequent print magazine. Contributor further agrees to:
a. Grant PO the right to use the contributor’s name, likeness, identifying information, photos, and any logo that represents the Contributor’s website if applicable. b. Submissions will be original work of the Author and not knowingly contain any untrue statements or material that is deceptive, fraudulent, or intentionally misleading, that it will not knowingly invade any right of privacy or infringe upon any statutory or common-law copyright or otherwise violate the rights of any third party or any applicable law or regulation and that all statements in the submission which are asserted as facts are true and are based upon reasonable research for accuracy. Further Author/Artist owns all intellectual property rights in connection with the same.
c. If articles/photographs/artwork were published in PO for the first time and then later submitted to other publications, the Author/Artist will explicitly state that their work was originally published by PO.
3. Duties and Obligations of Physician Outlook, LLC
PO shall not be providing payment to the Author/Artist for works submitted for publication. PO will be helping the Contributor to amplify their work.
4. Publication Rights/License: By signing this Agreement, the Contributor is granting a license to any and all submitted content for PO to publish, post, submit, or otherwise provide for consideration for publication on any websites, blogs, or other digital or mobile media platforms dedicated to PO.
5. Copyright/Coverage: Except for the rights granted us hereunder, you, the Author/Artist, retain all rights, including copyright, to the material submitted. We intend that this agreement shall cover material published in any of the Publications after the date of this agreement.
6. Relationship. The parties agree and acknowledge that the relationship created by this Agreement is one of independent contractors. PO is not the employer of the contributor and will not be treated as such.
7. Agreement Period. This agreement will begin on the date signed and will continue for a period of three (3) years unless it is terminated by either party. Parties can terminate for any reason and must provide thirty (30) days' written notice. This agreement will cover all past and future works that the Author/Artist submits to PO unless the Author/Artist prefers to sign a new agreement for each work submitted.
8. No Modifications. The Parties hereto agree that this Agreement may not be modified, altered, or changed except by a written agreement signed by all Parties hereto. The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between them and supersedes all prior written and/or oral agreements.
9. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms, and conditions of this Agreement shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect.
10. Cooperation and Good Faith. The Parties hereto shall cooperate with each other in good faith to effectuate the terms of this Agreement. The Parties covenant, represent, and agree without reservation or exception that they shall execute and deliver all such documents and take all such actions as are reasonably necessary to effectuate the terms of this agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Contributor and/or duly authorized officers thereof has read, approved, and by signing below serves to execute this Agreement.