when you submit a contribution, you agree to the following terms






These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern the use of the Actual Lives website ("Website") and the submission of any content by users ("You" or "Your") to Actual Lives ("We," "Our," "Us"). 

If You do not agree, please do not submit content.

1. Content Submission and Ownership


1.1 By submitting content (e.g., text, images, videos) to Actual Lives, You agree that You are voluntarily providing this content for consideration and publication on Our Website.

1.2 Upon submission, all ownership rights of the content are transferred to Actual Lives. Actual Lives shall hold exclusive rights to the submitted content, including but not limited to, publication, storage, and modification.

1.3 Actual Lives reserves the right to use, modify, repurpose, and distribute the submitted content on social media, promotional material, and other affiliated platforms or media channels as it sees fit.

2. Permissions and Originality


2.1 By submitting content, You represent and warrant that:

  • You are the original creator of the content, or You have obtained all necessary permissions, rights, and licenses to submit the content.

  • The content does not infringe any copyright, trademark, privacy rights, or other proprietary rights of any third party.

  • The content complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations from all applicable Australian laws, including the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), as well as all relevant rules and regulations..

  • The content does not include;

     doxing information, defined as writing a submission that includes any private or identifying information of their persons. 

    Any usernames, addresses, phone numbers, links to any outside sources, information about a person’s family, place of employment, or any other identifying details. 

    Any unlawful, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, harassing, or hateful language, including any language that could be deemed discriminatory to anyone’s ethnicity, national origin, race, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or physical appearance.

    Hate speech and bullying language defined as threatening a person or writing anything meant to harm, intimidate, or coerce any individual Absolutely no slurs or derogatory comments of any kind will be permitted

2.2 You agree to indemnify and hold Actual Lives harmless from any claims, disputes, or damages arising out of a breach of these representations and warranties.

3. Storage and Retention

3.1 Only content selected for publication will be stored in Our databases. Unpublished content will not be stored or retained by Actual Lives and will be deleted.

3.2 Published content will be stored indefinitely by Actual Lives. Actual Lives reserves the right to archive, back up, or otherwise store published content for the purpose of maintaining records, re-use, or historical preservation.

4. Right to Repurpose Content

4.1 By submitting content, You grant Actual Lives the right to use, modify, and repurpose the content for various purposes, including but not limited to:

  • Displaying it on Our Website.
  • Distributing it on Our social media channels.
  • Including it in Our promotional material.

4.2 Actual Lives may edit, crop, modify, or otherwise alter the content as needed, without seeking additional permission from You, provided that such modifications do not misrepresent the original content.

5. Disclaimer of Liability


5.1 Actual Lives does not guarantee the publication of any submitted content. Actual Lives reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to determine which content will be published and to remove or discontinue any content from the Website without prior notice.

5.2 Actual Lives is not responsible for any third-party use of published content and shall not be held liable for any claims arising from the use of content published on its platforms.

6. Modification of Terms


Actual Lives reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Website and submission of content following any changes signifies Your acceptance of the updated Terms.

7. Governing Law


These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia. Any disputes arising from these Terms or the use of Our Website will be resolved in accordance with Australian law.


For any questions or concerns regarding these terms and conditions, please reach out.





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