Venture Richmond User Generated Content (UGC) Terms & Conditions
By responding “#YesVR” to asset requests when prompted on social media, you agree to the terms and conditions described below.
The purpose of this request is to use the photograph(s) and/or video(s) that you provide to Venture
Richmond, Inc. (“Content”) to promote awareness and visitation to Downtown Richmond, Virginia. By
accepting these terms or providing Content to Venture Richmond, Inc. (“Venture Richmond”), and in
exchange for the opportunity for your Content to appear in the Promotional Materials (as defined below),
you represent and agree to the following:
1. You are the copyright holder of the Content that you have submitted and that the license and
release granted by you hereunder is voluntary;
2. You grant a royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual license to Venture Richmond, its affiliates, and
their respective contractors and employees (collectively, the “Licensed Parties”) to edit, modify,
prepare derivative works of, copy, distribute, and use the Content in digital video, videotape,
audiotape, film, streaming, photograph or any other audio/visual media or format now known or
later devised and to use and publish such Content and media in materials, including without
limitation, Venture Richmond’s website, streaming videos (including without limitation on
YouTube), social media or other materials produced or published by the Licensed Parties (the
“Promotional Materials”) as Venture Richmond sees fit, including without limitation in connection
with the promotion of awareness and visitation to Downtown Richmond, Virginia (collectively, the
“Licensed Uses”).
3. You have the right (including without limitation the consent of any individuals whose likeness,
voice, appearance, portrait, picture, participation, or performance, is included in the Content) to
submit such Content for use by the Licensed Parties in connection with the Licensed Uses.
4. You acknowledge: (a) the Licensed Parties have no obligation to use your Content, (b) you have
no right to approve any use of your Content, (c) you will receive no financial compensation from
Venture Richmond, its contractors or its employees for use of your Content, and (d) that inclusion
of your Content in any Promotional Materials by Venture Richmond confers upon you no rights of
ownership whatsoever.
5. You will provide a high-resolution, or original, version of the requested Content.
6. You hereby release, waive and discharge the Licensed Parties from any and all demands or
claims that you have or may have arising out of or in connection with the foregoing uses of your
Publicity Content as permitted herein.
7. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Licensed Parties harmless from any claims by you
or any third party arising out of or related to the Content or any inaccuracies or breaches of your
representations and obligations under these Terms & Conditions.
8. Your agreement to these Terms & Conditions is conditioned upon the Licensed Parties not selling
any of your Content to third parties.