Authors Guide (PDF)

Terms & Conditions

1 Copyright and Ownership

1.1 By submitting the list to us for consideration, you agree to these terms and conditions.

1.2 You confirm that you are the original writer of the list and that you own all rights and copyright relating to it.

1.3 If we purchase the list, you agree:

1.3.1 that you have voluntarily and willingly agreed to sell the list to Listverse on these terms and conditions by submitting it for consideration; 1.3.2 that ownership, copyright, and all other rights (including moral rights) of the list and its content are transferred to Listverse once purchased; 1.3.3 that Listverse may correct, edit, amend or otherwise change the content of a list; 1.3.4 to Listverse publishing the name you provided when submitting the list as the author; and 1.3.5 that Listverse has the full right to publish the list if and when it sees fit (including but not limited to all rights of publication on the Internet, books, magazines, TV, film, and newspapers, or other form of media).

1.4 For the avoidance of doubt, any property in a list rejected by Listverse shall remain yours.

1.5 In submitting the list for consideration, you agree that you will not:

1.5.1 submit a list or other content that contains any viruses, malware, worms, Trojan horses, malicious code, or other device that could harm our technical infrastructure or system or that of our users; 1.5.2 engage automated uses of the Listverse site that are abusive or disruptive of the services; or 1.5.3 disrupt the Listverse site by inundating it or placing it (or the networks or servers connected with it) under an undue burden with communications or other traffic that suggests no serious intent to use the site for its intended purpose.

1.6 You warrant to us that the list in the form provided by you is your own copyright, and does not violate or infringe (or could be reasonably expected to violate or infringe) the copyright, identity, registered trademark or intellectual property rights of another person.

1.7 You agree to fully indemnify and hold Listverse harmless against any liabilities, claims, costs (including legal costs), loss (including consequential loss) or damage incurred as a result of any list we have purchased from you, or as a result of any breach by you of these terms and conditions.

2 List Form

2.1 All submitted lists must:

2.1.1 include an introductory paragraph for the list; 2.1.2 have 10 items; and 2.1.3 include sources for each item (see the author’s guide for details).

2.2 You confirm the list submitted for consideration has been written in accordance with our author’s guide (see https://listverse.com/authors/listverse-author-guide.pdf).

3 No Partnership

3.1 These terms and conditions do not create an employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between you and us.

3.2 For the avoidance of doubt, each list submitted by you and purchased or published by Listverse constitutes a single one-off transaction between you and Listverse, on these terms and conditions.

4 Interpretation

4.1 References to: