As part of submitting an article to Babcox, you agree to Babcox’s guidelines, terms, and conditions for article submissions as outlined below (the “Agreement”). Babcox also refers you to its website terms of use located at http://www.babcox.com/terms-of-use/ and also its privacy policy at http://www.babcox.com/privacy-policy/.

1. I submit the following article for review (the “Article”), as attached to this form and described in the form fields below. I verify that I am the original author of the Article and that it does not plagiarize any other works or include any other copyrighted material. Any photos, drawings, or graphics submitted with the Article are my original works that I created, and/or I am fully authorized to use and grant permission to Babcox to use wherever my article is published. I hereby consent to the use of any personally identifiable information about me or others in the Article, and warrant and represent I have the authorization to publish such information, including the consent of any other individuals.

2. I understand that Babcox may make minor modifications to the Article, including changing the title of the Article, adding headings to the Article, and minor grammatical, spelling, and wording changes to increase clarity or fit into a defined space.

3. The Article does not infringe any rights of any third party including any copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, rights of publicity, rights of privacy, and does not libel anyone. I agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Babcox harmless from any claims or suits alleging plagiarism, infringement, or misappropriation of content included in the Article. However, Babcox will assume this responsibility if Babcox’s editing of the Article causes such a claim.

4. I have not submitted the Article to any other magazines or organizations for publication.

5. The Article does not contain information or instructions that are known to be inherently dangerous to persons likely to read the article.

6. I understand and accept that there will be no payment for the Article to me from Babcox, and that if the Article is published, it will carry my byline. I understand that Babcox has no obligation to publish the Article.

7. By submitting this Article and signing the form below, I hereby assign all right, title, and interest worldwide in the Article to Babcox, including copyrights and other intellectual property rights. Babcox will have the right to publish and republish the article in any forum or media, including any print or digital format, and across multiple publications and platforms, whether in existence now or in the future, including but not limited to all Babcox platforms and across all social media platforms.

8. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between Babcox and me with respect to the Article and Babcox’s ownership and use of the Article. This Agreement may not be modified except in a writing signed by both parties. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable for any reason, the rest of the Agreement remains valid and enforceable.

9. I understand and accept all terms contained in this Agreement, and authorize Babcox to use my electronic signature on this form as typed below as legally binding for my acceptance of the terms of this Agreement. The information provided by Author in the form fields below will only be used by Babcox for purposes related to the Article and not for marketing or any other purpose.