CFE Media and Technology™ Unpaid License Agreement

This confirms our agreement with respect to one or more works, which may comprise text, video, audio, graphics, images and/or other content, as applicable (each, a "Work" and, collectively, the "Works") to be created by you and submitted to CFE Media and Technology™ ("CFE") during the Term (as defined below). This agreement is effective from the date specified below until terminated by either of us by written notice to the other (the "Term"), and is applicable to all Works submitted by you to CFE during the Term whether or not described in writing. The terms of this agreement with respect to rights granted during the Term will survive its termination.

All fields are required unless specified otherwise.

Contact Information

Please tell us who is submitting this form. If you work for a company representing an author/source, please enter your contact information first and select "I am submitting the content on behalf of the author(s)/sources(s)" below to provide the author/source's information. Note: If there is more than one contributor for an article, video, or other content, each contributor must complete this form separately.

Which of the following best describes your role with the content you are submitting this agreement for? *The question below is required.

First Name *The question below is required.

Last Name *The question below is required.

Company Name *The question below is required.

Job Title *The question below is required.

Street Address *The question below is required.

City *The question below is required.

State/Province *The question below is required.

Postal Code

Country *The question below is required.

Email Address *The question below is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Phone Number *The question below is required.

Other Author(s)/Source(s)
Provide the contact information below for each of the additional authors or sources of the content asset being provided to CFE.

First Name *The question below is required.

Last Name *The question below is required.

Email Address *The question below is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Phone Number *The question below is required.

Author(s)/Source(s) of Content
Provide the contact information below for the author(s) or source(s) of the content asset being provided to CFE.

First Name *The question below is required.

Last Name *The question below is required.

Email Address *The question below is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Phone Number *The question below is required.

Content Information

2. For which CFE Media property are you submitting content?
Print and/or online/digital. Your selection below ensures that your completed form is shared with the correct CFE team member. *The question below is required.

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

3. What type of content are you submitting today?
Check all that apply. Please note: (1) CFE is unable to accept stock images or any images purchased from or provided by a third-party. (2) If you are submitting consent for an article with images you must check both "Article" and "Image(s), figure(s) or other graphic(s)" below. (3) If you are NOT submitting content today because it has been previously uploaded by your colleague, ONLY select "The content I am signing for today has already been sent to or collected by a CFE team member." *The question below is required.

Article
Audio and/or video
Case study
Educational/course material
Image(s), figure(s) or other graphic(s) (including your headshot)
Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection. * The question below is required.
The content I am signing for today has already been sent to or collected by a CFE team member

Attention! The article you are about to upload must contain the following items in order:

Proposed headline
One or two summary or introductory sentences (this is separate from the opening paragraph)
Three learning objectives (what the audience will learn, understand or know after reading)
Full text
The author's full name, accreditations, company name, city/state location and 1-sentence bio
Captions and courtesy/source lines for graphics. With each graphic or table, please include a descriptive caption of one or two sentences, plus a courtesy/source line.

Upload Content
Browse, select and upload your file(s) below.

Submitting your files on this form allows the CFE Media team to directly connect your content submission to your signed Unpaid License Agreement. This form can accept up to 10 files per submission. Maximum allotted size per file uploaded is 50 MB. File types permitted include PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, DOC, XLS, DOCX, XLSX, PDF, TXT, MOV, MP3 and MP4. For troubleshooting, contact Amanda McLeman at amcleman@cfemedia.com. *The question below is required.

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Identify the file name(s) of the previously provided content asset(s) for which you are submitting this agreement today.
List the exact file name(s) so the CFE team member you are working with can directly connect this agreement to the content asset(s). Failure to provide the exact file name will void this agreement. *The question below is required.

4. [Optional] Please provide any additional directions or instructions below.

Terms

You hereby grant CFE (a) a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right and license to use the Works, including all copyrights and other intellectual property rights therein and all renewals and extensions thereof, in all formats and media, whether now known or hereafter developed, including without limitation to publish, display, perform, distribute, reproduce, digitize, transmit, translate, syndicate, modify and create derivative works of the Works for all or any purposes including but not limited to advertising and promotion; and (b) the right to assign or sublicense all or any of the foregoing rights. The foregoing license shall be exclusive until six (6) months following the public use of each Work by CFE and non-exclusive thereafter.

You further grant CFE the right to use your name, likeness and/or biographical information in connection with each Work.

In return for the rights granted herein, CFE agrees to consider using your Works and, if used, to attribute authorship of the Works to you. You acknowledge and agree that you are engaged as an independent contractor, that you are solely responsible for all income and self-employment taxes due as a result of any payments received under this agreement and that you are not entitled to receive, and hereby waive in any event, any employee benefits offered to employees of CFE based on your engagement as an independent contractor. You may not assign this agreement or any of your rights or obligations hereunder. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be amended except in a writing signed by both parties.

You represent and warrant that (a) each Work (i) is your original work, (ii) has not been, and will not be, published or otherwise publicly displayed, performed or distributed, as the case may be, prior to use by CFE, (iii) has not been assigned, licensed or otherwise encumbered, (iv) is not libelous or defamatory and (v) does not violate any rights, including copyrights and rights of privacy or publicity, of any third party, and (b) you have obtained, or prior to delivery of each Work will obtain, all necessary releases, waivers and assignments, including those relating to models, likenesses and privacy, so that CFE may freely exploit the Works without further obligation or payment to any person or entity. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CFE and its affiliates against any claims, losses or expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees) arising out of any breach by you of any of your representations, warranties or obligations set forth in this agreement.

5. Agreement *The question below is required.

I acknowledge and agree to the above terms.

Today's Date
04/26/2024