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Terms & Conditions and Publishing Policy

Effective: Version 1.0

01Introduction and Usage Agreement

Your use of the Third Side platform and website constitutes explicit and full acceptance of every clause in this document. If you do not agree to these terms, please refrain from using the platform or registering on it.

02Intellectual Property and Publishing Rights

All articles, critical studies, visual designs, icons, trademarks, and podcast and video content published on the site are the exclusive property of the Third Side platform or of its writers and translators under publishing contracts.

Copying, redistributing, quoting substantial parts of, or translating any material is prohibited without explicitly crediting the platform and linking directly to the original article. Commercial exploitation of the content is strictly prohibited without prior written permission.

03Standards and Policies for Accepting Material and Contributions (Submission Policy)

The platform welcomes contributions from critics, academics and translators according to the following standards:

  • The argument must be marked by scholarly method, critical integrity and complete objectivity.
  • The material must be free of personal attacks, hate speech, bullying, or defamation of artists and the makers of artistic works.
  • The content must be original; the submitting party and the writer bear full legal and moral responsibility for the originality of their texts and for respecting quotation rights and sources.
  • The editorial board reserves the right to proofread and to format headings in line with the platform's editorial policy, without altering the substance.

04Comments and Reader Accounts Policy (Community Guidelines)

The platform offers commenting and rating to open the door to cultural debate; comments must be relevant to the critical piece and phrased respectfully. The platform's management reserves the full right to delete any offensive comment or ban accounts that violate the rules of dialogue, without prior notice.

05Rights to Texts and Scripts (Store and Auctions)

When the platform makes play texts or scripts available for trade or viewing, it undertakes to document the original author's rights; any later dealings between the parties are governed by the intellectual property agreements recognized locally and internationally.

06Legal Amendments

The management of the Third Side platform reserves the right to amend or update these terms at any time to keep pace with technical or regulatory developments. Amendments take effect as soon as they are published on this page.