CNTO London User Generated Content Terms of Use – Social Media and Online Use
1 Introduction
1.1 The China National Tourist Office London (“CNTO London”), from time to time contacts social media users to seek their permission to feature content on CNTOLondon social media and online channels. These Terms of Use outline the standards we require to be observed when CNTOLondon has requested your permission to use your social media content (“User Content”).
1.2 In these Terms of Use, ‘social media’ means internet-based applications which allow users to collaborate or interact socially by creating and exchanging content, such as social networks or platforms, community sites, blogs, microblogging sites, wikis, web forums, social bookmarking services and user rating services. Examples include but are not limited to Facebook, LinkedIn, Yammer, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, SlideShare, Foursquare and Pinterest. If you choose to allow us to use your User Content you must reply to our usage enquiry using our handle and the dedicated hashtag; in doing so, you agree explicitly to these Terms of Use.
1.3 CNTOLondon engages service providers to facilitate the collection and transmission to the social media channels of User Content. This includes but is not limited to photographs, text, graphics, audio, video, location information, comments and other materials from social media sites for use by CNTOLondon in connection with its marketing, promotional, advertising and other consumer-related activities (“CNTOLondon online Services”).
1.4 We reserve the right to alter these Terms of Use without advance notice by posting a revised Terms of Use. Accordingly, you should review the Terms of Use each time you grant us permission or authorisation to feature your User Content.
2 User Content License
2.1 The Licensor (“You”) hereby grants the Licensee (“CNTOLondon”) a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to use your User Content for the uses set out below: –
a) Organic posts, re-shares or re-tweets; and
b) Re-shares of temporary stories.
2.2 You grant CNTOLondon the right to use your username, image, likeness, descriptions of you, location or other identifying information, including but not limited to your voice, in connection with any use of your User Content.
2.3 You hereby agree and represent, and warrant that (i) you are solely responsible for your User Content, (ii) you own all rights in and to your User Content and/or have obtained appropriate rights and permissions from any and all other persons and/or entities who own, manage or otherwise claim any rights with respect to such User Content, (iii) you are not under 18 years of age, (iv) CNTOLondon use of your User Content as described in these Terms of Use will not violate the rights, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity, moral, proprietary or other rights, of any third party, or any law, rule or regulation, and (v) the User Content is not libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, indecent, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive or otherwise unlawful.
2.4 In submitting your User Content to CNTOLondon you acknowledge that you have read and accepted CNTOLondon Privacy Policy and that for any personal information submitted, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure, transfer and processing of your information in accordance with the Privacy Policy and the GDPR/ Data Protection Act 2018.
2.5 We reserve the right to remove any User Content from our websites and social media channels. If you believe any content, including User Content, residing on our websites or social media channels or displayed or used in connection with CNTOLondon Services infringes any person’s or entity’s copyright, please email.
3 Miscellaneous
3.1 These Terms of Use are personal to you and may not be assigned or transferred by you for any reason whatsoever without CNTOLondon prior written consent; and any action or conduct in violation of the foregoing shall be void and without effect.
3.2 You agree that if CNTOLondon does not exercise or enforce any legal right or remedy which is contained in these Terms of Use (or which CNTOLondon has the benefit of under any applicable law), this will not be taken to be a formal waiver of CNTOLondon rights and that those rights or remedies will still be available to CNTOLondon.
3.3 These Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales; if any court of law, having the jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these Terms of Use is invalid, then that provision will be removed without affecting the remaining Terms of Use. The remaining provisions of these Terms of Use will continue to be valid and enforceable.
3.4 You accept that CNTOLondon may contact you about further Licensing or Influencer opportunities.