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Verizon User Generated Content Policy

    1. Introduction

    This User Generated Content Agreement (the "UGC Agreement"), along with any Terms of Use and Privacy Policy constitute agreements (collectively, the "Agreements") between you and Verizon Licensing Company, its affiliates, successors, assigns, and licensees ("Verizon"). As used in this UGC Agreement, "we," "us," "our," refer to Verizon. The terms "you," "your" and "yours" refer to you as the individual or organization accessing or using the Content.

    When you transmit, upload, post, e-mail or otherwise make available data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, images, videos, messages, or other materials ("User Content") on or to verizon.com or any other website, microsite, or any other internet property owned, operated or sponsored by Verizon (collectively "Verizon Web Property(ies)"), you are entirely responsible for such User Content, and you accept and agree to be legally bound by the Agreements. If you do not understand or do not wish to be bound by the terms of the Agreements, do not register for, submit, or use any User Content.

    We may make changes to the Agreements at any time. By accessing or using any Content after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement to the modified Agreements and all of the changes, which will be effective immediately unless we notify you of a later effective date. If the changes are not acceptable to you, you should discontinue use of the Content.

    2. Submissions to Verizon Web Properties

    Any information, posts, inquiries, suggestions, or other User Content you provide to us to a Verizon Web Property (collectively, "User Submissions") shall be treated as public and non-confidential. By making User Submissions, you intend for your User Submissions to be made publicly available, and that you and everyone appearing in the User Submissions are over the age of eighteen (18) and agree to appear in the User Submissions.

    You further agree that Verizon may use any User Submissions for any purpose in our sole discretion.

    3. Submissions to Third-Party Sites and Platforms

    Any information, posts, inquiries, suggestions, or other User Content you provide to us from your Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, or any website, platform, or social media account ("Third-Party Site(s)") using the following hashtag: #VerizonUGC (collectively, "Social User Submissions") shall be treated as public and non-confidential. By making a Social User Submission, you intend for your Social User Submission to be made publicly available and that you and everyone appearing in the Social User Submission are over the age of eighteen (18) and agree to appear in the Social User Submission.

    Verizon does not control the practices of Third-Party Sites, and you should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.

    4. Eligibility for Use of User Submissions

    In order for your User Submission and/or Social User Submission to be eligible for use: (i) you must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in your state of residence; (ii) you must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia; and (iii) you cannot be in one or more of the "Prohibited Persons" categories listed below. Any User Submission submitted by any ineligible person will be void.

    Prohibited Persons. The following individuals are not eligible to submit User Submissions and/or Social User Submission: (i) current and former employees (including, but not limited to, consultants, independent contractors, temporary employees, and interns) of Verizon Communications Inc. or its subsidiaries, affiliates, authorized agents, retailers, sales representatives, distributors, suppliers, advertising agencies, promotion agencies (hereafter collectively, "Verizon Entities") and immediate family members of each such individual; and (ii) all individuals (including, but not limited to, consultants, independent contractors, temporary employees, former employees, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for Verizon Entities. "Immediate family" members include spouses, grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren, whether by marriage, past marriages, remarriage, adoption, cohabitation or other family extension.

    5. Criteria for User Submission Selection

    User Submissions and Social user Submissions may be selected by Verizon in its sole discretion based on, and provided the content complies with, the following criteria:

    >User Content does not encourage activity or conduct that is, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading; you were compensated for or granted any consideration by any third party; contains restricted or hidden content; or infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other proprietary rights of any party.

    You warrant and represent that each person in the Submission has given their written permission and consent to be included in the Submission and displayed publicly on Verizon Web Properties and other Verizon social media sites and marketing materials and advertising and that you shall furnish such permission and consents upon Verizon's request.

    6. Content & User Content License Grant

    By making a User Submission and/or Social User Submission to a Verizon you hereby grant to Verizon an irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, sublicensable, paid up license to use, copy, perform, display, reproduce, edit, distribute, edit, change, modify, add to, subtract from, create a derivative work of and otherwise exploit the User Submissions and/or Social User Submission at any time and in any way whatsoever, for any purpose, and in any manner and medium, including but not limited to, advertising, publicity, or promotional material, in print, video, television, radio, or any other media, electronic or otherwise, including websites and the Internet, throughout the world in perpetuity without notifying you, to copyright said User Submissions and/or Social User Submission and/or derivative works in our own name or otherwise, to use or authorize the use of quotations and soundtrack recordings of you or your voice, including the right to substitute the voice of another person or persons for your voice, to use your name or a fictitious name and biographical and other information, accurate or fictitious, concerning you in connection with the use of such User Submissions and/or Social User Submission.

    7. Representations & Warranties & Indemnification

    You may only provide User Submissions and/or Social User Submission that you have the lawful right to provide. You are solely responsible for your User Submissions and/or Social User Submission and the consequences of creating and providing it. You represent and warrant that: (i) you are at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in your state of residence and have every right to contract in your own name in the above regard; (ii) your User Submissions and/or Social User Submission will not contain any third-party copyrighted material, or material that is subject to other third-party rights, unless you have permission from the rightful owner of the material or you are otherwise legally entitled to provide the material to Verizon and to grant Verizon the license rights granted in this UGC Agreement; (iii) your User Submissions and/or Social User Submission will not: (a) infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including but not limited to, any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right, (b) slander, defame, libel, or invade the right of privacy, publicity or other property rights of any other person, or (c) contain unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable content; (iv) as between you and Verizon, you will be responsible for the payment of any third-party fees related to the provision and use of your User Submissions and/or Social User Submission; (v) your User Submissions and/or Social User Submission will not contain any viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code or harmful contaminants; (vi) you waive any right to inspect or approve the User Submission and/or Social User Submission or how the User Submission and/or Social User Submission is being used and further waive any claim that you may have with respect to its use; (vii) you acknowledge that you will not receive any compensation other than any publicity that you may receive related to Verizon’s use of the User Submissions and/or Social User Submission.

    We intend to make some User Submissions and/or Social User Submission public but are under no obligation to do so. You should not provide any User Submissions and/or Social User Submission that you do not wish to be visible to others.

    You shall indemnify and hold harmless Verizon and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, licensees, and representatives from and against any and all suits, claims, demands, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or related to the breach by you of the representations and warranties set forth in this UGC Agreement.

    You forever release and discharge, and agree to hold harmless Verizon and its directors, officers, agents, employees, shareholders and representatives from any and all liability for any violation of any personal rights (including right of privacy and right of publicity), intellectual property rights or any other rights which you may have arising out of or in connection with Verizon’s use of the User Submission.

    TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, VERIZON IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USER SUBMISSIONS EVEN IF VERIZON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE VERIZON WEB PROPERTIES IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

    Verizon does not endorse or control the User Submissions and/or Social User Submissions transmitted or posted on the Verizon Web Properties or Third-Party Sites and therefore, Verizon does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of User Submissions. You understand that by using this, or any other Verizon Web Properties, you may be exposed to User Submissions and/or Social User Submissions that are offensive, indecent or objectionable to you. Under no circumstances will Verizon be liable in any way for any User Submissions and/or Social User Submissions, including, without limitation, for any errors or omissions in any User Submissions and/or Social User Submissions, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred by you as a result of the use of any User Submissions and/or Social User Submissions transmitted, uploaded, posted, e-mailed, or otherwise made available via the Verizon Web Properties.

    You acknowledge that Verizon has the right - though not the obligation - in our sole discretion to refuse to post or remove any User Submissions and/or Social User Submissions and it reserves the right to change, condense, edit, modify, transmit, display, or delete any User Submissions and/or Social User Submissions and you waive any right to have the material altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of these Agreements, Verizon has the right to remove any User Submissions and/or Social User Submission that violates this UGC Agreement or is otherwise objectionable and, solely as to the posting of content, it reserves the right to terminate access to submit User Submissions to Verizon Web Properties without prior notice for any user who violates this UGC Agreement or infringes the rights of others. Please note that any such termination will not affect your ability to make purchases, returns, or otherwise interact with the services Verizon provides.

Effective April 2025