Critique Partner Match (“CP Match”) Terms & Conditions:
Acceptance of Terms
Using CP Match represents an understanding and acceptance on your part of the terms below. If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use CP Match. WriteOnCon Inc. (“We”) reserves the right to modify or update these terms at any time, at WriteOnCon Inc.’s (“our”) discretion. WriteOnCon Inc. will send the new terms to the email address you registered with and it is your responsibility to opt out if you do not agree to the new terms.
If you are under 18 years of age, you must review these terms and conditions with a parent/guardian. Your parent/guardian must give you permission before you sign up for any of WriteOnCon Inc.’s services.
Personal Information
You must set up a WriteOnCon account through our website in order to become a member of CP Match. Both services are free. (Note: WriteOnCon Inc. reserves the right to implement a user fee in the future if deemed necessary for continued operation of CP Match.)
To set up your WriteOnCon account, you must provide us with:
- Your full legal name
- Your full address
- Your email address
- A username for our website
- A password for our website
In addition, the WriteOnCon Inc. website collects IP addresses and uses browser cookies to provide you with a streamlined experience on our website.
WriteOnCon Inc. takes your privacy seriously and will not share any of your information with third parties unless it is deemed necessary due to safety or legal reasons.
You email address is hidden on the site, but other users of CP Match will become privy to your email address if you a) respond to their email (sent to you via an online form) or b) send them an email through the form. WriteOnCon Inc. is not liable for the character or behavior of the users of CP Match—it is your responsibility to exercise discretion in sharing information with them, especially when it comes to your personal data, and in choosing to meet with someone in person.
Harassment and Accessibility Policies
By registering for CP Match, you are agreeing to abide by our Harassment and Accessibility Policies. WriteOnCon Inc. reserves the right to send (a) warning(s) and/or delete any CP Match listings and/or WriteOnCon accounts in violation of our policies.
CP Match Listing
CP Match collects additional information—both personal and project related—to create your listing, including (but not limited to) your:
- Penname/nickname
- Hobbies
- Experience level
- Reading interests
- Preferred contact
- Life stages
- Website and social media accounts
- Time zone
- Project excerpt
As with your personal account information, you are sharing these facts about yourself at your own discretion.
WriteOnCon Inc. does not automatically vet any of the listings created on CP Match and is not responsible for the quality of content or matches. We do not guarantee you (a) match(es) nor that you will find a critique partner through CP Match.
You may remove your listing from public view at any time by deactivating it. It will remain available to you but publicly hidden unless/until you choose to activate it again. You may also delete your listing(s) and/or WriteOnCon account; PLEASE NOTE that we are unable to retrieve accidentally deleted listings/accounts.
User-Provided Content
By uploading a photo or other materials, you are warranting that they are in the public domain or that you have copyright ownership over them. WriteOnCon Inc. claims no copyright or ownership on the materials posted on our website or forums, and we reserve the right to remove anything found to be an infringement of copyright if directly contacted by the copyright owner. Should you be sued for a breach of copyright, WriteOnCon Inc. is not liable for any damages in any legal, financial, or other sense.
We reserve the right to publish user-created content such as testimonials in our newsletters, on our social media, and on our website. Your listing may also be featured on our CP Match front page depending on our website’s algorithms.
Limitation of Liability
WriteOnCon Inc. will make every effort to maintain a functional website but we are not responsible for site crashes or other technical bugs that might interfere with match-making.
We are not responsible for lost or stolen property (such as plagiarism or theft of ideas) because of materials you posted on our WriteOnCon website or forums or your CP Match listing.
General Rights Reserved
WriteOnCon Inc. has made a reasonable effort to account for any and all situations that could arise through your usage of CP Match. Should a situation arise that is not covered yet in these terms and conditions, we reserve the right to take action at our discretion on your WriteOnCon account, CP Match listing, and any other user-created content.
Contact Us
If you have questions/concerns regarding these terms and conditions, or have a user support request, please email us. We will do our best to respond in a timely manner but do not guarantee a turnaround time and are not responsible for any issues that may arise as a result of not having gotten to the email quickly enough.