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By using this site to upload a submission, you automatically grant Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and any current or future parents, affiliates, or subsidiaries a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to itself or any other party to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such submission (in whole or in part) worldwide, with or without attribution, and/or to incorporate into other works in any form or media for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content or information. You also acknowledge that such submissions (in the form received) are non-confidential for all purposes and that Everytown owes no obligation of confidentiality, attribution, or approval, and has no control over the extent to which any idea or information may be used by any other party or person. You will receive no compensation for any submission and waive any right to enforce any intellectual property or proprietary right against Everytown and its parent, affiliates, and subsidiaries as a result of or on the basis of any use of any submission, including without limitation any right of publicity or likeness right. You agree not to submit anything that would be considered defamatory, abusive, violative of any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any third party, or unlawful in any other way. You further represent and warrant that you own all necessary rights and permissions to republish any material, including photographs, that you submit.

You are not permitted to upload or submit any material to this site if you are under 13 years of age. If you are at least 13 years of age and less than 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction of residence), you may only upload or submit material with the permission and supervision of your parent or legal guardian, who consents to these terms. By using this site to upload a submission, you represent that: (i) you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction of residence); or (ii) if you are at least 13 years of age and less than 18 years of age, your parent or legal guardian has given you permission to use this site and make said submission, and has consented to these terms governing the site and submission.

Everytown is not responsible for screening, policing, editing, or monitoring any user submissions and encourages all of its users to use reasonable discretion and caution in evaluating or reviewing any submission. Nevertheless, Everytown may make minor edits primarily for grammar, spelling or redaction to ensure that posts are in accordance with the guidelines listed above. Please note that posts on this website will be visible to the public and can be shared by anyone who accesses the website on social media.

Please note that once you submit your post, you will not be able to access it again to make changes or edits. If you see an error on your post once it is on the site or if you decide that you no longer want your story to be visible on the site, you can email moments@everytown.org at any time to request that your story be removed. Everytown reserves the right to make final decisions regarding the publication or removal of any submission in accordance with the story submission guidelines above. You have read and agree to abide by the submission guidelines. Everytown may, in its sole discretion, take whatever action is necessary to protect its legal or equitable rights, or otherwise enforce the terms of this agreement.