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Terms of Participation
Effective date: March 2026
Welcome to Cartoon Populi, a community platform for amateur editorial cartoonists. By registering an account or submitting content, you agree to the following terms. Please read them carefully.
1. Eligibility
Cartoon Populi is open to anyone who wishes to share original editorial cartoons. You must be at least 13 years of age to create an account. By registering, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate.
2. Original Work
You may only submit cartoons that are entirely your own original creation. By submitting, you confirm that:
- You created the work and own all rights to it.
- It does not infringe on any third-party copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right.
- You have the right to grant Cartoon Populi the license described below.
3. License Grant
By submitting a cartoon, you grant Cartoon Populi a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, and distribute your work on this platform and in promotional materials related to the platform. You retain full ownership of your work and may publish it elsewhere.
4. Content Standards
All submissions are subject to editorial review. We will not approve content that:
- Is obscene, pornographic, or sexually explicit.
- Incites violence or hatred against any individual or group.
- Constitutes defamation or deliberately false statements of fact about real, identifiable individuals.
- Infringes on any third-party intellectual property.
- Violates any applicable law or regulation.
Editorial cartoons may be sharp, satirical, and provocative — that is the tradition we celebrate. We will not reject submissions simply because they are controversial or critical of public figures. We will reject them if they cross the lines listed above.
5. Editorial Review
All submissions enter a pending queue and are reviewed by the site editors before appearing in the public gallery. Editors may approve or decline any submission at their discretion, based on the content standards above. Declined submissions will not be published. There is no obligation to publish any submission.
6. Community Conduct
When commenting on cartoons, you agree to engage respectfully and in good faith. Comments that constitute harassment, threats, or hate speech will be removed and may result in account termination.
7. Account Termination
Cartoon Populi reserves the right to suspend or terminate any account that violates these terms, without prior notice.
8. Disclaimer
Cartoon Populi is an amateur community platform. The views expressed in cartoons and comments are those of the individual contributors and do not represent the views of Cartoon Populi or its administrators.
9. Changes to These Terms
These terms may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Contact
Questions about these terms can be directed to the site administrator via the platform.