Contributor Agreement for Story Submissions

Effective Date: July 27, 2025

By submitting your story (“Submission”) to What the Flight Log!? (“Publisher”), you agree to the following terms and conditions. Please read carefully. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Publisher.

1. Grant of Rights

By submitting your story, you hereby grant What the Flight Log!? and its owners, affiliates, licensees, and assigns an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, publicly display, and create derivative works from your Submission in any format or media now known or later developed, including but not limited to printed books, e-books, audiobooks, promotional materials, and online content.

2. Compensation

You acknowledge and agree that you are providing your Submission voluntarily and without expectation of payment or financial compensation. If your Submission is selected for inclusion in a published book, What the Flight Log!? may, at its sole discretion, provide you with one (1) complimentary copy of the published book. This is not a guarantee of receipt, nor is there a guarantee that the book will be published.

3. No Guarantee of Publication

The Publisher makes no promises, warranties, or guarantees that your Submission will be published, that the book will be published within a certain timeframe, or that any copies of the book will be provided to contributors.

4. Warranties and Representations

By submitting your story, you represent and warrant that:

5. Liability Disclaimer

You acknowledge and agree that What the Flight Log!?, its owners, employees, contractors, affiliates, licensees, and assigns are not responsible or liable for any claims, damages, losses, injuries, or harm of any kind (including reputational, financial, or emotional damages) arising from the editing, publication, or distribution of your Submission, or from any third-party use of the published work.

6. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless What the Flight Log!? and its owners, employees, contractors, affiliates, licensees, and assigns from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your Submission, including but not limited to claims of infringement or violation of third-party rights.

7. No Employment or Partnership

Submitting a story does not create any employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between you and What the Flight Log!?.

8. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising under or related to this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Minnesota, United States.

9. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and the Publisher regarding your Submission and supersedes all prior discussions or agreements, written or oral.

By submitting your story, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Contributor Agreement.

What the Flight Log!?
Christopher Scott
submissions@whattheflightlog.com