Walmart Photo Policy
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Photo, Video, Testimonial and Content Release and License Agreement
- For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I hereby, perpetually and irrevocably, give and grant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Walmart") and their respective licensees, successors, and assigns (collectively "Licensed Parties"), the right to use, publish, and copyright my name, voice, picture, portrait, likeness, and video images in any and all media (collectively "photographs") and types of advertising and promotion, without limitation.
- Walmart shall also, upon receipt of any submitted written Content, have an irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up license, effective everywhere, to possess, publish, copy, communicate, edit, create derivative works from and otherwise use the Content and any and all aspects of it through all means and media now known and hereafter conceived. I warrant that such submitted Content is original and not subject to any third-party claims, entitlements to payments, or any other restrictions that would prevent, restrict or interfere with the rights, permissions and waivers herein provided; and
- To the extent that so-called "moral rights" may be applicable to any Content, and licensable or waivable, they are also licensed or waived under the terms of this Agreement;
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I agree that all photographs of me used and taken by the Licensed Parties are owned by them and that they may
copyright material containing the photographs. If I should receive any print, negative, or other copy of the photographs, I shall not authorize their use by anyone else.
- I agree that no advertisement or other material need be submitted to me for any further approval and the Licensed Parties shall be without liability to me for any distortion or illusionary effect or adverse result to me on account of the publication of the photographs.
- I warrant and represent that this license does not in any way conflict with any existing commitment on my part. I have not authorized anyone prior to this Release (which authority is still in effect), nor will I authorize or permit the use of the photographs or testimonial statement in connection with the advertising or promotion of any product or service competitive to or incompatible with Walmart.
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I further agree that the Licensed Parties will have the right to attribute the attached statement or Content (or
statements in different words which have substantially the same meaning) to me, which is an expression of my personal experience and belief.
- I agree that to the extent I shall require a product or service in its category, I shall continue to use the product or service during the Term of this release.
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Nothing in this Release will constitute any obligation on the Licensed Parties to make any use of any of the rights
stated within.