Terms &
Conditions

Welcome to World Culture Marketplace ("WCM", "we", "us", "our"). These Terms & Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website worldculturemarketplace.com (the "Platform").

By accessing or using the Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.

For clarity in this document:

WCM is a platform designed to:

• Promote cultural diversity and visibility.
• Share educational, historical, and artistic content.
• Support creators, storytellers, and cultural advocates.
• Enable promotional and advertising opportunities.

WCM does not currently provide e-commerce transaction services. The Platform focuses on cultural content, visibility, and external redirection to third-party websites. E-commerce features may be introduced in future versions.

WCM does not verify the academic or historical accuracy of every cultural contribution and is not responsible for interpretative differences.

You may use the Platform only if:

• You are at least 16 years old, or the minimum required age in your jurisdiction.
• You have the legal capacity to accept these Terms.
• You use the Platform in compliance with all applicable laws.

If creating a creator profile, you represent that all submitted information is accurate and lawful.

Users may create an account to access certain features. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and truthful information.
• Keep login credentials confidential.
• Notify WCM immediately of unauthorized access.
• Not share or sell your account.

Users agree NOT to:

• Use the Platform for illegal, harmful, fraudulent, or abusive purposes.
• Upload malware, harmful scripts, or malicious files.
• Harvest or collect personal data from other users.
• Attempt to hack, disrupt, or reverse-engineer the Platform.
• Upload culturally offensive or disrespectful content.
• Impersonate any person, culture, community, or organization.
• Scrape or copy Platform content for resale or reproduction.

7.1 — WCM Content

All content created by WCM — including articles, categories, stories, images, branding, and platform architecture — is protected by intellectual property laws.

You may NOT copy, reproduce, redistribute, modify, or publish WCM content without written approval.

7.2 — User-Generated Content

Creators retain ownership of their submitted content.

By submitting content, you grant WCM a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable license to publish, display, host, distribute, adapt, and promote your content as part of the Platform's operations.

WCM may remove content that violates guidelines or legal requirements.

All trademarks, logos, branding, design elements, and platform architecture are the exclusive property of WCM.

Users may not:

• Use WCM trademarks without permission.
• Reproduce WCM brand elements.
• Claim ownership of WCM intellectual property.

WCM may offer:

WCM provides the Platform "as is" without guarantees of:

To the maximum extent permitted by law, WCM is not liable for:

Your data is governed by the WCM Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms.

This includes information on:

WCM may suspend or terminate accounts for:

• Violating these Terms
• Harmful or abusive behavior
• Cultural misrepresentation
• Copyright infringement
• Security risks

Users may request account deletion at any time.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which WCM operates. Any disputes shall be resolved in the competent courts of that jurisdiction.