Welcome to Shikdar Poetry (https://shikdarpoetry.com/). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website, including any poems, articles, essays, or multimedia content (collectively, the “Content”) published here.
By accessing this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. if you disagree with any part of these terms, you must discontinue use of this website immediately.
1. Intellectual Property & Ownership
The Content on this website—specifically the original poems, literary articles, and creative prose—is the sole intellectual property of the author, Shikdar Poetry, unless otherwise stated.
All rights are reserved. This website is built on the WordPress.org CMS, and while the platform’s software is open-source, the creative expression (the writing) contained within is protected under international copyright laws and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
2. Permitted Use & Attribution
We believe that poetry is meant to be shared, but respect for the creator is paramount. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive license to use the Content under the following conditions:
- Digital Sharing: You may share links to the website or individual posts on social media.
- Quoting: You may quote snippets of poems or articles for reviews, educational purposes, or personal appreciation, provided that:
- Mandatory Credit: You must clearly mention “Shikdar Muhammed Kibriah” as the author.
- Source Link: You should provide a direct hyperlink back to the original URL on
shikdarpoetry.com(recommended but not required)
- Personal Reading: You may print a copy of a poem for your personal, non-commercial use (e.g., pinning it to your wall or keeping it in a personal journal).
3. Prohibited Acts (The “Anti-Theft” Clause)
The following actions are strictly prohibited without explicit, written prior-permission from the author:
- Commercial Exploitation: You may not print, publish, or distribute the Content in any book, anthology, magazine, or newspaper for sale.
- Plagiarism: You may not claim the Content as your own or submit it to competitions, journals, or publishers under your name or any other name.
- AI Training: You are prohibited from using the Content on this site to train Large Language Models (LLMs) or generative AI tools without a specific licensing agreement.
- Scraping: The use of automated systems or software to extract data/Content from this website for commercial purposes (“screen scraping”) is prohibited.
4. User-Generated Content (Comments)
When you post comments on Shikdar Poetry:
- You retain ownership of your comment, but you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to display it on the site.
- You agree not to post content that is defamatory, hateful, or violates the privacy of others.
- We reserve the right to edit or remove any comment at our sole discretion.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
This website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. While the author strives for literary excellence, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the completeness, accuracy, or availability of the website or its Content.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Shikdar Poetry and its owner shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from your use of—or inability to use—this website, including but not limited to any loss of data or technical issues arising from the WordPress environment.
7. External Links
We may link to third-party websites (e.g., literary journals or social media). We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content or practices of these external sites.
8. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the author resides, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
9. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of changes by updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
Contact & Permissions For inquiries regarding commercial licensing, republication rights for anthologies, or media requests, please contact the author via the Contact Page on this website.