User Submission & Content Policy

Depending on the available submission method, you may submit:

• Local news and updates
• Local stories
• Event information
• Festival information
• Tourism recommendations
• Places and hidden destinations
• Temple and cultural information
• Food and restaurant recommendations
• Business information
• Business listings
• Photographs
• Videos
• Reviews and experiences
• Community information
• Public-interest information
• Suggestions for places
• Corrections or updates
• Other relevant South Gujarat content

You should only submit content if you have the authority and legal right to provide it.

If you are submitting content on behalf of a:

• Business;
• Organization;
• Event;
• Temple or religious institution;
• Brand;
• Creator;
• Photographer;
• Videographer; or
• Other person or entity,

you should have appropriate authorization to make the submission.

Before submitting photographs, videos, articles, graphics, documents, recordings or other creative material, you must have the necessary rights or permission to provide that material to Hello South Gujarat.

Do not submit someone else's copyrighted work merely because:

• You found it on Google;
• It appeared on Instagram;
• It appeared on Facebook;
• It was available on YouTube;
• It was publicly visible;
• It was forwarded to you; or
• Other websites have published it.

You should make reasonable efforts to ensure that submitted information is accurate and current.

This is particularly important for information involving:

• Public safety;
• Road closures;
• Weather;
• Government announcements;
• Emergency situations;
• Event dates;
• Event locations;
• Business hours;
• Prices;
• Offers;
• Travel conditions;
• Religious events;
• Temple timings;
• Entry rules;
• Tickets;
• Directions; or
• Other time-sensitive information.

Hello South Gujarat may verify submitted information before publication, but verification cannot always be guaranteed.

You must not submit content that is unlawful, fraudulent, intentionally misleading, abusive or otherwise inappropriate.

Examples include content that:

• Infringes copyright;
• Infringes trademarks;
• Violates privacy;
• Impersonates another person;
• Contains knowingly false allegations presented as facts;
• Promotes illegal activity;
• Contains malicious code or harmful files;
• Attempts to scam users;
• Contains fraudulent offers;
• Is threatening or harassing;
• Contains non-consensual intimate material;
• Exploits or endangers children;
• Contains excessive hateful or abusive material;
• Intentionally misleads users;
• Violates applicable law; or
• Otherwise creates an unreasonable legal, safety or security risk.

Users should exercise particular care when submitting allegations about individuals, businesses, organizations or other identifiable persons.

If you are reporting a serious allegation, provide reliable supporting information and distinguish clearly between:

• Verified facts;
• Your personal experience;
• Your opinion;
• Allegations made by another person; and
• Information that remains unconfirmed.

Hello South Gujarat may decline to publish allegations that cannot reasonably be evaluated or that create unacceptable legal or ethical risks.

Do not submit unnecessary personal information about other people.

Avoid submitting:

• Private phone numbers;
• Home addresses;
• Personal email addresses;
• Government identification numbers;
• Financial information;
• Passwords;
• Private conversations;
• Medical information;
• Confidential documents; or
• Other sensitive personal information

unless there is a legitimate reason and appropriate authorization to provide it.

We may remove or redact personal information from submissions where appropriate.

Our handling of personal information is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

If you submit photographs or videos containing identifiable people, you should consider whether appropriate permission is required for the intended use.

Particular care should be taken with:

• Children;
• Private individuals;
• Sensitive situations;
• Medical or emergency situations;
• Private property;
• Religious ceremonies;
• Personal events; and
• Situations where publication could reasonably cause harm or embarrassment.

Hello South Gujarat may decline to publish or may remove photographs or videos where privacy, consent or other legitimate concerns arise.

Do not submit personal information, photographs or videos of children for publication unless you have the necessary authority and permission.

We may apply additional caution when reviewing content involving minors.

Hello South Gujarat may receive submissions relating to:

• Temples;
• Festivals;
• Religious events;
• Religious traditions;
• Cultural practices;
• Local heritage;
• Community celebrations;
• Historical traditions; and
• Traditional stories.

Contributors should present such information respectfully and should not knowingly submit content intended to insult, provoke, misrepresent or create unnecessary conflict between religious or cultural communities.

Traditional beliefs, legends and community accounts should not automatically be presented as independently verified historical facts.

Users may submit local news or developing information.

Breaking information can change quickly and may initially be incomplete.

Hello South Gujarat may:

• Seek additional information;
• Check available sources;
• Attribute information to the contributor;
• Label information as developing or unverified;
• Delay publication;
• Edit the submission;
• Publish an update;
• Correct previously published information; or
• Decline publication.

Businesses may submit information for consideration in:

• Business directories;
• Local listings;
• Promotional features;
• Events;
• Offers;
• Product information;
• Restaurant listings;
• Service listings; and
• Other relevant sections.

Businesses are responsible for ensuring that information they provide is accurate and that they have authorization to provide logos, photographs, descriptions, trademarks and other materials.

Business submissions may be edited for formatting, clarity, SEO, accuracy or website requirements.

A submission may have a commercial or promotional purpose.

Examples include:

• Paid promotions;
• Sponsored articles;
• Brand collaborations;
• Business promotions;
• Product promotions;
• Restaurant promotions;
• Event promotions;
• Influencer collaborations; and
• Promotional offers.

Where applicable, commercial relationships may be disclosed in accordance with our Advertising, Affiliate & Sponsorship Disclosure.

Submitting promotional content does not guarantee that it will receive editorial publication.

Users may be invited to share experiences about:

• Restaurants;
• Cafes;
• Hotels;
• Tourist places;
• Businesses;
• Events;
• Services;
• Products; or
• Other local experiences.

Reviews should reflect the contributor's genuine experience or clearly identified opinion.

Do not submit:

• Fake reviews;
• Reviews created solely to damage a competitor;
• Reviews written in exchange for undisclosed benefits;
• Reviews based entirely on someone else's experience;
• False allegations;
• Manipulated ratings; or
• Content intended to deceive users.

Hello South Gujarat may edit, moderate or reject reviews that do not meet our standards.

Businesses and organizations may provide photographs and videos for use on Hello South Gujarat.

By submitting such material, the submitter confirms that they have appropriate rights or authorization to provide it.

The submitter should also disclose any important restrictions on:

• Cropping;
• Editing;
• Resizing;
• Branding;
• Attribution;
• Commercial use;
• Promotional use; or
• Other forms of publication.

Submitting content does not necessarily transfer ownership of the content to Hello South Gujarat.

However, by submitting content for publication, you grant Hello South Gujarat a non-exclusive permission or license, to the extent necessary for the intended website and promotional use, to:

• Host the content;
• Store the content;
• Reproduce the content;
• Display the content;
• Publish the content;
• Format the content;
• Resize or crop images;
• Edit text for clarity and formatting;
• Create excerpts;
• Distribute the published content through our website;
• Promote the published content through our social media channels; and
• Make reasonable technical or editorial modifications required for publication.

Unless separately agreed in writing, submitting content does not by itself transfer ownership of copyright to Hello South Gujarat.

The contributor remains responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary rights to grant the permissions described above.

Hello South Gujarat may edit submitted material for:

• Grammar;
• Spelling;
• Readability;
• Formatting;
• Length;
• SEO;
• Clarity;
• Headline structure;
• Website presentation;
• Safety;
• Legal compliance; or
• Editorial standards.

We may also crop, resize or technically modify images and videos for website or social-media presentation.

We aim not to intentionally alter submitted material in a way that materially misrepresents its meaning.

Submitting content does not guarantee that Hello South Gujarat will:

• Publish it;
• Publish it immediately;
• Publish it in full;
• Publish it permanently;
• Promote it;
• Give it a particular position on the website; or
• Share it on social media.

Editorial decisions may depend on relevance, accuracy, quality, verification, legal considerations, available space, public interest and other factors.

We may reject submissions for reasons including:

• Insufficient information;
• Inability to verify important claims;
• Copyright concerns;
• Privacy concerns;
• Legal risk;
• Duplicate content;
• Promotional intent;
• Poor quality;
• Irrelevance;
• Misleading information;
• Safety concerns;
• Conflicts with editorial standards; or
• Other reasonable editorial considerations.

We are not required to provide a detailed explanation for every rejected submission.

Content that has already been published may later be:

• Corrected;
• Updated;
• Edited;
• Restricted;
• Unpublished;
• Removed;
• Replaced; or
• Archived.

This may occur because of:

• New information;
• Accuracy concerns;
• Copyright claims;
• Privacy concerns;
• Legal complaints;
• Business requests;
• Safety considerations;
• Expired information;
• Changes in circumstances; or
• Editorial decisions.

Removal does not necessarily mean that any particular allegation or legal claim has been established.

If you believe that a user submission infringes your copyright, please contact us.

Please provide:

• Your name;
• Contact information;
• Identification of the copyrighted work;
• The URL of the disputed content;
• An explanation of your rights;
• Evidence supporting your claim where available; and
• Any other information necessary to evaluate the complaint.

Copyright / Legal Email:

More information is available in our Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy.

If you submitted information that has become outdated or incorrect, please contact us.

Businesses, contributors and individuals may request corrections where appropriate.

A correction request should identify:

• The relevant page;
• The incorrect information;
• The corrected information;
• Supporting evidence where available; and
• Your relationship to the information.

We may review and update content where appropriate.

A business may contact Hello South Gujarat regarding information appearing in a listing, article, review or other page.

Depending on the circumstances, we may:

• Correct factual information;
• Update business details;
• Review supporting evidence;
• Add relevant clarification;
• Remove outdated information;
• Review a copyright complaint; or
• Consider other appropriate action.

Businesses do not automatically have the right to require removal of lawful editorial content simply because they disagree with an opinion or review.

Unless a separate commercial arrangement exists, submitting content does not create an obligation for Hello South Gujarat to pay the contributor.

Where content is part of a paid collaboration, sponsorship, advertising arrangement or other commercial agreement, the applicable agreement will govern.

Contributors should disclose relevant relationships where appropriate.

For example, if you submit a review or recommendation involving a business that you own, operate, represent or have a financial relationship with, you should clearly disclose that relationship.

We may independently label or modify commercial disclosures when content is published.

Submissions may contain links to external websites.

We may remove or modify links that:

• Appear unsafe;
• Are irrelevant;
• Are broken;
• Are misleading;
• Lead to prohibited content;
• Are primarily intended for spam or SEO manipulation; or
• Otherwise do not meet our editorial or technical standards.

A submitted link does not constitute an endorsement by Hello South Gujarat.

Do not use submission forms or other website features to distribute:

• Spam;
• Bulk promotional messages;
• Repetitive submissions;
• Automated submissions;
• Manipulative SEO links;
• Malware;
• Phishing content;
• Fraudulent offers;
• Fake business information; or
• Other unwanted material.

The person or organization submitting content remains responsible for the legality and authenticity of the material they provide.

Hello South Gujarat may review submissions, but publication does not mean that we independently guarantee every statement made by a contributor.

Where appropriate, published material may identify the source or contributor.

By submitting content, you should ensure that the submission does not improperly violate another person's:

• Copyright;
• Trademark rights;
• Privacy;
• Publicity or personality rights;
• Confidentiality;
• Contractual rights; or
• Other legally protected interests.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, contributors may be responsible for claims arising from content they knowingly or unlawfully submit, including claims involving infringement, fraud, unlawful conduct or unauthorized use of third-party material.

Hello South Gujarat retains editorial discretion over submitted material.

We may decide:

• Whether to publish;
• When to publish;
• Where to publish;
• How to present the content;
• Whether to edit the content;
• Whether to attribute the contributor; and
• Whether to remove or update the content later.

Editorial decisions may be based on relevance, public interest, accuracy, verification, quality, safety and legal considerations.

For submission-related questions, corrections, copyright concerns or content complaints, contact:

Please include the relevant page URL and sufficient details to help us identify the content.

We may update this User Submission & Content Policy from time to time.

Changes may reflect:

• Website functionality;
• New submission features;
• Editorial practices;
• Legal requirements;
• Technology changes;
• New content formats; or
• Improvements to our moderation and content-management processes.

The latest version will be published on this page.

Hello South Gujarat welcomes genuine contributions that help people discover and understand South Gujarat.

However, publication of a user submission does not necessarily mean that Hello South Gujarat independently verifies, endorses or guarantees every statement contained in that submission.

Contributors should submit only material they have the right to provide and should make reasonable efforts to ensure that information is accurate, lawful and respectful.