Legal

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of The Unpublished (the “Platform”), operated by The Unpublished LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (“The Unpublished,” “we,” “us”). By visiting the Platform, creating an account, submitting work, or subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.

Designer accounts are available to interior designers who apply and are approved by us. You must be at least 18 years old and able to enter into a binding agreement to hold an account. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for any activity that occurs under your account.

We use passwordless sign-in: you receive a one-time magic link by email rather than setting a password. Keep access to your email account secure, as anyone with that access can sign in as you.

Designers write and publish their own stories with full autonomy after a one-time approval. You retain ownership of the work you submit, including your images and written text.

By submitting content, you grant The Unpublished a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, reproduce, and distribute that content — including in our email newsletter — for the purpose of operating and promoting the Platform. This license ends when you remove the content, except where it has already been shared with subscribers or cached by third-party services.

You represent and warrant that you own or have obtained all rights necessary to everything you submit — including permission from the photographer and any other rights holder in each image — and that publishing it does not violate any contract, confidentiality obligation, or the rights of any client or third party.

Photography, styling, architecture, building, and landscape work are integral to how design is communicated. When you publish a story, you agree to credit collaborators accurately. You may not misattribute work or omit credit for contributors whose work appears in a story.

You agree not to use the Platform to:

• Post content you do not have the right to publish.
• Infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of others.
• Upload unlawful, defamatory, or misleading material.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts, systems, or data.
• Interfere with the operation, security, or integrity of the Platform.
• Scrape, harvest, or republish content at scale without permission.

The Platform’s name, design, layout, and software are owned by The Unpublished LLC and protected by intellectual property laws. Nothing in these terms transfers those rights to you. All published works remain the copyright of their respective designers and copyright holders. The Unpublished claims no ownership over any published work and does not warrant, verify, or confirm any copyright claims made by or on behalf of any party.

We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. See our Copyright & DMCA Policy for how to submit a notice, how to file a counter-notice, and our repeat-infringer policy.

If you hold a designer account, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Unpublished LLC and its members, officers, and agents from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to content you submit or publish, your breach of these terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.

The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not guarantee that the Platform will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure. Content published by designers reflects their own views, and we do not endorse or verify any claims made within stories.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Unpublished LLC is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Platform, including any intellectual property disputes arising from works published here. To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Platform or these terms shall not exceed one hundred US dollars ($100) or the amount you have paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim, whichever is greater.

You may stop using the Platform and request that your account or work be removed at any time by contacting us. We may suspend or terminate access if you violate these terms or if we discontinue the Platform. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including ownership, licensing, indemnification, disclaimers, and limitation of liability — will continue to apply.

These terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Platform are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any legal action shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Davidson County, Tennessee, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

We may update these terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “last updated” date above. Significant changes may be communicated by email or through the Platform. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Questions about these terms? Email us at hello@theunpublished.com

This Privacy Policy explains what information The Unpublished collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. We aim to collect as little as possible and to be plain about what we hold.

The data controller for the Platform is The Unpublished LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company, 123 Clarendon Ave, Nashville, TN 37205. Contact: hello@theunpublished.com.

Email address. We use your email to send passwordless sign-in links (magic links) and, if you opt in, to deliver our newsletter. You can subscribe to the newsletter without holding a designer account.

Profile and application details. If you apply for a designer account, we collect the name, biography, link to your work, and any profile photo you provide.

Published content. Stories, images, locations, and collaborator credits that designers choose to publish are stored and shown publicly.

Basic technical data. Like most websites, our hosting and infrastructure providers may automatically log data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited to keep the service running and secure.

We use the information we collect to:

• Authenticate you and keep your account secure.
• Operate the Platform and publish designer stories.
• Send the newsletter to subscribers who have opted in.
• Review and respond to designer applications.
• Maintain, protect, and improve the service.

We do not sell your personal information. Where laws such as the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation apply, we process your information on the basis of performing our agreement with you (operating your account and the Platform), your consent (the newsletter, which you can withdraw at any time), and our legitimate interests in keeping the service secure and improving it.

We rely on a small number of trusted service providers to run the Platform. These generally fall into the following categories:

• An authentication provider, to manage sign-in.
• An email delivery provider, to send magic links and the newsletter.
• A hosting and database provider, to store data and serve the site.
• A content and media provider, to store and deliver images.

These providers process data on our behalf and are bound to handle it securely. They are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.

We are based in the United States and our service providers store data there. If you use the Platform from outside the US — including the EU or UK — your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States. Where required, we rely on our providers’ safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses, for these transfers.

We use cookies and similar storage to keep you signed in and to remember short-lived state during the sign-in flow. These are essential to operating the Platform rather than for advertising or cross-site tracking.

We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to operate the Platform. If you close your account or unsubscribe, we delete or anonymize data we no longer need, except where we must retain it to comply with legal obligations or resolve disputes. Published stories may remain visible unless removed by the designer or by us.

The Platform is not directed to children. Designer accounts require you to be at least 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in each email. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below. If you are in the EU or UK, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “last updated” date above and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through the Platform.

Questions about your privacy? Email us at hello@theunpublished.com

The Unpublished LLC (“The Unpublished,” “we”) respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects designers who publish here to do the same. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (“DMCA”).

If you believe that material on the Platform infringes your copyright, send a written notice to our designated agent that includes all of the following:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed.
3. Identification of the material you claim is infringing and its location on the Platform (a URL is best).
4. Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.

Designated Agent:

Copyright Agent
The Unpublished LLC
123 Clarendon Ave, Nashville, TN 37205
Email: dmca@theunpublished.com

Please note that under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), you may be liable for damages if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material is infringing.

When we receive a valid notice, we will remove or disable access to the identified material promptly, notify the designer who posted it, and provide them a copy of the notice.

If your material was removed and you believe this was a mistake or misidentification, you may send our designated agent a written counter-notice that includes:

1. Your physical or electronic signature.
2. Identification of the material that was removed and its location before removal.
3. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification.
4. Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for your judicial district (or, if outside the United States, the Middle District of Tennessee) and that you will accept service of process from the person who filed the original notice.

If we receive a valid counter-notice, we will forward it to the original complainant. Unless they notify us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we may restore the removed material within 10–14 business days.

We will terminate the accounts of designers who are determined to be repeat infringers.

Questions? Email dmca@theunpublished.com