Effective date: January 22, 2021

These Terms of Use govern access to The Periscope website and its services. By using the website, you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree, please discontinue your use of the website.

The Publication

The Periscope publishes essays, criticism, memoir, cultural reflection, historical inquiry, hybrid prose, poetry, and other forms of sustained writing.

The views expressed in a published work belong to its author. Publication does not mean that every editor, contributor, or affiliated person agrees with every claim made in that work.

We may correct, update, annotate, redact, restrict, or remove material when editorial judgment or legal concerns require it.

Ownership of Website Material

The website’s design, name, logo, editorial introductions, and other material created by The Periscope are protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws.

Individual authors may retain copyright in their published work according to their publication agreements. The presence of a work on this website does not place it in the public domain.

Unless permission has been granted, you may:

• read and link to material on the website;

• print a copy for personal use; and

• quote a brief passage with clear attribution.

You may not reproduce a complete work, sell website content, create unauthorized derivative material, remove copyright notices, or republish material in a different publication without permission.

Automated scraping, bulk downloading, data harvesting, and the use of our content to train or develop artificial-intelligence systems require prior written authorization.

Submissions

A manuscript remains the writer’s property during consideration.

By submitting, the writer gives The Periscope permission to store, copy, and circulate the manuscript internally for editorial review. This limited permission does not authorize publication.

Publication rights arise only after acceptance and any required publication agreement. Unless a written agreement states otherwise, the author retains the copyright.

By submitting work, the writer represents that:

• the work is original;

• the writer has the authority to submit it;

• borrowed material has been properly attributed;

• necessary permissions have been obtained;

• the work does not unlawfully violate another person’s privacy or intellectual property; and

• the work complies with the current submission requirements.

A manuscript written entirely by generative artificial intelligence is ineligible. Material use of generative software should be disclosed to the editors.

The Periscope may reject a submission without providing an explanation. Submission does not guarantee review, acceptance, publication, payment, or a response within a particular period.

Editorial Changes and Redactions

Accepted work may receive minor changes for grammar, readability, consistency, formatting, and house style.

The Periscope may redact or withhold material when publication could create a substantial legal, ethical, privacy, or safety concern. More extensive revisions should ordinarily be discussed with the author.

The editors retain control over titles, headings, summaries, illustrations, placement, publication dates, and presentation unless a written agreement provides otherwise.

Accuracy and Corrections

We value accurate attribution and responsible inquiry. Even careful editorial work may contain errors.

Readers may report a suspected error to info@theperiscope.info. Please include the title of the piece, the relevant passage, and supporting information.

The editors will determine whether a correction, clarification, editor’s note, redaction, or removal is warranted.

Acceptable Use

You may not use the website to:

• break the law;

• interfere with website security;

• distribute malware;

• impersonate another person;

• collect personal information without authorization;

• threaten or harass another person;

• publish private information without permission;

• infringe copyright or trademark rights; or

• overwhelm the website through automated requests.

We may restrict access when we reasonably believe that these terms have been violated.

Reader Contributions

If comments, letters, or other public-participation features are offered, you remain responsible for what you submit.

We may decline or remove reader material that is abusive, deceptive, irrelevant, unlawful, invasive of privacy, or commercially promotional. We are not required to publish every response.

By submitting material for public display, you give The Periscope a nonexclusive license to display and format it for that purpose. You continue to own your contribution.

Copyright Complaints

We respect copyright and expect our readers and contributors to do the same.

A copyright owner who believes that material on the website has been used without authorization may send a written notice to:

Copyright Contact
info@theperiscope.info

The notice should identify the protected work, the disputed material, its location on the website, the complaining party’s contact information, and the basis for the claim.

If The Periscope registers a designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the registered agent’s information should replace the contact information above.

External Links

The website may link to outside sources for citation or further reading. A link does not necessarily indicate endorsement.

We do not control an external website’s content, availability, security, or privacy practices.

Availability

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access or permanent availability of a particular article.

Technical problems may occasionally affect the appearance, preservation, or availability of material.

Disclaimer

The website and its contents are provided for general literary and informational purposes. They do not constitute legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website is provided without warranties concerning uninterrupted access, completeness, accuracy, suitability, or freedom from harmful components.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Periscope and its editors, officers, staff members, and agents will not be liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of the website.

Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms when the website or its operations change. Revisions take effect when they are posted, unless another date is stated.

Continued use of the website after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact

Questions concerning these terms may be sent to:

The Periscope
info@theperiscope.info

The Periscope wants its writing to be available to the widest possible readership. Accessibility is part of our editorial and design work, and we expect that work to continue as the publication grows.

Our Accessibility Goal

Our goal is to make the website conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 at Level AA.

We aim to provide a reading experience that works with assistive technology, keyboard controls, enlarged text, and different screen sizes.

Practices We Aim to Follow

Our accessibility work may include:

• a logical heading structure;

• descriptive page titles;

• meaningful link text;

• keyboard-accessible controls;

• visible keyboard focus;

• sufficient color contrast;

• text that can be enlarged without loss of content;

• alternative text for informative images;

• labels and instructions for form fields;

• captions or transcripts for recorded media;

• reduced reliance on color alone; and

• clear error messages.

We also aim to prepare downloadable documents with readable type, structured headings, and useful document properties whenever the format permits.

Submissions and Contributor Access

Writers should be able to submit work without encountering avoidable barriers.

If a disability prevents you from using the submission form or preparing the required file format, contact info@theperiscope.info. We will consider a reasonable alternative method.

Contributors may also request accessible editorial correspondence or another reasonable accommodation during the review and publication process.

An accommodation request will not affect the editorial evaluation of a manuscript.

Known Limitations

Some older articles, archived documents, scans, third-party embeds, or externally hosted files may not yet meet our accessibility goals.

Material supplied by another organization may be limited by that organization’s platform. We will try to offer an alternative when one is reasonably available.

Automated tools cannot identify every access barrier. Reader reports are therefore especially valuable.

Reporting a Problem

Please contact us if you:

• cannot reach part of the website by keyboard;

• encounter an unlabeled control;

• find an image that requires a description;

• need a transcript or alternate document;

• experience difficulty with a submission form; or

• have another accessibility concern.

Send the page title or address, a short description of the problem, and the technology or browser you were using, when comfortable doing so.

We will acknowledge the message within 14 business days and aim to provide a response or reasonable alternative within 14 business days.

Contact

Accessibility questions, accommodation requests, and reports may be sent to:

The Periscope
info@theperiscope.info

We welcome feedback. Accessible publishing is an ongoing responsibility, and specific reports help us improve where readers actually encounter barriers.