Copyright & Content Policy

1. Ownership of The Soul Fueler Journal™ Content

Unless otherwise indicated, original editorial content created by or specifically for The Soul Fueler Journal™ is owned by The Soul Fueler Journal™ and/or the individual creator of that content, subject to any applicable contributor, licensing, photography, partnership, or publication agreement.

Protected content may include, but is not limited to:

• Articles and essays
• Interviews and interview excerpts
• Editorial commentary
• Original research summaries and editorial analysis
• Photographs and illustrations
• Graphics and visual designs
• Magazine layouts and editorial presentation
• Videos and audio
• Downloadable resources
• Reflection questions and exercises
• Newsletters
• Original quotations
• Proprietary frameworks and methodologies
• Recurring editorial features and concepts
• Logos, publication names, and branding
• Other original creative works appearing in or through The Soul Fueler Journal™

The presence of content on a publicly accessible website does not place that content in the public domain or waive any applicable intellectual property rights.

2. The Soul Fueler Journal™ Brand and Trademarks

The Soul Fueler Journal™ and other names, phrases, logos, programs, methodologies, features, or branded concepts identified with ™ or ® are trademarks or claimed trademarks of their respective owners.

Nothing on the Site grants any license or right to use these trademarks, branding elements, or proprietary names without prior written authorization.

You may accurately reference The Soul Fueler Journal™ when discussing, citing, or linking to our work, but you may not use our name, trademarks, branding, or visual identity in a manner that suggests sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, affiliation, or authorization where none exists.

3. Permitted Use by Readers

We encourage readers to share and discuss ideas published in The Soul Fueler Journal™ while respecting the work of the people who created them.

Unless otherwise stated, readers may:

• Share links to publicly available articles and features
• Share links to The Soul Fueler Journal™ issues
• Quote brief excerpts for commentary, discussion, education, criticism, or other purposes permitted by law
• Share officially provided social media graphics or promotional materials
• Reference an article, interview, or idea with appropriate attribution
• Recommend or direct others to original content hosted by The Soul Fueler Journal™

When quoting our content, please provide appropriate attribution to the original author or creator and, where applicable, The Soul Fueler Journal™.

Whenever reasonably possible, please link readers back to the original article or publication.

4. Uses Requiring Permission

Except where otherwise permitted by applicable law, you may not reproduce, republish, distribute, license, sell, commercially exploit, modify, or create derivative works from protected Soul Fueler Journal™ content without prior written permission from the applicable rights holder.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Republishing a complete article or substantial portion of an article
• Copying an article onto another website, newsletter, publication, blog, or platform
• Reproducing magazine pages or complete features
• Selling or licensing our content
• Including our content in a commercial product, course, workbook, training program, presentation, or publication
• Removing copyright notices, author credits, watermarks, or attribution
• Modifying content and presenting the modified version as the original author's work
• Reproducing proprietary frameworks, methodologies, exercises, or editorial resources for commercial use
• Using our photographs, illustrations, graphics, or magazine layouts without appropriate authorization
• Presenting Soul Fueler Journal™ content as your own

Linking to our original content is generally encouraged. Copying the content itself is not.

5. Quotations and Attribution

Brief quotations from The Soul Fueler Journal™ may generally be used where permitted by applicable law, provided the quotation is accurately reproduced and appropriately attributed.

When a quotation is credited to a particular person, please preserve that attribution.

For example:

“Quote.” — Damesha Craig, The Soul Fueler Journal™

You should not remove an author's name from a quotation, attribute another person's words to yourself, materially alter a quotation while presenting it as verbatim, or create the impression that The Soul Fueler Journal™ or an individual contributor endorses a person, organization, product, or position without authorization.

6. Contributor Rights

We believe contributors should receive clear recognition for their work.

Unless a separate written agreement provides otherwise, contributors retain copyright ownership of original work they create and submit to The Soul Fueler Journal™.

By agreeing to have an original contribution published, a contributor grants The Soul Fueler Journal™ the permissions necessary to publish, display, distribute, archive, format, promote, and make the accepted work available through the Journal's applicable editorial and promotional channels, subject to the terms agreed upon with that contributor.

This may include use through:

• The Soul Fueler Journal™ website
• Digital editions of the publication
• Email newsletters
• Social media
• Promotional materials
• Editorial archives
• Reasonable excerpts used to promote the contributor's published work

The specific rights granted by a contributor may be further defined in a separate contributor agreement.

Publication in The Soul Fueler Journal™ does not automatically transfer ownership of a contributor's underlying copyright to the Journal unless expressly agreed to in writing.

7. Contributor Responsibilities

Contributors are responsible for ensuring that material they submit is either their original work or that they have obtained the permissions necessary for its publication.

By submitting material for publication, contributors may be asked to confirm that:

• They have the right to submit the work
• The work does not knowingly infringe another person's copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights
• Quotations and third-party materials are appropriately attributed
• Required permissions have been obtained for photographs, artwork, or other copyrighted materials included with the submission
• The submission does not contain unlawful or defamatory material
• Any material commercial relationships relevant to the submission have been disclosed

Acceptance or publication of a contribution does not eliminate the contributor's responsibility for representations made regarding ownership and permissions.

8. Interviews and Guest Features

The Soul Fueler Journal™ may publish interviews, profiles, quotations, photographs, excerpts, and other material involving guests or featured individuals.

Copyright ownership may vary depending on the nature and source of the material.

The Soul Fueler Journal™ may own the copyright in its original interview questions, editorial arrangement, written introduction, commentary, photography created for the Journal, and other original editorial elements, while interview participants retain rights they may have in their own independently created materials.

Photographs, book covers, artwork, company logos, and other third-party materials may remain the property of their respective rights holders.

Their appearance in The Soul Fueler Journal™ does not transfer ownership to readers or grant permission for further reuse.

9. Photography, Artwork and Images

Images appearing in The Soul Fueler Journal™ may be:

• Owned by The Soul Fueler Journal™
• Created by contributing photographers or artists
• Provided by interview guests or featured individuals
• Licensed from third-party providers
• Used with permission
• Otherwise used as permitted by applicable law

Unless expressly stated otherwise, publication of an image in the Journal does not give readers permission to download, reproduce, edit, redistribute, sell, or commercially use that image.

For permission to use a particular image, please contact us so we can determine the appropriate rights holder.

10. Books, Research and Third-Party Materials

The Soul Fueler Journal™ may discuss, review, quote, or reference books, academic research, reports, podcasts, websites, studies, and other third-party materials.

Copyright and other intellectual property rights in those materials remain with their respective owners.

Our reference to or discussion of third-party work does not constitute a claim of ownership over that material.

We aim to provide appropriate attribution and sourcing when incorporating third-party material into our editorial work.

11. Proprietary Frameworks, Methodologies and Concepts

Certain articles may introduce or discuss proprietary frameworks, methodologies, programs, practices, or branded concepts belonging to The Soul Fueler Journal™, Damesha Craig, contributors, or other rights holders.

Publication of information about a proprietary framework or methodology does not grant readers a license to reproduce, teach, sell, certify others in, commercially exploit, or create derivative programs from that intellectual property.

Where a framework, methodology, program, or concept carries a ™ or ® designation, readers should respect the applicable ownership and trademark rights.

Permission for commercial, educational, organizational, or training use should be requested from the applicable rights holder.

12. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Use

Unless expressly authorized in writing or otherwise permitted by applicable law, content from The Soul Fueler Journal™ may not be systematically scraped, harvested, copied, downloaded, or reproduced through automated means for commercial exploitation.

You may not represent AI-generated or AI-modified versions of our protected editorial content as original Soul Fueler Journal™ content or as the original work of one of our contributors.

Nothing in this section is intended to restrict rights that cannot lawfully be restricted, including uses permitted under applicable copyright law.

13. Social Media Sharing

We welcome the sharing of links to our work on social media.

When sharing excerpts, quotations, graphics, or other authorized promotional material, please preserve any visible author credit, copyright notice, trademark, watermark, or Soul Fueler Journal™ attribution.

Sharing should not imply an endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or affiliation that does not exist.

If you would like to reproduce a full article, magazine spread, photograph, or substantial portion of our content on another platform, please request permission first.

14. Commercial and Educational Licensing

Organizations, publications, educators, event organizers, companies, coaches, consultants, and other professionals interested in using Soul Fueler Journal™ content beyond ordinary personal sharing should contact us regarding permission or licensing.

Examples may include:

• Reprinting an article in another publication
• Including material in a course or curriculum
• Using a proprietary framework in organizational training
• Distributing an article internally across an organization
• Reproducing magazine pages in an event or presentation
• Licensing content for a commercial platform
• Creating authorized reprints

Permission is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

15. Requesting Permission

To request permission to reproduce, republish, license, distribute, or otherwise use content from The Soul Fueler Journal™, please contact:

• The content you would like to use
• The author or creator, if known
• How you intend to use it
• Where it will appear
• Whether the use is commercial or noncommercial
• The anticipated audience or distribution
• Your contact information

Please include:

Submitting a permission request does not constitute approval. Permission should be considered granted only when you receive written authorization from the appropriate rights holder.

16. Reporting Copyright Infringement

The Soul Fueler Journal™ respects the intellectual property rights of others.

If you believe material appearing on our Site infringes copyright that you own or are authorized to represent, please contact us at soulfuelerjournal@gmail.com.

To help us evaluate your request, please provide:

• Your name and contact information
• Identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed
• Identification or location of the material you believe is infringing
• An explanation of your ownership or authority to act for the copyright owner
• A statement explaining why you believe the use is unauthorized
• Any supporting information that may help us evaluate the matter

We will review good-faith copyright concerns and take appropriate action where warranted.

17. Corrections and Attribution Concerns

We care about giving people appropriate credit for their work.

If you believe an article, quotation, photograph, research reference, idea, or other material has been incorrectly attributed, insufficiently credited, or otherwise presented in a manner that should be reviewed, please contact us.

Not every attribution concern constitutes copyright infringement, but we take credible concerns regarding authorship and attribution seriously.

Contact soulfuelerjournal@gmail.com with the relevant article, material, and supporting information so we can review the matter.

18. No Implied License

Except for the limited permissions expressly described in this Policy, nothing contained on The Soul Fueler Journal™ website or within the publication should be interpreted as granting a license to use intellectual property owned by The Soul Fueler Journal™, its contributors, licensors, partners, or other third parties.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

19. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Copyright & Content Policy periodically to reflect changes in the publication, our editorial practices, technology, or applicable law.

When changes are made, the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will be revised.

20. Contact

For copyright questions, attribution concerns, licensing requests, or requests to use Soul Fueler Journal™ content, please contact: