Frequencies of Belonging – Terms & Conditions of Submission

Last updated: 03 February 2026
Project owner: Tiziana Alocci (UK)

By uploading an audio file to this page (https://www.tizianaalocci.com/belonging-upload), you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to the following Terms & Conditions.

1. About the Project

Frequencies of Belonging is a participatory art and research project that collects voluntary voice recordings responding to the question:

“What does home mean to you?”

Submitted audio recordings may be used—anonymously—as part of public art installations, exhibitions, research outputs, documentation, and related publications connected to the project.

2. Eligibility

By submitting content, you confirm that:

  • You are 18 years of age or older

  • You are submitting the recording voluntarily

  • You have the legal capacity to grant the rights described in these Terms

3. What You Are Submitting

You may upload one or more audio files containing your recorded voice.

You agree not to include:

  • Your full name, address, phone number, email, or other identifying personal data

  • Names or identifying details of third parties

  • Hate speech, harassment, threats, defamatory, unlawful, or discriminatory content

  • Copyrighted material you do not own or have permission to use (e.g. music, film audio)

Submissions that violate these conditions may be excluded or removed.

4. Ownership of Your Voice Recording

You retain full ownership of your audio recording. Nothing in these Terms transfers copyright ownership to the project owner.

5. Licence You Grant to the Project

By submitting an audio file, you grant Tiziana Alocci a:

  • Non-exclusive

  • Worldwide

  • Royalty-free

  • Perpetual

  • Irrevocable (subject to withdrawal clause below)

licence to use your submission, anonymously, for the purposes of:

  • Public art installations and exhibitions

  • Audio-visual artworks and spatial sound works

  • Research, documentation, and archiving, including on third-party websites like YouTube and project page

  • Educational, academic, and curatorial contexts

  • Project websites, catalogues, publications, talks, and presentations

This includes the right to:

  • Edit, cut, loop, layer, process, modify, or transform the audio

  • Combine it with other recordings, sounds, music, or data

  • Present it in physical or digital form

  • Use it across any current or future media formats

No financial compensation will be provided for submitted content.

Submission is understood as sufficient consideration for participation in the project.

6. Anonymity

  • Submissions will be used anonymously by default

  • Your name will not be displayed or attached unless you explicitly request attribution in writing

  • You agree not to self-identify within the audio recording, beyond the sound of your voice

7. Right to Withdraw

You have the right to withdraw your submission at any time.

To request removal, you must email: hello@necessity.ink

Please include:

  • The approximate date of submission

  • Any identifying details you recall about the recording

Upon withdrawal:

  • Your audio will no longer be used in future outputs

  • Reasonable efforts will be made to remove it from archives and future installations

Please note:
If your recording has already been included in a completed physical installation, printed material, or past exhibition, it may not be possible to retroactively remove it from those instances.

8. Moderation & No Obligation to Publish

Submission does not guarantee inclusion.

The project owner:

  • Reserves the right to review, curate, or decline submissions

  • Is not obligated to use or respond to every contribution

  • Does not guarantee storage duration or publication

9. Data Protection & Privacy (UK GDPR)

  • No account is required to submit

  • No identifying personal data is intentionally collected

  • Audio files are stored securely and accessed only for project purposes

  • Data processing is based on consent under UK GDPR and EU GDPR principles

  • Audio files are published on the project website page monthly

You may exercise your data rights (access, erasure, restriction) by contacting the email above.

10. Disclaimer

You acknowledge that:

  • Participation is voluntary

  • The project is artistic and interpretative in nature

  • You are responsible for the content of your submission

The project owner is not liable for:

  • Interpretations or contextual uses of the audio

  • Any emotional response triggered by participation

  • Loss or deletion of submitted content due to technical failure

11. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Any disputes arising from or related to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

12. Contact

For withdrawals, questions, or data requests:

Tiziana Alocci hello@necessity.ink