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AbleStable® Content Syndication and Licensing


• How do you protect user privacy?

• What is Content Syndication?

• Can you explain the process of Content Syndication?

• Who is Content Syndication for?

• Can I republish your content for free?

• Where do I find a copy of your Syndication Agreement?

• What kinds of Content Syndication Licenses are available?

• How do I pay for a Commercial Syndication License?

• How do I select Syndication Content?

• How do I find out more about your Store?


• How do you protect user privacy?

All information is protected under the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 1998/2000/2001 and AbleStable is registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner (a Governmental body set up to monitor and maintain people's data security). To find out more about this organisation visit their web site at www.dataprotection.gov.uk. The Commissioner has details about the processing of personal data carried out by AbleStable. These details are used by the Commission to make an entry describing the processing which is available to the public for inspection

To find out more about the way we treat Private Information go to our Privacy Statement.

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• What is Content Syndication?

Content Syndication permits the legal republishing of original material. At AbleStable we provide high quality Articles, Reviews, and Editorial, some of which is eligible for content syndication. Anyone wishing to republish our content must sign up to our Syndication Agreement.

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• Can you explain the process of Content Syndication?

1 People wishing to republish content from our site complete our Syndication Agreement.
2 We check the form details are correctly entered, then authorise the agreement.
3 Non-commercial publishers may then use our content on their web site or print publication.
4 Commercial publishers go to our Store and purchase the Syndication License they want, before republishing our content in their web or print publication.

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• Who is Content Syndication for?

Anyone who wants to feature high quality articles, reviews, and editorial on their web site or in their print publication. People who us Content Syndication at AbleStable include private individuals, people representing non-profit-making organisations, and commercial businesses.

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• Can I republish your content for free?

All websites may feature our Free Creative Feed, and If you are a non-commercial publisher, you may republish up to 5 eligible syndication content items without charge. Go to our Syndication Centre to find out more...

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• Where do I find a copy of your syndication Agreement?

View our Syndication and Licensing Agreement (link opens a new browser information window).

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• What kinds of Content Syndication Licenses are available?

The following list shows the different types of content commercial companies can purchase for web sites and print publications:

• Special AbleStable Content Feed [CF-WEB]
(12 month license for our special content feed)
Two high quality features every month (One Article and The Column).

• Web Site Single Page Reproduction [SPR-WEB]
License to reproduce one content item on a web page.

• Web Site Five Page Reproduction [FPR-WEB]
License to reproduce five content items on a web site.

• Web Site Article Syndication [AS-WEB]
(12 month subscription for 12 articles)
License to reproduce one new article per month on a web site

• Web Site 'The Column' Syndication [CS-WEB]
(12 month subscription for The Column)
License to reproduce a new issue of The Column once a month on a web site

• Print Publication Single Page Reproduction [SPR-PRINT]
License to reproduce one content item on a single page in a print publication like a magazine or book.

• Print Publication Article Syndication [AS-PRINT]
(12 month subscription for 12 articles)
License to reproduce one new article per month in a print publication

• Print Publication 'The Column' Syndication [CS-PRINT]
(12 month subscription for The Column)
License to reproduce a new issue of The Column once a month in a print publication

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• How do I pay for a Commercial Content Syndication License?

Go to our Store hosted by WorldPay and choose the type of Content Syndication License you want.
AbleStable does not receive or store card details.

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• How do I select Syndication Content?

Content licensees have two ways they use our content.

1. When our content licensees subscribe to our Content Feed they simply insert as special single-line scrip into their web page. Their web page is then automatically updated with two features from AbleStable each month.

2. When content is republished in it's entirety on a website or in a print publication, content is selected using the following method:

Click one of the screenshots below to enlarge

When you open a page with eligible content you will find a small syndication icon. Use the syndication icon link to open a 'Licensing Window'. The screenshot on the left shows the icon and a link next to it which links to the 'Distribution' page in the Syndication Area:

The screenshot on the left shows the licensing window with its various elements. A small legal notice appears in front of the main licensing window. This notice reminds users they must sign up to our licensing agreement before republishing our content. You may close this notice by using the underlined 'x' on the top right of the notice. As the legal notice closes you will see a button named 'Highlight All' (behind the legal notice in the screenshot below). Using this button will select all the content in the text window for you to copy and paste. You will find any associated images with the main content below the text area window:

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• How do I find out more about your Store?

To find out about our Store go to Payment Questions.

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