Frequently Asked Question

All you need to do is click on Register at the top right of your screen, and enter the required data (name, surname, nickname and email address).

The system will automatically send you an e-mail with a link, which you must click on to confirm registration. This is to verify that the email address provided is correct, and protect your account from any improper actions at the hands of third parties. The link will redirect you to a webpage where you can choose a password to access your account; once chosen, your Qooid account is ready to use.

You can alter your personal information at any time, through your personal profile.

If you can't remember your password, click on Forgot your password? and follow the instructions.

The first time you access Qooid, you will be asked to fill in your personal profile with information about yourself. This helps other users identify you within the Qooid community.

In the About me section, you can add additional information to that provided during registration, about where you’re from and, if you like, where you live. Simply fill in the empty fields, or edit those you have already filled, and click Save.

In My background, you can list your educational background and professional experiences, to let the community know what you can do and how you learned to do it. Click on Add my background to add a new entry and click Edit if you want to edit a pre-existing one.

Furthermore, your personal profile shows a list of the groups which you create and/or belong to (My groups), the profiles of fellow creators whom you find interesting (My favourites), the content you like most or find most inspirational (My Watching), as well as all your content.

Your personal profile tells your story to other Qooid users. The more complete it is, in each part, the more opportunities Qooid can give you.

For example, by indicating where you’re from, you will help users searching for content produced in a particular place to find your material.

If you are a professional, publishing content on Qooid increases your career-related opportunities. If, on the other hand, you're a passionate amateur, Qooid allows your work to be seen by a wide variety of users from all over the world, and to develop an extended and global network of contacts.
This service is completely free and has a number of advantages, like the potential for earning money.

You can search for content by selecting the "content" category from the menu on the left of the search bar and then following any of these steps:

Search by content title or keyword(s): e.g. type "water flower" in the search box and click Search now. The system will find all the content that contains one or more of the search words.

Search by content category: e.g. if you select "Audio" and click Search now, the system will list all the content belonging to this category.

Search by content category + keyword: e.g. if you select "Audio", type "Water flower" in the search box and click Search now, the system will list all audio content which contains one or more of the search words.

When you upload any audio, video, visual or textual content, you will also be asked to load a short extract along with the file, which all users can freely view and consult.
Users who wish to benefit fully from your content will contact you directly to negotiate the purchase of the material.
If, instead, you decide to make your content available in Free mode, you can choose whether to make it accessible to all users or only upon request.

The licenses available on Qooid can be divided into those issued upon payment and those issued free of charge (Creative Commons).

Licensed issued upon payment are divided into:

-       Exclusive usage licenses: The work is granted by the uploader (the original author of the work and/or, in any case, the holder of the economic rights to the work) to the downloader for exclusive, global, non-transferable and temporary usage. This grants rights to the reproduction, representation, public performance, exhibition or broadcast of the work, as well as right to modify, distribute, profit from it, and create derivative works. For the full, printable version of the exclusive usage rights, click here.

-        Non-exclusive usage licenses: The work is granted by the uploader (the original author of the work and/or, in any case, the holder of the economic rights to the work) to the downloader for non-exclusive, global and perpetual usage (for the duration of applicable copyright). This grants rights to the reproduction for personal use, representation, broadcast, recital or public performance of the work. For the full, printable version of non-exclusive usage rights, click here.

The free licenses are:

-         Attribution (CC BY 3.0): The downloader is free to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform and exhibit, interpret, broadcast, recite, use for commercial purposes and modify the work.

The downloader is obliged to attribute paternity of the work to its author in the manner indicated by the latter, or by the person granting the license to the work, and in such a way as to not endorse the downloader himself, or the way in which he makes use of the work.

The downloader may waive any of these conditions with prior authorization of the party holding the rights to the work. If the work, or any of its components, belongs to public domain, according to applicable law, this is in no way modified by the license.

In no way does the license affect any of the following rights: exceptions, free usage and other usage permitted by copyright law, the moral rights of the author and the rights that other people may have on the work itself, and its usage (e.g.  rights of image, protection of personal data, etc.).

For more information about this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/

Attribution + ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 3.0): The downloader is free to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform and exhibit, recite, use for commercial purposes and modify the work.

The downloader is obliged to attribute paternity of the work to its author in the manner indicated by the latter, or by the person granting the license to the work, and in such a way as to not endorse the downloader himself, or the way in which he makes use of the work.

If the downloader modifies or transforms the work, or uses it to create another piece of work, he may only redistribute the resulting work with an identical or equivalent license.

The downloader may waive any of these conditions with prior authorization of the party holding the rights to the work. If the work, or any of its components, belongs to public domain, according to applicable law, this is in no way modified by the license.

In no way does the license affect any of the following rights: exceptions, free usage and other usage permitted by copyright law, the moral rights of the author and the rights that other people may have on the work itself, and its usage (e.g.  rights of image, protection of personal data, etc.).

For more information about this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/

Attribution + NoDerivatives (CC BY-ND 3.0): The downloader is free to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform and exhibit, interpret and recite the work.

The downloader is obliged to attribute paternity of the work to its author in the manner indicated by the latter, or by the person granting the license to the work, and in such a way as to not endorse the downloader himself, or the way in which he makes use of the work.

The downloader cannot modify or transform the work, or use it to create another piece of work.

The downloader may waive any of these conditions with prior authorization of the party holding the rights to the work. If the work, or any of its components, belongs to public domain, according to applicable law, this is in no way modified by the license.

In no way does the license affect any of the following rights: exceptions, free usage and other usage permitted by copyright law, the moral rights of the author and the rights that other people may have on the work itself, and its usage (e.g.  rights of image, protection of personal data, etc.).

For more information about this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/

Attribution + Noncommercial + NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0): The downloader is free to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform and exhibit, interpret and recite the work.

The downloader is obliged to attribute paternity of the work to its author in the manner indicated by the latter, or by the person granting the license to the work, and in such a way as to not endorse the downloader himself, or the way in which he makes use of the work.

The downloader cannot alter or transform the work, or use it to create another piece of work.

The downloader cannot use the work for commercial purposes.

The downloader may waive any of these conditions with prior authorization of the party holding the rights to the work. If the work, or any of its components, belongs to public domain, according to applicable law, this is in no way modified by the license.

In no way does the license affect any of the following rights: exceptions, free usage and other usage permitted by copyright law, the moral rights of the author and the rights that other people may have on the work itself, and its usage (e.g.  rights of image, protection of personal data, etc.).

For more information about this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/

Users who upload content on Qooid can choose to issue rights to their work free of charge or at a cost. If they choose to charge, payment must be made before the content can be downloaded.
Qooid supports PayPal as method of payment, and thus a PayPal account is required.
For information about how this payment works, visit the website
https://www.paypal.com/it/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_home-general&nav=0

On Qooid, you can ask users who purchase or enjoy your content to leave you reference. Reference helps to make the material, and, therefore, its author, more credible and prominent.
Users who view your content or visit your profile will see if you have received reference, and they will be able to read what has been said about your material and you as the author.
To request reference, you must access the My reference section and click on the button Request reference. From here, you can request reference from any Qooid user, simply by filling out the form and clicking Send.
If you find errors in your reference, you can contact the user who provided it, and ask them to alter or correct it.

To delete your account, you need to access your personal profile and enter the My Tools section, where you can unsubscribe from Qooid after providing your password.