Terms of Service
Last Updated: March 17, 2025
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use this service.
Description of Service
This website provides news content, articles, and related information services. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the service at any time without prior notice.
User Conduct
Acceptable Use
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Service. You agree not to use the website:
- In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
- To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the website
- To attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website or any other systems or networks
- To transmit or procure the sending of any advertising or promotional material, including spam or unsolicited communications
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the company, employees, another user, or any other person or entity
Prohibited Activities
The following activities are strictly prohibited:
- Harassment, abuse, or harm of another person
- Falsification of headers or manipulation of identifiers to disguise the origin of any content
- Uploading or transmitting viruses, malware, or any other malicious code
- Collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information from the website
- Using automated systems or software to extract data from the website without permission
- Interfering with or disrupting the website or servers or networks connected to the website
Intellectual Property Rights
Content Ownership
The website and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of the website owner and its licensors. The website is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
User-Generated Content
If you submit, post, or display content on or through the website, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute such content in any media. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to grant this license.
Copyright Infringement
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any content on our website infringes your copyright, please contact us with the following information:
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed
- A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the website
- Your contact information
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner
- A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the website, to understand our practices.
Disclaimers
Information Accuracy
The information on this website is provided on an “as is” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all representations, warranties, and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:
- Limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury
- Limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
- Limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law
- Exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law
No Professional Advice
The content on this website is for general information purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. You should not rely on this information as a substitute for professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall the website owner, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of the website.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the website owner and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees).
Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms of Service. Upon termination, your right to use the website will cease immediately.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the website operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.
Dispute Resolution
Informal Resolution
Before filing a claim against us, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us. We will try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting you via email.
Binding Arbitration
If we cannot resolve a dispute informally, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the website will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the applicable arbitration association.
Class Action Waiver
You agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action.
Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days’ notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our website and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the website.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us through the contact information provided on our website.
Acknowledgment
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms of Service and agree to be bound by them.
These Terms of Service are effective as of the date listed above and apply to all users of our website.