Introduction

Welcome to our news website (the “Website”). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth below (the “Terms of Use”). If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, you may not access or use the Website.

 

Modification of These Terms of Use

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time without further notice. If we do this, we will post the changes to these Terms of Use on this page and will indicate at the top of this page the date these terms were last revised. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. If you do not agree to abide by these or any future Terms of Use, do not use or access (or continue to use or access) the Website. It is your responsibility to regularly check the Website to determine if there have been changes to these Terms of Use and to review such changes.

 

Privacy

Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to the Website, to understand our practices.

 

License to Use the Website

We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not use the Website for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without our express written consent.

 

User Content

We do not claim ownership of the content that you post on the Website. By posting content on the Website, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in any media. You represent and warrant that you have the right to grant us this license for any content that you post on the Website.

 

Intellectual Property

The content on the Website, including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (the “Marks”), are owned by or licensed to us, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under United States and foreign laws and international conventions. Content on the Website is provided to you “AS IS” for your information and personal use only and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. We reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the Website for any commercial purposes. If you download or print a copy of the Content for personal use, you must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein.

 

User Conduct

You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes. You agree not to use the Website:

 

In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).

For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.

To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use