Terms of Use for Washington News
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are a contract between you and Washington News Limited. They govern your use of Washington News sites, products, mobile apps, services and content (“Services”). We have kept these as short as possible so bear with it, have a read and you will be clear on your rights and responsibilities.
Whenever you use Washington News, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree to any of the Terms, you can’t use Washington News. If you don’t stick to all these terms then we can suspend or terminate your use of services and your account.
We can change these Terms at any time and if any change is material, we’ll let you know before they take effect. By using Washington News or after that effective date, you agree to the new Terms. If you don’t agree to them, you should delete your account before they take effect, otherwise, your use of the site and content will be subject to the new Terms.
These Terms are governed by English law and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts.
Age restriction
Washington News is only for people 13 years old and over. By using Washington News, you affirm that you are over 13. If we learn someone under 13 is using Washington News, we’ll terminate their account.
Content rights & responsibilities
You own the rights to the content you create and post on Washington News.
By posting content to Washington News, you give us a nonexclusive license to publish it on Washington News Services, including anything reasonably related to publishing it (like storing, displaying, reformatting, and distributing it). In consideration for Washington News granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Washington News may enable advertising on the Services, including in connection with the display of your content or other information. We may also use your content to promote Washington News, including its products and content. We will never sell your content to third parties without your explicit permission.
We encourage you to post comments and upload creations to Washington News but you’re responsible for the content you post. This means you assume all risks related to it, including someone else’s reliance on its accuracy, or claims relating to intellectual property or other legal rights.
We have a few principles so please don’t post or upload anything that:
- Is inappropriate (abusive, offensive or disruptive)
- Is off-topic (to the original content or the current conversation)
- Contains personal information (either your own or someone else’s)
- Puts children at risk
- Is illegal, or glamourises illegal activity
- Is defamatory (damaging to someone else’s reputation)
- Is in contempt of court (anything that could affect the outcome of a court case)
- Infringes anyone’s rights (including privacy rights)
- Was made by someone else, or that copies someone else’s creation
- Isn’t in English
- Contains links to content that can’t be seen easily, or maybe unsafe (viruses, spyware, paywalls etc.)
- Breaks our UK election and referendum rules
- Or doesn’t comply with the rest of our Terms
If you have published content elsewhere and want to post onto Washington News you can, as long as you have the rights you need to do so. By posting content to Washington News, you represent that doing so doesn’t conflict with any other agreement you’ve made.
We can remove any content you post for any reason. You must not re-submit content that you are aware has been removed.
You can delete any of your posts, or your account, anytime. Processing the deletion may take a little time, but we’ll do it as quickly as possible. We may keep backup copies of your deleted post or account on our servers for up to 14 days after you delete it.
Content and services
Without notice, we may change, terminate, or restrict access to any aspect of the Service, at any time.
We will use your personal information in accordance with our privacy policy, which forms part of these Terms. Please read our Privacy Policy now.
Under these Terms do not try or carry out the following: (1) access or tamper with non-public areas of the Services, our computer systems, or the systems of our technical providers; (2) access or search the Services by any means other than the currently available, published interfaces (e.g., APIs) that we provide; (3) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive, or false source-identifying information; or (4) interfere with, or disrupt, the access of any user, host, or network, including sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing the Services, or by scripting the creation of content or accounts in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Services.
Incorporated rules and policies
By using the Services, you agree to let Washington News collect and use information as detailed in our Privacy Policy. If you’re outside the United Kingdom, you consent to let Washington News transfer, store and process your information (including your personal information and content) in and out of the United Kingdom.
By using Washington News, you agree to follow these Rules and Policies. If you don’t, we may remove content, or suspend or delete your account.
General
Disclaimer of warranty. Washington News provides the Services to you as is. You use them at your own risk and discretion. That means they don’t come with any warranty. None expressed, none implied. No implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, availability, security, title or non-infringement.
Limitation of Liability. Washington News won’t be liable to you for any damages that arise from your using the Services. This includes if the Services are hacked or unavailable. This includes all types of damages (indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary). And it includes all kinds of legal claims, such as breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, or any other loss.
No waiver. If Washington News doesn’t exercise a particular right under these Terms, that doesn’t waive it.
Severability. If any provision of these terms is found invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, you agree that the court should try to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision and that other provisions of the Terms will remain in full effect.
Choice of law and jurisdiction. These Terms are governed by English law. The English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute relating to these Terms. You agree that any suit arising from the Services must take place in an English court.
Entire agreement. These Terms (including any document incorporated by reference into them) are the whole agreement between Washington News and you concerning the Services.
