Welcome to Citizen News Puttur! These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of the website www.citizennewsputtur.com/ (the "Site"), operated by Citizen News Puttur ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer. If you disagree with any part of the Terms, you must not use our Site.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using this Site, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age or accessing the Site under the supervision of a parent or guardian, and you agree to comply with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.
2. Access and Use of the Site
Permitted Use: You may use the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, to read news, articles, and access other content provided on the Site.
Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to:
Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in any way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site without express written permission from us.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site or to any of our servers.
Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Site or the data contained therein.
Upload or transmit any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or any other malicious code that could harm the Site or our users.
Post or transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
Ownership: All content on the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, and software, is the property of Citizen News Puttur or its content suppliers and is protected by Indian and international copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property laws.
Limited License: You are granted a limited, revocable, and non-exclusive license to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial purposes only, subject to these Terms. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from the Site without explicit written permission from Citizen News Puttur.
Trademarks: The Citizen News Puttur name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Citizen News Puttur or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of Citizen News Puttur.
4. User-Generated Content (e.g., Comments)
Responsibility for Content: If the Site allows you to post comments, feedback, or other content ("User Content"), you are solely responsible for the User Content that you post on or through the Site. You agree that your User Content will not violate any rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality, or other personal or proprietary right.
Grant of License: By posting User Content, you grant Citizen News Puttur a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content throughout the world in any media.
Content Moderation: We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove User Content that we determine in our sole discretion is unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms.
5. Disclaimers
The Site and its content are provided on an "as-is" and "as available" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Citizen News Puttur disclaims all warranties, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and accuracy of information.
Please refer to our separate Disclaimer page for more detailed information regarding the accuracy, reliability, and other aspects of the content provided on the Site.
6. Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Citizen News Puttur, its affiliates, directors, employees, agents, or licensors 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 (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Site; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Site; (iii) any content obtained from the Site; and (iv) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
7. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Citizen News Puttur and its licensees 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), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Site, by you or any person using your account and password; b) a breach of these Terms; or c) any User Content posted by you.
8. Links to Third-Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Citizen News Puttur. Citizen News Puttur has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Citizen News Puttur shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such websites or services.
We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.
9. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to our Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Site will immediately cease.
10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of India, specifically the laws of the State of Karnataka, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding their existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Puttur, Karnataka, India, in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The courts in Puttur, Karnataka, India, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter arising from or related to these Terms.
11. 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.
By continuing to access or use our Site after those revisions become effective, you agree t
12. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.
13. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and Citizen News Puttur regarding our Site, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Site.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
Email: citizennewsputtur@gmail.com
Website:
https://www.citizennewsputtur.com/contact
