Democracy Now! (“Democracy Now!”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) provides access to its website and related services (collectively, the “Services”) to you, the user (“you” or “your”). Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully before using the Services. By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the Terms, then you may not access or use the Services.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old to use the Services. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old.
2. Account Registration
To access certain features of the Services, you may be required to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password, and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
3. User Content
You are solely responsible for the content you submit, post, or otherwise make available through the Services (“User Content”). You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to use and authorize us to use all User Content you submit. You agree that you will not submit any User Content that:
- Is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or otherwise objectionable.
- Infringes on the intellectual property rights of any third party.
- Violates any applicable law or regulation.
- Is false, misleading, or deceptive.
- Is used to impersonate any person or entity.
We reserve the right to remove any User Content at any time for any reason, without notice.
4. Intellectual Property
The Services and all materials contained therein, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, software, and other content (collectively, the “Materials”) are the property of Democracy Now! or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not use, reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of the Materials without our express written permission.
5. Prohibited Activities
You agree not to:
- Use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or any related systems or networks.
- Interfere with or disrupt the Services or any related systems or networks.
- Use the Services to send unsolicited commercial communications.
- Attempt to modify, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Services.
- Use the Services to engage in any activity that violates the rights of any third party.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Services are free of viruses or other harmful components.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable for any damages arising out of or relating to your use of the Services, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your use of the Services, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of any third party.
9. Termination
We may terminate your access to the Services at any time for any reason, with or without notice.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [State].
11. Dispute Resolution
Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be held in [City, State]. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties.
12. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to your use of the Services and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written.
13. Amendments
We may amend these Terms at any time by posting the amended Terms on the Services. Your continued use of the Services after the posting of the amended Terms constitutes your acceptance of the amended Terms.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at android@democracynow.org.