Welcome to NewsSprout.net! These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of our website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through NewsSprout.net (the "Website"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Accessing the Website and Account Security
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website strictly in accordance with these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users.
- Account Responsibility: If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity.
- User Conduct: You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your user name, password, or other security information.
- Reporting Unauthorized Access: You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security.
Intellectual Property Rights
The content on NewsSprout.net, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, logos, articles on Business Trends, Technology & Innovation, Finance & Markets, and Leadership & Insight, and software, is the property of NewsSprout.net or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
- Permitted Use: You may use the Website and its content for your personal, non-commercial use only.
- Prohibited Use: You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as generally permitted by standard web browser functionality.
- No Commercial Exploitation: Any commercial exploitation, including reselling, republication, or compilation of the content for automated retrieval, is strictly prohibited without explicit prior written consent from NewsSprout.net.
Prohibited Uses of the Website
You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:
- Unlawful Purposes: 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).
- Harmful Conduct: To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm NewsSprout.net or users of the Website or expose them to liability.
- Spam and Malware: To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
- System Interference: To introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Your use of the Website, its content, and any services or items obtained through the Website is at your own risk. The Website, its content, and any services or items obtained through the Website are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied.
- Accuracy of Information: NewsSprout.net does not make any warranty or representation with respect to the completeness, security, reliability, quality, accuracy, or availability of the Website, especially concerning rapidly evolving topics within Business Trends, Technology & Innovation, Finance & Markets.
- No Guarantees: Without limiting the foregoing, neither NewsSprout.net nor anyone associated with NewsSprout.net represents or warrants that the Website, its content, or any services or items obtained through the Website will be accurate, reliable, error-free, or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, that our Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components, or that the Website or any services or items obtained through the Website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations.
- Implied Warranties: To the fullest extent provided by law, NewsSprout.net hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, statutory, or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for particular purpose.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent provided by law, in no event will NewsSprout.net, its affiliates, or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the Website, any websites linked to it, any content on the Website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract, or otherwise, even if foreseeable.
- No Financial Advice: The content on NewsSprout.net regarding Finance & Markets or Business Trends is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. We are not liable for any decisions made based on this information.
Changes to the Terms of Use
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us.
