Terms & Conditions
Welcome to The Sun City News, a leading news agency covering a wide range of domains, operating under the domain www.thesuncitynews.com (“The Sun City News,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the The Sun City News website and any services, features, or content offered by The Sun City News (collectively, “Services”). By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please refrain from accessing or using the Services.
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these Terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
Use of Services
a. 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.
b. Account Registration: In order to access certain features of the Services, you may be required to register for an account. When registering for an account, you agree to provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify The Sun City News immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
c. Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:
(i) use the Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
(ii) impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
(iii) interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services;
(iv) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or any other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Services;
(v) use the Services to harass, abuse, or harm another person;
(vi) use the Services to transmit, distribute, or post any material that is offensive, inappropriate, obscene, or unlawful;
(vii) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Services;
(viii) use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other automated device, process, or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index any portion of the Services;
(ix) modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based upon the Services or any part thereof; or
(x) remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice from the Services or materials originating from the Services.
Intellectual Property Rights
a. Ownership: The Services and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music, and User Content (as defined below) (collectively, “The Sun City News Content”), and all intellectual property rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of The Sun City News and its licensors. Except as explicitly provided herein, you agree not to reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the The Sun City News Content without the prior written consent of The Sun City News, except to the extent necessary to access and use the Services in accordance with these Terms.
b. User Content: “User Content” means any and all information and content that a user submits to, or uses with, the Services (e.g., content in the user’s profile or postings). You are solely responsible for your User Content. You represent and warrant that you own all rights in and to your User Content or otherwise have the right to grant the license granted below. You hereby grant The Sun City News a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works based on, publicly perform, publicly display, and otherwise exploit your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you.
c. Feedback: If you provide The Sun City News with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Services (“Feedback”), you hereby assign to The Sun City News all rights in such Feedback and agree that The Sun City News shall have the right to use and fully exploit such Feedback and related information in any manner it deems appropriate. The Sun City News will treat any Feedback you provide to The Sun City News as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that you will not submit to The Sun City News any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.
User Conduct
a. Compliance: You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection with your use of the Services. You further agree that you will not use the Services for any unlawful purpose or in any manner that violates these Terms.
b. Prohibited Activities: In using the Services, you agree not to engage in any of the following activities:
i. Transmitting, distributing, or storing any material that is unlawful, defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable;
ii. Impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity;
iii. Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting, or otherwise making available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
iv. Transmitting any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature;
v. Interfering with or disrupting the integrity or performance of the Services or the data contained therein;
vi. Attempting to decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services;
vii. Using any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Services for any purpose without our express written permission;
viii. Harvesting or collecting email addresses or other contact information of other users or clients from the Services by electronic or other means for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails or other unsolicited communications;
ix. Renting, leasing, lending, selling, sublicensing, or transferring any of your rights to use the Services;
x. Modifying, adapting, translating, or creating derivative works based upon the Services;
xi. Removing any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice from the Services or materials originating from the Services;
xii. Framing or mirroring any part of the Services without our prior written consent;
xiii. Using any meta tags or other “hidden text” utilizing our name or trademarks without our express written consent;
xiv. Encouraging or facilitating any other individual to do any of the foregoing.
c. Enforcement: We reserve the right to remove any User Content or other material that violates these Terms, or is otherwise objectionable in our sole discretion. We also reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Services for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which governs how we collect, use, and disclose information from our users.
Disclaimer of Warranties
a. No Warranties: THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
b. No Guarantee of Accuracy: The Sun City News does not warrant that the Services will be error-free or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, or that the Services or the servers that make them available are free from viruses or other harmful components. We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the Services in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL The Sun City News OR ITS AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES, WHETHER OR NOT THE DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS, TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT OF FEES YOU HAVE PAID TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, AND (B) $100.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Sun City News and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Services, your violation of these