Terms of Use

The following Terms of Use outline your obligations when using the knewthenews.com website. You can also review our Privacy Policy, which outlines our obligations and practices towards handling any personal information that you may provide to us.

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

   The web pages available at www.knewthenews.com, and all linked pages ("Site"), are owned and operated by Knew The News, and is accessed by you under the Terms of Use described below ("Terms of Use"). Please read these terms of use carefully before using the Site. By accessing the Site or using any part of the Site or any content or services (as each is defined below) on the Site, you agree to become bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, then you may not access the Site or use the content or any services in the Site. Knew The News's acceptance is expressly conditioned upon your assent to all of these terms and conditions, to the exclusion of all other terms; if these terms and conditions are considered an offer by Knew The News, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms.

   PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES. BY ACCESSING THIS SITE OR USING ANY PART OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES (AS EACH IS DEFINED BELOW) ON THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SITE OR USE THE CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES IN THE SITE. Knew The News'S ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS; IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY Knew The News, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS.

2. MODIFICATION OF TERMS OF USE

   Knew The News reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace the Terms of Use at any time. If the alterations constitute a material change to the Terms of Use, Knew The News will notify you by making an announcement on the Site. What constitutes a "material change" will be determined at Knew The News's sole discretion, in good faith and using common sense and reasonable judgment. You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modifications. Use of the Services by you following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use as modified.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

   Subject to full compliance with the Terms of Use, Knew The News may offer to provide certain services and content, as described more fully on the Site, ("Services"). Services shall include, but not be limited to, any service and content Knew The News performs for you, as well as the offering of any materials displayed, transmitted or performed on the Site or through the Services (including, but not limited to text, messages, user comments, information, data, graphics, news articles, photographs, images, illustrations, software, audio clips and video clips, also known as the "Content"). Knew The News may change, suspend or discontinue the Services including any Content for any reason, at any time, including the availability of any feature or content. Knew The News may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services without notice or liability.

4. REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS

   As a condition to using Services, you are required to register with Knew The News and select a password and screen name (“Screen Name”). You shall provide Knew The News with accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your Knew The News account. You may not (i) select or use as a Screen Name a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use as a Screen Name a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization; or (iii) use as a Screen Name a name that is otherwise offensive or obscene. Knew The News reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel a Screen Name in its discretion. You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Knew The News password. Services are available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old. If you are under the age of 13, do not attempt to register for or use the Services.

5. CONDUCT

   As a condition of use, you promise not to use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other purpose not reasonably intended by Knew The News. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to use the Services: 1. to abuse, harass, impersonate, intimidate or threaten other Knew The News users; 2. to post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any Content that is infringing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, offensive, obscene, pornographic or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party; 3. for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. Additionally, you agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content; 4. to post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain password, account, or private information from any Knew The News user; 5. to create or submit unwanted email ("Spam") to any other Knew The News users; 6. to violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws); 7. to submit comments linking to affiliate programs, multi-level marketing schemes, sites repurposing existing stories or off-topic content; 8. with the exception of accessing RSS feeds, you will not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site for any purpose without our express written permission. Additionally, you agree that you will not: (i) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site; or (iii) bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Site; 9. to use artificial means, including creating multiple user accounts, to inflate your position and standing with the Knew The News leader boards and community 10. to advertise to, or solicit, any user to buy or sell any products or services. It is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Services in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any user without their prior explicit consent; 11. sell or otherwise transfer your profile. Knew The News may remove any Content and Knew The News accounts at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content). To report Terms of Use abuse, please click here to contact us.

   You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users of the Site. Knew The News reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other users.

6. INDEMNITY

   You will indemnify and hold harmless Knew The News, customers, vendors, officers and employees from any liability, damage or cost from (i) any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of your access to the Site, use of the Services, violation of the Terms of Use by you, or the infringement by you, or any third party using your account or Screen Name, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

7. WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS

   You acknowledge that Knew The News has no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to the Site or use the Services; what effects the Content may have on you; how you may interpret or use the Content; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content. You release Knew The News from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired Content through the Site or the Services. The Site or Services may contain, or direct you to sites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. Knew The News makes no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the Site or Services, and Knew The News will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Site or the Services. The service, content, and site are provided on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.

8. LINKS

   The Services provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Knew The News has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Knew The News is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Knew The News 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 use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

9. TERMINATION

   Knew The News may terminate or suspend any and all Services and your Knew The News account immediately, without prior notice or liability, if you breach any of the terms or conditions of the Terms of Use. Upon termination of your account, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your Knew The News account, you may simply discontinue using the Services. All provisions of the Terms of Use which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.