Welcome to PacificDailyNews.com (“we,” “us,” “our”). By accessing or using our website and services (collectively, the “Site”), you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must discontinue use of the Site immediately.
1. Acceptance of Terms
1.1 These Terms govern your access to and use of PacificDailyNews.com, including all content, features, and services offered through the Site.
1.2 Your use of the Site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms and any updates made by us from time to time.
2. Eligibility
2.1 You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Site.
2.2 By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements and will comply with all applicable laws.
3. User Accounts
3.1 To access certain features, you may be required to register for an account and provide accurate, current, and complete information.
3.2 You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use.
4. User Conduct
4.1 You agree not to:
- Post or transmit unlawful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, or infringing content.
- Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
- Harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers.
- Use any automated system or software to extract data from the Site.
4.2 We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts and remove any content that violates these Terms.
5. Content and Intellectual Property
5.1 All content on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, images, audio, and video (collectively, “Content”), is owned or licensed by PacificDailyNews.com and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
5.2 You may view, download, and print Content for personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use requires our prior written permission.
5.3 Nothing in these Terms grants you any rights to our trademarks or other intellectual property.
6. User-Generated Content
6.1 You may submit comments, tips, photographs, or other materials (“User Content”) to the Site. By submitting User Content, you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, publicly display, and otherwise exploit the User Content in any form or media.
6.2 You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to your User Content and that its use will not infringe any person’s rights or violate any law.
7. Advertisements and Affiliate Links
7.1 The Site may display advertisements, sponsored content, and affiliate links. We may receive compensation from third parties when you click on or purchase through affiliate links.
7.2 Sponsored content will be clearly labeled. We maintain editorial independence and disclosure transparency at all times.
8. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
8.1 The Site and Content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
8.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, PacificDailyNews.com and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents disclaim all liability for any damages (including direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages) arising out of or related to your use of the Site.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless PacificDailyNews.com and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Site, violation of these Terms, or infringement of any third-party rights.
10. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
10.1 These Terms and any disputes arising under or related to them will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [State/Country], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
10.2 You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in [City, State/Country] for any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms.
11. Changes to Terms
We may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on the Site. Your continued use after any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. Please review these Terms periodically.
12. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Site at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users or us.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be struck, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
14. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and PacificDailyNews.com regarding the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals.