Terms of Use – Top Line News Today

Effective date: December 1, 2022

Welcome to www.toplinenewstoday.com! These terms and conditions (“Terms”) govern your visit to and use of toplinenewstoday.com (“Website”). By using the Website, you agree to these Terms, if at any time you do not agree with these Terms, you must discontinue use of our Website. We reserve the right to make changes to our Website and these Terms at any time. The changes will be posted on this page here and enforced from the date of the revision posting forward without further notice to you. We have incorporated the posted Privacy Policy regarding our collection and use of all information provided by you or collected by us throughout our Website and is it incorporated by this reference.

We are located in the United States of America and your use of our Website is governed by the laws of the United States. The information provided may not be appropriate or available for use in other jurisdictions. If you access or use our Website from other jurisdictions, then you do so by your own volition and are solely responsible for compliance with local law. You must be at least 18 years old to access and use our Website or any services or products provided on or through our Website.

THESE TERMS HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES AND RESTRICTS YOU FROM CLASS ACTION PARTICIPATION. IT ALSO HAS TERMS WHICH LIMIT OUR LIABILITY. PLEASE REVIEW CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE BETWEEN US.

Services We Provide.

Our goal in creating this Website is to provide updated news, articles and thought-provoking content on issues relevant to our users today! Although our writers try to be accurate and unbiased in their content, the news of the day is constantly changing and as such, we make no claims or promises about the quality, accuracy, or reliability of any content available on or through our Website. Be sure to undertake your own research and not rely on us or any news service to find an accurate discussion of the events we report on. Because the news and other information we post change continuously, we are not liable for any loss or damage that might arise from your reliance on any content available on or through our Website or services.

Disclaimer of All Content

We make no claims or promises about the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content available on or through our Website. Use of all Content is as is and used at your sole risk. We are not liable for any loss or damage that might arise from your reliance on any Content available on or through the Website. Use our Content at your own risk.

Intellectual Property Ownership

We own or license the Content on our Website, including software, text, visual and audio content (“Content”). We also own or have permission to use all trademarks, trade names, logos, and brand elements and the trademarks, trade names, logos, and brand elements of third-party goods and services that may be offered on the Website (collectively “Marks”). The Content, Marks and Third-Party Marks are protected under U.S. and international laws. Except pursuant to applicable law, or as expressly provided in these Terms you may not reproduce, publish, republish, display, copy, use, distribute, create derivative works from, or otherwise exploit any Marks, articles, opinion blogs or Content from the Website, without our prior written consent.

You may republish an excerpt from the Content appearing on the Website without obtaining our prior written consent, provided that all of the following conditions are met:

the excerpt must consist of no more than 125 words of any article;

the excerpt is republished in the same form as originally published on the Website and is not be rearranged, reworded, paraphrased, edited, quoted in piecemeal or otherwise republished out of context or in a manner that changes its meaning;

you include a prominent attribution of the article’s author and indicating where the article was posted (Website);
it is not used for commercial benefit or gain.

If you violate this section, we will: (i) revoke our permission; (ii) inform you that you may no longer publish excerpts of our articles; (iii) require you to remove any or all of the excerpts which you republished; and (iv) pursue all other legal rights and remedies available to us. Please note that the foregoing permissions expressly exclude the right to republish any photographs, pictures, or images on Website.

Other Prohibited Acts.

Because our goal is to create a positive and safe community experience for all persons who wish to visit. To promote this goal, we allow freedom of speech but prohibit certain kinds of conduct that may be harmful to other users or to us. We will not allow you to use the Website to:

violate any applicable law, rule or regulation;
infringe other people’s intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other legal rights;
post content that is illegal, abusive, harassing, harmful to reputation, pornographic, indecent, profane, obscene, hateful, racist, or otherwise objectionable;
transmit malicious or unsolicited software, viruses, bots, and the like;
stalk, harass, or harm another person;
impersonate or misrepresent someone else or your affiliation with someone else;
use it to “scrape,” “crawl,” or “spider” any pages on the Website; or
interfere with or disrupt the Website.

Your Opinion Is Important to Us!

We always welcome and appreciate your feedback, suggestions, and questions. But we are a small team, and we may not be able to respond to or implement feedback or suggestions, but if we do, you agree that we may use them without compensation to you.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

We respect intellectual property rights of other persons. If you believe your intellectual property rights were violated by a posting on our Website, please contact us. Upon proper notice, we will remove any content that violates another party’s intellectual rights, or violates copyright law.

If you believe your work has been reposted in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please send us a notification of claimed infringement with all of the following information:

identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
identification of the claimed infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material on the Website;
information reasonably sufficient to permit allow us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and an email address;
a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and
your physical or electronic signature.

Link Disclaimer

We support our publications through advertisers who post links on our Website. Other than payment for posting the ads, we do not have any additional connection with these advertisers and do not provide an opinion as to the accuracy of their ads. The appearance of a link does not mean that we endorse the product or service or website. We are not affiliated with any third-party link on our Website other than payment for ad placement. We are not responsible or liable for any damage or loss related to the use of any third-party website. These third parties have different terms and privacy policies that ours and You should always read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of a third-party website before using it.

Changes to the Website

We reserve the right to change, alter or modify our Website and the content we post without notice to you. We also reserve the right to correct any error, inaccuracy, or omission and to change or update our Website and Content in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.

Termination

We reserve the right to close down the Website, or prohibit use of the Website at any time and for any reason. We also reserve the right to terminate any user’s access the Website at any time, in our sole discretion. If you violate any of the posted terms and conditions, then your ability to visit or use the Website will terminate.

Disclaimer of Warranties

USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT THEREON ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE OWNER, AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, CORPORATE AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY “WE”) DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT).

IN PARTICULAR, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY COMMENTS OR OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBWEBSITE OR RESOURCE LINKED TO THE WEBSITE.

WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY PRODUCT OR SERVICE RECOMMENDED, ADVERTISED OR OFFERED FOR SALE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE.

Limitations on Our Liability

WE HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY: (i) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (ii) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE; (iii) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS OR OF ANY PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION; (iv) ANY INTERRUPTION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE; (v) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY; OR (vi) ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUES, PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF SUCH PARTIES WERE ADVISED OF, KNEW OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO USE OF THE WEBSITE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations and disclaimers may not apply to you. In all such cases, Our liability will be limited to $100.00 (one hundred US dollars).

BINDING ARBITRATION AND WAIVER OF CLASS ACTION RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

Any controversy, claim, or dispute arising out of or related to these Terms (or the interpretation, performance, or breach of them), or the Website, including but not limited to alleged violations of state or federal statutory or common law rights or duties (collectively “Dispute”) shall be solely and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration as follows: Either party may initiate binding arbitration of such Dispute. The arbitration shall be initiated and conducted according to the AAA Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect as of the date hereof, including the Optional Appeal Procedure provided for in such rules (the “Arbitration Rules”). The arbitration shall be conducted in a mutually agreeable location and may be conducted telephonically, before a single neutral arbitrator appointed in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. The arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by these Terms and any of the other agreements, including any applicable Additional Terms. No Disputes may be arbitrated on a class or representative basis; arbitration can decide only the individual Dispute and the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated. BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO JOIN CLAIMS WITH THOSE OF OTHERS IN THE FORM OF A CLASS ACTION OR SIMILAR PROCEDURAL DEVICE. ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THESE TERMS MUST BE ASSERTED INDIVIDUALLY. The arbitrator shall not have the power to award punitive damages against any party.

General Provisions

Under no circumstances will we be liable for any delay or failure in performance due in whole or in part to any acts of nature or other causes beyond its reasonable control.

These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflict of laws rules or provisions.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not prevent us from enforcing such right or provision in the future.

We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, a sale of assets or by operation of law.

These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflict of laws rules or provisions.

Electronic Communications.

When you visit our Website or send email to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. Although we may choose to communicate with you by regular mail, we may also choose to communicate with you by email or by posting notices. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.