Terms of Service for Kumple News
Last Updated: June 11, 2025
Welcome to Kumple News! These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the website www.kumplenews.com (the "Site"), operated by Kumple News. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.
Disclaimer: This Terms of Service template is provided for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. You should consult with a legal professional to draft a comprehensive and legally binding Terms of Service specific to your website and its operations, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using Kumple News, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Site.
2. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Site after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, please stop using the Site.
3. Intellectual Property
Our Content
The Site and its original content (excluding content provided by users), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Kumple News and its licensors. The Site is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the [Your Country] and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of Kumple News.
User-Submitted Content
By submitting comments, articles, or any other content ("User Content") to Kumple News, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content in connection with the Site and Kumple News's (and its successors' and affiliates') business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Site (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish User Content you submit; and that the User Content, and our use thereof, will not infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party's intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
4. User Conduct
You agree not to use the Site in any way that is unlawful, harmful, or interferes with its proper functioning. Specifically, you agree not to:
- Post or transmit any content that is hateful, discriminatory, obscene, defamatory, threatening, or otherwise objectionable.
- Engage in spamming, phishing, or other deceptive practices.
- Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
- Upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Site.
- Collect or harvest any personally identifiable information from the Site without explicit permission.
- Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Site or the data contained therein.
5. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
Your use of the Site is at your sole risk. The Site is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Kumple News makes no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the content or operation of the Site.
Kumple News does not warrant that:
- The Site will function uninterrupted, secure, or available at any particular time or location.
- Any errors or defects will be corrected.
- The Site is free of viruses or other harmful components.
- The results of using the Site will meet your requirements.
In no event shall Kumple News, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Site; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Site; (iii) any content obtained from the Site; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
6. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Kumple News and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers, and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees), resulting from or arising out of a) your use and access of the Site, by you or any person using your account and password; b) a breach of these Terms, or c) Content posted on the Site.
7. Third-Party Websites and Content
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Kumple News. Kumple News has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their websites.
You acknowledge and agree that Kumple 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 third-party web sites or services.
We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.
8. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Site immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.
All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
9. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Country/State], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Site, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Site.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
- By email: contact@kumplenews.com
- By visiting this page on our website: www.kumplenews.com/contact (or your actual contact page link)