BOLD
TYPE NEWS, INC.
TERMS
OF SERVICE AGREEMENT
March
31, 2018
Welcome
to BoldTypeNews, a service provided by Bold Type News, Inc. The company Bold
Type News, Inc. is referred to as "Bold Type News," "we," "our," or "us" in
this agreement. Bold Type News presents content published on the Internet that
may be of interest to you using information you provide to us (the "Service"). The
Service is offered to you under this Terms of Service and
our Privacy Policy.
1. PRIVACY
Your
privacy is important to us. We protect your privacy by safeguarding your
information as set forth in the Privacy Policy. Please read the Privacy Policy.
2. USE
OF THE SERVICE
If you
use the Service, you agree to these Terms of Service and the accompanying
Privacy Policy. You are under no obligation to use the Service. If at any time you do not want to use the Service or you do not agree
to the Terms of Service or the Privacy Policy, stop using the Service.
These Terms
of Service or the Privacy Policy may change as we improve the Service or if
required by law. A current version of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy is posted on our website.
You
must be 18 years or older to use the Service. You will not create an account
for anyone other than yourself without such other person's permission. You will
not use another person's account without express permission.
You may
use the Service as designed. You agree not to use the Service in any other way
without our express permission. You will not upload or install to the Service in
any way any software, virus, or malicious code. You will not act in a way as to
deny the use of the Service to others or to alter the content of the Service. We
may stop providing the Service and block access to your account if we believe
that you are not using the Service in compliance with the Terms of Service.
Your
use of the Services does not give you any ownership of the Service, does not
give you any intellectual property rights in the Service, and does not give you
the right to use any branding or logos used in the Service.
The
Service may display content and links to content provided by third parties. This
content is published on the Internet by third parties,
may be found using web search engines, and is the sole responsibility of the
third parties. The content published by third parties is not
owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for content published by
third parties and displayed in the Service. Your use of the content from third
parties is determined by such third parties or as otherwise
permitted by law. We reserve the right to limit, remove, or refuse to
display content provided by third parties that we
determine is illegal, violates our policies, or that we feel is not appropriate
to the Service, but we make no representation that we will limit, remove, or
refuse any content.
The Service
may employ cookies and other anonymous identifiers in order to provide and
improve the Service.
We may
send you information generated by the Service, messages concerning the Service
or your account, and requests concerning marketing, use, or performance of the
Service. If you submit feedback or suggestions for the Service, we may use your
feedback or suggestions without obligation to you.
3. YOUR
INFORMATION
In
order to use the Service you must create an account and provide information to
us. You agree that you have the legal right and authority to provide such
information. Furthermore, the information that you provide to us is, to the
best of your knowledge, accurate, not confidential, and not in violation of any
contractual restrictions or other third party rights.
You
permit us to use such information to provide the Service. The use of such information is governed by the Privacy Policy.
Your
password protects your information. If you provide your password to another
person or service(s) your information is no longer protected
by the Privacy Policy.
4. SOFTWARE
We may
assist you in providing your information through the use of
software programs that access your information from sources you designate such
as mobile devices, personal computers, servers, or third party services. We
grant you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive
license to use such software programs for the sole purpose of using the
Service.
The
software programs may periodically access your information from the sources you
designate. The software programs may automatically update themselves. The
software programs may download data from us for processing on your devices in
order to assist us in providing the Service to you. You may delete or disable the software
programs at any time.
You
agree that you will not use the software programs on devices or with third
party services that you do not have permission to use. You may not use the
software programs for any other purpose.
5.
PAYMENT
If
you use any of our paid services, you agree that the service will be charged in
U.S. Dollars, to authorize us to continue billing your payment method
(including after it has expired to avoid interruptions in your service) at the
start of each billing period until you cancel your service, to pay all
applicable fees and taxes, and that failure to pay for the service or the fees
and taxes may result in the cancellation of your service.
You
agree to update your account information whenever your
personal or payment information changes (including, for example, your name,
address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit/debit card number and
expiration date or other payment method information).
You may
cancel your service at any time. If you cancel before the end of a trial
period, you will not be charged. Billing starts at the end of any trial period
and the service will renew automatically unless you cancel prior to renewal.
When you cancel your service, we will stop charging your account and your
account may be closed at the end of the billing
period. Billing periods are typically monthly. You will not receive a refund.
If you
want to dispute any charges, you must notify us within seven (7) calendar days
after you receive your statement from your bank or credit card issuer.
Financial regulations require you to notify your financial institution within sixty (60) days after you receive your statement and report
any alleged errors to them within this timeframe.
6. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
Bold
Type News provides the Service as is.
We
provide the Service without any express or implied warranties including, but
not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose. We do not make any representation as to the accuracy,
suitability, or completeness of any content provided by the Service or content
provided by third parties through the Service.
We do not
guarantee any reliability, availability, or speed in delivering the Service. We
do not warrant that the Service will be available at all times or in the
future. We reserve the right to discontinue the Service at any time. You agree
that we have no obligation to store, maintain, or provide you with a copy of
your information if we discontinue the Service.
We are not
liable to you for lost profits, revenues, data, financial losses, or indirect,
special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages.
You
release Bold Type News and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from
any claims and damages, known and unknown, arising out of your use of the
Service.
7. OTHER
This
Terms of Service shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware in the
United States.