Welcome to Browse Comments! These Terms of Service ("Terms") apply when you visit or use our website (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Site.
1. About Browse Comments
Browse Comments is a website that curates real news headlines from third party sources and pairs them with short comments. Comments may be gathered from around the web, submitted by users, or written by us. We link back to the original source for every headline so you can read the full story there.
2. Who Can Use the Site
You can use the Site if you are at least 13 years old. If you are under 18, please use the Site only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
3. Using the Site
You agree to use the Site for lawful purposes only. You agree not to:
- Use the Site in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation.
- Attempt to interfere with, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to the Site or any related systems.
- Scrape, copy, or redistribute significant portions of the Site's content without our permission.
- Use automated tools (bots, crawlers, etc.) in ways that place an unreasonable load on our systems.
4. User Submitted Comments
Browse Comments allows visitors to submit comments for possible inclusion on the Site. By submitting a comment, you agree that:
- You own the comment or have the right to share it.
- Your comment does not violate any law, infringe anyone's rights, or contain anything hateful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
- You grant Browse Comments a non exclusive, worldwide, royalty free, perpetual license to use, edit, display, reproduce, and distribute your comment on the Site and on our related social media channels, including in audio form.
- You are not entitled to payment or credit for any submitted comment.
We reserve the right to accept, reject, edit, or remove any submitted comment at our sole discretion, for any reason or no reason at all.
5. Content on the Site
Headlines and news story references on the Site point to third party sources. We do not own or control those sources, and we are not responsible for their content, accuracy, or availability.
The overall layout, design, original written content, and selection and arrangement of material on Browse Comments are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may share links to our pages, but please don't copy substantial portions of the Site without permission.
6. Third Party Links
The Site contains links to third party websites. We provide these for convenience. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third party site. Visiting those sites is at your own risk and subject to their own terms and policies.
7. Social Media and Audio
We share Browse Comments headlines and comments on our social media channels, and some are shared with audio. Your use of those channels is also subject to the terms and policies of the platforms where they appear.
8. Disclaimer
The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do our best to keep things running smoothly and to choose interesting stories, but we make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the Site, its content, or its availability. We do not guarantee that comments or headlines are accurate, complete, or free of errors.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Browse Comments and its owners, operators, and contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Site. Your sole remedy if you are unhappy with the Site is to stop using it.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make meaningful changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes means you accept the updated Terms.
11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state in which Browse Comments is operated, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site will be handled in the courts located in that state.
12. Contact
Questions about these Terms? You can reach out to us through the contact page on the Site.
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