Welcome to The McLean Gazette. By accessing or using our website, mobile applications, or any other services we provide (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). Please read these Terms carefully. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use our Services.
Use of Our Services
- Eligibility: You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services. By using our Services, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.
- Account Registration: Some features of our Services may require you to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete. You are responsible for safeguarding your password and for all activities that occur under your account.
- Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to:
- Use our Services for any unlawful purpose.
- Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Services.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
- Infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others.
- Transmit any material that is defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable.
Content
- User-Generated Content: You may have the opportunity to submit, post, or otherwise make available content through our Services (“User Content”). You retain ownership of your User Content, but by submitting it, you grant The McLean Gazette a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute your User Content in any media.
- Third-Party Content: Our Services may include content provided by third parties. We do not control or endorse any third-party content and are not responsible for its accuracy or reliability.
- Content Removal: We reserve the right to remove any content from our Services at our sole discretion without prior notice.
Intellectual Property
All content, features, and functionality available through our Services, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, and software, are the property of The McLean Gazette or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works of any part of our Services without our prior written consent.
Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability
- Disclaimers: Our Services are provided “as is” and “as available” without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that our Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components.
- Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, The McLean Gazette and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of our Services, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), statute, or any other legal theory.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The McLean Gazette 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 access to or use of our Services or your violation of these Terms.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by and construed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Virginia, and you consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of our Services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us.