1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using The Daily Buggle website, mobile applications, and services (collectively, the "Services"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). These Terms constitute a legal agreement between you and The Chronicle Media Group, Inc. ("we," "us," or "our"), the owner and operator of The Daily Buggle.

If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not access or use our Services.

2. Definitions

Throughout these Terms, we use certain defined terms:

• "Content" refers to all material available through the Services, including articles, videos, podcasts, images, and other media.
• "User" refers to any individual who accesses or uses the Services, whether registered or not.
• "Subscriber" refers to a User who has purchased a subscription plan to access premium features of the Services.
• "User Content" refers to any material, including comments, feedback, or other contributions, that Users submit or post to the Services.

3. Access and Use of Services

3.1. License: Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use our Services for personal, non-commercial purposes.

3.2. Age Restrictions: You must be at least 16 years old to use our Services. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent's or legal guardian's permission to use the Services.

3.3. Geographic Limitations: We make no representation that our Services are appropriate, legal, or available for use in locations outside the United States. Accessing our Services from territories where their content is illegal is prohibited.

4. User Accounts

4.1. Registration: Some features of our Services require you to register for an account. When you register, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information.

4.2. Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4.3. One Person, One Account: Each person may maintain only one account. Accounts cannot be shared, transferred, or sold.

5. Subscription Terms

5.1. Subscription Plans: We offer various subscription plans that provide access to premium content and features. Details of current subscription plans and pricing are available on our website.

5.2. Payment: By subscribing, you authorize us to charge your chosen payment method according to the terms of the plan you select. Prices are stated in U.S. dollars and do not include taxes, which will be added where applicable.

5.3. Auto-Renewal: Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless canceled before the renewal date. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your account settings.

5.4. Refunds: Refunds are provided at our discretion and in accordance with our refund policy. Generally, no refunds are provided for partial subscription periods.

5.5. Price Changes: We may change subscription prices at any time. Price changes will take effect at the start of the next subscription period. We will notify you in advance of any price changes.

5.6. Free Trials: We may offer free trials of our subscription services. If you do not cancel before the trial period ends, you will be automatically charged for the subscription.

6. Content and Copyright

6.1. Ownership: All Content available through our Services, including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and software, is the property of The Chronicle Media Group, Inc., our licensors, or other content providers and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

6.2. Limited License: Your access to our Content is licensed, not sold. This license is limited to personal, non-commercial use. You may not redistribute, sell, rent, lease, or sublicense any Content obtained through our Services.

6.3. Restrictions: You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any Content from our Services in any way unless we have given you express written permission.

6.4. Fair Use: Limited quotation of our Content is permitted in accordance with fair use principles, provided proper attribution is given.

7. User-Generated Content

7.1. Responsibility: You are solely responsible for any User Content you submit to our Services. By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to do so.

7.2. License: By submitting User Content, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.

7.3. Moderation: We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, is unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

8. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to:

• Use our Services in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation
• Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security-related features of our Services
• Use automated means to access or collect data from our Services without our prior written consent
• Attempt to access areas of our Services or systems that are not intended for public access
• Introduce malware, viruses, or other harmful code to our Services
• Engage in denial of service attacks or other disruptive activity
• Impersonate another person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
• Use our Services to send unsolicited communications, promotions, or advertisements

9. Termination

9.1. By You: You may terminate your account at any time by following the instructions on our website or by contacting us.

9.2. By Us: We may suspend or terminate your access to our Services at any time, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms.

9.3. Effect of Termination: Upon termination, your right to use our Services will cease immediately. All provisions of these Terms that should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

10.1. OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

10.2. We do not warrant that our Services will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that our Services are free of viruses or other harmful components.

11. Limitation of Liability

11.1. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, OUR SERVICES.

11.2. IN NO EVENT WILL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING OUR SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLAIM.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorney fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of our Services or your violation of these Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding relating to your access to, or use of, our Services shall be instituted in a state or federal court in New York, New York, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

14. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of significant changes by posting the updated Terms on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our Services after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

15. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Legal Department
The Daily Buggle
123 News Boulevard
New York, NY 10001
Email: legal@dailychronicle.com