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Terms and Conditions

Updated January 2025

1. Acceptance of the Terms of Use

Welcome to SocialSecurityAlerts.News(the “Company”). These Terms of Use govern your access and use of this website.

By using the site, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, linked at the end. If you disagree, do not use the site.

The site is for users 18 or older worldwide. By using it, you confirm you are of legal age and meet these requirements. Otherwise, do not use the site.

2. Changes to the Terms of Use

We may update these Terms of Use at our discretion. Changes are effective immediately upon posting and apply to all use of the Website thereafter. Dispute resolution changes will not affect disputes already known to the parties before the posting date.

Continuing to use the Website after revised Terms are posted means you accept the changes. Please check this page each time you access the Website to stay informed about any updates, as they are binding on you.

3. Accessing the Website and Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or modify the Website, along with any service or material provided on it, at our discretion without notice. We will not be responsible if any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Occasionally, we may restrict access to parts of the Website, or the entire Website, including for registered users. You are responsible for:

  • Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
  • Ensuring that all individuals who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.

To access the Website or some of its resources, you may be required to provide registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide is accurate, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with the Website or through any interactive features is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions taken by us in relation to your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or other security information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and not disclose it to any other person or entity. Your account is personal to you, and you agree not to provide others with access to the Website using your credentials. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password, or any other security breach. Additionally, you agree to log out from your account at the end of each session. When accessing your account from a public or shared computer, exercise caution to ensure your password or personal information is not viewed or recorded by others.

We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time at our discretion, including if we believe you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its contents, features, and functionality are owned by the Company or its licensors and are protected by IP laws. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from our IP except for the following:

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies in RAM during access.
  • Files automatically cached by your Web browser.
  • Printing or downloading one copy of a reasonable number of pages for personal, non-commercial use.
  • Downloading a single copy of applications for personal use under our license agreement.
  • Using social media features as allowed.

You must not:

  • Modify copies of any materials.
  • Use any media separately from the accompanying text.
  • Delete or alter any copyright or trademark notices.

For other uses, please contact us at the email listed in these Terms of Use. Breaching these terms will result in immediate cessation of your rights to use the Website, and you must return or destroy any copied materials. All rights are reserved by the Company.

5. Trademarks

The Company name, logo, and related trademarks belong to the Company or its affiliates and licensors. Written permission from the Company is required to use these marks. Other trademarks on the Website belong to their respective owners.

6. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Website:

  • To violate any laws or regulations.
  • To exploit or harm minors by exposing them to inappropriate content or asking for personal information.
  • To upload or download materials that do not meet our Content Standards.
  • To send advertising or promotional material without consent, including “junk mail” or “spam”.
  • To impersonate others, including company employees or other users.
  • To engage in conduct that restricts others’ use or enjoyment of the Website or harms the Company or its users.

Additionally, you agree with the following:

Do not use the Website in a way that could harm or disrupt its functionality or interfere with others’ use of it, including real-time activities.

Do not use bots, cheats, scripts, or any automated processes to access or use the Website. This includes posting, uploading, transmitting, sending, or making any material available on the Website. 

Do not copy, harvest, index, scrape, mine, extract, compile, aggregate, access, store, or republish any material from the Website for purposes other than inclusion in a search engine. This includes activities related to data mining and training or operating AI models.

Do not manually monitor or copy material from the Website without our written consent.

Do not use any device, software, or routine that disrupts the Website’s functionality.

Do not introduce any malicious or harmful software such as viruses, trojans, worms, or logic bombs.

Do not attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.

Do not attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

7. User Contributions

The Website may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, blogs, forums, bulletin boards, news articles, social postings via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other social networks, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Website.

All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards stated in these Terms of Use. Any User Contribution posted to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and disclose such material to third parties for any purpose.

You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their respective licensees, successors, and assigns.
  • All your User Contributions comply with these Terms of Use.

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Company, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

8. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We reserve the right to:

  • Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions at our sole discretion.
  • Take appropriate actions regarding any User Contribution that we consider necessary, including if we believe it violates the Terms of Use, infringes on intellectual property rights or other rights, threatens the safety of users or the public, or could create liability for the Company.
  • Disclose your identity or other relevant information to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including intellectual property rights or privacy rights.
  • Take legal action, including referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.
  • Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any reason, including violations of these Terms of Use.

Furthermore, we will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting materials on or through the Website. You waive and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates, licensees, and service providers from any claims resulting from actions taken by the Company or any of the aforementioned parties during or because of investigations and from any actions taken as a consequence of investigations by either the Company or law enforcement authorities.

However, please note that we do not undertake to review all material before it is posted on the Website and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Therefore, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for the performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

9. Content Standards

These content standards apply to all User Contributions and use of interactive Services. User Contributions must fully comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Specifically, User Contributions must not:

  • Contain material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
  • Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property rights of any person.
  • Violate the legal rights (including publicity and privacy rights) of others or contain material that could lead to civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations, or that may conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Promote any illegal activity or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
  • Cause annoyance, inconvenience, unnecessary anxiety, or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
  • Involve contests, sweepstakes, sales promotions, barter, or advertising.
  • Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if that is not the case.

10. Copyright Infringement

If you believe that any User Contributions infringe upon your copyright, please contact us at the email address provided at the end of these Terms of Use. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable laws, we have implemented a policy to terminate, at our sole discretion and under appropriate circumstances, the subscriptions or accounts of users who are identified as repeat infringers. Additionally, we may, at our sole discretion, restrict access to our website and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe on the intellectual property rights of others, regardless of whether there is a pattern of repeated infringement.

11. Reliance on Information Posted

The Website’s information is for general purposes only. We do not guarantee its accuracy, completeness, or usefulness. Any reliance on this information is at your own risk. We disclaim all liability for any reliance placed by you or others.

Content on the Website may come from third parties, including other users. Their statements and opinions are solely their own and do not reflect the Company’s views. We are not liable for the content or accuracy of materials from third parties.

12. Changes to the Website

The content on the Website may be updated periodically, but it is not guaranteed to be complete or current. The material on the Website may be outdated at any time, and there is no obligation to update such material.

13. Information About You and Your Visits to the Website

All information collected on the Website is governed by our Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you agree to the handling of your information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

14. Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage if it is done fairly, legally, and does not harm our reputation. You must not imply any association, approval, or endorsement without our written consent. The Website provides social media features that allow you to:

  • Link from your or certain third-party websites to content on the Website.
  • Send emails or other communications with links to Website content.
  • Display limited portions of Website content on your or certain third-party websites.

Use these features only as provided by us and in accordance with any additional terms. You must not:

  • Link from a website you do not own.
  • Display the Website or its content through framing, deep linking, or in-line linking on another site.
  • Take any actions inconsistent with these Terms of Use.

The website you link from must comply with our Content Standards. Cooperate with us to stop any unauthorized framing or linking immediately. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission and disable social media features or links without notice.

15. Links from the Website

The Website may contain links to external sites and resources from third parties. These links are provided solely for convenience, including those found in advertisements such as banner ads and sponsored links. We do not control the content of these external sites or resources, nor do we assume any responsibility for them or any loss or damage resulting from their use. Accessing any third-party websites linked to the Website is done at your own risk, and you are subject to the terms and conditions of use for those websites.

16. Geographic Restrictions

The Website is operated from Texas, USA, and is intended for users in the United States. We do not guarantee access or suitability for use outside the United States. Accessing the Website from other countries may be illegal; users are responsible for complying with local laws.

17. Disclaimer of Warranties

You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or our Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for reconstructing any lost data. We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of the Website, any services or items obtained through the Website, or your downloading of any material posted on it or any linked websites.

Your use of the Website, its content, and any services or items obtained through the Website is at your own risk. The Website, its content, and any services or items obtained through the Website are provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Neither the Company nor any person associated with the Company makes any warranty or representation with respect to the completeness, security, reliability, quality, accuracy, or availability of the Website. Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor anyone associated with the Company represents or warrants that the Website, its content, or any services or items obtained through the Website will be accurate, reliable, error-free, or uninterrupted; that defects will be corrected; that our site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components; or that the Website or any services or items obtained through the Website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations.

The Company hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for a particular purpose.

The foregoing does not affect any warranties which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

18. Limitation on Liability

Under no circumstances shall the company, its affiliates, or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, or directors be liable for any damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the website, any website linked to it, any content on the website or such other websites, or any services or items obtained through the website or such other websites. This includes direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages such as personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract, or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

This does not affect any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

19. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates, licensors, service providers, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website. This includes, but is not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

20. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website, these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising from or related to them (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction).

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Texas located in the city of Houston. However, we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms of Use in your state or country of residence or any other relevant state or country. You waive any objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

21. Limitation on Time to File Claims

Any cause of action or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or the website must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred.

22. Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set forth in these Terms of Use shall be considered a continuing waiver of such term or condition, nor a waiver of any other term or condition. Additionally, any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction for any reason, such provision shall be removed or limited to the minimum extent necessary so that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use remain in full force and effect.

23. Entire Agreement

The Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy represent the complete and exclusive agreement between you and the Company regarding the Website. They supersede any previous or concurrent understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, whether written or verbal, concerning the Website.