Terms of Use

Last Updated: June 15, 2023

Welcome to APCO News. These Terms of Use govern your use of our website, mobile applications, and services ("Services"). By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the APCO News Services, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use our Services.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Your continued use of our Services following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. Use of Services

You may use our Services for personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:

  • Use our Services in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations
  • Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
  • Interfere with or disrupt the operation of our Services
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of our Services
  • Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access our Services
  • Decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble any software or other products or processes accessible through our Services
  • Circumvent, remove, alter, deactivate, degrade, or thwart any technological measure or content protections
  • Use our Services for any commercial purpose without our prior written consent

3. Intellectual Property

All content, features, and functionality on our Services, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, video, data, and software, are owned by APCO News, our licensors, or other content providers, and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit, or public purposes all or any portion of our Services, except to the extent permitted by fair use or other copyright exemptions.

Limited personal, non-commercial use of our content may be permitted as follows:

  • You may share links to our articles through social media or email
  • You may quote or excerpt our articles with proper attribution to APCO News
  • You may use our content for academic or research purposes with proper citation

For any other use, please contact us for permission at permissions@apco.news.

4. User Accounts

Some features of our Services may require you to create 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:

  • Maintaining the confidentiality of your account password
  • Restricting access to your computer or device
  • All activities that occur under your account

You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.

5. User Comments and Submissions

By posting comments, submitting content, or providing feedback on our Services, you grant APCO News a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such content in any media.

You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the content you submit, and that the content:

  • Is accurate and not misleading or harmful
  • Does not violate these Terms and will not cause injury to any person or entity
  • Does not infringe upon or violate the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other rights of third parties

We reserve the right to remove any user-generated content at our discretion.

6. Subscription Terms

Some portions of our Services require a paid subscription. By subscribing, you agree to pay the subscription fees as they become due. Subscription terms, prices, and features are subject to change.

Subscription cancellation policies are provided during the subscription process and in your account settings. Generally, you may cancel your subscription at any time, but refunds are provided only in accordance with our refund policy.

For more details, please see our Subscription Center.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. APCO NEWS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF OUR SERVICES OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED THEREIN.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, APCO NEWS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

APCO NEWS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR OTHER PRODUCTS INCLUDED IN THE SERVICES ARE ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

8. Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL APCO NEWS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF APCO NEWS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM:

  • THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES
  • THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES
  • UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA
  • ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO OUR SERVICES

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. Any action arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in New York County, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts.

10. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to our Services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including, without limitation, if you breach these Terms of Use.

Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using our Services or contact us to request account deletion.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

APCO News Legal Department
1234 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Email: legal@apco.news

By using APCO News Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.