Terms and Conditions
Welcome to SelfNarratives. These terms and conditions define guidance that covers the use of our firm’s website.
Acceptance of Terms
Any use of the current site indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms on this page. By using our website, you are deemed to have agreed to the above terms. If you do not agree to any of the stated terms, please do not use our website.
Use of Content
This site and all the content contained on it, including text, graphics, images, and other information presented, but not limited to content in the articles, columns, and feeds, are provided ‘As Is’ for your general information and use only. It should be noted that it is subject to change without prior notice.
User Conduct
When using our site, you agree not to:
- Act in any manner that is prohibited by tribal or federal laws or any other regulations.
- Make available any matter that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, or that would violate the rights of others.
- This will entail posing a threat to the rights of others, specifically the rights related to ‘ownership of ideas’.
Intellectual Property
Everything on this website – the content and the design of the website – is protected by intellectual property rights of [Your Blog Name] or its licensors. You will not and are not authorized to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, or exploit in any manner any part of our website without obtaining our prior written consent.
Disclaimer
It is here by notified that the facts contained on this website are solely intended to deliver information. All information provided on the website, including information related to products, materials, services, and graphics, is provided on an ‘as-is’ and ‘as available’ basis without any warranties of any kind, express or implied.
Limitation of Liability
We will not be responsible for any losses or damage of any kind, including indirect or consequential damages arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Changes to Terms
The provisions of these terms may be amended by us at any time, and any such changes will take effect once posted on this website. This means that if there are any changes in the terms and conditions for the use of the website, then by continuing to use the website after the changes have been posted, you agree to be bound by the changes.
Clarity and Transparency
Care should be taken to make all terms as precise and free from ambiguity as possible. For instance, it may currently contain such phrases as ‘tribal or federal laws’ where all legal authorities could be described as ‘local, state, national, and/or international laws’ at a given instance.
User Conduct
It is required that users are forbidden to do anything that violates AdSense policies, especially on issues having to do with illegality, fraud, or any prohibited act.
Intellectual Property
Fully spell out what constitutes intellectual property and make sure that consumers know the ramifications of violation, especially in pirating of copyrighted works.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Express that the website is not responsible for the contents of the website and that it is not responsible for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may be suffered by the user or any third party through use of the website.
Changes to Terms
Explain how the change will be communicated to the users; for instance, through an email to the users of the website or through a conspicuous change somewhere on the website. This is well in accord with AdSense’s policy with regards to transparency about the site and its content.
Potential AdSense Policy Violations
User Conduct
Make sure that the terms that you will use in your website agree with the content policies of AdSense. Avoid posting any content that is against the policy of Google; for instance, pornographic content, violent content, or disturbing content in the form of hate speech.
Intellectual Property
If you provide an opportunity for the user to share content, there should be a check-box, which would remind the user to confirm that the content they are going to share does not violate someone’s copyright.
Disclaimer
Some disclaimers are very extensive, to the point where they are considered vague and can be perceived as an attempt to elude an issue. Google is particular about it, so make sure that your disclaimers are clear and reasonable.
Contact Us
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