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| Terms and Conditions governing the responsible use of the 21st Century Verified website and its content. |
Welcome to 21st Century Verified. These Terms and Conditions govern your use of our website and its content.
By accessing or using 21st Century Verified, you agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please discontinue use of the website.
1. About 21st Century Verified
21st Century Verified is a digital news and information platform providing reporting, explainers, analysis and other informational content covering topics including Nigeria, Africa, world affairs, politics, security, military developments, finance, technology, sports and major global events.
Our content is provided primarily for general informational and educational purposes.
2. Use of Our Website
You may access and use 21st Century Verified for lawful purposes.
When using our website, you agree not to:
- Use the website for unlawful or fraudulent purposes.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems.
- Interfere with the security, operation or availability of the website.
- Introduce malicious software, code or other harmful material.
- Scrape, copy or reproduce substantial portions of our content without appropriate authorization.
- Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with another person or organization.
- Use our website in a way that could damage our reputation, systems or services.
We reserve the right to restrict access to the website where reasonably necessary to protect our users, systems or content.
3. News and Informational Content
Our articles are intended to provide readers with useful information about current events and other subjects we cover.
News can develop rapidly, and information available at the time of publication may subsequently change.
While we make reasonable efforts to verify information and correct significant errors, we do not guarantee that every article will remain complete, current or error-free at all times.
Readers should consider the publication date and any subsequent updates when evaluating information about developing events.
4. Claims, Allegations and Developing Reports
Some news stories may involve allegations, disputed claims, preliminary reports or statements from governments, officials, organizations or other parties.
Where appropriate, we aim to clearly attribute such information to its source and distinguish reported facts from claims or analysis.
Publication of an allegation or claim does not necessarily mean that 21st Century Verified independently confirms or endorses it.
5. No Professional Advice
Content published on 21st Century Verified should not be considered professional legal, financial, medical, investment, security or other specialized advice.
Where a decision could have significant personal, financial, legal or professional consequences, readers should consult an appropriately qualified professional.
6. Accuracy and Corrections
We strive to publish accurate and responsible information.
If we identify a significant factual error, we may correct or update the relevant article.
Readers who identify a possible factual error can contact us with the article details and supporting information.
Our editorial standards and correction procedures may be explained further in our Editorial Policy and Corrections Policy.
7. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, original text, graphics, logos, design elements and other materials created for 21st Century Verified are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may:
- Read and access our content for personal, non-commercial purposes.
- Share links to our articles.
- Quote limited portions of our content where permitted by applicable law and with appropriate attribution.
You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell or substantially modify our original content without appropriate permission, except where such use is permitted by law.
Third-party names, trademarks, photographs and other materials remain the property of their respective owners.
8. Copyright Complaints
If you believe content appearing on 21st Century Verified infringes your copyright, please contact us with sufficient information to identify the copyrighted work and the material in question.
We review legitimate copyright concerns and take appropriate action where warranted.
9. Third-Party Links
Our articles or website may contain links to external websites and services.
These links may be provided for additional information, source attribution, reference or reader convenience.
21st Century Verified does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices or terms.
Visiting an external website is subject to that website's own terms and policies.
10. Advertising and Sponsored Content
21st Century Verified may display advertising or, where applicable, publish sponsored or commercial content.
Advertising does not automatically represent an endorsement of the advertised product, service, company or organization.
Where content is sponsored or otherwise commercially influenced, we aim to identify it appropriately.
Editorial decisions should remain separate from commercial considerations.
11. User Submissions
If you contact us, submit a news tip, send feedback or provide other information, you remain responsible for the material you submit.
You should not send confidential or sensitive information unless there is a legitimate reason to do so.
By submitting information, you confirm that you have the right to provide it and that doing so does not knowingly violate another person's legal rights.
We do not guarantee that every submission will be published, acknowledged or retained.
12. Website Availability
We aim to keep 21st Century Verified available and functioning reliably, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
The website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, security incidents or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
We may modify, suspend or discontinue portions of the website when necessary.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, 21st Century Verified and its operators will not be responsible for losses or damages arising from reliance on information published on the website or from temporary inability to access the website.
This does not exclude or limit liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by applicable law.
14. Privacy
Your use of the website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how information may be collected, used and handled.
By using the website, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review the Privacy Policy.
15. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal requirements or operating practices.
When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date.
Your continued use of the website after updated terms are published constitutes acceptance of the revised terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.
16. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are intended to be interpreted in accordance with applicable laws.
Where a specific governing law or jurisdiction is legally required or otherwise formally designated by 21st Century Verified, that designation will apply.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us:
Email: 21stcenturyverified@gmail.com
For editorial questions, corrections, news tips or other inquiries, please use our Contact Us page.
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