Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the EcoWatch website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through ecowatch-news.com (the "Website"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy, found at privacy-policy.html.

These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Website.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

2.1 Ownership

The Website and its entire content, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, text, images, video, audio, and design) are owned by EcoWatch, its licensors, or other providers and are protected by United Kingdom and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

2.2 Limited License

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms. This license does not include:

• Republishing, distributing, or selling any content from our Website
• Using the Website or its content for any commercial purpose
• Attempting to decompile or reverse engineer any software on the Website
• Removing any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices
• Transferring the content or materials to another person or "mirroring" them on any other server

2.3 User Content

If you submit, post, or display content on or through the Website (including comments, feedback, or suggestions), you grant EcoWatch a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.

You represent and warrant that:

• You own or control all rights to the content you post
• The content is accurate and not misleading
• The content does not violate these Terms, the law, or anyone's rights
• The content will not cause injury to any person or entity

3. User Responsibilities and Conduct

3.1 Account Registration

Some features of the Website may require you to register 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 safeguarding your password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

3.2 Prohibited Uses

You agree not to use the Website:

• In any way that violates applicable laws or regulations
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate EcoWatch, an EcoWatch employee, another user, or any other person or entity
• To engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website
• To attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, user accounts, or computer systems or networks connected to the Website
• To introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs, or other harmful material
• To interfere with or disrupt the Website or servers or networks connected to the Website
• To collect or harvest any personal information from the Website
• For any commercial purpose without our express written consent

3.3 User Comments and Contributions

The Website may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal profiles, forums, and other interactive features that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content to other users or portions of the Website.

All user contributions must comply with the Content Standards set out in these Terms. We may remove or refuse to post any user contributions for any or no reason.

3.4 Content Standards

User contributions must not:

• Contain any 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
• Violate the legal rights of others or contain any material that could give rise to civil or criminal liability
• Be likely to deceive any person or promote any illegal activity
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation
• Involve commercial activities such as contests, sweepstakes, or other sales promotions
• Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by EcoWatch or any other person or entity

3.5 Monitoring and Enforcement

We have the right to:

• Remove or refuse to post any user contributions for any reason
• Take any action with respect to user content that we deem necessary or appropriate
• Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights
• Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, 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 violation of these Terms

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.

To the fullest extent provided by law, 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 or any services or items obtained through the Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

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 ECOWATCH NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH ECOWATCH MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

5. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will EcoWatch, its affiliates, or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the Website, any websites linked to it, any content on the Website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to, 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, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract, or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

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

6. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless EcoWatch, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its 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 relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your user contributions, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

7. Links to Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by EcoWatch. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

You acknowledge and agree that EcoWatch shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.

8. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Website immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.

If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Website, or you may notify us at info@ecowatch-news.com.

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

9. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Website after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Website.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

Any legal action or proceeding related to your access to, or use of, the Website or these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the courts located in the United Kingdom, and you consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.

11. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by EcoWatch on the Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and EcoWatch concerning the Website.

If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.

No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and EcoWatch's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

12. Contact Information

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