Free News or Magazine Website Terms of Use

These News or Magazine Website Terms and Conditions are designed for websites publishing free news or magazine-style content for general use and, where appropriate, non-commercial use. They are suitable for a wide range of content-led websites.

The terms are intended to be accepted through use, so visitors are deemed to accept them as soon as they start using the site. The template also refers to other website policies that may apply, such as a privacy policy and acceptable usage policy.

Designed for news and magazine-style websites

This template is tailored to websites publishing editorial, news, or magazine-style content. It is particularly useful where content may include articles or commentary written by different authors.

The disclaimers include an important additional provision stating that opinions, views, and values expressed in content on the site are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the site operator.

Intellectual property and content use

Intellectual property is a key feature of the template. It includes detailed provisions controlling how visitors may save, copy, and use content from the site.

Two alternative versions of the intellectual property clause are included, allowing you to adopt either a more restrictive or a more flexible approach. In either case, use of content can be limited to personal use or extended to commercial use where appropriate.

Visitors are also invited to contact you if they wish to use content from the site in a way that is not covered by the terms and conditions.

Protection against scraping and misuse

The template includes a clause prohibiting scraping and text and data mining. This is intended to make such activity a direct breach of the website terms, and technical measures may also be advisable to help protect website content.

The linking provisions can also be adapted by reference to the content standards in your acceptable usage policy, helping to restrict links from websites publishing offensive or unlawful content.

Other key provisions

The terms also address:

• information about the website operator, including company and regulatory details;
• access to the site and changes to the site or the terms;
• links to and from the site;
• disclaimers and liability, with separate provisions for consumers and business users; and
• viruses, malware, security, acceptable use, and personal information.

For certain trades and professions, additional information may be required by law. Members of regulated professions may need to include professional titles, links to professional rules, and other regulatory details, so professional advice should be taken where relevant.

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