WEBSITE USAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These terms of use, read together with the (i) Privacy policy and (ii) Disclaimer constitute a legal and binding agreement between you and SILVERLINE NEWS MEDIA NETWORK (hereinafter referred to as HEADLINE KARNATAKA).

TERMS

If you ("The User") continue to browse and use www.headlinekarnataka.com (the “Website”) and access to the content, resources, and tools for communication, public forums, commerce platforms, and other services, which may be available from time to time ("the Site and the Service"), you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern your relationship with us in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use or access our website. Your continued use of our website shall be construed as your consent to these terms and conditions of use (including privacy policy).

These terms of use govern your use and access to the content, resources, and tools for communication, public forums, commerce platforms, and other services, which may be available from time to time ("the Site and the Service") on headlinekarnataka.com ("the Site"). You ("The User") agree to access the Site and the Site and the Services, subject to the terms of use as mentioned herein.

HEADLINE KARNATAKA provides "The User'' with access to its Site and the Services through its website headlinekarnataka.com and it provides the Site and the Service to the user free of charge. HEADLINE KARNATAKA may in future charge the user a fee for the use of any of the Site and the Services offered. HEADLINE KARNATAKA is not responsible for providing you access facilities or equipment (in any form) to its service. You also comprehend and concur that 'the Site and the Service' may include advertisements and sponsorships, and that these are necessary for HEADLINE KARNATAKA to provide 'the Service'. You also comprehend and agree that HEADLINE KARNATAKA makes no submission about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy of the information, products, services and related graphics contained within "The Site and the Service '' for any purpose. The Site and the Service is provided and available to your access "as is” without warranty of any kind. HEADLINE KARNATAKA hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to "The Site and the Service”.

LICENSES

HEADLINE KARNATAKA grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license, revocable at any time at HEADLINE KARNATAKA’s sole discretion, to access and use the Website www.headlinekarnataka.com and its Services strictly in accordance with the Terms. Use of the Website and its Service does not grant you any intellectual property rights in or to any information or content in the Service. As part of the Service, HEADLINE KARNATAKA may provide you with content developed by HEADLINE KARNATAKA or its licensors (“Content”). HEADLINE KARNATAKA grants you a non-exclusive license to use Content for the purpose it is intended, unless otherwise defined in the applicable Terms or the purchase order. You are bound by any restrictions applicable to specific Content you obtain through the Service. Any license acquired to third-party Content is a binding agreement between you and the third-party Content provider.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS OF SERVICE: The Site and the Service is provided to you under this terms and conditions and any amendments thereto and any operating rules or policies that may be published from time to time by HEADLINE KARNATAKA as part of the terms of use. HEADLINE KARNATAKA terms of use comprises the entire agreement between the User and HEADLINE KARNATAKA and supersedes any prior agreements pertaining to the subject matter contained herein.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE: HEADLINE KARNATAKA reserves the sole right to change or modify any of the terms, conditions, and notices under which "The Site and the Service" are offered. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions including changes/modifications if any incorporated by us from time to time. Your continued use of 'The Site and the Service' constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

MODIFICATION TO 'THE SERVICE: HEADLINE KARNATAKA reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, 'The Service' (or any part of 'The Service') with or without notice to the user at any time and from time to time. 'The User' agrees that HEADLINE KARNATAKA shall not be liable to the User or any third-party for any modification or discontinuance of the Service.

USER CONDUCT: "The Site and the Service'' may include email services, message boards, comment sections, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others (collectively, "Tools for Communication"). You agree to use the Tools for Communication only to post, send and receive messages and material that are not unlawful, harassing, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, tortuous, improper or otherwise objectionable, or that infringes or may infringe the intellectual property or other rights of another and, when applicable, related to the particular tool for Communication. You also hereby agree that you shall not make use of The Site and the Service for any commercial purpose.

REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS: As a condition of your use of Tools for Communications you, 'The User' agree to provide: (a) true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as required by the Site and the Service's registration form (such data being the "Registration Information ") (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Information to keep it accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, HEADLINE KARNATAKA has the right to terminate the user account and refuse any and all current or future use of 'The Site and the Service'. (c) HEADLINE KARNATAKA has the right to use / disclose the aggregate registration information to third parties in connection with marketing of services. You have also consented to HEADLINE KARNATAKA the right to use your registration information to provide targeting of advertising and other service offers. This could also be used to customize the content you see, to fulfill your requests for certain products and services and to contact / intimate you about special offers or new products.

USAGE OBLIGATIONS: As a condition of your use of "The Site and the Service" you will not use "The Site and the Service" for any illegal purposes. You will be solely responsible for the contents of transmissions made by you through "The Site and the Service".

We may serve advertisements to this site or work with a third party to serve the advertisements. Advertisements placed on the site may include but are not limited to banner ads, paid links, pop-up windows, buttons, and sponsorships. You agree that HEADLINE KARNATAKA has the right to run such advertisements and promotions.

HEADLINE KARNATAKA and/or third parties may, from time to time, send email messages to Users containing advertisements, special promotions, and other marketing materials ("Email Marketing Programs") based on the agreed terms between HEADLINE KARNATAKA and its selected partner(s).

You agree not to use "The Site and the Service" to:

• Obstruct or hinder the use and enjoyment of "The Site and the Service" by other Users;
• Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations; including, but not limited to, any rules of any national, international or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the Bombay Stock Exchange, or the National Stock Exchange, and any regulations having the force of law;
• Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site and the Service or servers or networks connected to the Site and the Service, or defy any requirements, regulations or guidelines of networks connected to "The Site and the Service";
• Transmit or otherwise make available any material in connection with surveys, chain letters, junk email, spamming, contests, pyramid schemes, or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise);
• Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, damaging, intimidating, harassing, defamatory, improper, obscene, vulgar, invasive of another's privacy, caste related, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
• Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content protected by any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual proprietary laws unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents to do the same;
• Upload files that contain viruses, worms, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs designed to disrupt, damage or limit the operation of any computer or telecommunications equipment or property of another;
• "Stalk" or otherwise harass other users; collect or store personal data about other users.
• Advertise, Promote or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose unless The Site and the Service specifically allows such messages or transactions.
• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion, use or access of the Site and the Service.
• Harm minors in any way;
• Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Site and the Services or develop restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to from another accessible page);
• Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
• Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Site and the Services are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
• Promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals. This may include, but is not limited to, providing instructions on how to assemble bombs, grenades and other weapons etc;
• You agree not to archive or retain any Content in any form without HEADLINE KARNATAKA’s prior written permission.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 

• HEADLINE KARNATAKA does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or error or virus-free. No warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose, is made in relation to the availability, accuracy, reliability, information or content of the Service. You expressly agree and acknowledge that the use of the Service is at your sole risk and that you may be exposed to content from various sources. HEADLINE KARNATAKA is not liable for any direct damages caused by your use or inability to use the Service. In no case will HEADLINE KARNATAKA be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential damages resulting from your use or inability to use the Service. 

• Reasonable effort has gone into developing the content of the Site, especially for accuracy and for including up-to-date information. However, HEADLINE KARNATAKA assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the Content on the Site.
• Your use and browsing of the Website is at your own risk. Neither HEADLINE KARNATAKA nor any other individual or organisation involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Website is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the Site or any service provided through the Site.
• HEADLINE KARNATAKA also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the Site.
• HEADLINE KARNATAKA does not endorse in any way the advertisers on the Website to the contents of such advertisements. Please verify the veracity of the all information contained in any advertisement on your own before undertaking any reliance.

INTELLETUAL PROPERTY

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the Website, are registered and unregistered Trademarks of HEADLINE KARNATAKA and others. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Website, or any other content on the Site, except as provided in the Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited.

INDEMNIFICATION 
You agree to defend and indemnify HEADLINE KARNATAKA from and against all third party claims and all liabilities, assessments, losses, costs or damages resulting from or arising out of (i) your breach of the Terms, (ii) your infringement or violation of any intellectual property rights, other rights or privacy of a third party, or (iii) misuse of the Service by a third party where the misuse was made possible by your failure to take reasonable measures to protect your personal/confidential data/information against misuse. 

GOVERNING LAW 

These Terms are governed by the laws of India. You agree that the Courts at Mangaluru shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of your use of the Website and or its services.

ASSIGNMENT 
HEADLINE KARNATAKA may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms to its subsidiaries, or to any company under common control with HEADLINE KARNATAKA. Additionally, HEADLINE KARNATAKA may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms to a third party in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, by operation of law or otherwise.

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL

"Redressal Mechanism: Any complaints or concerns with regards to content and or comment or breach of these Terms shall be taken up with the designated Grievance Officer for respective website/app as mentioned below via in writing or through email at their email id, signed with the electronic signature to the respective Grievance Officer"

Please note that the email address given below is meant for receiving concerns and queries regarding the site i.e., www.headlinekarnataka.com

Grievance Redressal Officer

Name:- Mr Giridhar - Editor-in-chief

Email ID:- headlinekarnataka@gmail.com