Terms Of Use

The Hacker News Vue website, a general access, non‑commercial, non-“interactive computer service” that does not provide third-party content (the “Website”) is offered by “William McMeans” (“we”, “us”, “our”), a citizen of the State of Ohio. This Terms of Use Agreement (the “Terms of Use” or “Agreement”) describes conditions and terms applicable to your access and use of the Website. This Terms of Use constitutes a legally binding agreement made by and between us and you, personally and, if applicable, on behalf of the entity for whom you are using this Website (collectively, “you” or “your”). We may amend this Agreement at any time, for any reason by posting the amended Terms of Use on our Website, and you agree to be bound by any changes to the Terms of Use as a condition of continuing to use the Website. We may make changes to the Website and/or the services described on the Website at any time. You understand that we may discontinue or restrict your use of the Website for any reason, or for no reason, with or without notice.

BY ACCESSING OR USING ANY PART OF THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE SO BOUND, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THIS WEBSITE.

ELIGIBILITY:
By using the Website, you represent and warrant that (i) all contact data normally considered as personally identifiable information (PII) that you may submit through the Website is in fact anonymous, including a pseudonym and a throw‑away email address; (ii) you are thirteen (13) years of age or older; and (iii) your use of the Website does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

Website visitors under thirteen (13) years of age should ask their parent, legal guardian or responsible adult for assistance when using our site.

CHILDREN:
The Website is neither directed toward children under 13 years of age nor do we knowingly collect information from them. If you are under 13, please do not submit any personally identifiable information (PII) to us.

PRIVACY POLICY:
By agreeing to these terms, you acknowledge that we may collect, use and disclose your information as described in our Privacy Policy.

ABOUT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE:
Website content is intended to be a general information resource and is provided solely on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. You are strongly encouraged to confirm the information contained herein. You should not construe our publication of the content on the Website as a warranty or guarantee of the quality, availability or accuracy of any goods, services or information.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES:
Your dealings or communications with any party other than us are solely between you and that third party. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any goods, services, resources or content available through such third party dealings or communications, or for any loss or harm related thereto, even if such communications were initiated through the Website, and even if we were advised of the potential for harm or loss.

USE OF MATERIALS ON THIS SITE:
We invite you to view and use a single copy of the Website. You agree not to reverse‑engineer, license, create derivative works from, transfer, sell or re‑sell any information, content or services obtained from the Website. You agree not to access our web server in any fashion except through the published, publicly available web pages we host.

OUTBOUND LINKS AND USE OF MARKS:
The Website may contain links to websites operated by other parties. These are provided as a convenience, and use of these sites is at your own risk. Hyperlinked sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the content available on them. Such links do not imply our endorsement of information or material on any other site, and we disclaim all liability with regard to your access to, and use of, such linked websites.

INBOUND LINKS TO THE WEBSITE:
Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement duly executed between you and us, you must adhere to our linking policy as follows: (i) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute our reputation, (ii) the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with or associated with us, (iii) when selected by a user, the link must display the Website full‑screen in its own top level window, and not within a “frame” on the linking site, and (iv) we reserve the right to revoke our consent to the link at any time and in our sole discretion, including the use of technical mechanisms for enforcement.

TRADEMARKS:
The Website may display marks registered by us. Unauthorized use of any of our trademarks, service marks or logos may be a violation of federal and State trademark laws.

DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
ALL CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON‑INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING ANY INFORMATION BEFORE RELYING ON IT. USE OF THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR‑FREE, AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OR INTEGRITY OF ANY DATA ORIGINATING FROM OUR SERVERS, OR OF ANY ANALYSIS THEREOF. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTENT YOU MAY OBTAIN FROM THE WEBSITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND FURTHER DISCLAIM ALL LOSSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF WE HAD BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

INDEMNITY:
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, directors and employees harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, due to or arising out of your use of the Website and/or breach of this Agreement.

COPYRIGHT:
The Website is protected by US federal and international copyright laws. Except for your use as authorized above, you may not copy, archive, modify, reproduce or distribute the content, design or layout of the Website, or individual sections of the content, design or layout of the Website, without our express, prior, written permission.

LOCATION:
The Website is operated by us from our offices in the united States, but our web server is globally located in order to respond to traffic. Those who choose to access the Website from locations outside the united States, or outside the area our server is physically located, do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

FOSTA:
SESTA/FOSTA undermines Section 230 (the Communications Decency Act), an important law protecting free speech online. SESTA/FOSTA are so broad that they may brought against platform owners that don’t realize their sites are used illegally. The legislation has the potential to do much more harm than the good for which it was intended. For reasons mentioned below, SESTA/FOSTA does not apply to the Website.

COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT:
Since users are not able to create or post content viewable by other users, the Website does not contain third-party content that may cause it to fall under the purview of 47 USC § 230.

CHOICE OF LAW/FORUM:
This Terms of Use shall be governed, construed and applied in all respects by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to any provision governing conflicts of law. Any dispute arising out of, relating to, or connected with this Terms of Use or your use of the Website shall be brought before the federal or state courts located in the State of Ohio. The use of this Website provides your express consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.

YOU AGREE THAT NO CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE MAY BE BROUGHT AS A CLASS ACTION.

MISCELLANEOUS:
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to any failure by you or others to comply with these Terms of Use does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar failures. These Terms of Use set forth the entire understanding and agreement between you and us with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to this Agreement or the Website must be commenced within six (6) months after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action shall be barred.