Welcome to Odd News, an online news media website dedicated to providing interesting, up-to-date articles about strange and unusual occurrences in the world. Before using our website and its services, please take a moment to read and understand the following Terms of Service (“TOS”) agreement. By accessing or using Odd News, you agree to comply with these terms. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please refrain from using our website.
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using Odd News, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these TOS, as well as any additional guidelines, policies, or rules provided within the website.
User Content
Submission of Content
Users may have the opportunity to submit content, such as comments, feedback, or contributions. By submitting content, you grant Odd News a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, and display the content for any purpose.
Responsibility for Content
Users are solely responsible for the content they submit. Odd News does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of any user-generated content and reserves the right to remove any content that violates our policies or is deemed inappropriate, without prior notice.
Intellectual Property
Ownership
Odd News and its licensors retain all rights, title, and interest in and to the website, including but not limited to all text, graphics, images, videos, and logos.
Usage Restrictions
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the materials on our website without the prior written consent of Odd News, except for personal, non-commercial use.
Creative Commons Content
Odd News may use content that is available under Creative Commons licenses. Such content will be used in compliance with the respective Creative Commons licenses, and proper attribution will be provided as required by those licenses.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy, below, outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By using Odd News, you consent to the practices described in our Privacy Policy.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Content Accuracy
While we strive to provide accurate and reliable information, Odd News does not warrant the completeness, accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any content on the website.
Third-Party Content
We do not warrant or endorse any third-party content displayed on the website, and you access it at your own risk.
Availability
Odd News may experience temporary downtime or interruptions due to maintenance or technical issues. We do not guarantee continuous access to the website.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Odd News and its affiliates, officers, employees, or agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the website or its content.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Odd News , its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, or fees arising from your use of the website or violation of these TOS.
Governing Law
These TOS shall be governed by and construed in accordance with laws of the Fairfax County, the Commonwealth of Virginia local entity registration, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
Termination
Odd News reserves the right to suspend, terminate, or restrict your access to the website and its services at any time and for any reason, without notice or liability.
Changes to Terms
Odd News reserves the right to modify these TOS at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the website after such modifications signifies your acceptance of the updated terms.
Conflicts of Interest
Our devotion is to our readers we are privileged to serve. The interests of potential investors or advertisers are not a consideration in our story coverage. Providing our readers with the highest quality, independent reporting is our first and only priority.
Fact Checking
Our reporters adhere to the highest standards of accuracy and are expected to provide sources and appropriate contact information and citations for submitted stories. Our published content is professionally reviewed by in-house editors.
Corrections
Our editorial team will quickly rectify any errors in reporting as soon as it comes to our attention. Once an error is identified, it will be shared with our editorial team for expedited review and correction. Corrections can be submitted to [email protected].