Terms & Conditions

Ground View News (“we”, “us”, “our”) is an independent digital news commentary publication operated from the Republic of Ireland. The Site publishes commentary, opinion, and analysis on global affairs, including Africa, the African diaspora, human rights, world politics, and the global economy.

Ground View News is a commentary and opinion publication. It is not a news wire service, a fact-checking body, or a verified-news publisher. Content published on the Site reflects the editorial perspectives and analytical judgement of individual authors. For our full editorial framework, please read our Editorial Disclaimer and Editorial Policy.

By accessing or using the Site, including reading articles, subscribing to our newsletter, submitting a contact form, or contributing content, you confirm that you are at least 16 years old and that you accept these Terms & Conditions in full.

We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on this page. Changes take effect immediately upon publication. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

Ground View News publishes commentary, opinion, and analysis. Articles on the Site represent the views and analytical judgements of the individual authors who wrote them. They do not represent the institutional position of Ground View News as an organisation, and they do not constitute verified, objective news reporting.

Ground View News strives for accuracy and fairness in all content it publishes. Where articles reference external events, sources are cited where available. However, we do not warrant that all content published on the Site is complete, current, accurate, or free from error.

When factual errors are brought to our attention, we review them promptly and publish corrections with a correction notice. Errors may be reported to editorial@groundviewnews.com.

Readers are encouraged to verify information independently before acting on any content published on the Site.

Nothing on the Site constitutes legal, financial, medical, investment, tax, or any other form of professional or regulated advice. All content is provided for informational, educational, and commentary purposes only. You should always seek qualified, independent professional advice before making decisions based on information you have read on the Site.

Ground View News and its authors expressly disclaim any liability arising from reliance on content published on the Site for any professional or personal decision-making purpose.

All content published on the Site, including articles, editorials, commentary, analysis, headlines, photographs, graphics, illustrations, logos, and the site’s overall design and layout, is the property of Ground View News or its contributing authors and is protected by copyright law, including the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (Ireland) and applicable international copyright conventions.

You may, for personal non-commercial use:

• Read and share links to articles published on the Site.
• Print individual articles for personal reference.
• Quote brief excerpts with clear attribution to Ground View News and a link to the original article.

You may not:

• Reproduce, republish, broadcast, or distribute our content in full or in substantial part without prior written permission.
• Use our content for commercial purposes, including in AI training datasets, content aggregators, or machine learning systems, without a separate licensing agreement.
• Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract content from the Site by automated means.
• Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright notices, author credits, or proprietary markings.
• Republish our content in a manner that suggests endorsement or affiliation where none exists.

To request syndication, republication, or licensing rights, please contact editorial@groundviewnews.com.

If you submit an article pitch, letter to the editor, or other content to Ground View News, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable licence to publish, edit, adapt, translate, and distribute that content in connection with the Site and our editorial operations, in any media format now known or later developed.

By submitting content, you warrant that:

• The content is your original work, or you have the right to submit it.
• It does not infringe the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other rights of any third party.
• It is not defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening, or unlawful under the laws of Ireland, the EU, or the UK.
• It does not contain malicious code, viruses, spam, or unsolicited advertising.

We reserve the right to decline, edit, or remove any submitted content at our sole discretion without obligation to give reasons.

By subscribing to the Ground View News newsletter, you consent to receiving periodic editorial emails from us. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email. We will not use your email address for any purpose beyond delivering the newsletter, as described in our Privacy Policy.

The Site displays third-party advertising and may, from time to time, publish sponsored content. The following rules apply:

• All advertising and sponsored content is clearly labelled as “Advertisement”, “Sponsored”, or “Paid Partnership”, and is visually distinct from editorial content.
• Ground View News is not responsible for the accuracy, legality, or appropriateness of claims made in advertiser content. Advertising is provided by third parties and is subject to those parties’ own terms and privacy policies.
• The presence of advertising on the Site does not constitute editorial endorsement of the advertised product, service, or organisation.
• Third-party ad providers may use cookies and tracking technologies subject to your cookie consent preferences. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Advertisers wishing to place advertising on the Site should contact our advertising team.

You agree not to use the Site to:

• Violate any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation, including Irish law, EU law, and applicable UK law.
• Engage in conduct that is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, discriminatory, or inflammatory.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site, our servers, databases, or connected systems.
• Interfere with, disrupt, or degrade the performance or availability of the Site.
• Transmit unsolicited communications (spam) or distribute malicious software.
• Impersonate Ground View News, its editors, authors, or any other person or organisation.
• Use automated tools to scrape, index, or harvest content from the Site without express written permission.

Articles on the Site may contain links to third-party websites, reports, and resources for reference, context, or source citation. These links are provided for convenience only. We do not control, endorse, or accept responsibility for the content, availability, accuracy, or privacy practices of linked third-party sites.

Linking to a third-party source does not constitute endorsement of that source’s views, methodology, or content beyond the specific passage cited.

To the fullest extent permitted by Irish and EU law, Ground View News, its editors, contributors, directors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from:

• Your use of, or inability to use, the Site or any content on it.
• Any reliance placed on information, opinion, or analysis published on the Site.
• Any errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or outdated information in published content.
• Unauthorised access to or alteration of data transmitted by or to you via the Site.
• Any interruption, suspension, or permanent termination of the Site or any part of it.

Nothing in these Terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under Irish or EU law.

The Site and all content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Ground View News, its editors, contributors, officers, and agents from and against any claims, actions, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Site in breach of these Terms or in violation of any applicable law.

These Terms & Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ireland. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland, without prejudice to your rights as a consumer under the law of your country of residence where applicable.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be severed from the remaining Terms. The remaining Terms shall continue in full force and effect and shall be construed as if the severed provision had never existed.

For questions or concerns about these Terms & Conditions:

Ground View News
Email: legal@groundviewnews.com
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