TERMS OF SERVICE FOR GEEKPRESS

Effective Date: June 5, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Geekpress! These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Geekpress website, located at www.geekpress.news (the "Website"), and all content, features, and services offered by Geekpress ("we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy ([Link to your Privacy Policy]) and Cookie Policy ([Link to your Cookie Policy]). If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Website.

Please read these Terms carefully before using our Website.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, accessing, or using the Website, you affirm that you are at least 13 years of age. If you are under 18, you confirm that you have obtained consent from your parent or guardian to use our Website. If you are accessing or using the Website on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to these Terms.

3. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or update these Terms at any time, at our sole discretion. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Terms on the Website and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this document. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for any updates.

4. Access and Use of the Website

License: We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms.

Prohibited Uses: You agree not to use the Website:

• In any way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
• For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way.
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any "junk mail," "chain letter," "spam," or any other similar solicitation.
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Geekpress, a Geekpress employee, another user, or any other person or entity.
• To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Geekpress or users of the Website, or expose them to liability.

Website Security: You agree not to:

• Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.
• Attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.

5. User Accounts

Account Creation: To access certain features of the Website, you may need to register for an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information.

Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of your account or any other breach of security. We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this section.

Account Termination: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our sole discretion, without notice or liability, for any reason, including if you violate these Terms.

6. User-Generated Content (e.g., Comments)

Responsibility for Content: If the Website allows you to post comments, reviews, or other content ("User Content"), you are solely responsible for the User Content you submit. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to your User Content and have the right to grant the license granted below.

License to Geekpress: By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content in any media or format now known or hereafter developed.

Content Standards: You agree that your User Content will not:

• Be unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
• Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any party.
• Contain any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation.
• Contain software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.

Monitoring and Removal: We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content at any time and for any reason, without notice. We also have the right to disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.

7. Intellectual Property Rights

Our Content: The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof), are owned by Geekpress, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United Kingdom and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Trademarks: The Geekpress name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Geekpress or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission.

No Commercial Use: You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

• Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
• You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
• You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.

8. Disclaimers

a) General Information Only

The content on the Geekpress Website is provided for general information purposes only and is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information regarding geek culture news, we make no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our Website is accurate, complete, or current. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk.

b) "As Is" and "As Available" Basis

Your use of the Website is at your sole risk. The Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Geekpress hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

c) Website Availability and Security

Geekpress does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, that defects will be corrected, that our Website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components, or that the Website will otherwise meet your needs or expectations.

9. Limitation of Liability

a) Limitation of Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Geekpress, its affiliates, or their licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, or directors be liable for any loss or damage arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, the Website, any websites linked to it, any content on the Website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:

• Loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data,
• Pain and suffering, emotional distress,
• And whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract, or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

b) Exceptions to Our Liability

Nothing in these Terms of Service excludes or limits our liability for:

• Death or personal injury caused by our negligence.
• Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation on our part.
• Any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law (including under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977).

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Geekpress, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Service or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Content, any use of the Website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Service, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

11. Links to Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Website and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of England and Wales, although we retain the right to bring any suit, action, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your country of residence or any other relevant country. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

14. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, and our Cookie Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Geekpress regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

15. Your Comments and Concerns

This Website is operated by Geekpress.

All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to hello@geekpress.news