Welcome to TheIndependent.sg. These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of our website, mobile applications, and services (collectively, the "Services"). By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use this service.

2. Use License

2.1 Content Usage

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials on TheIndependent.sg for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

Modify or copy the materials
Use the materials for any commercial purpose or for any public display
Attempt to reverse engineer any software contained on TheIndependent.sg
Remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials

2.2 License Termination

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by TheIndependent.sg at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

3. Disclaimer

The materials on TheIndependent.sg are provided "as is". TheIndependent.sg makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights.

Further, TheIndependent.sg does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

4. User Accounts

4.1 Account Registration

To access certain features of our Services, you may be required to register for an account. When you register, you agree to:

Provide accurate, current, and complete information
Maintain and promptly update your account information
Maintain the security of your password and accept all risks of unauthorized access
Notify us immediately if you discover or suspect any security breaches
Take responsibility for all activities that occur under your account

4.2 Account Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms or if we reasonably believe that you have violated these Terms.

5. User Content

5.1 User Submissions

Our Services may allow you to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content ("User Content"). You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the User Content you post to TheIndependent.sg.

5.2 Content Standards

You agree not to post User Content that:

Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or invasive of another's privacy
Contains personally identifiable information of another person without their consent
Is false, deceptive, misleading, deceitful, or misinformative
Infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights
Contains software viruses or any other computer code designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit functionality
Impersonates any person or entity or falsely states or misrepresents your affiliation

5.3 Content License

By posting User Content, you grant TheIndependent.sg a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and display such User Content in connection with our Services.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Ownership

The Services and their entire contents, features, and functionality are owned by TheIndependent.sg, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by Singapore and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

6.2 Copyright Infringement

If you believe that any User Content violates your copyright, please contact us at: copyright@theindependent.sg with the following information:

Description of the copyrighted work
Description of the infringing material
Your contact information
A statement of good faith belief
A statement of accuracy and authority

7. Privacy

Your use of our Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.

8. Prohibited Uses

You may not use our Services:

For any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to perform unlawful acts
To violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances
To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
To submit false or misleading information
To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code
To collect or track the personal information of others
To spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape
For any obscene or immoral purpose
To interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service

9. Third-Party Links

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by TheIndependent.sg. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

10. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall TheIndependent.sg or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on TheIndependent.sg, even if TheIndependent.sg or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TheIndependent.sg and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees).

12. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever and without limitation, including but not limited to a breach of the Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

14. Dispute Resolution

14.1 Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

14.2 Jurisdiction

The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore. The Tribunal shall consist of one arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English.

15. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

17. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Service.

18. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

TheIndependent.sg
Legal Department
1 Raffles Place, Tower Two
Singapore 048616
Email: legal@theindependent.sg
Phone: +65 6234 5678

By using TheIndependent.sg, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

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