THE CHECK YOUR FACT TERMS OF USE

Effective Date: September 13, 2016

The following Terms of Use (Agreement) govern your use of the www.checkyourfact.com website, which includes news content, service and interactive features, and any checkyourfact.com mobile application (collectively, the Website). The Website is owned and operated by The Daily Caller, Inc. (THE DC).  Please read this document carefully.

All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork, computer code, and content (Content) published on the Website is protected by applicable intellectual property laws and is owned or licensed by THE DC or its licensors.

THE DC grants you a limited right to access and use the Website. You may not modify, create a derivative work, display, distribute, perform publicly, or in any way exploit, in whole or in part, any of the Content or software contained on, or comprising, the Website without seeking prior written permission from THE DC.

You are also restricted from using any automated or manual device or process to copy, monitor, index or data mine the Website. THE DC, its respective logos, trade dress, and the graphics and layout of the Website are the registered and/or unregistered service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of THE DC and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without THE DCs prior written permission.

All other trademarks, product names, and company names or logos mentioned on the Website are the property of their respective owners.

THE DC reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that THE DC shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Website.

II. ACCOUNTS/PROFILES

Certain features offered on the Website may require you to register as an authorized user (including setting up a username and password).   You may be required to log in to post comments, or share articles, via your Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Disqus, or other third-party account (collectively, third party accounts).  In the future, we may permit additional login methods.   Currently, when you log-in using via your third party account, you must grant us permission to access certain information from these third-party accounts.  For more information on how we use and disclose the information we collect, including the information we collect about your Facebook account, please see our Privacy Policy at http://checkyourfact.com/privacy-policy/.

You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password, and for any and all activity that occurs under your account. You may not use anyone elses username and password at any time. THE DC cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations. You agree to notify us if any of your log-in information is lost, stolen or disclosed to an unauthorized third party, if there is any unauthorized use of your account on this Website or if you know of any other breach of security in relation to this Website.

III. INTERACTIVE FEATURES; USER CONTENT

The Website provides information for the benefit of users. Certain areas of the Website may allow users to post, upload, submit or otherwise make available content such as blogs, profiles, photo albums, video galleries opinions, messages, comments, graphics, sounds or material (User Content).  However, THE DC does not guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of any User Content on the Web Site.

You may not submit any User Content that is obscene, defamatory, harassing, threatening, pornographic, illegal, or would violate the rights of others, or that otherwise violates the User Conduct section of this Agreement.

THE DC reserves the right to refuse, delete or remove any User Content that it considers inappropriate or otherwise objectionable, in its sole discretion. THE DC, however, assumes no responsibility for monitoring or policing the Website for inappropriate User Content or conduct. If at any time THE DC chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the Website, THE DC will assume no responsibility for the User Content on the Website, no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate or otherwise objectionable User Content on the Website, and no responsibility for the conduct of any user submitting such User Content.

By submitting User Content to or through the Website, you expressly grant THE DC a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, perpetual, irrevocable, transferrable license (including the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to use, publish, transmit, modify, reproduce, display, distribute, process, adapt, publicly perform, publicly display, prepare derivative works from, and distribute your User Content, derivatives, or any portion thereof, in any form, medium or distribution method now known or hereafter existing, known or developed, and authorize others to use your User Content.

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for the User Content you post on or through the Website and the consequences of posting such User Content.  By posting such User Content, you represent and warrant to us that you have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to enable inclusion of the User Content in the manner contemplated by this Website and this Agreement. You agree that you will not post User Content that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post such User Content.  You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, damages and any other monies owing any person by reason of any User Content posted by you to or through this Site.

THE DC may use e-mail validation or other confirmation or validation methods to reduce comment spam.

IV. USER CONDUCT

By accessing and using the Website, you agree that you will: (i) comply with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations that govern your use of the Website; and (ii) provide truthful and accurate information about your identity if you choose to register on the Website.

You also agree that you will NOT:

• disrupt or interfere with the security or accessibility of the Website or any services offered in connection with the Website;
• transmit any obscene or otherwise objectionable User Content, viruses or other harmful files, or any type of unsolicited mass email through or in connection with the Website;
• reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, use or exploit any portion of the Website for a commercial purpose, unless specifically authorized by THE DC;
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website.
• Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
• Use racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive language.
• Use explicit/obscene language or solicit/post sexually explicit images (actual or simulated).
• Post anything that exploits children or minors
• Post anything that depicts cruelty to animals.
• Post any copyrighted or trademarked materials without the express permission from the owner.

• Disseminate any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of such solicitation.
• Use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site.
• Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.
• Alter the opinions or comments posted by others on this Site.
• Use the Site for unintended purposes or trying to change the behavior of the Site;
• Attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization;
• Attempt to interfere with service to any user, host or network including, but not limited to, by way of submitting a virus to , or overloading, flooding, spamming, mailbombing or crashing; or
• Take any action that may otherwise harm, disrupt or overburden the Site, or harm another user of the Site.

This list of prohibitions provides examples and is not complete or exclusive.  THE DC reserves the right to (a) terminate access to your account, your ability to post to this Website and (b) refuse, delete or remove any User Content with or without cause and with or without notice, for any reason or no reason, or for any action that THE DC determines is inappropriate or disruptive to this Website or to any other user of this Website.  The DC may report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be illegal, and any reports it receives of such conduct.  When legally required or at our discretion, The DC will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity.

V. CHILDREN UNDER 13

The Website is not directed to children under 13, and THE DC does not knowingly collect or solicit personally identifiable information from or about children under 13. If we discover that we have received any personally identifiable information from a child under 13, we will delete such information from our servers and records promptly.

VI. COPYRIGHT

A. Copyright Infringement Notification

THE DC respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that the Website contains Content or material that infringes a copyright you own, you may file a Notification of Claimed Infringement (Notification) with our designated Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) agent as specified below:

Attn: Copyright Agent
The Daily Caller
1050 17^th Street NWSuite 900

Washington, DC 20036

[email protected]

To be effective under the DMCA, the Notification must be a written communication sent to THE DCs designated agent and must include the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing in sufficient detail for THE DC to be able to identify the claimed infringing material;
• Contact information for the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and email address;
• A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner identified is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement that the information in the Notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Upon receipt of a valid Notification from a copyright owner, which contains all of the required information described above, THE DC will remove or disable access to the material contained on the Website that is alleged to be infringing.

B. Counter Notification

If material or content that you have created, developed, or posted has been removed or disabled by THE DC after it receives a Notification meeting the requirements described above, you may ask that the content be restored by sending THE DC a Counter Notification. The Counter Notification must include substantially all of the following:

• A physical or electronic signature;
• Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled. THE DC requests that complete URLs for each instance of the affected material be provided;
• A statement that the information in the Counter Notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner; and
• Your name, address and telephone number and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which THE DC may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the copyright infringement Notification or an agent of such person.

After receipt of a valid Counter Notification meeting the requirements described above, THE DC is required to:

• Promptly provide the person who provided the Notification with a copy of the Counter Notification, and inform that person that THE DC will replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in 10 business days; and

• Replace the removed material and cease disabling access to it not less than 10, nor more than 14, business days following receipt of the Counter Notification, unless THE DCs designated copyright agent first receives notice from the person who submitted the Notification that such person has filed an action seeking a court order to restrain the other user from engaging in infringing activity relating to the material on THE DCs system or network.

VII. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS

You understand and agree that some or all of the Website may include advertisements, contests, sweepstakes, or promotions, and that these advertisements, contests, sweepstakes, or promotions help THE DC operate the Website. We will use the information that we collect from you related to such advertisements, contests, sweepstakes, or promotions in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Third parties not affiliated with THE DC may also offer contests, sweepstakes, or promotions on the Website. If you choose to correspond with, order or pay for goods and services, or participate in contests, sweepstakes, or promotions offered by third parties, there will be other terms, conditions, warranties or representations that will apply. You agree that THE DC shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort related to your dealings with such third parties.

VIII. INDEMNIFICATION/ DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

You agree to indemnify and hold THE DC, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, officers, directors, shareholders, predecessors, successors interest, agents, employees, partners and licensors, harmless from and against any claim, demand, loss, liability, or expense, including reasonable attorneys fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Website, your access or use of the Website, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of a third party.

IX. VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT; TERMINATION OF ACCESS

You agree that THE DC may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the Website and/or block your future access to the Website if we determine that you have violated this Agreement or other agreements or guidelines which may be associated with your use of the Website. You also agree that any violation by you of this Agreement will constitute an unlawful and unfair business practice, and will cause irreparable harm to THE DC, for which monetary damages would be inadequate, and you consent to THE DC obtaining any injunctive or equitable relief that THE DC deems necessary or appropriate in such circumstances. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies THE DC may have at law or in equity.

THE DC may disclose any information we have about you if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Website, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) THE DCs rights or property, or the rights or property of visitors to or users of the Website, including THE DCs customers.

If THE DC does take any legal action against you as a result of your violation of this Agreement, THE DC will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable attorneys fees and costs of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to THE DC. You agree that THE DC will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination of your access to the Website as a result of any violation of this Agreement.

X. LINKING

You are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to create a hyperlink to the Website on the condition that the link does not portray THE DC in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner.

XI. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

The Website may contain links to other websites owned or operated by non-affiliated third parties. THE DC is not responsible for the content provided by or privacy practices of these other websites. When you visit such websites – even if you get there by clicking on links provided on this Website – this Agreement no longer applies. THE DC is not responsible for your access to and use of such linked websites, including the use of your personal information by such linked websites.

XII. Feedback

If you send or transmit any communications, comments, questions, suggestions, or related materials to THE DC, whether by letter, email, telephone, or otherwise (collectively, Feedback), suggesting or recommending changes to the Site, the Services or Materials, including, without limitation, new features or functionality relating thereto, all such Feedback is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary.  You hereby assign all right, title, and interest in, and THE DC is free to use, without any attribution or compensation to you, any ideas, know-how, concepts, techniques, or other intellectual property and proprietary rights contained in the Feedback, whether or not patentable, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, having manufactured, licensing, marketing, and selling, directly or indirectly, products and services using such Feedback.  You understand and agree that THE DC is not obligated to use, display, reproduce, or distribute any such ideas, know-how, concepts, or techniques contained in the Feedback, and you have no right to compel such use, display, reproduction, or distribution.

XIII. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Class Action Waiver

Please read this carefully.  It affects your rights.

Most customer concerns can be resolved quickly and to a customers satisfaction by contacting us at [email protected].  This Provision facilitates the prompt and efficient resolution of any disputes that may arise between you and THE DC.  Arbitration is a form of private dispute resolution in which persons with a dispute waive their rights to file a lawsuit, to proceed in court and to a jury trial, and instead submit their disputes to a neutral third person (or arbitrator) for a binding decision.  You have the right to opt-out of this Provision (as explained below), which means you would retain your right to litigate your disputes in a court, either before a judge or jury.

Please read this Provision carefully.  It provides that all Disputes between you and THE DC shall be resolved by binding arbitration.  Arbitration replaces the right to go to court.  In the absence of this arbitration agreement, you may otherwise have a right or opportunity to bring claims in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate in or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including, but not limited to, class actions).  Except as otherwise provided, entering into this agreement constitutes a waiver of your right to litigate claims and all opportunity to be heard by a judge or jury.  There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited.  The arbitrator must follow this agreement and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including attorneys fees).

For the purpose of this Provision, THE DC means THE DC and its parents, subsidiary, and affiliate companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents.  The term Dispute means any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and THE DC regarding any aspect of your relationship with THE DC, whether based in contract, statute, regulation, ordinance, tort (including, but not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, or negligence), or any other legal or equitable theory, and includes the validity, enforceability or scope of this Provision (with the exception of the enforceability of the Class Action Waiver clause below).  Dispute is to be given the broadest possible meaning that will be enforced, and shall include any claims against other parties relating to services or products provided or billed to you (such as THE DCs licensors, suppliers, dealers or third party vendors) whenever you also assert claims against us in the same proceeding.

Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution

For all Disputes, whether pursued in court or arbitration, you must first give THE DC an opportunity to resolve the Dispute.  You must commence this process by mailing written notification to The Daily Caller, Legal Department  1050 17^th Street NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20036, [email protected].  That written notification must include (1) your name, (2) your address, (3) a written description of your Claim, and (4) a description of the specific relief you seek.  If THE DC does not resolve the Dispute within 45 days after it receives your written notification, you may pursue your Dispute in arbitration.  You may pursue your Dispute in a court only under the circumstances described below.

Exclusions from Arbitration/Right to Opt Out

You may opt out of this Provision by mailing written notification to The Daily Caller, Legal Department, 1050 17^th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036, [email protected].  Your written notification must include (1) your name, (2) your address, and (3) a clear statement that you do not wish to resolve disputes with THE DC through arbitration.  Your decision to opt-out of this Arbitration Provision will have no adverse effect on your relationship with THE DC.  Any opt-out request received after the Opt-Out Deadline will not be valid and you must pursue your Dispute in arbitration (or small claims court as designated above).

Arbitration Procedures

If this Provision applies and the Dispute is not resolved as provided above (Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution) either you or THE DC may initiate arbitration proceedings.  The American Arbitration Association (AAA), www.adr.org, or JAMS, www.jamsadr.com, will arbitrate all Disputes, and the arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator.  The arbitration shall be commenced as an individual arbitration, and shall in no event be commenced as a class arbitration.  All issues shall be for the arbitrator to decide, including the scope of this Provision.

For arbitration before AAA, for Disputes of less than $75,000, the AAAs Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes will apply; for Disputes involving $75,000 or more, the AAAs Commercial Arbitration Rules will apply.  In either instance, the AAAs Optional Rules For Emergency Measures Of Protection shall apply.  The AAA rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879.  For arbitration before JAMS, the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures and the JAMS Recommended Arbitration Discovery Protocols For Domestic, Commercial Cases will apply.  The JAMS rules are available at www.jamsadr.com or by calling 1-800-352-5267.  This Provision governs in the event it conflicts with the applicable arbitration rules.  Under no circumstances will class action procedures or rules apply to the arbitration.

Because the Site and this Agreement concern interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) governs the arbitrability of all Disputes.  However, the arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and the applicable statute of limitations or condition precedent to suit.

Arbitration Award The arbitrator may award on an individual basis any relief that would be available pursuant to applicable law, and will not have the power to award relief to, against or for the benefit of any person who is not a party to the proceeding.  The arbitrator will make any award in writing but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party.  Such award will be final and binding on the parties, except for any right of appeal provided by the FAA, and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the parties for purposes of enforcement.

Payment of Arbitration Fees and Costs – THE DC will pay all arbitration filing fees and arbitrators costs and expenses upon your written request given prior to the commencement of the arbitration.  You are responsible for all additional fees and costs that you incur in the arbitration, including, but not limited to, attorneys or expert witnesses.  Fees and costs may be awarded as provided pursuant to applicable law.  In addition to any rights to recover fees and costs under applicable law, if you provide notice and negotiate in good faith with THE DC as provided in the section above titled Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution and the arbitrator concludes that you are the prevailing party in the arbitration, you will be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys fees and costs as determined by the arbitrator.

Class Action Waiver

Except as otherwise provided in this Provision, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one persons claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a class or representative proceeding or claims (such as a class action, consolidated action or private attorney general action) unless both you and THE DC specifically agree to do so following initiation of the arbitration.  If you choose to pursue your Dispute in court by opting out of the Arbitration Provision, as specified above, this Class Action Waiver will not apply to you.  Neither you, nor any other user of the Site can be a class representative, class member, or otherwise participate in a class, consolidated, or representative proceeding without having complied with the opt-out requirements above.

Jury Waiver

You understand and agree that by entering into this Agreement you and THE DC are each waiving the right to a jury trial or a trial before a judge in a public court.  In the absence of this Provision, you and THE DC might otherwise have had a right or opportunity to bring Disputes in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including class actions).  Except as otherwise provided below, those rights are waived.  Other rights that you would have if you went to court, such as the right to appeal and to certain types of discovery, may be more limited or may also be waived.

Severability

If any clause within this Provision (other than the Class Action Waiver clause above) is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that clause will be severed from this Provision, and the remainder of this Provision will be given full force and effect.  If the Class Action Waiver clause is found to be illegal or unenforceable, this entire Provision will be unenforceable and the Dispute will be decided by a court.

Continuation

This Provision shall survive the termination of your service with THE DC or its affiliates.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, we agree that if THE DC makes any change to this Provision (other than a change to the Notice Address), you may reject any such change and require THE DC to adhere to the language in this Provision if a dispute between us arises.

XIV. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, the laws of the State of Delaware, and applicable federal laws, without regard to choice or conflict of law provisions. Except for disputes subject to arbitration as described above, you agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Wilmington, Delaware for resolution of any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement or your use of the Website.

XV. PRIVACY

THE DCs Privacy Policy applies to use of this Website, and its terms are incorporated into this Agreement by reference. To view THE DCs Privacy Policy, click here. If you choose to provide THE DC with any personal information, THE DC will handle your information according to the terms of its Privacy Policy. THE DC is not responsible for any personally identifiable information that you choose to affirmatively post or provide on the Website.

XVI. WAIVER AND SEVERABILITY OF UNENFORCEABLE PROVISIONS

If THE DC does not exercise or enforce any right under this Agreement, it doesnt mean that it waives such right. Likewise, if a court holds that any portion of this Agreement is unenforceable, that portion shall be deemed severable from rest of this Agreement and the fact that it is unenforceable will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

XVII. OPINION DISCLAIMER; NO AGENT RELATIONSHIP

The views expressed in the articles labeled Opinion on this domain are those of the authors alone. They do not represent the views and opinions of THE DC, or its staff.

XVIII. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and THE DC with regard to your use of the Website. Any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings previously existing between you and THE DC with respect to your use of the Web Site are hereby superseded and canceled. THE DC will not accept any counter-offers to this Agreement, and all such offers are hereby categorically rejected.

XIX. CONTACT

If you have any questions about this Agreement, please contact us by e-mail at:
[email protected]

The Daily Caller, Inc.
1050 17th Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 506-2027

I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE

Last Updated: September 14, 2016