Terms of Service - The Yoruba Times

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of https://theyorubatimes.com/ and related services operated by The Yoruba Times (“we”, “us”, or “our”). By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms.

1. About Our Service

The Yoruba Times publishes news, analysis, opinion, and related media. Content is provided for general information. It is not legal, financial, medical, or professional advice.

2. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

use the site for any unlawful purpose;
attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems;
interfere with the security or performance of the site;
scrape, harvest, or bulk-download content in a way that harms the service, except as allowed by law or with our written permission; or
submit false, defamatory, abusive, or infringing material through any form or correspondence channel.

3. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, articles, branding, design, logos, and other materials on this site are owned by The Yoruba Times or its licensors. You may share links to our articles. You may not copy, republish, or commercially exploit our content without prior written permission, except for fair dealing or other uses permitted by applicable copyright law.

4. User Submissions

If you send tips, letters, comments, or other materials, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, edit, publish, and distribute that material for editorial purposes, unless we agree otherwise in writing. You confirm that you have the rights needed to share the material and that it does not unlawfully infringe others’ rights.

5. Third-Party Links

Our site may link to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices. Accessing third-party sites is at your own risk.

6. Donations and Support

If you make a donation or contribution, additional payment-provider terms may apply. Donations support our independent journalism unless a specific campaign states otherwise. We do not exchange editorial control for financial support.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The site and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. News develops quickly; we may update or correct stories after publication.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Yoruba Times and its officers, staff, and contributors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of the site or reliance on its content.

9. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising out of your misuse of the site, your breach of these Terms, or your infringement of any third-party right, to the extent permitted by law.

10. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date will change when we do. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, unless mandatory consumer protections in your place of residence provide otherwise.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent via our Contact page.