1. Acceptance of these terms
By accessing or using this website, 24worldmedia.com (the “Site”), you agree to these Terms & Conditions (the “Terms”). If you do not agree, please do not use the Site. The Site is operated by 24World Media (“24World Media,” “we,” “us” or “our”), 1411 N Sterling Ave, Palatine, IL 60067, USA. These Terms are a plain-language statement of the rules for this corporate website and are provided for general information; they are not legal advice. If you enter into a separate written agreement with us (for advertising, distribution or partnership, for example), that agreement governs the services it covers and prevails over these Terms in the event of a conflict.
2. What 24World Media is
24World Media is a digital media group that owns and operates a network of news publications and offers advertising and distribution services. This Site describes the group, lists its publications, publishes company announcements in its Newsroom, and provides routes to contact us. Individual publications in the network operate their own websites under their own terms and editorial standards; when you visit a publication, its terms govern your use of that publication.
3. Eligibility and acceptable use
You may use this Site for lawful purposes connected with learning about, contacting or doing business with 24World Media. You agree not to use the Site to: break any applicable law or regulation; infringe the rights of others; send spam, malware or unsolicited bulk communications; attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Site, its servers or other users’ information; probe, scan or test vulnerabilities except as expressly authorised; scrape the Site systematically in a way that burdens its operation; or misrepresent your identity or affiliation. We may restrict or terminate access that violates these rules, and we may preserve and disclose information as described in our Privacy Policy.
4. Intellectual property
The content, design, text, graphics, logos and branding on this Site belong to 24World Media or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other laws. Publication names and logos in our directory belong to the group or the relevant partner. You may read, share and link to our pages. You may not republish substantial parts of the Site, reproduce its branding, frame its pages as your own, or present our content as yours. Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual-property right to you except the limited right to use the Site as described here.
5. User submissions
Messages and materials you send through our contact form or otherwise submit to us must be lawful, accurate to the best of your knowledge, and yours to share. Do not submit confidential information of a third party, material you do not have the right to disclose, or anything defamatory, infringing or harmful. You retain ownership of your submissions; you give us permission to receive, review, route and respond to them for the purpose you sent them, and to evaluate advertising, distribution or partnership enquiries. We may decline to respond to abusive, irrelevant or unlawful submissions.
6. Advertising, distribution and partnership enquiries
Descriptions of advertising, distribution and partnership services on this Site are invitations to enquire, not binding offers. No contract for paid services exists until the parties agree one in writing (including by confirmed email order), and availability, publications, positions, dates and rates are confirmed at that point. We retain editorial discretion: submissions are checked against publication guidelines before anything runs, commercial content is labelled as sponsored, and we may decline material that does not meet the standards described on this Site, including copied, unverifiable or misleading content. Results described on this Site relate to process (named placements, guideline checks, live-link reporting); we do not guarantee search rankings, traffic, sales or any particular audience outcome.
7. Sponsored content and commercial links
Advertising on this Site and across the network is labelled as advertising or sponsored content. Commercial links are placed in accordance with search-engine guidelines, including appropriate link attributes. The presence of an advertisement or sponsored placement is not an endorsement of the advertiser’s products or claims by 24World Media or its publications.
8. Network publications and third-party links
This Site links to publications in our network and to third-party websites, including our sister wire Iconic News Wire. Sites we do not operate have their own terms and privacy practices, and we are not responsible for their content, availability or practices. A link is provided for convenience and reference; it does not transfer responsibility for the destination to us.
9. Accuracy and corrections
We work to keep company information on this Site accurate, directory listings, service descriptions and Newsroom announcements included, and we correct errors when we find them. Network and rebuild statuses shown in the directory reflect the position when listed and may change as work progresses. News content is published by the individual publications under their own editorial standards; corrections to stories are handled by the publication that published them, as described in the Newsroom and on the Contact page.
10. Privacy
Our collection and use of personal information through this Site is described in the Privacy Policy, which forms part of the rules for using the Site. By using the Site you acknowledge that Policy.
11. Disclaimer of warranties
This Site is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of harmful components, or that content will always be complete or current. The Website Disclaimer page states additional limitations that apply to information published on the Site.
12. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, 24World Media and its directors, employees and agents are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data or business opportunities, arising from or related to your use of (or inability to use) this Site or reliance on its content, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded, it is limited to the maximum extent permitted. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
13. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless 24World Media from claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable legal costs arising from your misuse of this Site, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of another person’s rights in connection with the Site, except to the extent the claim arises from our own unlawful conduct.
14. Governing law and venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The state and federal courts located in Illinois have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising from these Terms or this Site, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there, except where applicable law gives you a non-waivable right to bring proceedings elsewhere.
15. Changes, severability and entire agreement
We may revise these Terms from time to time; the current version is the one published on this page, and the “Last updated” date reflects the latest revision. Continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full effect, and the unenforceable provision will be adjusted to the minimum extent necessary. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, the Website Disclaimer and any written service agreement between us, are the entire agreement between you and 24World Media regarding this Site.
16. Notices and contact
Notices and questions about these Terms may be sent to 24World Media, 1411 N Sterling Ave, Palatine, IL 60067, USA, through the Contact page of this Site, or by email at [email protected].
