OCE News – Terms of Use

Effective Date: 12 July 2025

By using ocenews.com or any of our content, features, or services, you agree to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.

1. Use of Services

Our Services are for personal, non-commercial use only. By using them, you agree to follow all applicable laws and these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use our site.

2. User Accounts

Some features may require registration. You must provide accurate information and keep your login details secure. You are responsible for all activity on your account. We may suspend or cancel your account at any time for violating these terms or for any other reason.

3. Content & Copyright

All content on our site belongs to us or our partners. You are allowed to view and share our content for personal use, but you may not reuse it commercially, copy it, or modify it without permission. You may not upload or share content that is illegal, harmful, or violates someone else’s rights. We reserve the right to remove any content at our discretion.

4. Submissions

If you share or upload content (e.g., posts, comments, or media), you give OCE News a royalty-free licence to use, share, and edit that content for our platform. Do not post anything you do not have rights to.

5. Children

You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services. If you are under 18, make sure a parent or guardian approves your use.

6. Purchases

If we offer paid services, you must be 18 or older to buy them. All purchases are handled securely by a third-party payment processor. We do not store your payment information. No refunds are provided unless otherwise stated.

7. Service Access

We may update, limit, or discontinue parts of our Services at any time. We are not responsible for any outages or issues accessing the site.

8. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Post illegal, abusive, or misleading content
• Use our site to harass or exploit others
• Hack, scrape, or damage our site or services
• Use bots or automation to access or misuse the site
• Promote competing services or unauthorised advertising

We may remove content or suspend users who break these rules.

9. Disputes & Arbitration

By using our Services, you agree to resolve any disputes through informal resolution first. If that fails, disputes will be handled through binding arbitration.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms. If you keep using the site after changes are posted, you agree to the new terms. Please check back regularly.