Effective: 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 don’t agree, please don’t use our site.
2. User Accounts
Some features may require registration. You must provide accurate info and keep your login details secure. You're responsible for all activity on your account. We can 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're 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 license to use, share, and edit that content for our platform. Don’t post anything you don’t have rights to.
5. Children
You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services. If you’re under 18, make sure a parent or guardian approves your use.
6. Purchases
If we offer paid services, you must be 18+ to buy them. All purchases are handled securely by a third-party payment processor. We don’t store your payment info. No refunds unless otherwise stated.
7. Service Access
We may update, limit, or discontinue parts of our Services at any time. We’re 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 unauthorized advertising. We can 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’re agreeing to the new terms. Please check back regularly.