** Terms of Service**

These Terms and Conditions apply whenever you use a website (a “site”), mobile application, connected TV, or other service (each a “Service”) that is owned and operated by **Middle East Morning.com** (“Middle East Morning”). Please read the below Terms and Conditions carefully as they govern the use of this Service and any products and services available on or provided through this Service, except to the extent that such products or services are governed by more specific terms. In these Terms and Conditions, references to the “Service” are taken to include all such products and services, except where stated otherwise.

 

### 1. User Obligation

By using, viewing, and/or visiting this Service, you have indicated your acknowledgment and assent to these Terms and Conditions and any other terms and conditions which may be introduced by **Middle East Morning** via this Service from time to time. Your access, viewing, use, participation, and/or downloading of materials from the Service indicates your agreement to abide by these Terms and Conditions. **Middle East Morning** reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time by posting changes online, and it is your responsibility to refer to and comply with these Terms and Conditions upon accessing the Service. We recommend that you print a copy of these Terms and Conditions for future reference. If you do not agree to any of these Terms and Conditions, please cease using this Service and any associated products or services governed by these Terms and Conditions immediately.

 

Irrespective of any other provision of these Terms and Conditions, if any conflict exists between these Terms and Conditions and any rules and/or specific terms applicable to specific products or services, then the latter shall prevail with respect to those products or services.

 

### 2. Terms of Use

Use of this Service is only permitted for lawful purposes and in a manner that is not in breach of any applicable law and does not infringe any rights of, or restrict the use and lawful enjoyment of, this Service by any third party. Such restrictions shall include, but are not limited to, harassment, defamatory conduct, obscene or abusive content, offensive language, distress to third parties, and any other conduct which may be deemed inappropriate in **Middle East Morning’s** sole and absolute discretion.

 

This Service is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children. You hereby warrant that, as applicable: (i) you are 18 years of age or older; or (ii) you are over the applicable minimum age specified for the use of the Service (if lower than 18); or (iii) you possess all required approvals and consents including legal guardian or parental consent for the use of this Service.

 

**Middle East Morning** may assign any or all of its rights and/or obligations under these Terms and Conditions to any party, in **Middle East Morning’s** sole and absolute discretion. If this happens, **Middle East Morning** will take reasonable steps to: (i) update these Terms and Conditions to provide notice of such changes, and (ii) ensure that such assignment will not adversely affect your legal rights.

 

### 3. User Content Submission

Elements of this Service may allow for user information or any other data to be transmitted or posted on the Service (hereinafter referred to as “User Submissions”). These include personal information, photographs, videos, audio materials, comments, recommendations, profile pictures, biographic details, games, puzzles, quizzes, viewing/usage history and statistics, written scripts, articles, opinions, or any other form of material. If you upload any User Submissions, you agree that they shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

#### 3.1

By submitting any User Submissions to this Service, you grant **Middle East Morning** a non-revocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, alter, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, or delete any or all parts of the User Submission in its own sole and absolute discretion and on any platform or media whatsoever. You hereby waive any and all moral rights, and any equivalent or similar rights, that may subsist in or apply in relation to any User Submissions. This license and waiver shall not be limited by period or territory.

 

#### 3.2

User Submissions may be used by **Middle East Morning** for any purpose including, but not limited to reproduction, broadcasting, transmission, editing, cutting, reformation, adapting, posting, or any other use as per the sole and absolute discretion of **Middle East Morning**.

 

#### 3.3

You shall at all times abide by all guidelines or policies issued by **Middle East Morning** from time to time, governing the submission, use, or interaction with User Submissions. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and any claims, complaints, allegations of infringement, damages, third-party rights, or legal action or proceeding arising out of, or in connection with, the use and submission of your User Submissions.

 

#### 3.4

By submitting any User Submission, you hereby affirm, represent, and warrant that you have the right to submit such User Submissions, and that you have obtained all necessary clearances, licences, consents, rights and permissions to use and authorise **Middle East Morning** to use your User Submissions.

 

#### 3.5

You undertake that you will not submit or disclose to or via this Service any User Submission, or any other material or information, that is protected by or subject to any copyright, trade secret or any third-party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless all necessary rights, permissions, and authorisations have been obtained from all relevant rights owners to submit the User Submission, material, and/or information and grant the licence indicated herein to **Middle East Morning**.

 

#### 3.6

You further undertake not to submit any User Submission, material, or information, that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, political, threatening, pornographic, harassing, hateful, racially offensive, considered as a criminal offence, gives rise to a civil liability, encourages criminal action, or violates the law, culture, or internationally acceptable norms and codes of ethics.

 

#### 3.7

**Middle East Morning** shall have sole and absolute discretion regarding the use, publication, and/or display of User Submissions, and under no circumstances is **Middle East Morning** obliged to publish, display, or include in this Service or any other platform or service, all or part of any User Submission.

 

### 4. Privacy and Data Protection

To find out what personal data we collect, use, share, and how we use it, please visit our privacy notice at **Middle East Morning Privacy Notice**.

 

**Middle East Morning** may suspend, terminate, withdraw, restrict, or modify the availability or functionality of all or any part of the Service without notice and for any or no reason. The causes of such suspension, termination, withdrawal, restriction, or modification, may include, without limitation, failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions, failure to comply with any policies or guidelines issued by **Middle East Morning** regarding the use of any Service, attempting to make unauthorized changes to a Service, attempting to access or obtain all or any part of a Service without satisfying the applicable requirements, attempting to circumvent any security measures on any service, or the submission of inaccurate or inappropriate User Submissions.

 

You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the Service through your internet connection are aware of, and comply with, these Terms and Conditions and all other applicable **Middle East Morning** policies or guidelines regarding your use of the Service.

 

If you are granted credentials to enable you to access any portion of the Service, you must treat such credentials as confidential and keep them secure. You must not disclose such credentials to any third party. **Middle East Morning** may disable your access to any or all portions of the Service, and/or revoke your credentials, at any time and without prior notice, if it appears to **Middle East Morning** that you have failed to comply with your obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

 

### 6. Copyright and Other Intellectual Property

The names, images, and logos identifying **Middle East Morning**, or any of its associated companies or third parties and their products and services, are the exclusive property of **Middle East Morning**, its associated companies, and/or third parties. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by any means, licence, or right under any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights (or any equivalent or similar rights) of **Middle East Morning**, its associated companies, or any other third party.

 

All copyright, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights (or any equivalent or similar rights) in this Service (including the design, arrangement, and look and feel) and all material or content supplied as part of the Service shall remain at all times the property of **Middle East Morning** or **Middle East Morning’s** licensors. In accessing the Service, you agree that you do so only for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not authorise, encourage, permit, or assist in any way any third party to copy, reproduce, download, post, store, distribute