By accessing or using The Caymanian Journal. website (the “Website”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree, you must not use the Website.

The Caymanian Journal. (“we”, “us”, “our”), a trading name of The Caymanian Journal Ltd., operates a news and media platform providing editorial content, user interaction features, advertising, and related digital services (the “Services”).

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by and comply with these Terms and all applicable laws.

1. Use of the Website and Services

You agree to use the Website and Services only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else’s use of the Website or Services.

You must not:

• Use the Website or Services in any way that breaches any applicable law or regulation
• Use the Website or Services to transmit or upload unlawful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, or harmful content
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, servers, or systems or interfere with, damage or disrupt any software used in the provision of the Website or any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party on which the Website relies in any way
• Introduce viruses, malware, or any other harmful technology or attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack or any similar method
• Use, facilitate, authorise or permit any text or data mining or web scraping in relation to our Website or Services, including any automated systems (such as bots, scrapers, or crawlers) or other automated device or tool to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of our Website, content or Services, for any purpose (including training or development of AI systems) without our prior written permission

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to the Website where we reasonably believe there has been a breach of these Terms.

We may report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and co-operate with those authorities, including by disclosing your identity to them where appropriate.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights in the Website and the content published on it (except for User Content (defined below)), including articles, graphics, logos, design, photographs, videos, and software, are owned by or licensed to The Caymanian Journal. and are protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. All such rights are reserved.

You may:

• View, print or download pages for personal, non-commercial use
• Share links to publicly available content

If you wish to link to our home page or sub-pages or make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact law@caymanianjournal.ky.

You must not:

• Reproduce, distribute, modify, or republish content without our written permission
• Use any content for commercial purposes without authorisation from us or our licensors
• Remove copyright or attribution notices

If you print, copy, download, share or repost any part of our site in breach of these Terms, you must, at our request, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made and we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account in our discretion.

3. User Accounts and Registration

Where account creation is available, you are responsible for:

• Maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials
• Ensuring that all information provided is accurate and up to date
• All activity conducted under your account

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts at our discretion, including where we suspect misuse or breach of these Terms.

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your login credentials, you must promptly reset your credentials and notify us at complaints@caymanianjournal.ky.

4. Comments and User Content

The Website may allow users to post comments or submit content (“User Content”).

By posting content, you agree and warrant that:

• You are responsible for the content you submit
• You will not post unlawful, defamatory, abusive, hateful, obscene, or misleading material
• You will not post confidential content or content that violates any third party’s intellectual property rights or rights of privacy
• You will not impersonate others or misrepresent your identity
• You own your content but you grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable licence and right to use, display, reproduce, distribute, store, prepare derivative works from and moderate your User Content in connection with the provision of the Website and Services and our related products and services.

We reserve the right (but are not obligated), at our discretion with or without notice, to:

• Remove or edit content
• Restrict or block users
• Moderate content

While we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to moderate User Content and remove User Content in breach of these Terms, you acknowledge that User Content should not be relied on and we do not guarantee that User Content has been verified or approved by us. User Content does not reflect the views of The Caymanian Journal.

5. Privacy and Cookies

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which explain how we collect and use personal data and cookies. The Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy form part of these Terms.

6. Advertising and Third Parties

The Website may display third-party advertising and contain links to third-party websites. These are for your information only and we do not endorse, approve or recommend any content on third-party websites.

We have no control over third-party websites and are not responsible for:

• The content or accuracy of third-party sites
• The privacy practices of third-party services
• Any loss or damage arising from your access to or use of third-party services

7. Disclaimers

The Website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and is for general information only.

Although we make commercially reasonable efforts to update the information on the Website, we make no warranties, representations or guarantees (express or implied) that:

• The Website will be uninterrupted or error-free
• Content is accurate, complete, or up to date
• The Website is free from viruses or harmful components
• The Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses

News content may include opinion, analysis, or User Content and should not be treated as professional advice. You should obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on the Website.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The Caymanian Journal. shall not be liable to you for any loss or damage arising under or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, the Website or Services or your use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Website, including for any:

• Indirect or consequential loss or damage
• Loss of data, revenue, profits, or business, anticipated savings
• Any business interruption
• Loss arising from reliance on Website content or use of our Services
• Damage caused by viruses or malicious code
• Loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation

Your use of the Website and Services is at your own risk.

We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so.

9. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Caymanian Journal., its directors, officers, employees, and affiliates from any claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses arising from:

• Your misuse of the Website or Services (or by any user of your account)
• Your breach of these Terms (or by any user of your account)
• Your violation of any third-party rights in connection with your use of the Website and Services, or your User Content

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Website or any Services at any time without notice if we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms or for operational, legal, regulatory or security reasons in our discretion.

11. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Your continued access to or use of the Website or any Services constitutes acceptance of any changes.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands.

13. Complaints

If you have a complaint regarding the Services or the Website, you may submit a complaint to complaints@caymanianjournal.ky or write to:

The Editor-in-Chief
The Caymanian Journal.
P.O. Box 31910
Grand Cayman KY1-1208
Cayman Islands

Complaints will be handled in accordance with our complaints handling policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:

Email: law@caymanianjournal.ky

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 31910
Grand Cayman KY1-1208
Cayman Islands