Terms of Service for IndustrialPCNews.com

Last Updated: October 22, 2025

Welcome to IndustrialPCNews.com (“Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website and services, which primarily consist of a news aggregation platform focused on industrial computing topics.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR USING THE WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE.

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“User,” “you,” or “your”) and IndustrialPCNews. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, or that you have reviewed these Terms with your parent or guardian and they understand and agree to them on your behalf. We may modify these Terms at any time, at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of material changes by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Website after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

2. Use of the Website

IndustrialPCNews grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms. You agree not to:

Use the Website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation.
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which may harm us or other Users.
Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website.
Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

3.1. Our Content

The Website, its original content, features, functionality, and the selection and arrangement thereof, are owned by IndustrialPCNews and its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used without our prior written consent.

3.2. Aggregated News Content and Fair Use

IndustrialPCNews is an aggregator of news and information from various third-party sources. The headlines, article summaries, excerpts, and links (“Aggregated Content”) displayed on our Website are sourced from these external providers.

We believe our use of this third-party content constitutes a “fair use” under applicable copyright law, including but not limited to Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Our aggregation and presentation are transformative in nature, providing a centralized, curated service for our Users. We do not display full-text articles without permission. We provide clear and prominent attribution to the original source for each item of Aggregated Content, including the source name and a direct link to the original article on the source’s website. We do not claim ownership of the Aggregated Content.

If you are a copyright owner and believe that content on our Website infringes your copyright, please refer to our DMCA Policy in Section 8 below.

4. User-Submitted Content

The Website may allow Users to submit, post, or share content, such as comments, reviews, or forum posts (“User Content”). You retain any ownership rights you hold in your User Content, but by submitting it, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such User Content in any media.

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting it. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to your User Content and that it does not:

Infringe, misappropriate, or violate a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights.
Violate the legal rights of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws.
Contain defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, or otherwise objectionable material.

We are not responsible or liable for any User Content. We do not endorse any User Content and expressly disclaim any and all liability in connection with User Content. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content at our sole discretion.

5. Third-Party Links and Content

The Website contains links to third-party websites, services, and content that are not owned or controlled by IndustrialPCNews (“Third-Party Content”).

WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER, AND ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, THE CONTENT, PRIVACY POLICIES, ACCURACY, LEGALITY, OR PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES OR SERVICES. YOU ACCESS AND USE SUCH THIRD-PARTY CONTENT ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. The inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by IndustrialPCNews.

We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, or availability of any Third-Party Content displayed on the Website. Reliance on any such information is solely at your own risk. We are not liable for any errors or omissions, or for any damages or losses resulting from your reliance on Third-Party Content.

6. Disclaimers

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. INDUSTRIALPCNEWS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. INDUSTRIALPCNEWS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

7. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL INDUSTRIALPCNEWS, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (I) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE; (II) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (III) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING AGGREGATED CONTENT AND USER CONTENT; OR (IV) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF INDUSTRIALPCNEWS FOR ANY CLAIM UNDER THESE TERMS, INCLUDING FOR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

8. DMCA/Copyright Policy

IndustrialPCNews respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its Users to do the same. It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”).

If you are a copyright owner and believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible via the Service, please notify our designated Copyright Agent at [email protected]. Your notice must include substantially the following information:

A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.
Your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Upon receipt of a valid DMCA notice, we will expeditiously remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material. We will also terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless IndustrialPCNews and its licensors, service providers, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Content, any use of the Website’s content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

10. Modifications to the Service and Terms

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date.

We may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on this page. You are responsible for periodically reviewing these Terms to stay informed of updates.

11. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Website immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Website will cease immediately.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and your use of the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [Your State], United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within [Your County, Your State] for any disputes arising out of these Terms or your use of the Website.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.