Privacy Policy

Effective date : March 20 , 2025

This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as "this Policy") details the types of information that may be involved when [ipnews] (hereinafter referred to as "we") collects your information through software, websites (the "Website"), documents and related services (collectively referred to as "Services"), or through offline contacts and other means. Unless otherwise expressly stated, this Policy applies to all information collection scenarios. At the same time, this Policy will also clearly describe how we collect, store, use, process and share this information.

Please read this policy carefully to fully understand our policies and operating specifications for your information and how we handle this information. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our services or provide us with personal information.

We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time at our sole discretion. We recommend that you review this policy regularly to stay abreast of updates.

In this Privacy Policy, all capitalized terms not separately defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Terms of Service, which can be found at https://ipnews.io/agreement/service/.

Types of Information Collected About You and How We Collect It

We may collect information from you, the devices you use to interact with us, and third parties. By “information,” we mean data related to your use of the Services, which may include data that personally identifies you, such as your name, postal address, email address, and phone number. In some cases, you provide this information directly to us; in other cases, this information is collected automatically. The following are specific types of information we may collect in various ways and in common scenarios:

1. Personal Contact Information: When you register to use the Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information, such as your name, company/organization name, address, telephone number and/or email address (the "Personal Contact Information").

2. Billing Information: When you purchase Services, we ask you to provide financial and billing related information, such as billing name and address, and credit card number (the "Billing Information").

3. Data you share: When you use our services, you may share personal information, which may exist in text, graphics, videos, messages or other materials. Some of this information will be stored and saved on our servers.

4. Diagnostic and Login Information: If you encounter a technical error while using the Service, we may ask you to authorize a report and system log data that records the error (the "Diagnostic Information"). This may include your operating system version, hardware, browser version or other software version information, and if you provide an email address, it will also be included. In addition, certain login information may be saved in cookies stored locally on your personal computing device (not on the server) to simplify the login process (the "Login Information").

5. Cookies, usage and analysis information: When you interact with our services, we may collect information with the help of cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and pixels). Some online tracking technologies help maintain the security of our services and your account, prevent system crashes, fix errors, save your preferences, and help the basic functions of the website operate.

We also allow third parties and service providers to use online tracking technologies on our services to conduct analytics and advertising-related activities, including helping to manage and display advertising, tailor advertising to your interests, or send abandoned shopping cart reminders based on your communication preferences. Third parties and service providers use their technologies to provide advertisements for products and services tailored to your interests, which may be displayed on our service platform or on other websites.

If you believe that our online tracking technologies constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information under applicable U.S. state law (including related to targeted advertising), you may submit a request to opt-out of the use of these technologies. This also applies to the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising (or sharing as defined under California law), the sale of personal data, or profiling activities for making decisions with legal or similarly significant impact (“profiling”).

The specific details of how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies are set out in our Cookie Statement.

o Device information: We collect information such as IP address, device identifier, and detailed information about your web browser. This device information helps us identify the device you are using, ensure the stable operation of the service, and provide you with a personalized experience. For example, the IP address can be used to roughly locate your region so that we can provide you with content that meets local needs; the device identifier can help us distinguish different devices and avoid data confusion.

o Analytical information: covers details of your interactions with our website and electronic communications. For example, we record your browsing path on the website, including which pages you visited and how long you stayed on each page; for electronic communications, we record whether you opened the email and which links you clicked. This analytical information helps us understand your usage habits and interest preferences, so as to optimize the website functions and content and improve the quality of service.

o Advertising information: This includes special advertisements and other unique identifiers. With this information, we or third parties working on our behalf can accurately serve ads to you. It is important to note that when you visit third-party websites or use third-party applications, our advertising data processors may collect data related to you. They will use this data to more accurately serve ads to you on our behalf based on your past browsing behavior, interests, etc., in order to improve the relevance and effectiveness of advertising.

o Business record information: mainly records of your purchases of products and services. These records detail information such as the type of product or service you purchased, purchase time, and payment amount. By analyzing business record information, we can provide you with more considerate after-sales services, such as order tracking, product usage guidance, etc.; it also helps us understand market demand and optimize product and service strategies.

Below is a list of data processors that collect the above information. Please click on the links for more detailed information on the privacy practices of the data processors.

When you use our services, we promise not to use GPS technology to collect any information about your precise real-time geographic location. However, we may infer your approximate location with the help of your usage data and analytical information (such as your IP address, etc.). We call the information obtained in the above way "approximate location information". We collect this kind of approximate location information mainly to better optimize the service experience, provide content or services related to your area, and will strictly follow the relevant laws and regulations to properly handle and protect it.

How the information it collects about you is used and the purposes for which it is collected and usedp

We use the information we collect about you, or the information you actively provide, for the following purposes:

1. Provision of services and content: providing you with services, our website and website content (as defined in the Terms of Use).

2. Service Request Response: In response to your inquiries about services, we will use the contact information you provide to communicate with you and provide you with the services you requested.

3. Customer Support: Provide you with professional customer support services.

4. Contract Performance and Enforcement: Fulfilling our contractual obligations with you and exercising our rights, including billing and collection.

5. Service Change Notification: Inform you of changes to the service in a timely manner.

6. Service Communication and Marketing: Communicating with you about service-related content, including conducting marketing activities.

7. Personalized experience and advertising: Create a personalized experience for you and provide targeted advertising.

8. Administrative purpose: to meet administrative needs.

9. Other Intended Purposes: Use the information you provide for other intended purposes.

10. Achieve specific purposes: used to achieve other purposes you expect when providing information.

11. Consented purposes: any other purposes with your consent.

12. Service optimization and innovation: Improve existing services and develop new services.

Below is a detailed description of how we use certain of your information:

1. Personal contact information: used to manage your account, provide services, maintain customer/visitor lists, respond to inquiries or request feedback, conduct identity identification and verification, optimize services, and deal with malicious use of services. At the same time, it may be used for limited marketing activities to contact you to explore your interest in the service and send relevant information about us or our partners.

2. Billing Information: used to manage your account, provide services, review potential customers’ financial qualifications, and collect service fees. We may use third-party service providers to process credit card payments.

3. Data, diagnostic information and login information: used to manage and optimize the services provided to you. This information may also be used in a de-identified, anonymous form to monitor and analyze service usage, perform technical management, and improve service functionality and user-friendliness.

4. Usage and analysis information: We may monitor and analyze service usage in a de-identified and anonymous manner to conduct technical management, enhance service functionality and user experience, and verify whether users have the authorization required to process service requests.

5. Approximate location information: used to manage and improve services, such as sending you relevant advertisements and promotions. This information may also be used anonymously to monitor and analyze service usage, perform technical management, and improve service functionality and usability.

Please note that if you register or use the Service as an organization administrator, you may have the authority to view the activities and/or content related to the use of the Service by your sub-users, which may include their personal information.

If we plan to use your information for other purposes not mentioned above in the future, we will notify you by updating this Privacy Policy. For details, please refer to the "Changes to this Privacy Policy" section of this Privacy Policy. We are free to use non-personally identifiable information for any purpose and share it.

When we share your information

We may disclose the information collected or provided by you in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Privacy Policy, as follows:

1. Subsidiaries and Affiliates: Disclosures to our subsidiaries and affiliates.

2. Business Support Third Parties: Disclosure to contractors, service providers and other third parties who assist us in conducting our business, as described below.

3. Intended purpose: Disclosure to achieve the purpose you intended to achieve when you provided the information.

4. Other Disclosed Purposes: Disclose for any other purpose that we disclose when you provide the information.

5. Obtain consent: Disclosure is made with your consent.

6. Enforcement of Terms of Use: Disclosure of information to enforce or apply our Terms of Use.

7. Need for legal action: We will disclose information if we believe it is necessary to identify, contact, and take legal action against persons who may be causing injury or interference with our rights or property, other users of our services, or any other person (including the rights or property of others), whether intentionally or unintentionally, and whose activities may lead to the above-mentioned damages.

8. Legal compliance requirements: If we believe in good faith that such disclosure is required by law and complies with legal regulations, we will disclose it.

9. Material Corporate Changes: We may disclose information in connection with a corporate reorganization, a merger or consolidation with another entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of our assets or stock, including any due diligence activities related thereto.

We sometimes hire third parties to help provide and/or improve the Services. These third parties may be granted limited access to databases of user information or registered member information for the sole purpose of helping us provide and/or improve the Services. They will be subject to contractual restrictions and organizational safeguards designed to protect your information.

Please note that if you use the Services at the request of or as part of an organization, your organization’s account administrator may be able to view certain activities and content related to your use of the Services, which may include, but is not limited to, some of your information.

Non- Hong Kong users

The servers of these services are located in Hong Kong , and the main service objects are visitors in the United States. If you decide to use our services from other parts of the world, your relevant information may be transferred from your region to Hong Kong for storage and processing. In this process, we will strictly follow the requirements of relevant laws and regulations and take necessary security measures to protect the security and privacy of your information and ensure that it will not be leaked, tampered with or abused during transmission and storage.

European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK) Residents

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you may have the following specific rights in relation to your personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") in accordance with relevant European and UK laws: You may, as required, continue to provide me with the specific content of these rights based on the above content so that I can further improve it or allow me to perform other creations, modifications, etc. around it.

Personal Information Controller

We are the controller of your personal information.

The legal bases on which we process your personal information may include one or more of the following:

1. To enter into a contract with you or the legal entity you represent, perform contractual obligations, provide services, respond to your requests or provide support;

2. We have legitimate interests as explained in this Privacy Policy (please refer to the “How we use the information we collect about you and the purposes of collection and use” section for details);

3. To comply with relevant laws, regulations and legal obligations, including responding to lawful requests and orders;

4. We have obtained your consent.

Your rights

Under applicable law, you have the following rights:

1. You have the right to ask us whether we hold your personal information, and to request a copy of such personal information and to understand how we process such information;

2. If your personal information is inaccurate, you may request correction;

3. You have the right to request the deletion of personal information that is no longer necessary for the purpose of processing, is processed based on your withdrawal of consent, or is processed in violation of applicable legal requirements;

4. In certain circumstances, you can ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information;

5. The right to object to our processing of personal information;

6. You may request the portability of the personal information you have provided to us (excluding information derived from the information collected), if the processing is based on your consent or contract and is carried out by automated means;

7. The right to lodge a complaint with the appropriate data protection authority.

You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, objection to processing, and data portability by contacting us at the following email address.

When we process your personal information for a specific purpose based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, after which we will cease any further processing of your data for that purpose.

The categories of personal information we collect are described in detail in the Types of information we collect about you and how we collect it section. For information about how long we retain your information and information sharing, please refer to the How we use the information we collect about you and the purposes of collection and use sections and How long we retain your personal information sections, respectively.

How we protect your personal information

The security of your personal information is of utmost importance to us. We will take reasonable steps in the industry to store and maintain your personal information in a secure environment. We use technical, contractual, administrative, and physical security measures to protect the personal information you provide to us. At the same time, we have established procedures to limit the dissemination of personal information to designated personnel who are reasonably necessary to achieve the established purposes that have been notified to you. Because the Internet is not absolutely secure, we cannot ensure that your information will be secure during transmission or storage. We are not responsible for any behavior that bypasses the privacy settings or security measures contained in the Service.

You are also responsible for helping to protect the security of your personal information. For example, do not disclose your password and keep your username, password, and personal service credentials safe. Also, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your personal computing device that uses the service.

When we share your information with third parties

You may share information with third parties through your use of the Services. The privacy policies of these third parties are not controlled by us and may differ from our Privacy Policy. The use of information you provide to any third party will be subject to the privacy policy of that third party or a separate agreement you have entered into with that third party (as the case may be). If you have questions about the privacy protection of information provided to a third party, we recommend that you contact the third party directly for more information or review its privacy policy.

How long we retain your personal information

We will continue to retain your information as long as it is necessary to achieve the established purpose or legal requirements, which may extend after our business relationship with you ends. We may retain certain data as needed to prevent fraud, prevent future abuse, or serve legitimate business purposes, such as analyzing aggregated, non-personally identifiable data, recovering accounts, or satisfying legal requirements. All retained information will still be subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please note that if you request to delete your information from our database, it may not be possible to completely remove all of your information due to technical and legal limitations.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time at our sole discretion. If we decide to make changes to this Privacy Policy in the future, we will publish or notify you in an appropriate manner, such as posting an announcement on the website.

Any non-substantial changes to this Privacy Policy (such as clarifications of terms) will take effect immediately upon publication of the changes; any substantive changes will take effect 30 days after they are posted on the website http://ipnews.io/privacy or sent to your registered email address via email.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, our current Privacy Policy applies to all information we hold about you and your account. The date this Privacy Policy was last updated will be noted at the top of this document for your easy reference.

California's "Shine the Light" Act

Pursuant to California Civil Code Sections 1798.83-1798.84, as a California resident, you have the right to request from us a separate notice identifying the categories of personal information we share with our affiliates and/or third parties for their marketing purposes and providing contact information for those affiliates and/or third parties.

If you are a California resident and wish to obtain a copy of the above notice, please submit a request to the email address we specify. After we receive the request, we will process it and respond to you in a timely manner in accordance with regulations.

How to Contact Us

You can help by notifying us of any changes to your information (such as a change to your email address or phone number). If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact us support@ipnews.com

Terms of Service

Last updated : March 20 , 2025

introduce

These Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as "these Terms") govern your use of the ipnews website and all interactive features and communications related to the website (hereinafter referred to as the "Website"). These Terms constitute an agreement between you and ipnews, the provider and operator of the Website. In these Terms, "we", "our", "us" and "ipnews" refer to the same, namely, the provider and operator of the Website.

When you use this website, you are deemed to have agreed to abide by all the provisions of these Terms. If you register or use this website on behalf of an organization, your actions represent the organization's recognition of these Terms, and you must ensure that you have the corresponding authority to bind the organization to these Terms. In this case, "you" and "your" also refer to the organization to the extent applicable.

Terms of Service

Please read these Terms of Service (the "Terms") carefully, as they contain important information that may affect your rights, especially the arbitration agreement in the "Miscellaneous" section. Under this arbitration agreement, most disputes between you and us must be submitted to arbitration. This means that you will lose the right to resolve disputes as a class or group member, and you will also give up the right to go to court and have a jury trial.

ipnews reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time at its sole discretion. Once modifications are made, we will notify you of the changes by sending a notification email to the email address archived by this website or by posting an announcement in a prominent place on the website. Each time the Terms are updated, we will synchronously update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Terms page.

If you and ipnews have entered into a separate written agreement for data services, the provision of such data services will be subject to the terms and conditions of that separate agreement rather than these Terms.

Certain features on the Site may be subject to additional guidelines, terms, or rules, which will be posted on the Site in conjunction with the relevant features. In the event of a conflict between such terms, guidelines, or rules and these Terms, those specific terms will control only with respect to that specific feature. In all other cases, these Terms shall apply.

Privacy Policy

This website provides services in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which you can access at [specific website]. You acknowledge and agree that we will process your personal information in accordance with these Terms and the ipnews Privacy Policy.

Your Account

When using the Website, you may be asked to complete a registration process. If so, you will be asked to provide us with certain information, including your name, contact information, username and password (collectively, the "Account Credentials"). You are responsible for maintaining and securing your Account Credentials and your account. You agree to provide us with accurate, timely and complete information about yourself or the entity you represent as directed on the Website's registration or subscription page. You must promptly notify us of any changes to your contact information or other account-related information to ensure that it is always up to date. If any information you provide is false, inaccurate, out-of-date or incomplete, or if we have reasonable grounds to suspect such a problem, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse your current and future use of the Website (or any part thereof). You are solely responsible for all activities that occur using your Account Credentials, whether authorized by you or not. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your Account Credentials or any hacking or theft of your account or password. You are also obligated to notify us immediately if you discover that someone is using your Account Credentials without your consent or if you become aware of any other security breach.

content

We or our suppliers may provide various information, messages, comments, posts, text, graphics, software, photos, videos, data, opinions and other materials (collectively, "Content") through this website. Although we strive to ensure that the Content presented through this website is accurate, complete and up-to-date, we cannot absolutely guarantee this and are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any Content. In any case, we will not be responsible for any problems caused by such Content.

ownership

You acknowledge and agree that ipnews (or ipnews's authorized licensor) has all legal rights, ownership and interests in this website and its content, and that this website and its content are protected by ipnews's or its authorized licensor's copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights and relevant laws.

License and Restrictions on Use

We grant you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to use the Website in accordance with these Terms. You must not (and must not permit any third party to):

1. Download, copy, modify, create derivative works from, reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to obtain the source code of the software used on this Website or any part of it;

2. attempt to disable or circumvent the security mechanisms employed by the Website or any applications running on the Website;

3. Carry out any activity that interferes with or disrupts the normal operation of the Website (or the servers and networks connected to the Website);

4. Use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or automatic process or device to retrieve, index, "scrape," "data mine" or in any way collect content from the Website;

5. Use the Website to compile an email list for the purpose of sending bulk mail or “spam.”

You may use the content obtained from this website for internal business purposes. However, the sale or resale of such content is strictly prohibited without the written consent of ipnews, otherwise it will constitute a violation of these terms. If you need to use the content for external commercial purposes, please send an email to [specified email address] for consultation. We will arrange for relevant personnel to assist you in completing the necessary procedures, as this falls within the scope of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) services that require a separate agreement.

You undertake not to use this website in the following ways:

1. Promote, promote, incite, instruct, inform, assist or otherwise encourage violence or any illegal activity;

2. Infringe or violate any third party’s or ipnews’s copyright, patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, trade secret or other intellectual property right, or infringe any party’s right of publicity or privacy;

3. Attempt to mislead others about your identity or the origin of messages and other communications, or impersonate another person, misrepresent your affiliation with another person or entity, or otherwise contain materially false, misleading, or inaccurate information;

4. Promotes, solicits, or contains inappropriate, harassing, abusive, profane, hateful, defamatory, libelous, threatening, obscene, lewd, vulgar, pornographic, or otherwise objectionable or illegal content or activities;

5. Spread content that is harmful to minors;

6. Use or contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs or other similar software, data or programs that may damage, maliciously interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data, personal information or property of another;

7. Violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including but not limited to those regarding export control, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising).

You must be at least 18 years of age to use this website. You may not use this website if you are prohibited by law.

Trademark and No Endorsement Notice

All trademarks, service marks and product names of ipnews used in the Website and Content (including but not limited to: ipnews name, ipnews company logo, etc., collectively referred to as "Trademarks") are trademarks or registered trademarks of ipnews or its affiliates, partners, suppliers or licensors in the United States and other countries/regions. You may not use, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute or modify the Trademarks in any form without our prior written permission.

Website Modifications

ipnews is always committed to innovation and strives to provide users with the best experience. You know and acknowledge that this website may be adjusted from time to time without further notice, but it must comply with the relevant terms of the privacy policy. Unless otherwise stated, new features that may be added to this website in subsequent operations are also subject to these terms. You agree that ipnews has the right to terminate your account or part of your account, as well as your access to this website, at its sole discretion, for any reason or no reason. You acknowledge that the termination of your access to this website may not be notified in advance, and you agree that ipnews does not need to be liable to you or any third party for such termination.

Upon cessation of the Site or termination of your account, these Terms will be ineffective, except that any provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination will survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability.

Disclaimer

You expressly acknowledge and agree that the use of this website is at your own risk and that this website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

ipnews and its subsidiaries, affiliates and licensors make no express warranties of any kind and disclaim all implied warranties with respect to the website, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, security and non-infringement of intellectual property.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ipnews and its subsidiaries, affiliates and licensors make no representations or warranties to you that: (A) your use of the website will meet your requirements; (B) your use of the website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free; or (C) the data and information provided through the website are accurate.

Nothing in these Terms will exclude or limit ipnews' liability for damages or warranty obligations that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Limitation of Liability

In accordance with the provisions of the above disclaimer section, you expressly understand and agree that ipnews and its subsidiaries, affiliates and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, lost profits or punitive damages that you may suffer, regardless of the cause of such damages and regardless of the theory of liability. This limitation includes but is not limited to any loss of profits (whether direct or indirect), any damage to goodwill or business reputation, any loss of data, the cost of purchasing substitute goods or services, and other intangible losses. The above limitations still apply even if the essential purpose of any limited remedy fails.

The limitations on ipnews' liability to you in this section shall apply regardless of whether ipnews knew or should have known of the possibility of such losses.

publicity

ipnews has the right to use your name, logo and other identification to identify you as a user of the services on ipnews' website, marketing materials and other promotional materials.

Guarantee clause

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IPNews and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, advertisers, licensors, suppliers or partners (collectively, “IPNews and Partners”) from any third party claims arising out of or relating to: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your use of the Site; (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation in connection with the Site; (d) your violation of any third party right, including, without limitation, the right of privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights; (e) User Content you provide, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), actions, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of whatever type and nature; and (f) any other party’s access to and use of the Site using your unique user name, password or other applicable security code.

Dispute Waiver

In the event that you have a dispute with one or more users of the Site, you release ipnews (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

Third Party Content

This website may contain references or hyperlinks to other websites, content, resources or email content. IPnews cannot exercise control over any website or resource provided by companies or individuals other than IPnews.

You acknowledge and agree that ipnews is not responsible for the availability of any such external sites or resources, and does not endorse any advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.

You acknowledge and agree that ipnews is not responsible for any loss or damage which you or other users may suffer as a result of the availability of such external sites or resources, or as a result of your reliance on the completeness, accuracy or existence of any advertising, products or other materials on such sites or resources.

Feedback Terms

You may choose, or we may invite you, to submit comments or ideas about the Site, including, but not limited to, suggestions on how to improve the Site or our products. By submitting any feedback, you grant ipnews the right to make, have made, create derivative works of, use, share and commercialize your feedback in any manner and for any purpose, without any payment, royalties or other obligations to you. ipnews will treat any feedback you provide to ipnews as non-confidential and non-proprietary information. You agree not to submit to ipnews any information or ideas that you consider to be confidential or proprietary.

Notification Terms

We may use any contact information we have about you (including the contact information you provide to us) to send you notices related to these Terms, the Website, or your account (if any). Unless otherwise expressly stated in the notice, the notice will be effective when we send it.

force majeure

ipnews shall not be liable for damages, delays in performance or failure to perform due to acts or events beyond our or your reasonable control, including but not limited to: fire, lightning, explosion, power surge or failure, flood, natural disasters, war, revolution, civil unrest, or acts of civil or military authority, public enemies; any law, order, regulation, ordinance or requirement issued by or on behalf of any government or legal body; or labor unrest, including but not limited to strikes, slowdowns, pickets or boycotts; inability to obtain raw materials, transportation facilities, fuel or energy shortages, or acts or omissions of other common carriers.

Other Terms

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between the parties to this website. No party other than ipnews has the right to modify these Terms. If any part of these Terms is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, that part will be deemed to be severed from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. IPnews' failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision under these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Any waiver of any right or provision by IPnews must be in writing and will only apply to the specific circumstances specified in the writing. You may not assign these Terms or any rights or licenses granted by these Terms, whether voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. These Terms shall be governed by the laws of each country, without regard to conflict of laws principles. If these Terms conflict with the laws of each country, the laws of that country shall prevail. In such event, the relevant content shall be modified or reinterpreted in accordance with the law, but without affecting the validity of the rest of these Terms. Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms shall be submitted to the International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("IETAC") for arbitration in accordance with its rules then in effect. The arbitration language shall be English and the arbitration tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on both parties.

Effective Date and Entire Agreement

These Terms are effective as of the date of posting and constitute the entire agreement between you and ipnews .

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@ipnews.com.

Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: March 20 , 2025

This Acceptable Use Policy, together with the Terms of Service, Data Services Agreement, OEM Agreement, Dealer Agreement, Master Service Agreement, Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Privacy Policy and the original service quote (collectively, the "Legal Terms"), constitute the entire agreement between the customer and ipnews regarding the services provided, and supersede all prior communications and agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter of the services. This AUP applies to ipnews customers and all users who access the services through customer accounts (collectively, the "Users").

If you do not agree to these legal terms, please do not use our services. Your continued use of our services indicates that you accept these legal terms. Please read this policy carefully. It applies to:

(a) anyone who uses our Services (as defined in the Legal Terms);

(b) access to and users of forms, materials, consent tools, comments, postings and all other content (collectively, “Content”) available on our Services;

(c) Contributors to our Services, including any suggestions, ideas, or proposals for modifications or improvements to the Services (collectively, "Feedback").

The Services must be used in a manner consistent with the intended use of the Services and the terms of the applicable agreement with ipnews . By using the Services, users agree to be bound by the terms of this AUP. When you use the Services, you warrant that you will comply with this policy and all applicable laws.

Prohibited Conduct

1. General Purpose

You promise to use the Service only for lawful purposes and not in violation of any applicable laws and regulations. Your use of the Service should not cause any adverse effects on the Service, other users, or ipnews. In addition, you agree not to use the Service in any manner that may cause ipnews to bear criminal or civil liability. Specifically, this includes but is not limited to not transmitting, distributing, or storing materials that infringe any third party's intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights. At the same time, you may not assist others in violating this policy or any applicable third-party policy.

2. Inappropriate Content

It is strictly prohibited to use this service to transmit, distribute or store any material that ipnews deems inappropriate. Such inappropriate material includes, but is not limited to, content that is obscene, indecent, defamatory, libellous, infringing, threatening, abusive, hateful or excessively violent. Also, material that advocates violence against humans or incites hate crimes based on factors such as religion, race or country of origin is strictly prohibited.

3. Intellectual Property

Materials accessed through the Service may be protected by intellectual property laws, including copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights. You agree not to use the Service in any way that infringes those rights.

4. Harmful Content

You are prohibited from using the Service to transmit, distribute or store any content that could damage or interfere with the Service, or any third-party network, system, service or website. This includes but is not limited to viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other malware.

5. Fraudulent/Misleading Content

You may not use the Service to transmit or distribute fraudulent or misleading content. This includes content containing fraudulent offers for goods or services, advertising or promotional materials containing false or deceptive statements, and false or inaccurate data in any order, contract or online application.

6. Email and Unsolicited Messages

You are strictly prohibited from using the Service to send unsolicited emails (i.e., spam) or to send emails with forged sender information. In addition, you may not send malicious emails or use the services of other providers to send spam to promote websites hosted by the Service. You may not continue to send emails to recipients who have explicitly requested to stop receiving emails, use email boxes for the sole purpose of data storage, or engage in any other activity that violates common email etiquette.

7. Inappropriate behavior

Your use of this service should not hinder others from using this service normally. Specific actions include:

a. harass other users;

b. evade payment of fees related to the Service;

c. access a terminated account;

d. engage in phishing activities;

e. Interfere with others' normal access to the Internet;

f. disparage, tarnish or otherwise damage ipnews and/or the Service (as determined by us in our reasonable discretion);

g. upload or transmit content that is disruptive to the Service, such as excessive use of capital letters;

h. Sending spam (continuous posting of repetitive text);

i. upload or transmit material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism (for example, clear GIFs, web bugs, cookies, etc.);

j. Use automated systems to gain unauthorized access to the Service (e.g., spiders, robots, crawlers, etc.).

8. Illegal Use

The Service may not be used for any illegal activity, including but not limited to making death threats, terrorist threats, threats to harm others, conducting multi-level marketing schemes, operating a Ponzi scheme, invading another person's privacy, committing credit card fraud, extortion, libel, slander, dissemination of child pornography, or violating the Child Protection Act of 1984.

9. Security

You may not violate or attempt to violate the security of the Service, or any third-party computer, account or network. Specific actions include circumventing user authentication or security measures, causing security vulnerabilities or Internet communication interruptions, and failing to update software security patches in a timely manner.

10. Sharing and Modifying the Service

You may not share the Service, or any data obtained through the Service, with any unauthorized third party. This includes all forms of distribution, such as reselling, disclosing, publishing, or delivering the Service or related data. You may also not modify the Service in any way, including copying, creating derivative works, or incorporating related data into your own products or services. In addition, you may not attempt to reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise explore the underlying code or methods used to compile the data. Finally, you must refrain from removing any proprietary notices contained in the Service.

Reporting Violations of This Policy

ipnews is not obliged to review or audit content or feedback generated by users on the Service. We are not responsible for any loss or damage caused by users' violation of this policy. If you believe that certain content or feedback violates this policy, you can report the violation to us in detail at support@ipinfo.io.

Consequences of Violating This Policy

If you violate this policy, you may be unable to access the Service. If you continue to fail to comply with this Acceptable Use Policy after receiving a warning, ipnews has the right to terminate the agreement with you and completely prohibit you from accessing the Service. In addition, if we suspect a violation, we may cancel the agreement directly even without prior warning.

Disclaimer

ipnews does not monitor user activity and is not responsible for abuse of the service. We are also not responsible for any user-generated content or feedback. However, if we find content or feedback that violates this policy, we may remove it, block your account, and report the violation to the relevant authorities. This policy only applies to users who have signed an agreement with our service.

How can you contact us about this policy?

If you have other questions or comments about this policy, you can contact us in the following ways:

Email: support@ipnews.com