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Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: June 17, 2026

Welcome to NewsPortal (newsportal.co.ke). These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of our website, mobile layouts, content feeds, and social channels. By accessing or using our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these terms. If you do not agree to these terms, please discontinue your use of our site immediately.

1. Intellectual Property & Content Ownership

All content published on NewsPortal—including but not limited to news articles, feature columns, text structures, investigative reports, code arrays, digital logos, custom illustrations, and graphics (such as our featured graphics)—is the exclusive property of NewsPortal or its content creators and is fully protected under the Copyright Act (Cap 130) of the Laws of Kenya and international intellectual property treaties.

  • Acceptable Use: You may read, view, bookmark, and share our articles via social media links or comments for personal, non-commercial information loops.
  • Prohibited Actions: You are strictly forbidden from copying, scraping, reproducing, republishing, or distributing our full articles, text structures, or media files onto other news websites, blogs, or forums without prior written authorization from our editorial desk.
2. User-Generated Content & Comments

NewsPortal provides interactive comment containers beneath news items to encourage civic engagement and healthy public dialogue. However, you remain entirely responsible for any text or opinions you publish.

By posting comments on our site, you expressly agree that your text will not contain:

  • Libelous, defamatory, abusive, or obscene language.
  • Hate speech, tribal incitement, threats, or harassment targeting any group or individual.
  • Unsolicited commercial spam, affiliate links, or advertising content.

NewsPortal reserves the absolute right, under its editorial discretion, to monitor, edit, or permanently delete any comment or block any user profile that violates these guidelines without prior notification.

3. Third-Party Links & Automated Advertisements

Our layout contains automated display advertisements served dynamically through external platforms like Google AdSense. These ads, alongside occasional outbound links to third-party reference sources, are provided solely for convenience and monetization purposes.

  • NewsPortal does not endorse, control, guarantee, or assume liability for the content, privacy policies, or commercial promises made inside external ad banners or third-party web destinations.
  • Any interaction, transaction, or data exchange you perform with an advertiser found on our platform is strictly between you and that third party.
4. Privacy & Data Protection Compliance

We respect your constitutional right to privacy under Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya. Any data collected through user interactions, cookies, comment sections, or subscription forms is securely processed and maintained in strict accordance with the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019. For an exhaustive breakdown of how we gather, utilize, and protect your digital footprint, please review our comprehensive Privacy Policy.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability

NewsPortal publishes fast-breaking news, policy adjustments, financial updates, and event briefs. While our editorial team implements rigorous verification checks to ensure factual accuracy at the time of publication:

  • All content on this platform is provided on an “as-is” and “as-available” basis, without express or implied warranties of any kind.
  • NewsPortal does not warrant that the informational data provided will be completely error-free or uninterrupted.
  • NewsPortal, its directors, or its writers shall not be held legally liable for any financial losses, personal damage, transport disruptions, or legal disputes resulting from your reliance on the information, fuel tables, or opinions expressed on this website.
6. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by, interpreted, and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Kenya. Any legal grievances, disputes, or claims arising out of or connected to the use of this domain shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of law located within Kenya.

7. Revisions to Our Terms

NewsPortal reserves the right to modify or replace these terms at any time to reflect changing web regulations, security protocols, or site features. Continued use of the platform after an update constitutes automatic acceptance of the revised frameworks.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or require legal clarification regarding these Terms and Conditions, reach out to our administration desk at:

📧 Email: newsplug8@gmail.com