Terms and Conditions for LifeScience Daily News Website
Effective Date: July 1, 2025 V1
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the LifeScience Daily News website and services (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) in full. These Terms form a binding legal agreement between you and the Site’s operator (“we,” “us,” or “our”). If you do not agree with any part of the Terms, you must not use the Site.
Your use of the Site is also subject to our Privacy Policy, Contributor Policy and Cookie Policy. By using the Site you confirm that you have read and understood these policies. If you are using the Site on behalf of a company or other entity you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms and “you” will refer to that entity.
By purchasing or renewing a subscription you agree that these Terms apply to your subscription and any related paid features.
2. User Registration and Responsibilities
You must be at least thirteen years old or the minimum legal age in your country to form a binding contract. If you are under eighteen you affirm that you have the consent of your parent or legal guardian. We may refuse registration or cancel any user account at our discretion.
You agree to provide accurate and complete information during registration, keep your login credentials confidential, tell us promptly of any unauthorised access or security breach, and use the Site in accordance with applicable laws.
You agree not to violate laws or use the Site for unlawful purposes, post offensive defamatory or misleading content, infringe intellectual property rights, impersonate any person or organisation, disclose private information without consent, transmit spam malware or harmful code, or interfere with the functionality or security of the Site. We may suspend or terminate your access for violations of these Terms or other inappropriate conduct.
3. Submission and Moderation of User Content
Registered users may submit content for publication. All submissions are subject to review by our editorial team. Submission does not guarantee publication.
By submitting content you confirm that you have the legal right to publish it, that it complies with these Terms and applicable laws, and that it is accurate and not misleading.
We may edit, reject or remove any submission at our discretion. We may also remove published content without notice if we believe it breaches these Terms or poses a risk. We do not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of user submitted content. The views expressed in such content are those of the author and not of the Site.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
You retain ownership of your submitted content. By submitting content to the Site you grant us a worldwide non-exclusive royalty free, sub licensable licence to use, display, reproduce, adapt and distribute your content in connection with the Site and its promotion.
We may keep archived copies of removed content, and we are not responsible for any third-party use of your content before its removal.
You confirm you have all rights needed to submit and license your content and that it does not infringe the rights of others, contain unlawful material, or breach these Terms. Where the law allows you waive any moral rights you may have in your content, or agree not to enforce them, so we can edit and format content for publication. We may edit for length, clarity, house style and legal review and we may decline to publish.
You agree to indemnify us for any claims arising from your content or your breach of these Terms.
All Site content not submitted by users (including our logo layout editorial materials and branding) is owned by us or our licensors. You may not resell reuse or distribute this material without our written permission.
If you believe your intellectual property rights have been infringed, please contact us. We will review all claims and take appropriate action.
5. Monetisation and Advertising Disclosures
The Site may include advertisements and affiliate links, which may appear alongside your submitted content.
We may earn revenue through display advertising, affiliate marketing links and sponsored content. We clearly label promotional content.
Inclusion of third-party products or services does not imply endorsement unless explicitly stated.
You may not post advertisements promotions or commercially sponsored content without prior written approval. All contributors must disclose any commercial interest or compensation received in connection with their content.
6. Subscriptions and billing
Some features for contributors and members are provided on a paid subscription basis. You can choose a monthly or annual plan. Both monthly and annual subscriptions will automatically renew, and payment will be taken the day after the billing period expires unless you cancel with at least seven days’ notice before the next billing date.
We will send a reminder fourteen days’ before payment is due so that you can make sure funds are available and you do not breach this agreement. You can cancel your subscription within the Account Settings section on the website. If you cancel you will keep access until the end of the period that you have paid for.
Once payment is taken no refunds will be given for that period. This does not affect any rights that the law gives you which cannot be excluded. If you are a consumer in the United Kingdom or the European Union, you may have a fourteen-day cooling off right for a first-time purchase. If you ask us to start providing the subscription immediately you agree that service begins straight away and you acknowledge that you may lose the right to cancel, or we may deduct a reasonable amount to reflect the service used before you cancel.
You will be able to download your invoice for the subscription directly from within the Account Settings section on the website.
We may change subscription prices from time to time. We will give you at least thirty days’ notice. If you do not agree to the change you can cancel before the new price takes effect. We may suspend access for failed or overdue payments. Taxes may apply as shown at checkout. Payments are processed by our payment partners, and their terms will also apply.
All provisions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including any grant of rights or licence.
7. Post allowances and monitoring
Each subscription plan includes a monthly allowance for the number of posts you can submit. Your allowance is shown on the pricing page or in your account.
We publish recommended weekly usage levels to help you plan your submissions. These weekly figures are guidance only. We monitor and enforce usage on a monthly basis by reference to your billing cycle.
If you reach your monthly allowance before the end of your current billing month you will not be able to submit further posts until your next monthly renewal date. You will still be able to view and edit content that has already been submitted but you will not be able to submit new items.
You may upgrade your subscription at any time during the month to increase your remaining allowance. Once your upgrade is confirmed the higher allowance will apply immediately for the rest of the current billing month. If you later choose to downgrade the change will take effect from your next renewal date.
We may apply technical measures to pause submission access when an allowance is reached. You must not create multiple accounts or otherwise attempt to bypass posting limits.
We may change the number of allowed post submissions per pricing plan from time to time. We will give you at least thirty days’ notice. If you do not agree to the change you can cancel before the update takes effect.
8. Links and third-party services
The site includes links to third party sites and services. We do not control and are not responsible for them. Use them at your own risk. You may link to our public pages fairly and lawfully provided you do not suggest endorsement and you do not frame our pages. We may withdraw linking permission at any time.
9. Privacy and Data Collection
We collect and process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws including the UK General Data Protection Regulation UK GDPR.
We collect account registration data such as name and email, submitted content, technical data such as IP address and device or browser information, and cookie and usage data.
We use your data to manage your account and contributions, deliver newsletters and communications, analyse traffic and improve our services, and display relevant advertising.
We may store data in or transfer data to countries outside the United Kingdom. Where we do, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
You may exercise your rights under UK data protection law. More information is available in our Privacy Policy.
10. Reporting and takedown
To report defamation privacy concerns or infringement write to our Legal team with the page URL a description of the issue and your contact details. We will review promptly and respond with the outcome and next steps. This single process is available to users worldwide.
11. Disclaimers for Medical or Scientific Content
The Site provides news and commentary on developments in the life sciences. All content is for general information only. Nothing on this Site is intended to constitute medical advice diagnosis or treatment.
Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making decisions based on any content from the Site. We do not accept responsibility for how you use the information presented.
The inclusion of research products or services does not constitute endorsement. The Site is not a substitute for professional consultation.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law we shall not be liable for any loss of profits, data or business opportunities, any indirect incidental, special or consequential damages, personal injury or harm caused by reliance on Site content, or third-party content links or user conduct.
Our total liability to you will not exceed fifty pounds sterling or the total amount you have paid us in the past twelve months if any whichever is greater.
You agree to indemnify us against any claims arising from your use of the Site your content or your breach of these Terms.
13. Jurisdiction and Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms unless local law provides otherwise.
If you are a consumer outside the United Kingdom, you may be entitled to bring proceedings in your home jurisdiction under applicable consumer laws.
14. Modifications to Terms
We may update these Terms at any time. When we do, we will update the Effective Date and, where appropriate, notify registered users by e mail or via the Site.
Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not accept the changes, you must stop using the Site.
15. Suspension, Termination, and Site Changes
We may change, suspend, restrict or withdraw any part of the site or any feature at any time and without notice. Access is provided on a temporary basis, and we do not promise the site will always be available, uninterrupted or error free.
We may suspend or terminate your account or limit certain features where we reasonably believe that you have reached your posting allowance, your subscription payment is overdue or has failed, you have breached these Terms or our Contributor Policy, we need to act to protect users content or our systems or to meet a legal or regulatory request, or we are carrying out maintenance or resolving an incident.
We may apply technical measures to enforce posting allowances and unpaid account suspensions. This may include placing an account in read only mode, rate limiting, disabling submission or upload forms, and other automated controls that are proportionate and reasonable.
Where we suspend or restrict access for reasons within our control, we will take reasonable steps to let you know either on the site or by email. If we remove access urgently, we may notify you after the fact. We may ask you for information to help us review and restore access.
If we suspend or terminate your account due to a breach or unpaid bills, no refund is due for the period already paid (as explained in Section 6 Subscriptions and billing). This does not affect rights that the law gives you which cannot be excluded. If we discontinue a paid feature entirely, we will comply with any refund that the law requires and we may at our discretion offer a credit.
Content that you submitted and that has been published may remain on the site or in our archives and we may continue to use it under the licence you granted. Sections that by their nature should continue will survive suspension or termination including licence rights indemnity limits on liability and governing law.
16. Service availability
Access is on a temporary basis. We do not promise the site or any content will always be available, uninterrupted or error free. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict availability without notice and we are not liable for any unavailability.
17. General
If any part of these Terms is found invalid the remainder will continue in force. No failure to enforce is a waiver. These Terms and any policies referenced form the entire agreement between you and us regarding the site.