Terms of Use

Subject of the agreement

These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the BULLETIN.OBSERVER website, available at:

https://bulletin.observer/

including its Russian-language version:

https://bulletin.observer/ru/

BULLETIN.OBSERVER provides news, information, articles, story updates and related digital services.

By accessing or using the website, the user agrees to comply with these Terms of Use and applicable laws.

If the user does not agree with these Terms, the user should not use the website.

Website operator: Oleksii Rudnev

Contact: [email protected]

Rules for using the site

The user may use BULLETIN.OBSERVER for lawful personal and informational purposes.

The user agrees not to:

use the website for unlawful purposes;
attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, accounts or technical infrastructure;
interfere with the operation or security of the website;
introduce malicious software or other harmful code;
circumvent technical restrictions or security mechanisms;
use automated systems in a manner that places unreasonable load on the website;
impersonate another person or organization;
use the website to distribute unlawful, fraudulent or malicious content;
abuse registration, authentication, commenting, subscription or other website functionality.

The operator may introduce reasonable technical restrictions to protect the website, its users and its infrastructure.

User accounts and authentication

Some website features may require registration or authentication.

The user is responsible for providing accurate information and for maintaining the security of their account.

BULLETIN.OBSERVER may provide authentication using third-party services, including Google Sign-In.

When the user chooses to authenticate using Google, the authentication process is additionally governed by Google's applicable terms and policies.

BULLETIN.OBSERVER does not receive or store the user's Google Account password.

The use of Google Sign-In is optional. Users may use other authentication methods made available by the website.

The operator may suspend or restrict an account where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the account is being used in violation of these Terms, applicable law or the security of the website.

Rights and obligations of the user

The user has the right to:

access publicly available website content;
use available website functions in accordance with these Terms;
create an account where registration is available;
subscribe to newsletters or other available notifications;
submit comments where commenting is available;
request information concerning their personal data in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable law;
request deletion of their account and applicable personal data.

The user is responsible for:

complying with these Terms;
complying with applicable laws;
protecting their account credentials;
ensuring that information submitted by them is lawful;
ensuring that comments and other submitted content do not violate the rights of third parties.

Rights and obligations of the owner

The operator may:

maintain, modify or discontinue individual website functions;
update or correct website content;
moderate, edit, restrict or remove user comments that violate these Terms or applicable law;
temporarily restrict access to the website for maintenance or security reasons;
suspend accounts involved in abuse, unlawful activity or attempts to compromise website security;
take reasonable measures to protect the website and its users.

The operator aims to maintain accurate and useful information but does not guarantee that every published item will always be complete, current or error-free.

Use of materials

Unless otherwise stated, articles, texts, graphics, images and other materials published on BULLETIN.OBSERVER are provided for informational purposes.

Users may access and share links to publicly available materials in accordance with applicable law.

Quoting or reproducing materials must comply with applicable copyright, database-rights and other intellectual-property laws.

Where a particular material is subject to additional licensing terms, those terms take precedence for that material.

Intellectual property

The website, its design, software, structure, branding, logos, original editorial materials and other protected elements may be protected by intellectual-property laws.

The BULLETIN.OBSERVER name, logo and related branding may not be used in a manner that suggests sponsorship, affiliation or authorization without appropriate permission.

Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of intellectual-property rights from the operator or respective rights holders to the user.

Third-party trademarks, names and materials remain the property of their respective owners.

User-generated content

Where commenting or other user-submission functionality is available, users remain responsible for the content they submit.

Users must not submit content that:

violates applicable law;
infringes intellectual-property rights;
violates privacy or other rights of third parties;
contains malicious software;
constitutes fraud or impersonation;
is intended to disrupt the operation of the website;
contains personal or confidential information belonging to another person without appropriate authorization.

By submitting content to a feature that allows publication on the website, the user grants the operator a non-exclusive right to store, display and technically process that content as necessary to provide the relevant website functionality.

The operator may remove or restrict content that violates these Terms or applicable law.

Links to third-party sites

BULLETIN.OBSERVER may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties.

Third-party websites are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

The operator does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices or terms.

The presence of a link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement or recommendation of the linked website.

Limitation of liability

BULLETIN.OBSERVER may contain links to websites and services operated by third parties.

Third-party websites are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

The operator does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, security, privacy practices or terms.

The presence of a link does not necessarily constitute an endorsement or recommendation of the linked website.

Changes to the agreement

The operator may update these Terms of Use when the website, its services, technologies or applicable legal requirements change.

The current version will be published on this page.

Material changes may be identified by updating the version number and effective date.

Continued use of the website after the updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Termination of access

The user may stop using the website at any time.

Where accounts are available, the user may request account deletion by contacting:

[email protected]

The operator may temporarily suspend or terminate access to an account or specific functionality when reasonably necessary to:

protect the website or its users;
prevent abuse or security incidents;
comply with applicable law;
address violations of these Terms.

Termination of access does not affect rights or obligations that by their nature should survive termination.

Governing law and requests

These Terms are governed by the applicable laws of the jurisdiction relevant to the operator and the particular relationship with the user, unless mandatory provisions of the user's applicable law provide otherwise.

Questions, legal requests and notices concerning these Terms may be submitted to: