Terms of Service
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| 1 | _Last updated on August 25, 2023_ | |
| 1 | _Last updated on December 27, 2023_ | |
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| 3 | 3 | This page describes the terms and conditions that govern your use of certain New York Times products or services, including NYTimes.com and mobile applications, offered by The New York Times Company and certain of its subsidiaries ("NYT", "us" or "we"). |
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| 5 | 5 | **PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY NYT PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, AS THESE TERMS AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.** |
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| 7 | 7 | **IMPORTANT NOTICE - ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER:** BY AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOU AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN US WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN LIMITED TYPES OF DISPUTES DESCRIBED IN [SECTION 12]() BELOW. YOUR AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATION MEANS YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO GO TO COURT AND THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, AND INSTEAD, DISPUTES WILL BE DECIDED BY A NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN US, WHETHER IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION, WILL BE BROUGHT ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ARBITRATION OR CLASS ACTION. PLEASE CLICK [HERE]() TO READ SECTION 12 OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. |
| 110 | 110 | 6.1 As part of the registration or account creation process, you will create login credentials by selecting a password and providing an e-mail address or by linking another account, such as your Apple, Facebook or Google accounts. You also can be requested to provide certain registration information, which must be accurate and updated. |
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| 112 | 112 | Each registration is for a single user only. You are not allowed to share your registration login credentials or give your login credentials to anyone else. We may cancel or suspend your access to the Services if you share your login credentials. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, which you will not have to reveal to any representative or agent of NYT. You may not: (1) select or use the login credentials of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (2) use login credentials in which another person has rights without such person's authorization; or (3) use login credentials that we, in our sole discretion, deem offensive. Failure to comply with these requirements will constitute a breach of these Terms of Service, which may result in immediate suspense or termination of your account. |
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| 114 | 114 | You consent to receive notifications from us electronically to the e-mail address you provide to us. You agree that all notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You agree that you have the ability to store such electronic communications such that they remain accessible to you in an unchanged form. |
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| 116 | 6.2 Please notify us at [help@nytimes.com](mailto:help@nytimes.com) of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information. | |
| 116 | 6.2 Please [notify us](https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015385887) of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information. | |
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| 118 | 118 | 6.3 You must be 13 years or older to use any part of the Services in the USA and the UK, and 16 years or older anywhere else. If you are less than 18 years of age and would like to use, subscribe or register to any part of the Services, please ask your parent or legal guardian to review and agree to these Terms of Service before you use any part of the Services or ask them to complete the purchase and/or registration on your behalf. |
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| 120 | 120 | 6.4 You are responsible for all usage or activity on your account with NYT, including use of the account by any third party authorized by you to use your login credentials. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your account, at our sole discretion, and we may refer you to appropriate law-enforcement agencies. |
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| 122 | 122 | 6.5 If your access to any Service has been provided by or through a third party (for example, your employer or an educational institution at which you are a student) (each, a "**Client**"), the Client may have provided us with information about you to enable us to provide you with access to the Services and distinguish you from other subscribers (such as your IP address, email address or name). |
| 182 | 182 | **13\. MISCELLANEOUS** |
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| 184 | 184 | 13.1 These Terms of Service have been made in and will be construed and enforced in accordance with New York law. Any action to enforce these Terms of Service must be brought in the federal or state courts located in New York City. |
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| 186 | 186 | 13.2 Nothing in these Terms of Service will serve to preempt the promises made in our [Privacy Policy](https://www.nytimes.com/privacy/privacy-policy). |
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| 188 | 13.3 Correspondence should be sent to [help@nytimes.com](mailto:help@nytimes.com). | |
| 188 | 13.3 Correspondence should be sent to our [Customer Care](https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015385887) team. | |
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| 190 | 13.4 You agree to report any violations of the Terms of Service to NYT as soon as you become aware of them. In the event you have a claim of copyright infringement with respect to material that is contained in a Service, please notify [copyrights@nytimes.com](mailto:copyrights@nytimes.com). (Please direct all general questions to [help@nytimes.com](mailto:help@nytimes.com).) | |
| 190 | 13.4 You agree to report any violations of the Terms of Service to NYT as soon as you become aware of them. In the event you have a claim of copyright infringement with respect to material that is contained in a Service, please notify [copyrights@nytimes.com](mailto:copyrights@nytimes.com). (Please direct all general questions to [Customer Care](https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015385887).) | |
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| 192 | 192 | 13.5 Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Service or to respond to a breach by you or other parties will not in any way constitute a waiver of our right to enforce subsequently any terms or conditions of these Terms of Service or to act with respect to similar breaches. |
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| 194 | 194 | 13.6 If a provision of these Terms of Service is held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that provision will be deemed severable and must be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the intention of the parties. The validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions will not be affected and those provisions will remain in full force and effect. |
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| 196 | 196 | 13.7 If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us the following information in writing to NYT's Copyright Agent (see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) for further detail). Please be advised that to be effective, the Notice must include ALL of the following: |