Apna News: Terms of Service
Last Updated: October 7, 2026
Welcome to Apna News (accessible at https://apnanews.ca, hereinafter referred to as the “Service”, “Website”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully before using our Website, submitting community news tips, or interacting with our public features. By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately cease using the Website.
1. Acceptance of Terms and Local Jurisdiction
By using this Website, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your province or territory of residence. These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Any legal disputes arising from your use of this Website shall be handled exclusively within the courts of British Columbia.
2. Limitation of Liability for User Comments and Third-Party Content
Apna News provides interactive spaces, including but not limited to comment sections, community forums, and social media interfaces, to foster community discussion.
- No Endorsement: We do not generate, endorse, or verify opinions, claims, or statements posted by users in comment sections. User-generated content represents the sole views of the individual author.
- User Responsibility: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Canadian law, users are solely responsible for the content they post. Apna News, its owners, editors, and employees do not assume liability for defamatory, offensive, libellous, or unlawful comments posted by third-party users on this Website.
- Indemnification: By posting a comment or interacting with our Service, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Apna News from any claims, legal fees, or damages arising out of your posted content.
3. Reader-Submitted Tips, Submissions, and Whistleblower Rules
When you submit a news tip, photo, document, or story idea to Apna News via our designated email addresses (including info@apnanews.ca) or submission forms, you agree to the following terms:
- Warranty of Truthfulness: You warrant that any tip or information you submit is, to the best of your knowledge, factually accurate and not fabricated with malicious intent to defame or damage an individual’s or business’s reputation.
- Intellectual Property License: By submitting photographs, videos, or text snippets, you grant Apna News a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to publish, edit, crop, and display that media across our digital platforms. You warrant that you own the copyright to the submitted media or have explicit permission to distribute it.
- No Obligation to Publish: Apna News retains absolute editorial control. Submitting a tip or a media file does not guarantee coverage or publication.
- Liability Disclaimer for False Tips: Apna News explicitly disclaims all liability for damages resulting from misleading or fraudulent tips sent by readers. If a submission is found to be intentionally falsified to cause legal harm, Apna News reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities to protect our publication’s integrity.
4. Moderation, Takedown Policies, and Prohibited Conduct
Apna News reserves the right, but is not legally obligated, to monitor, edit, pre-screen, or permanently delete user comments or submitted content at our absolute discretion and without prior notice.
Prohibited conduct — you are strictly prohibited from using our Website or interactive features to post or transmit content that:
- Is knowingly false, misleading, defamatory, libellous, or tortious.
- Violates a court-ordered publication ban under Canadian federal or provincial law.
- Infringes upon the intellectual property, copyright, or trademark rights of any third party.
- Harasses, abuses, threatens, or discriminates against individuals based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity.
- Contains unauthorized promotional materials, commercial spam, or links to malicious software.
If you believe a comment or piece of user-generated content on our site is defamatory or violates your copyright, please report it immediately to info@apnanews.ca for review under our standard moderation protocols.
5. Intellectual Property Rights of Apna News
All original content produced by Apna News — including text profiles, investigative articles, layout designs, and original photographs — is the exclusive intellectual property of Apna News and is protected by Canadian and international copyright laws. You may not scrape, copy, republish, or redistribute full articles or content blocks from this Website without prior written authorization.
6. Modifications to the Terms
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notification. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this document will reflect the most recent changes. Your continued use of the Website following any updates constitutes an explicit acceptance of the revised Terms.
7. Contact Information
For questions regarding these Terms, or to submit a formal notice of correction or content removal, please contact:
- Email: info@apnanews.ca
- Location: Surrey, British Columbia