Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of Use

Last updated: June 2026

These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website harbingertribune.com ("Website"), operated by Harbinger Bros. LLC ("Operator"). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use this Website.

1. Nature of the Service

Harbinger Tribune is a free, publicly accessible digital news portal providing journalistic content focused on Asia. The Website is offered free of charge, without registration, and without any contractual relationship between the Operator and the user, unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing. No paid subscriptions, premium content, or user accounts are offered at this time.

2. Permitted Use

You may use this Website solely for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. Permitted uses include:

• Reading and viewing editorial content for personal, non-commercial informational purposes
• Sharing links to individual articles on social networks or via email
• Quoting brief excerpts from articles for purposes of commentary, criticism, or news reporting, provided the source (Harbinger Tribune, harbingertribune.com) and author are clearly attributed
• Printing individual articles for personal, non-commercial use

3. Prohibited Use

You may not use this Website in any way that:

• Violates any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
• Infringes the intellectual property rights of the Operator or any third party
• Involves systematic or automated data extraction (scraping, crawling, data mining) without prior written consent
• Reproduces, distributes, or commercially exploits editorial content in whole or in substantial part without authorisation
• Involves the transmission of unsolicited communications (spam) to the Operator or other users
• Attempts to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website or its infrastructure
• Disrupts or interferes with the Website's technical operation
• Misrepresents the origin of content or falsely attributes content to Harbinger Tribune

4. Intellectual Property Rights

All content on this Website — including but not limited to text, articles, photographs, graphics, logos, and the overall design — is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Unless otherwise indicated:

• Copyright in original editorial content belongs to the Operator or the respective named author.
• Third-party content (e.g. photographs sourced from licensed stock services) is subject to the respective third-party licence terms.
• The Harbinger Tribune name, logo, and "Insight Asia" tagline are unregistered trademarks of the Operator.

Reproduction, distribution, or exploitation of any content beyond the scope of private use requires prior written consent. Requests for licensing should be directed to: support@harbingerpressmedia.com

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website and its content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Operator does not warrant that:

• The Website will be available at all times or uninterrupted
• The content is free from errors, inaccuracies, or omissions
• The Website is free from viruses or other harmful components

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Operator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use the Website or its content, even if the Operator has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

The Operator's total liability for any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or the Website shall not exceed EUR 100. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability for certain types of damages; in such jurisdictions, liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

7. External Links

This Website contains links to external websites for informational purposes. The Operator has no control over the content of linked pages and accepts no liability for them. The inclusion of a link does not constitute endorsement of the linked website or its content. If you become aware of any legal violation on a linked page, please notify us at support@harbingerpressmedia.com.

8. User-Generated Content and Reader Interactions

If the Website offers any mechanism for readers to submit content, letters, or feedback in the future, any content submitted by users must not: infringe intellectual property rights, constitute defamation or libel, contain discriminatory, harassing, threatening, or illegal content, or violate any applicable laws. The Operator reserves the right to remove any user-submitted content that violates these standards, at its sole discretion and without prior notice.

9. Changes to Content and Service

The Operator reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website or any part of it at any time and without prior notice. The Operator also reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes take effect upon publication on the Website. Continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

10. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, to the extent applicable to non-commercial online offerings. For consumers resident in the EU, mandatory consumer protection provisions of their country of residence remain unaffected. Any disputes arising from these Terms shall, to the extent legally permissible, be subject to the courts of the State of Wyoming, United States, as the place of business of the Operator.

11. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid provision shall be replaced by a valid provision that most closely reflects the original intent.

12. Contact

For questions about these Terms: support@harbingerpressmedia.com