Terms and Conditions of Use – MinutePulseNews

Last updated: 17 October 2026

Welcome to MinutePulseNews, available at https://minutepulsenews.blogspot.com/.

These Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the MinutePulseNews website, including its articles, text, images, graphics, and other content made available through the website.

MinutePulseNews is an independent digital news blog founded and edited by Billy Jayden Louise.

In these Terms, "MinutePulseNews", "we", "us", and "our" refer to the MinutePulseNews website and its publisher, as applicable. "You" and "your" refer to any person accessing or using the website.

Please read these Terms carefully before using our website. By accessing or using MinutePulseNews, you agree to these Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law. If you do not agree, please discontinue using the website.

Our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer should also be read alongside these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By visiting or using MinutePulseNews, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Terms.

These Terms apply to your use of the website and its published content. Additional terms may apply to specific third-party services or features linked from our website.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page, together with an updated revision date.

Your continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law.

2. Purpose of the Website

MinutePulseNews provides news, current affairs, entertainment updates, trending stories, human-interest features, and other general-interest information.

Our content is intended primarily for informational and educational purposes. Although we aim to publish useful and accurate material, we cannot guarantee that all information will remain current, complete, or free from error.

News events may develop rapidly, and previously published information may require clarification or correction.

Nothing on this website should be interpreted as professional legal, medical, financial, investment, or other specialised advice.

Please consult our Disclaimer for additional information about the limitations of our content.

3. Permitted Use of the Website

You may access MinutePulseNews to read articles, learn about current events, share links, and use the website for lawful personal purposes.

When using our website, you agree to:

Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Respect our intellectual property rights and those of third parties.
Use the website in a lawful and responsible manner.
Avoid activities that interfere with the website's operation, security, or availability.
Provide accurate information when communicating with us.
Respect the rights, privacy, and dignity of other people.

You may share links to our publicly available articles, provided that doing so does not misrepresent our content, falsely suggest our endorsement, or violate applicable law.

4. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to use MinutePulseNews to:

Engage in unlawful, fraudulent, or misleading activities.
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, its hosting environment, or associated systems.
Introduce malicious software, viruses, or other harmful code.
Interfere with the normal operation, security, or performance of the website.
Use automated systems to overload, disrupt, or abuse the website.
Systematically scrape, copy, or extract substantial amounts of content for republication or commercial exploitation without appropriate permission.
Reproduce, distribute, modify, or commercially exploit our content in ways that infringe intellectual property rights.
Impersonate MinutePulseNews or falsely suggest an official relationship with the website.
Use our website or its content to violate another person's legal rights.

We reserve the right to take reasonable measures to protect our website and content from misuse, subject to applicable law.

5. Intellectual Property and Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, original articles, text, graphics, branding, and other materials created for MinutePulseNews may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

All rights in such material remain with the relevant rights holder.

You may read our articles and share links to them for personal, non-commercial purposes, subject to applicable law.

Unless permitted by law or authorised by the relevant rights holder, you may not:

Republish complete articles or substantial portions of our original content.
Copy our content to another website or publication for commercial purposes.
Modify or redistribute our original material in a way that infringes copyright.
Use our name, branding, or original graphics in a misleading manner.
Present our original content as your own work.

Brief quotations may be permitted under applicable law, provided that they are properly attributed and any other legal requirements are satisfied.

Third-party photographs, trademarks, videos, quotations, and other materials remain subject to the rights of their respective owners. Their appearance on our website does not mean that MinutePulseNews owns those materials.

If you believe that material published on our website infringes your copyright, please contact us with the relevant page URL and an explanation of your concern.

Copyright enquiries: billy038louisjohn@gmail.com

We will review legitimate complaints and take appropriate action where warranted.

6. Accuracy of Content and Corrections

We aim to publish content that is informative, relevant, and responsibly prepared.

However, we do not warrant that every article, statistic, quotation, or statement will always be accurate, complete, or up to date.

Where an article contains a material factual error, we may correct the content, add a clarification, update the article, or remove it where appropriate.

To report a possible factual error, email billy038louisjohn@gmail.com with the article link and a brief explanation of the issue.

We aim to review correction requests responsibly and respond to enquiries within 3–5 business days where practicable. More complex matters may take longer.

7. Third-Party Websites and External Links

MinutePulseNews may contain links to external websites, publications, social media platforms, or other third-party resources.

These links are provided for reader convenience, additional information, or reference purposes.

We do not control all external websites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, security, privacy practices, or terms of use.

The inclusion of a link does not necessarily mean that we endorse the external website, its operator, its products, or its opinions.

Your access to and use of external websites are subject to their own terms and policies. You should review those terms before interacting with third-party services.

8. Advertising and Google AdSense

MinutePulseNews may display advertisements through Google AdSense or other third-party advertising services.

Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure performance, prevent fraud, and support other advertising functions, subject to their applicable policies and settings.

The appearance of an advertisement on MinutePulseNews does not automatically mean that we endorse or guarantee the advertised product, service, or business.

Any purchase or transaction you make with an advertiser is between you and the relevant third party.

We are not responsible for the quality, suitability, availability, or performance of third-party products or services, except to the extent that liability cannot lawfully be excluded.

For more information about cookies and personal information, please review our Privacy Policy.

9. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content

MinutePulseNews may introduce affiliate links, sponsored articles, or other commercial partnerships.

Where applicable, sponsored content and material commercial relationships should be disclosed appropriately.

If we use affiliate links, we may receive a commission when a reader makes a qualifying purchase through a link, subject to the relevant programme's terms.

Such arrangements do not guarantee the quality or suitability of any product or service.

Readers should evaluate products, services, and offers independently before making purchasing decisions.

10. Website Availability and Changes

We aim to keep MinutePulseNews accessible and functioning properly. However, we cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access at all times.

Our website is hosted on Blogger, and its availability may depend on Google and other relevant service providers.

The website, its content, or its features may be updated, modified, temporarily suspended, or discontinued where reasonably necessary.

We are not responsible for interruptions caused by circumstances outside our reasonable control, subject to applicable law.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

To the extent permitted by applicable law, MinutePulseNews is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

We do not guarantee that:

The website will always be available without interruption.
All published content will be accurate, complete, or current.
Technical errors will always be corrected immediately.
The website will always be compatible with every device or browser.
External websites or third-party services will be available or reliable.

Nothing in these Terms excludes any warranty, protection, or legal right that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable law.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, MinutePulseNews and its publisher will not be liable for losses arising from your use of, or inability to use, the website or from reliance on general information published on it.

This includes losses associated with outdated information, website interruptions, third-party content, or external websites, where such limitations are legally permitted.

You are responsible for evaluating the information you obtain from the website and seeking professional advice where appropriate.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence where liability cannot lawfully be excluded, or any other liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

Nothing in these Terms removes consumer rights or other protections that apply under South African law or other applicable legislation.

13. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you may be responsible for losses, reasonable costs, or claims arising directly from your unlawful use of the website, your infringement of third-party rights, or your material breach of these Terms.

This provision does not make you responsible for losses caused by our own unlawful conduct or impose obligations that are prohibited by applicable law.

14. Privacy and Personal Information

Your use of MinutePulseNews is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information may be processed in connection with the website and its associated services.

As our website is hosted on Blogger, Google may process certain information in accordance with its applicable policies and the services enabled.

If you contact us, we may use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry or address the matter raised.

For privacy-related questions or requests, contact billy038louisjohn@gmail.com with the subject line Privacy Request.

15. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are intended to be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa, subject to any mandatory laws and consumer protections that apply to you.

Where a dispute arises in connection with these Terms or your use of MinutePulseNews, the parties will seek to resolve it through appropriate communication where reasonably possible.

Any legal proceedings will be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts, as determined by applicable law.

Nothing in this section removes a legal right to approach a competent court or regulator where such a right is protected by law.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.

Any invalid provision will be interpreted or limited only to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.

17. No Waiver

If we do not immediately enforce a provision of these Terms, this does not necessarily mean that we have waived our right to enforce it later.

Any waiver will apply only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

18. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms to reflect changes to our website, content, services, advertising arrangements, or legal obligations.

Updated Terms will be published on this page with a revised Last updated date.

We encourage readers to review this page periodically.

19. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms, our website, copyright, or the use of our content, you can contact us using the details below.

Website: MinutePulseNews

Website URL: https://minutepulsenews.blogspot.com/

Founder / Editor: Billy Jayden Louise

Email: billy038louisjohn@gmail.com

Telephone: 069 977 9680

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayden-b-martinez-443b4622b

For factual correction requests, please include the article URL and a brief explanation. For privacy matters, use the subject line Privacy Request.

We aim to respond to general enquiries within 3–5 business days, although complex matters may require additional time.

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