Terms of Service

Effective Date: 28 July 2026

Welcome to Perth Gazette ("we", "our", "us"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Perth Gazette website, mobile applications, and any related services (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our Services.

1. About Perth Gazette

Perth Gazette is an independent digital news publication based in Scotland, providing local, regional and national news, features, community updates, opinion pieces and other editorial content. We operate independently without a paywall and aim to provide accurate and timely journalism.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services. If you are under 18, you must have permission from a parent or legal guardian.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree that you will not:

Break any applicable laws or regulations.

Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems.

Introduce malware, viruses or malicious software.

Interfere with the operation or security of our Services.

Use automated tools to scrape, harvest or copy substantial portions of our content without written permission.

Impersonate another individual or organisation.

Publish unlawful, defamatory, abusive, discriminatory or misleading content through any interactive features we provide.

We reserve the right to suspend or permanently restrict access where these Terms are breached.

4. Editorial Content

We make reasonable efforts to ensure information published is accurate at the time of publication. However:

News develops rapidly and information may change.

We do not guarantee that every article will remain accurate or current.

Articles should not be relied upon as legal, financial, medical or professional advice.

Readers should seek professional advice where appropriate.

5. User Submissions

If you submit photographs, videos, comments, articles, tips or other material to Perth Gazette, you confirm that:

You own the material or have permission to submit it.

It does not infringe any third-party rights.

It does not contain unlawful or defamatory material.

You grant Perth Gazette a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual licence to publish, reproduce, edit, distribute and display submitted material across our platforms unless otherwise agreed in writing.

6. Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all editorial content, branding, logos, graphics, photographs, videos and website design are the property of Perth Gazette or its licensors and are protected by copyright laws.

You may:

Share links to our articles.

Quote short extracts with appropriate attribution.

You may not:

Republish full articles without written permission.

Copy substantial portions of our content.

Remove copyright notices.

Use our branding or logos without permission.

7. Sponsored Content and Advertising

Some articles may be sponsored or contain advertising. Sponsored content will be clearly identified where required.

Perth Gazette is not responsible for products, services or claims made by third-party advertisers.

8. External Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites.

These links are provided for convenience only. We do not control or endorse external websites and accept no responsibility for their content, security or privacy practices.

9. Accounts

Where user accounts are available:

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure.

You remain responsible for activity under your account.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms.

10. Availability

We aim to keep the Services available at all times but do not guarantee uninterrupted access.

We may:

modify features;

perform maintenance;

suspend parts of the Services;

discontinue services without notice where reasonably necessary.

11. Intellectual Property

All trademarks, logos, trade names and branding associated with Perth Gazette remain our exclusive property unless otherwise stated.

Nothing within these Terms grants permission to use our intellectual property without written consent.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Perth Gazette shall not be liable for:

indirect or consequential losses;

loss of profits;

loss of business;

loss of data;

interruption of business;

reliance placed upon information published on the Services.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability where it cannot legally be excluded under Scottish or UK law.

13. Privacy

Our collection and processing of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

By using our Services, you acknowledge that your personal information may be processed in accordance with those policies.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may amend these Terms from time to time.

Updated versions become effective immediately upon publication unless otherwise stated.

Continued use of the Services after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

15. Termination

We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to the Services without notice where:

these Terms are breached;

unlawful activity is suspected;

our systems or users are at risk.

16. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Scotland.

Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

17. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to Perth Gazette through the contact details published on our website.