Fostering Civil & Informed Communications
Fostering Civil & Informed Communications
GNA has figured out a way to shift negative behaviors on social media, including hateful and unproductive comments, into a respectful community of informed opinions, factual resources, and balanced discussions on the world’s issues.
Users can cut through the chatter by anonymously rating each other’s posts as informed opinions or just facts via our multi-tiered rating system, eliminating the fear of being identified and vilified.
This format fosters an environment of innovation, integrity, and accountability, solving the current issues surrounding social media in today’s society.
There is a need for global connectivity and the ability to share credible information without fear of being vilified by those with opposing views. Welcome to GNA, a new way to receive and discuss news.
Every individual deserves the opportunity to exchange views and learn about significant moments that impact our lives and our world. GNA makes it possible to escape the media chaos, be part of an informed global news community, and participate in intelligent discussions. GNA. Our Platform – Your Voice.
Global News Application Privacy Policy
Last Modified: October 28, 2020
Global News Application, LLC (“GNA”) is dedicated to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to your use of any GNA-owned websites, software, or associated services (collectively the “Platform”). Our Privacy Policy discloses our privacy practices and explains to you how we use, collect, store, transfer, and share your personal information. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically as we may revise it from time to time without notice. If you do not agree with or accept our Privacy Policy in its entirety, you must not access or use the Platform. Where any term is not defined in our Privacy Policy such term shall be defined in our Terms of Use.
Personal data or personal information means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed or otherwise anonymized.
Personal Information Collected from Users
You will not be required to provide us with any personal information when you visit our Platform. However, portions of our Platform may require us to collect personal information about you. During your use of the Platform we may collect identifying information, your name, email, date of birth, password, contact information, and preferences and interests. Any personal information you submit via the Platform shall be used and disclosed in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We may also collect payment information that you make available to us for your use of the Platform. Please be aware that this payment information shall be stored by third party payment processors.
Personal Information Automatically Collected
Whenever you use our Platform, we may collect personal information from you, such as your location information, IP address, date/time-zone, interactions with the Platform, query information, location information, referring URL, browser, application interaction, mobile provider information, operating system, data usage, data transferred, and Internet Service Provider.
Through some features and functionality in our Platform your location may be shared with GNA. We collect and use your location data from your mobile device to tailor the Platform and User Content provided by other users to your current location.
This section explains how GNA may share or use your personal information. You consent to our use of your personal information for the following purposes:
We may retain your information subject to any relevant laws and our internal retention policies. When using our Platform you may be able to access or edit some of your personal information by contacting us or via your account dashboard. If at any time, you have any questions or wish to review, change, or edit any additional personal information or User Content collected by us, please contact us.
If you wish to have any of your personal information or User Content stored within the GNA Platform removed, please visit your account dashboard or contact us. Please be aware that removal requests are not processed instantaneously and all removal requests may be subject to our internal policies.
We currently do not use cookies but may do so in the future.
If you decide to provide us with your contact information, you agree that we may send you communications via text and email where you have consented, if you have any questions regarding such communications please contact us. We currently do not offer website functionality for you to opt out of any “do not track” signals or listings.
GNA or its users may post links to third party websites on our Platform, which may include information that we have no control over. When accessing a third party site through our Platform, you acknowledge that you are aware that these third party websites are not screened for privacy or security issues by us. GNA bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any advertiser or third party website that you have visited through a link on our Platform. You must review that third party’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy to understand how their information collection practices work.
We make reasonable attempts to protect your information by using physical and electronic safeguards. However, as our Platform is hosted electronically we can make no guarantees as to the security or privacy of your information. For this reason, we recommend that you use anti-virus software, robust passwords, firewalls, and other precautions to protect yourself from security and privacy threats.
GNA permits residents of the State of California to use its Platform, and complies with the California Business and Professions Code §§ 22575-22579. If you are a California resident you may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to any third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Various provisions throughout this Privacy Policy address requirements of the Californian privacy statutes. Although we do not disseminate your information to third parties without permission, you must presume that we collect electronic information from all visitors. You may contact us with any questions regarding your California Privacy Rights.
We intend to fully comply with American and international laws respecting children’s privacy. Therefore, we do not collect or process any information for any persons under the age of 13. If you are under 13 you may not access the Platform.
If you are not a citizen of the United States please be aware that your personal information shall be transferred and processed in the United States. These data transfers are necessary to provide the Platform to you.
In the event that GNA is involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your personal information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction. Please be aware that once the information is transferred your privacy rights may change.
Like our Terms of Use, we may amend this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will modify the date listed on this Agreement or we may contact you. You must agree to the amendments as a condition of your continued use of our Platform. If you do not agree, you must immediately cease using our Platform and notify us of your refusal to agree by contacting us.
If you have any additional questions or if you need to contact us, please contact us at communications@globalnewsapp.com.
GLOBAL NEWS APPLICATION TERMS OF USE
Last Modified: October 28, 2020
Welcome to the Global News Application Terms of Use. This is an agreement (“Agreement”) between Global News Application, LLC (“GNA"), the owner and operator of globalnewsapp.com, the mobile application, software, components, and any associated services offered (collectively the “Platform”) and you (“you”, “your” or “User”), a User to the Platform. Throughout this Agreement, the words “GNA,” “us,” “we,” and “our,” refer to our company, GNA, as is appropriate in the context of the use of the words.
By clicking “I agree”, accessing, or using the Platform you agree to be bound by this Agreement and the Privacy Policy. We may amend our Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy and may notify you when we do so. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION PROVISIONS THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy please cease using our Platform immediately.
Users may be required to register on the Platform before accessing portions of the Platform. Your information will be collected and disclosed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. All Users are required to provide truthful and accurate information when registering for our Platform and must be over the age of 13. We reserve the right to verify all User credentials and to reject any Users. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account and for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify GNA immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. GNA will not be liable for any losses you incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge.
After registering, we shall grant Users access to the Platform as permitted by us and in accordance with this Agreement. All rights not explicitly granted are reserved for GNA. Where you download software to access our Platform, we grant you a limited, fully revocable, non-exclusive license to download one copy of our mobile application to access the Platform onto each of your electronic device(s). If you breach this Agreement, your access or license to use our Platform may be terminated at our discretion. Additionally, we may revoke your access or license to use our Platform if we believe that your actions may harm us, our business interests, or any third party rights. Failure by us to revoke your access does not act as a waiver of your conduct. User agrees that the structure, organization, layout, design, and code of the Platform along with all software components and related services are proprietary to GNA and/or GNA's licensors. GNA and/or its licensors retain exclusive ownership of the Platform, any documentation, information and any and all other intellectual property rights relating to the Platform.
We value your privacy and understand your privacy concerns. Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into this Agreement, and it governs your submission of information to our Platform. Please review our Privacy Policy so that you may understand our privacy practices. All information we collect is subject to our Privacy Policy, and by using the Platform you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
When using our Platform, User is responsible for its use of the Platform. You agree to the following:
If you are discovered to be undertaking any of the aforementioned actions your privileges to use our Platform may at our discretion be terminated or suspended. Additionally, if we believe that your actions may harm us or a third party we may suspend or terminate your use of the Platform. Generally, we will provide an explanation for any suspension or termination of your use of any of our Platform, but GNA reserves the right to suspend or terminate any account at any time without notice or explanation.
User’s ability to submit or transmit any information through the Platform, including but not limited to data, written content, images, videos, or any other information will be referred to as “User Content” throughout this Agreement. Please be aware that we are not required to host, display, migrate, or distribute any of your User Content and we may refuse to accept or transmit any User Content. You agree that you are solely responsible for any User Content submitted and you release us from any liability associated with any User Content submitted. We take no responsibility for any User Content submitted to the Platform and make no endorsements related to any User Content whether express or implied. Any User Content found to be in violation of this Agreement or that we determine to be harmful to the Platform may be modified, edited, or removed at our discretion.
When submitting any User Content to our Platform you represent and warrant that you own all rights to the User Content, you have paid any fees to use or license the User Content, or you otherwise have the permission and right to use any User Content. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that all User Content is legal and the User Content does not interfere with any third party rights or obligations.
When you submit any User Content to us, you grant GNA, its partners, affiliates, Users, representatives and assigns a non-exclusive, unlimited, fully-paid, royalty-free, irrevocable, world-wide, universal, transferable, assignable license to display, distribute, store, broadcast, transmit, reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works, or use and reuse all or part of your User Content for any purpose deemed by us. Additionally, you grant to GNA a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use and incorporate into the Platform any suggestion, enhancement request, recommendation, correction or other feedback provided by you relating to the operation of our Platform. We reserve the right to remove, delete, modify, screen, edit, or refuse any User Content for any reason or no reason, and with or without notice to you. Where any User Content is submitted we shall store such User Content in a secure and confidential manner that is compliant with our internal storage policies.
We reserve the right to remove, delete, modify, screen, edit, or refuse any User Content for any reason or no reason, and with or without notice to you. Please be aware that all User Content may be viewed by third parties, thus we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any User Content.
When submitting any User Content you agree to the following:
If you have violated any of our User Content Guidelines or if we believe that any User Content may harm the Platform, your access to the Platform may be suspended or terminated. Where you believe any users have abused the Content Guidelines, please contact us at communications@globalnewsapp.com, or use the Offensive Content Reporting Tool located on the Platform.
GNA shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor all User Content on the Platform at all times, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any guidelines established by us. Without limiting the foregoing, GNA shall have the right, but not the obligation, to remove any User Content at its sole discretion. For example, we may remove User Content if we believe that any User Content may harm us or our business interests or violate any United States laws or regulations. We have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of any User Content after your termination of this Agreement.
The Platform may offer reasonable storage of all User Content. However, all User Content storage is subject to our internal data storage limits. We have no obligation to store any excess User Content. If you violate any storage limits, GNA will notify you and may work with you to bring your usage into conformity with our data storage policies.
Although we try to provide continuous availability to you, we do not guarantee that the Platform will always be available, work, or be accessible at any particular time. Specifically, we do not guarantee any uptime or specific availability of the Platform. You agree and acknowledge that the Platform uses remote access and may not always be either 100% reliable or available. Only Users who are eligible to use our Platform may do so and we may refuse service or terminate your access at any time. We cannot guarantee that anything found on our Platform will work to the functionality desired by you or give you any desired results.
We reserve the right to alter, modify, update, or remove the Platform or any portions thereof, at any time at our discretion. We may conduct such modifications to our Platform for security reasons, intellectual property, legal reasons, or various other reasons at our discretion, and we are not required to explain such modifications or provide you access to previous versions of our Platform. For example, we may provide updates to fix security flaws, or to respond to legal demands. Please note that this is a non-binding illustration of how we might exercise our rights under this section, and nothing in this section obligates us to take measures to update the Platform for security, legal or other purposes.
The name “GNA”, “Global News App”, the GNA Platform along with the design of the Platform and any text, writings, images, templates, scripts, graphics, interactive features and any trademarks or logos contained therein ("Marks"), are owned by or licensed to GNA, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under US and foreign laws and international conventions. GNA reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Platform. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of anything contained within the Platform unless we have given express written permission.
We value your feedback and where applicable you may submit ideas, content, artwork, suggestions, or other works (“Submissions”) to GNA. Where you submit any Submission, you agree that: (1) your Submissions and their contents will automatically become the property of GNA, without any compensation to you; (2) where such a grant in sub-section (1) is not possible, your Submission shall be subject to the User Content license grant as stated within this Agreement ; (3) GNA may use or redistribute the Submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; (4) there is no obligation for GNA to review the Submission; and (5) there is no obligation to keep any Submissions confidential. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when GNA’s products might seem similar to ideas you submitted to GNA.
THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, NEITHER GNA, NOR ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES, OR AGENTS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) THE PLATFORM OR ANY GNA SERVICES; (2) ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT PROVIDED VIA THE PLATFORM; OR (3) SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO GNA, OR VIA THE PLATFORM. IN ADDITION, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, CUSTOM, TRADE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION, AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS. GNA DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE PLATFORM OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE PLATFORM AVAILABLE IS FREE FROM ANY HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GNA DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS) ON THE PLATFORM IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR USEFUL. GNA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM IS LAWFUL IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION, AND GNA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH WARRANTIES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GNA, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT GNA IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. SOME STATES, DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. Specifically, in those jurisdictions not allowed, we do not disclaim liability for: (1) death or personal injury caused by GNA’s negligence or that of any of its officers, employees or agents; (2) fraudulent misrepresentation; or (3) any liability which it is not lawful to exclude either now or IN THE FUTURE. WHERE A TOTAL DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY IS DISALLOWED YOU AGREE THAT OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED USD ($500).
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GNA, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from:
This defense and indemnification obligation will survive this Agreement and your use of the GNA Platform. You also agree that you have a duty to defend us against such claims and we may require you to pay for an attorney(s) of our choice in such cases. You agree that this indemnity extends to requiring you to pay for our reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and disbursements. In the event of a claim such as one described in this paragraph, we may elect to settle with the party/parties making the claim and you shall be liable for the damages as though we had proceeded with a trial.
We take copyright infringement very seriously. If you believe that any content owned by you has been infringed upon please send us a message which contains:
You must sign this notification and send it to our Copyright Agent: Copyright Agent of GNA, communications@globalnewsapp.com; 5000 Thayer Center STE C, Oakland MD, 21550.
Counter Notice
In the event that you receive a notification from GNA stating content posted by you has been subject to a copyright takedown notice, you may respond by filing a counter-notice pursuant to the DMCA. Your counter-notice must contain the following:
Please be aware that we may not take any action regarding your counter-notice unless your notification strictly complies with the foregoing requirements. Please send this counter-notice in accordance with the takedown notice instructions above.
We respect the rights of trademark owners and if you believe that your trademark or trade name is being infringed by a user of our Platform, please send us an email with your contact information, the location of the infringing content, and the names of the users infringing on your marks. Please be sure to provide accurate and detailed information. All trademark complaints should be sent to communications@globalnewsapp.com. We may take any action that we deem appropriate in rectifying your complaint.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws in force in the state of Maryland. The offer and acceptance of this contract is deemed to have occurred in the state of Maryland.
Any dispute, relating in any way, to your access or use of our Platform or this Agreement shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Oakland Maryland. Arbitration under this Agreement shall be conducted pursuant to the applicable Consumer Rules (“Rules”) then prevailing at the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be conducted in English by one (1) arbitrator as selected pursuant to the Rules; the arbitrator's award shall be final and binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall be responsible for their own arbitration fees and costs. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class action proceedings or otherwise. Where permitted by the Rules, both parties may make any and all appearances telephonically or electronically. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of, related to or connected with the use of the Platform or this Agreement must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever banned. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek equitable relief to protect its interests (including but not limited to injunctive relief) , in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, and issues of intellectual property ownership or infringement may be decided only by a court of appropriate jurisdiction and not by arbitration. In the event that the law does not permit the abovementioned dispute to be resolved through arbitration or if this arbitration agreement is unenforceable, you agree that any actions and disputes shall be brought solely in a court of competent jurisdiction located within Garret County, MD.
You and GNA agree that any proceedings to resolve or litigate any dispute whether through a court of law or arbitration shall be solely conducted on an individual basis and waive all trials by jury. You agree that you will not seek to have any dispute heard as a class action, representative action, collective action, or private attorney general action.
In the event that a provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, conflicting with another provision of the Agreement, or otherwise unenforceable, the Agreement will remain in force as though it had been entered into without that unenforceable provision being included in it.
If two or more provisions of this Agreement or any other agreement you may have with GNA are deemed to conflict with each other’s operation, GNA shall have the sole right to elect which provision remains in force.
You may download and use the Platform via a Third Party App Store such as Google Play or Apple iOS. Please be aware that you may be required to abide by the Third Party App Store’s terms of use or user agreement prior to using our Platform. GNA acknowledges that: (1) this agreement is between you and GNA only, and not with any Third Party App Stores, (2) GNA is solely responsible for the Platform or any associated software, (3) the Third Party App Stores have no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Platform, and (4) any relevant Third Party App Stores are a third-party beneficiary of this agreement, with the right to enforce this agreement against you as a third-party beneficiary.
We reserve all rights permitted to us under this Agreement as well as under the provisions of any applicable law. Our non-enforcement of any particular provision or provisions of this Agreement or any applicable law should not be construed as our waiver of the right to enforce that same provision under the same or different circumstances at any time in the future.
You may not assign your rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any other party without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any other party at our discretion. All portions of this Agreement that would reasonably be believed to survive termination shall survive and remain in full force upon termination, including but not limited to the Limitation of Liabilities, Representation and Warranties, Access, Indemnification, and Arbitration sections.
We may terminate your access to the Platform if we determine the following: (1) you have violated any applicable laws while using our Platform; (2) you have violated any portion of this Agreement or any of our Platform policies; or (3) where we believe your current or future actions may legally harm GNA, our business interests or a third party, at our discretion. In the event of termination, we will strive to provide you with a timely explanation; however, we are not required to do so.
This Agreement along with the Privacy Policy and any other supporting agreements provided by GNA constitute the complete and exclusive understanding and agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter herein and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings written or oral, relating to its subject matter. Any waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of each party. Where this Agreement conflicts with our Privacy Policy or any other documentation listed on our Platform this Agreement shall supersede and control.
We may amend this Agreement from time to time. When we amend this Agreement, we will update this page and indicate the date that it was last modified or we may email you. You may refuse to agree to the amendments, but if you do, you must immediately cease using our Platform.
The communications between you and GNA use electronic means, whether you visit the Platform or send GNA e-mails, or whether GNA posts notices on the Platform or communications with you via mobile notifications or e-mail. For contractual purposes, you (1) consent to receive communications from GNA in an electronic form; and (2) agree that all terms, conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that GNA provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were to be in writing. The foregoing does not affect your statutory rights.
The Platform and the underlying information and technology may not be downloaded, accessed, or otherwise exported or re-exported (1) into (or to a national or resident of) any country to which the U.S. has currently embargoed goods; or (2) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Platform, you agree to the foregoing and you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list, and that you will otherwise comply with all applicable export control laws.
Where you have any questions, issues, or if you are having trouble accessing or using the Platform, please contact us at communications@globalnewsapp.com.
Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1789.3, any questions about pricing, complaints, or inquiries about GNA must be sent to our agent for notice to: communications@globalnewsapp.com; 5000 Thayer Center STE C, Oakland MD, 21550.
Lastly, California Users are also entitled to the following specific consumer rights notice: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.
GLOBAL NEWS APPLICATION Community Guidelines
Last Modified: November 02, 2020
Welcome to the Global News Application Community Guidelines (“Community Guidelines”). These are a set of rules between Global News Application, LLC (“GNA"), the owner and operator of globalnewsapp.com, the mobile application, software, components, and any associated services offered (collectively the “Platform”) and you (“you”, “your” or “User”), a User to the Platform. You must follow these in order to maintain an account with GNA. Please be aware that these Community Guidelines are subject to the GNA Terms of Use (www.globalnewsapp.com). Any undefined terms in the Community Guidelines shall have the meaning as set forth in the GNA Terms of Use. Throughout this Agreement, the words “GNA,” “us,” “we,” and “our,” refer to our company, GNA, as is appropriate in the context of the use of the words.
If you do not agree to these guidelines or if you cannot abide by these guidelines please stop using our Platform immediately.
Our platform prides itself on the responsible use of technology. As such we do not allow users under the age of 13 to create accounts on GNA. Further you must meet all criteria as stated within the GNA Terms of Use prior to using our Platform GNA hopes that users shall use the Platform in a civil and informed manner by following the guidelines listed within this document. Failure to follow the guidelines may result in the removal and termination of your User account within the app.
We reserve the right to remove, delete, modify, screen, edit, or refuse any User Content for any reason or no reason, and with or without notice to you. Please be aware that all User Content may be viewed by third parties, thus we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any User Content.
When submitting any User Content, you agree to the following:
All Users of GNA are not only welcome to share their thoughts, views, and informed opinions throughout our Platform through posts, forums, and other messaging methods; Users are also encouraged to rank other User’s posts. The GNA ranking system is a method that may allow all Users’ opinions to be heard through a value system built into the Platform’s framework. Each post shared with the community may be ranked by the community. The GNA ranking system captures broad community views and applies it to a User’s profile?. Users may present information that is ranked by others and shall be subject to the following ranking system:
As a User shares posts with their followers and the community, those posts are ranked by others within the community (See Ranking System). As positive ratings (along with other requirements) are given to a User’s posts, they may move up the tiers with the top rank of GNA Verified. A GNA Verified User has their voice amplified on GNA by placing their posts in the Platform’s Explore section for the entire community to see and share. The GNA verification process requires a minimum threshold of multiple criteria of the Platform be met. Some of the criteria are as follows:
GNA understands the importance of not only having access to high quality, relevant information; but being able to trust such information. We also understand the importance of the community coming together to identify what information is important as well as how that information is presented. The GNA Platform is designed to be simplistic and intuitive to use, and with support from the community we offer a technological solution that fosters civil and informed discussions that are a tier above.
GNA is a community focused platform and our team understands the importance of everyone’s voice being heard. We also understand that not all views may be accepted by the entire community. Due to the aspect of a virtual melting pot of information GNA will never remove content that does not directly violate any aspects from the GNA User Agreement, Privacy Policy, or this document.
Mission Statement: “Fostering Civil & Informed Communications”
Vision Statement: “Using social media to generate and present credible information from people in all regions of the world”
