Site — the online publication “News Portal”, available at https://www.montenegro.kz/en, including all of its pages, sections, services and content.
Site owner — [Specify: Operator] (BIN [Specify: Business identification number (BIN)]), which holds the rights to the Site. Online publication registration certificate: [Specify: Online publication registration].
Editorial team — [Specify: Editorial team], responsible for preparing, verifying and publishing the Site's content.
User — any individual using the Site in any form: reading content, searching the archive, subscribing to RSS feeds, creating an account, or contacting the editorial team.
Content — news items, articles, official statements, documents, event announcements, photographs, video and audio recordings, infographics and any other item published on the Site.
Account — the set of data about a User stored in the Site owner's information system. An account is created by the User during registration.
Agreement — this document, published at https://www.montenegro.kz/en/pages/terms, together with the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, which form an integral part of it.
Acceptance — the User's full and unconditional acceptance of the terms of the Agreement. Any use of the Site constitutes acceptance; where an account is created, acceptance occurs upon completion of registration.
2. Subject of the Agreement
The Site owner grants the User the right to use the Site and its content on the terms set out in this Agreement, and the User accepts those terms.
The Agreement is a public contract within the meaning of paragraph 5 of Article 395 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Site owner offers any person the opportunity to accept the Agreement by performing the actions listed in clause 1.8.
The Agreement takes effect upon acceptance and remains in force for an indefinite period.
The terms of the Agreement are accepted in full, without reservations or exceptions. If the User disagrees with any term, the User must stop using the Site.
Content is provided “as is”. The Site owner aims for accuracy but does not warrant that any item is complete or up to date at the time it is read.
3. Intellectual property rights
All content on the Site — texts, photographs, video, audio, graphics, design elements, database structure and software code — is intellectual property protected by the copyright and related rights legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and by international treaties.
Exclusive rights belong to the Site owner and/or to the respective rights holders. Content may be used only in the manner set out in this Agreement and in the rules published at the reuse of materials page.
Material from news agencies, state bodies and other partners is published on the terms set by their rights holders. Third parties may use such material only with the consent of the relevant rights holder.
A link to the original source is mandatory for any quotation. Quotation is permitted to the extent justified by its purpose, with the name of the Site and the publication date.
4. Permitted use and prohibitions
The User may: read the Site's content, use the official RSS feeds, link to content with attribution, and send enquiries and error reports to the editorial team.
The User may not:
reproduce, distribute, publish or adapt content to an extent or in a manner not provided for by this Agreement and the reuse of materials rules;
mass-download content, harvest or scrape data, or otherwise put excessive load on the Site, other than through the official RSS feeds;
gain unauthorised access to the Site, its information systems or other users' accounts, or circumvent technical protection measures;
alter content in a way that distorts its meaning, including republication with a changed meaning or headline;
use content to spread false information or for purposes contrary to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
transfer an account to third parties or share it with others;
submit material containing insults, incitement to violence, social, national or religious hatred, or information that infringes the rights of third parties.
If the requirements of this section are breached, the Site owner may restrict the User's access to individual items or to the Site as a whole, block or delete the account, and claim compensation for losses.
5. Liability of the Site owner
The Site owner is not liable for:
temporary unavailability of the Site caused by technical reasons, server maintenance or force majeure;
the quality of the User's internet connection or equipment;
the content of external resources linked from the Site;
access to a User's account obtained by third parties as a result of the User's failure to follow the account rules;
use of the Site's content by third parties in breach of this Agreement.
The Site owner does not warrant the completeness, accuracy or currency of material obtained from official sources and is not liable for decisions taken by the User on the basis of such material.
Unless the text expressly states otherwise, a publication does not express the opinion of the editorial team.
6. Rights and obligations of the User
The User must comply with this Agreement, the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the rights and legitimate interests of third parties.
The User must keep track of changes to the Agreement published on the Site.
The User may stop using the Site at any time and, where an account exists, take steps to delete it.
The User is responsible for the accuracy of the information provided at registration and in enquiries to the editorial team.
7. Accounts
An account is created during registration on the Site. Some sections and features are available only to registered users.
The User must keep account credentials confidential and notify the Site owner immediately of any unauthorised access.
The Site owner may suspend or terminate access to an account where there are signs of a breach of this Agreement, fraudulent activity or attempts to circumvent technical restrictions.
The processing of account data is governed by the Privacy Policy.
8. Enquiries and support
Enquiries, questions about the Site, error reports and requests to publish official information should be sent to info@example.com or by any other means listed on the Contacts page.
The Site owner reviews enquiries within 10 business days, unless the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the nature of the enquiry sets a different period.
The procedure for handling reports of factual errors is set out in the Corrections Policy.
9. Term, amendments and termination
The Site owner may amend the Agreement at any time by publishing a new version at https://www.montenegro.kz/en/pages/terms. The new version takes effect upon publication unless it states otherwise.
Where the terms change materially, the Site owner publishes a notice on the Site at least 5 calendar days before the changes take effect.
The User may terminate the Agreement at any time unilaterally and out of court by ceasing to use the Site.
The Site owner may terminate the Agreement unilaterally and out of court with a User who has breached its terms, ending access to the Site and the account, with or without notice where the breach is evident.
Termination does not release the User from liability for breaches committed before it.
10. Paid access (if introduced)
Content is currently provided free of charge; paid access, one-off purchases and subscriptions are not used.
The Site owner may introduce paid access to individual items or a subscription. Users will be notified through a notice published on the Site at least 10 calendar days in advance.
From the moment paid access is introduced, the following terms apply:
free content remains free; charges apply only to items explicitly marked as paid;
prices are stated in tenge and include the taxes required by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan; a price change does not affect an already paid period;
payment is made through an authorised payment partner; card details are transmitted directly to that partner and are not stored on the Site owner's servers;
access is granted once the payment partner confirms payment; the electronic fiscal receipt is sent to the address provided by the User at payment;
automatic subscription renewal applies only with the User's explicit consent and can be disabled by the User at any time;
payments for an expired subscription period are not refunded, except as required by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
paid access is for personal, non-commercial use; sharing access with third parties is prohibited.
Nothing in this section worsens the User's position compared with the consumer protection legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
11. Governing law and language
The Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Matters not covered by the Agreement are resolved under that legislation.
All disputes arising from the Agreement are resolved in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
If any provision of the Agreement is held invalid, the remaining provisions remain in force.
The Agreement is drawn up in Kazakh, Russian and English. In case of discrepancy between the language versions, the Russian version prevails.
This text is a translation of the Russian version. In case of discrepancy, the Russian text prevails.