TNL MediageneTerms of Paid Content Services

Welcome to use the Paid Content or the Premium Content (hereinafter referred to as the “Paid Content Services”) provided through the website of TNL Mediagene Group (hereinafter referred to as the “Group”). The Terms of Paid Content Services (hereinafter referred to as the “Terms”) constitute an additional clause to TNL Mediagene Group’s User Terms (hereinafter referred to as the “User Terms”). Members who would like to use and purchase the Paid Content Services are advised to read the Terms carefully as well as any other provision that may be published in the future, and abide by the following provisions faithfully.

Acceptance of the Terms
1. When a member has begun to use the Paid Content Services, they are deemed to have read, understood, and agreed to accept all the Terms, and accepted, without reservation, the existing Paid Content Services and any further addition or change thereof.
2. The Group reserves the right to revise the Terms at any time without prior notice. The revised terms will become effective upon being published on the website and replace existing ones. Once a member continues to use the Paid Content Services after the Terms are revised and published, they are deemed to have accepted the revised terms and agree to comply with them. If the Group has decided to change the range of the Paid Content Services or their prices, it will notify its members in advance and the members can decide on their own whether to use any of the services.
3. If a member cannot accept the Terms, the existing Paid Content Services and any further addition or change thereof, please log into your account and cancel your subscription to any of the Paid Content Services in accordance with the provision of the Terms that sets out the cancellation of a subscription; then you will revert to the free account. If a member cannot accept the User Terms, the Privacy Policy, or all of the Group’s services, please send an e-mail to the Group’s contact mailbox requesting the termination of your member account, in accordance with the termination clause in the User Terms. In this case, you will not be allowed to use your account and instead revert to the status of a general visitor.
4. If the member is legally a minor, they should not use the Paid Content Services until they meet what is stipulated above and have their legal representative or guardian read, understand, and consent to all the Terms and any further revision thereof. When they use the Paid Content Services, they are deemed to have assured the Group that they have obtained prior consent from their legal representative or guardian.
Range of Paid Content Services
1. The Terms apply to all the digital products owned by the Group, which are listed as follows:
  1. TNL Mediagene關鍵評論網媒體集團網站（https://www.tnlmediagene.com/）
  2. The News Lens（https://www.thenewslens.com/）
  3. every little d（https://everylittled.com/）
  4. Sports Vision（https://www.sportsv.net/）
  5. INSIDE（https://www.inside.com.tw/）
  6. Cool3c（https://www.cool3c.com/）
  7. Becoming Aces（https://becomingaces.com/）
  8. Drink with Mario（https://drinkwithmario.thenewslens.com/）
  9. Business Yee（https://www.businessyee.com/）（Constantly updated）
2. The Group may add, adjust, and enhance any new feature or product of the Paid Content Services in a non-periodical way, and the Terms also apply to that new feature or product. In addition, the members understand and agree that the Paid Content Services contain features such as advertisements and public notices, and these features are a requisite for the delivery of the services by the Group.
3. The Group has the right to repair, maintain, or update the Paid Content Services by changing, suspending, or terminating all or part of the services. If such a matter does arise, the Group will notify its members as early as possible or do so as far as possible in a timely manner.
Plans of Paid Content Services
1. The plans for The News Lens Media Group’s paid content services are introduced in Appendix 1 (with constant updating).
Purchase and Subscription of Paid Content Services
1. To use and purchase any of the Paid Content Services, a member must first log into their account, choose a paid content service plan of their interest from the website, provide correct and complete payment information, and make a payment using any of their own, or legally authorized, payment tools. Once the payment has been made, the validity and billing periods of the paid membership will be displayed in the member’s account.
2. Except for the announced or will be announced exclusion plans (such as student plans, special project plans) (hereinafter referred to as “Exclusion plans”), All this paid service is applicable to include the "auto-renewal" feature. To cancel auto-renewal, you must log in to your member account no later than 2 days before the "subscription end date" and follow the steps in the Member Center under "Member Center > Subscription > Paid Service > Cancel Renewal." If auto-renewal is not canceled, the chosen paid service plan will be automatically renewed on the "subscription end date" using the credit card information or agreed-upon transaction method provided by the member.
3. Members can change their paid content service plans at their discretion. Please first log into your member account, go to the Member Center, and follow the steps "Member Center > Subscription > Paid Service > Monthly/Annual Plan" to change the plan. The new plan takes effect the day after the end date of the existing plan. For example, Member A has changed their monthly plan to the annual one, with the former scheduled to end on Jan 20, 2020 and the latter to begin on Jan 21, 2020.
4. Members understand and agree that the Paid Content Services are exempt from Article 19-1 of the Consumer Protection Act. In other words, members agree that they have no right to unconditionally return any of these services and rescind their purchase contracts 7 days upon purchase. Members are advised to exercise prudence prior to making a subscription or purchase decision; we regret that any canceled subscription will not be refunded. A stipulation is set forth for the Paid Content Services, depending on the nature of the plan:
  1. Subscription plans for the Group’s Paid Content Services: This plan has "no cancellation mechanism" and can be "automatically renewed (but not for the Exclusion plans)". Once a member has subscribed to the plan and authorized the charge for it, the member is deemed to have completed the subscription; no request for unsubscription or refund will be accepted. Throughout the validity period of this subscription, the member has online access to the contents offered by the plan. Once the subscription expires, the plan will automatically become inaccessible to the member.
5. Plan of INSIDE Special Issue: This plan “cannot be unsubscribed from”, which is a one-time content product. So, once a member has bought the plan and authorized the charge for it, the member is deemed to have made the purchase; no request for unsubscription or refund will be accepted. After purchasing the plan, the member has permanent online access to what INSIDE has to offer as long as they hold membership.
6. The Group issues invoices pursuant to applicable laws and does not mail them in the paper form. Members may query their invoices on the Minister of Finance’s E-Invoice Platform 24 hours after they are issued. If you need a triplicate uniform e-invoice or want to include a business tax ID number on your invoice, please send an e-mail to the Group’s contact mailbox.
7. If members have any question about the plans, prices, payment mechanism, and payment account for any of the Paid Content Services they have purchased, they should check their account information first and consult the User Terms, the Terms, and the FAQ page of the website. For any further question, contact the Group via its contact mailbox, and the Group will respond as soon as possible.
Others
1. The Terms are an additional clause to the User Terms, constitute a complete agreement between members and the Group, and set out the use of the Paid Content Services by members.
2. TNL Media Group‘s e-commerce related services are operated by its affiliated company, "Polydice, Inc." . And in accordance with laws and regulations to disclose the business name and unified number information of its related businesses. Name of business entity: Polydice, Inc.｜Business ID number: 53086054
3. Contact us: If you have any question or feedback about the Privacy Policy, please contact the Group by its contact email:to.service@tnlmedia.com。

Appendix 1: Overview of The News Lens Media Group’s Paid Content Service Plans(The following plan’s detail will be updated from time to time, including adding more applicable brand websites for specific services.)

TNL Friends: This plan provides not only the basic rights of a member, but also provides the following services that are available on some branded websites owned by the Group.
1. No Ads Service, which means article without ads, Ads including display ads, audio-visual ads, and interactive ads, but excluding advertorials. Available brand website: The News Lens, INSIDE, Sports Vision, Business Yee, every little d.
TNL+: This plan encompasses all services offered under TNL Friends and online access to all exclusive paid contents on The News Lens and Business Yee website.
Business Yee+：This plan encompasses all services offered under TNL+ and online access to all exclusive paid contents on Business Yee website.
INSIDE Special Issue: Paid member-exclusive contents available on INSIDE. This plan is sold through a one-time payment. Once you are charged for the plan, you have the basic rights of a member offered by the Group and permanent online access to what INSIDE has to offer.

Date of last update: October 29, 2024