These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of https://meandefinition.com/, operated as Mean Definition (“Mean Definition,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).
Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing, browsing, or using the website, you agree to follow these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Disclaimer. If you do not agree, you should stop using the website.
1. About Mean Definition
Mean Definition is an independent educational website that publishes information about word meanings, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, English grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and related language topics.
The website is operated by RHF / Mean Definition. Unless expressly stated, Mean Definition is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or officially connected with any dictionary publisher, educational institution, examination board, search engine, advertiser, company, or organisation mentioned on the website.
2. Eligibility and Use by Children
The website is intended for a general audience. If you are under the age at which you can legally agree to online terms in your location, you may use the website only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.
Parents and guardians are responsible for supervising a child’s use of the website and deciding whether the content is suitable for that child.
3. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms when the website, its features, our business practices, or applicable requirements change. The revised Terms will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
Changes apply from the date they are posted unless a later date is stated. If a change materially affects your rights, we will provide additional notice where reasonably possible or legally required. Your continued use of the website after an update means that you accept the revised Terms.
4. Website Access and Availability
We aim to keep Mean Definition available and useful, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access. The We may change, update, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the website for maintenance, security, legal, editorial, or operational reasons.
We are not responsible for delays or interruptions caused by hosting failures, internet outages, cyberattacks, maintenance, events beyond our reasonable control, or third-party services. We may also remove or revise content without prior notice.
5. Limited Permission to Use the Website
Subject to these Terms, Mean Definition gives you a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the website and its content for lawful, non-commercial educational and informational purposes.
You may:
- Read and link to publicly available pages;
- Quote short extracts where permitted by law, provided that you identify Mean Definition as the source and do not misrepresent the material;
- Print or save a reasonable number of pages for your own personal study or reference; and
- Share links to our articles through email, social media, or other lawful channels.
This permission does not transfer ownership of any content or intellectual-property right to you.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise stated, the original articles, explanations, examples, graphics, branding, logos, design elements, page layouts, and other original material on Mean Definition are owned by or licensed to Mean Definition and are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws.
Individual words, general facts, grammatical rules, and ideas may not themselves be owned by Mean Definition. However, our original selection, wording, explanations, examples, organisation, visual presentation, and compilation may be protected.
Names, logos, trademarks, quoted passages, and other material belonging to third parties remain the property of their respective owners. Reference to a third-party mark is for identification, commentary, comparison, criticism, or educational purposes and does not imply endorsement.
Without prior written permission or another lawful basis, you must not:
- Republish, reproduce, sell, license, or commercially exploit substantial portions of our content;
- Copy articles to another website, application, database, newsletter, book, course, or content platform;
- Remove copyright, attribution, watermark, or ownership notices;
- Present our content as your own or falsely imply an association with Mean Definition;
- Create a substitute or competing content database through systematic copying; or
- Use our branding, logo, or website design in a way that may confuse users.
To request permission to reuse content, contact [Contact Email Address].
7. Automated Access and Data Collection
You must not use bots, scrapers, crawlers, scripts, data-mining tools, or other automated methods to access, copy, monitor, download, or extract website content in a way that:
- Places an unreasonable burden on our systems;
- Bypasses technical restrictions or access controls;
- Violates our robots instructions or other published technical rules;
- Creates a competing database or content service;
- Infringes intellectual-property or privacy rights; or
- Is otherwise unlawful or unauthorised.
This section does not prohibit ordinary indexing by legitimate search engines that comply with our technical instructions, or automated access that we have authorised in writing.
8. Acceptable Use
You agree to use Mean Definition only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not harm the website, its readers, or other people.
You must not:
- Break any applicable law or encourage unlawful activity;
- Infringe another person’s copyright, trademark, privacy, reputation, or other rights;
- Upload or distribute malware, viruses, malicious code, or harmful files;
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, server, database, administrator area, or another user’s information;
- Interfere with website performance, security, or availability;
- Probe, scan, or test vulnerabilities without written authorisation;
- Submit spam, scams, deceptive links, impersonations, or misleading information;
- Harass, threaten, abuse, discriminate against, or defame another person;
- Publish obscene, hateful, exploitative, or otherwise unlawful material;
- Manipulate advertising impressions or clicks, click advertisements on our behalf, or encourage others to do so;
- Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, qualifications, or intentions; or
- Use the website to create false academic credentials, fraudulent documents, or other deceptive material.
We may restrict or block access when we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated or the website is at risk.
9. Comments and Other User Submissions
If Mean Definition allows comments, suggestions, corrections, guest contributions, or other submissions (collectively, “User Content”), you remain responsible for what you submit.
You confirm that:
- You own the User Content or have permission to submit it;
- It is accurate to the best of your knowledge and is not deliberately misleading;
- It does not violate any law or another person’s rights;
- It does not contain confidential or sensitive personal information that should not be made public; and
- It is not spam, undisclosed advertising, malware, or harmful material.
You retain ownership of your User Content. By submitting it, you grant Mean Definition a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, display, format, moderate, edit for clarity, and distribute that content only as reasonably necessary to operate, promote, secure, and improve the website. This licence ends when the content is deleted from our active systems, except for reasonable backup copies, legal records, or content already shared by others.
We are not required to publish or retain any submission. We may review, edit, reject, hide, or remove User Content that violates these Terms, creates legal or security risk, is irrelevant, or is otherwise inappropriate. Moderation does not mean that we verify or endorse every submission.
Do not submit an article, image, or other work if you do not agree to these permissions.
10. Educational Content and No Professional Advice
Mean Definition provides general educational information. Language can vary by region, culture, profession, historical period, and context. We try to produce useful and accurate explanations, but we do not guarantee that every meaning, variation, pronunciation, or grammatical interpretation will be complete or suitable for every purpose.
Website content is not a substitute for guidance from a qualified teacher, linguist, editor, lawyer, medical professional, financial adviser, or another appropriate professional. You are responsible for checking important information before relying on it for examinations, contracts, legal documents, professional publications, health matters, financial decisions, immigration applications, or other significant purposes.
Our Disclaimer provides additional information and is incorporated into these Terms by reference.
11. Third-Party Links and Services
Mean Definition may link to external websites, tools, advertisements, products, or services. These third parties operate independently and have their own terms, policies, security practices, and content.
We do not control or guarantee third-party websites and are not responsible for their availability, accuracy, security, privacy practices, products, or actions. A link does not necessarily represent an endorsement. You access and use external services at your own discretion and should review their terms and privacy policies.
12. Advertising, Sponsorships, and Affiliate Links
The website may display advertisements through Google AdSense or other advertising providers. It may also contain sponsored material or affiliate links that allow Mean Definition to earn a commission when a reader makes a qualifying purchase or takes another qualifying action.
Commercial relationships will be disclosed where required. Advertisers, sponsors, affiliate networks, and sellers are responsible for their own claims, products, services, prices, terms, and customer support.
Advertising or an affiliate relationship does not transfer responsibility for a third-party product to Mean Definition. You should independently assess any offer before purchasing or providing personal information.
13. Privacy and Cookies
Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, retain, and protect personal information. It also describes cookies, analytics, advertising technologies, and privacy choices.
By using the website, you acknowledge that personal information will be handled as described in the Privacy Policy. Where consent is legally required for non-essential cookies or another activity, we will request it through an appropriate consent mechanism.
14. Copyright and Rights Complaints
We respect intellectual-property rights. If you believe that material on Mean Definition infringes your copyright, trademark, privacy, or another legal right, contact [Contact Email Address] with:
- Your name and contact information;
- Identification of the protected work or right;
- The exact URL and description of the material in question;
- An explanation of why you believe the use is unauthorised;
- A statement that the information you provide is accurate and submitted in good faith; and
- Any supporting evidence reasonably needed to review the request.
We may remove or restrict content while reviewing a valid complaint. Knowingly submitting a false or misleading complaint may have legal consequences.
15. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We do not make warranties that the website will always be available, secure, accurate, complete, current, or free from errors, viruses, or other harmful components.
Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties, guarantees, or rights that cannot legally be excluded.
16. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Mean Definition, its owner, writers, editors, contributors, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive loss arising from or connected with your use of, inability to use, or reliance on the website, including loss connected with:
- Errors, omissions, interruptions, or technical problems;
- Use of educational information or examples;
- Third-party links, advertisements, products, or services;
- User Content or communications; or
- Unauthorised access, malware, or events beyond our reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited. Nothing in these Terms affects any mandatory consumer rights that apply to you.
17. Responsibility for Breach
To the extent permitted by law, you are responsible for reasonably foreseeable losses, claims, or costs that Mean Definition suffers as a direct result of your unlawful use of the website, infringement of another person’s rights, or material breach of these Terms.
This provision does not require a consumer to compensate us for losses that were not caused by that consumer or that could not reasonably have been anticipated.
18. Suspension and Termination
We may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to all or part of the website if we reasonably believe that a user has:
- Seriously or repeatedly violated these Terms;
- Created a legal, security, operational, or reputational risk;
- Attempted unauthorised access or harmful automated activity; or
- Used the website in a fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful way.
Where appropriate and reasonably possible, we may provide notice or an opportunity to correct a minor breach. We may act immediately when necessary to protect the website, users, third parties, or legal rights.
Provisions concerning intellectual property, responsibility, disclaimers, liability, governing law, and disputes continue to apply after access ends where their nature requires it.
19. Governing Law and Disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of [Governing Law and Jurisdiction], without applying rules that would require the laws of another jurisdiction, except where mandatory consumer-protection law provides otherwise.
Before beginning formal legal proceedings, you and Mean Definition agree to make a reasonable effort to resolve a dispute by written communication. Contact us at [Contact Email Address] with a description of the issue and the outcome you are seeking.
If a dispute cannot be resolved informally, it will be submitted to the courts with jurisdiction under [Governing Law and Jurisdiction], unless applicable law gives you the right to bring a claim elsewhere. Consumers retain any mandatory rights and protections available in their country of residence.
20. Severability
If a court or competent authority finds part of these Terms unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that part will be interpreted or limited only as much as necessary. The remaining provisions will continue to apply.
21. No Waiver
If we do not immediately enforce a provision of these Terms, that does not mean we waive the provision or our right to enforce it later.
22. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, Disclaimer, and any additional terms expressly presented for a specific feature, form the agreement between you and Mean Definition concerning your use of the website.
If we later offer paid products, memberships, accounts, downloads, or other services, separate terms may apply to those features.