Talking Newspapers Alexa Skill

Last Updated: 30.07.2025

Please read these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) carefully before enabling or using the Talking Newspapers Alexa Skill (“the Skill”). By enabling or using the Skill, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use the Skill.

1. Service Overview

The Talking Newspapers Skill allows users to access spoken-word versions of newspaper and magazine content using Alexa-enabled devices. This service is designed specifically for individuals in the United Kingdom who are blind, partially sighted, or otherwise unable to read print material due to a disability (collectively referred to as “print-disabled”).

2. Eligibility

This Skill is available only to:

• Residents of the United Kingdom.
• Individuals with a print disability as defined by UK copyright law (e.g., Section 31B of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988), or caregivers using the service on their behalf.

By using this Skill, you confirm that you or the person for whom you are enabling this Skill meets these criteria.

3. Legal Basis for Content

All audio content is provided under the Equality Act 2010 and related UK copyright exceptions for people with disabilities. This allows accessible format copies to be created and distributed solely for eligible individuals.

4. Personal Use Only

The Skill is intended for personal, non-commercial use by eligible users. You may not reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, or otherwise use the content beyond what is permitted by law and these Terms.

5. Intellectual Property

All content provided through the Skill is the property of its original publishers or the Skill provider. Users are granted a limited, non-transferable, revocable license to access and listen to this content via the Skill for personal use only.

6. Restrictions

You may not:

• Record, copy, distribute, or store audio from the Skill.
• Use the Skill for any public or commercial purpose.
• Modify or attempt to extract the content or interfere with the Skill’s operation.

7. Privacy

The Skill does not collect personal data. Voice commands and interactions are handled by Amazon and governed by Amazon’s privacy policies. We do not store or process any user information.

8. Availability & Service Limitations

We strive to keep the Skill accessible but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Content may be updated, changed, or removed at any time without notice.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Skill and content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, including but not limited to implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, the Skill provider shall not be liable for any damages arising from use of or inability to use the Skill, including indirect or consequential damages.

11. Modifications to Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. Any changes will be effective once posted. Continued use of the Skill after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

13. Contact

For questions about these Terms or the Skill, please contact:
Talking News Federation
e-mail: alexa@tnf.org.uk  
Website: https://tnf.org.uk/

General Terms and Conditions

Legal Disclaimer

Our site is operated by Talking News Federation, registered charity number 1185913. We have our registered office at Talking News Federation, 145 Victoria Road, Swindon SN1 3BD. Should you need to contact us, please write to The Secretary, or email us at enquiries@tnf.org.uk.

Independent charity Talking News Federation (TNF) is an umbrella organisation representing the interests of local Talking Newspaper Members in the UK. Collectively the national network of Talking Newspapers improves the quality of life for people who have sight problems by bringing them the pleasure of listening to local news and information through a free, nationwide service of audio news. For the purposes of this disclaimer, TNF refers to all the constituent parts of the charity.

The terms which are shown set out the rules for using the TNF website. By accessing the site or any part thereof will be deemed to constitute acceptance of these terms which are governed by and construed in accordance with English law, subject to the authority of the courts of England and Wales . From time to time TNF may modify these terms; the latest modifications being January 2024. You should therefore review these terms whenever accessing or using this site. Talking News Federation may at any time, at its own discretion, alter the contents of the pages on the Website.

You must be satisfied that you may lawfully access this site. TNF accepts no responsibility for unauthorised access or actions of the reader in respect of these matters.

Liability

The information contained on this site is for general guidance only. You should neither act, nor refrain from action, on the basis of any such information. You should take appropriate professional advice on your particular circumstances because the application of laws and regulations will vary depending on particular circumstances and because laws and regulations undergo frequent change.

Whilst TNF endeavours to ensure that the information on this site is correct, TNF makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, about the information provided through this Website (including any hypertext links), its accuracy or timeliness. TNF shall not be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising directly or indirectly in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this site (or any hypertext links), or any information contained in it (or any hypertext links), or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this site or any such information.

Parts of this site may contain material submitted to TNF by third parties. Third parties are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this site complies with international and national law. TNF will not be responsible for any error, omission or inaccuracy in the material and reserves the right to omit, suspend or change the position of any material submitted.

TNF does not warrant that the site is compatible with your computer equipment or software provided by any external third party or that the site is free of errors, viruses, worms or trojans. TNF shall not be liable for any damage you may suffer as a result of such destructive features, and you are responsible for configuring your own technology and IT platforms in order to access our site. You should also use your own virus protection software. Likewise, you must not misuse the TNF site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other materials that are malicious or technologically harmful.

Hyperlinks

TNF accepts no responsibility for the content on any site to which a hypertext link from this site exists or for any loss or penalty which may be incurred as a result of any linking to any location through a linked site. The links are provided for information only and on an “as is” basis with no warranty, express or implied, for the information provided within them or the accuracy or source or right to access or use any information found at any other site accessed by means of this Website.

If you wish to create a hyperlink to this Website, please contact us at enquiries@tnf.org.uk. Whilst TNF welcomes links to its website for complementary services for people with sight problems or other disabilities, we do not endorse or recommend products or services. However, by so linking your site, you agree that TNF may require the link to be removed if, in TNF’s sole opinion, any aspect of the linking website, its content or any other matter relating to the link is objectionable to TNF.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and other intellectual property rights in all material on this site, including trademarks, logos, photographs and graphical images, are owned by TNF. All moral rights and equivalent rights in the contents of this Website are hereby asserted. You are permitted to print and download extracts from this site on the following basis:

• use of documents and related graphics on this site is for information and non-commercial or personal use within your organisation,

• any copies of these pages printed or saved to disk or to any other storage medium may only be used for subsequent viewing purposes or to print extracts for personal use,
• no further copies, modifications, use or distribution of the material shall be made without TNF’s prior written permission,
• no documents or related graphics on this site are modified in any way,
• no graphics on this site are used separately from accompanying text; and
• all copies, however stored or reproduced, shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices and this permission notice and disclaimer.

No part of this site may be reproduced or stored in any other Website or included in any public or private electronic retrieval system or service without TNF’s prior written permission. Copyright requests should be directed to the TNF Office.

Service access

Whilst TNF endeavours to ensure that this website is normally available 24 hours a day, TNF will not be liable if for any reason the website is unavailable at any time or for any period. Access to this site may be suspended temporarily and without notice in circumstances of system failure, maintenance, or repair or for reasons beyond the control of TNF.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless TNF, its volunteers, representatives and agents, against any claim, suit, action, or other proceeding brought against TNF, its volunteers, representatives or agents, by a third party, to the extent that such a claim, suit, action or other proceeding brought against TNF, its volunteers, representatives or agents is based on or arises in connection with:

• your use of, including any downloading from or uploading to, the site,
• any breach by you of these terms,
• a claim that any use of the site by you (aa) infringes any intellectual property rights of any third party, or any right of personality or publicity, or (bb) is libelous or defamatory, or otherwise results in injury or damage to any third party,
• any deletions, additions, insertions, or alterations to, or any unauthorised use of, the site by you, or
• any misrepresentation or breach of representation or warranty made by you contained herein.

References in this section of these terms to your use of this site shall be deemed to include any use by a third party where such a third party accesses the site using your computer. You agree to pay TNF, its volunteers, representatives and agents any and all costs, damages and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable professional fees (on a solicitor-client basis) awarded against any of them or otherwise incurred by any of them in connection with or arising from any such third-party claim, suit, action or proceeding attributable to any such third-party claim.

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The Secretary
Talking News Federation
145 Victoria Road
Swindon
SN1 3BU

Registered charity number 1185913