Terms of use

Last updated: November 2026.

These terms govern the use of soclya.com and of reader accounts. By using the site or creating an account, you accept them.

1. Your account

• You must be at least 16 and give real details.
• Accounts are personal. Keep your password safe: you are responsible for what happens with your account.
• You can delete your account at any time in My account.

2. Community rules

Comments are for discussing the news. These are not allowed:

• insults, harassment, threats, or incitement to hatred or violence against people or groups;
• spreading dangerous hoaxes, impersonating others, or posing as the newsroom;
• spam, advertising, scams or links to malware;
• other people's personal data, or content you have no right to share;
• sexual, violent or illegal content.

3. Moderation

We may hide or remove comments, and suspend or delete accounts, that break these rules or the law. We act proportionately, according to how serious the breach is and whether it is repeated.

When we remove your content or restrict your account, we tell you the reason and the rule applied. The exceptions are where the law prevents it and obvious spam.

We do not use automated systems to decide on content. If we ever use them to help detect spam, a person will review the decisions.

4. Reporting illegal content

If you see a comment or content that you believe is illegal or breaks these rules, tell us at legal@soclya.com. Include:

• the exact link;
• why you think it is illegal or against the rules;
• your name and e-mail. You may report child sexual abuse material anonymously;
• a statement that your notice is made in good faith.

We review every notice diligently and tell you our decision.

5. Appeals

If you disagree with a moderation decision, whether about your own content or about something you reported, you can ask us to review it. Write to legal@soclya.com within 6 months. Someone other than the person who made the decision will look at it. You can also use a certified out-of-court dispute settlement body, or go to court.

6. Soclya's content

You may read the stories, share their links and quote excerpts for reporting or analysis, as long as you link to the source. Any other use, such as republishing full articles, needs our permission.

7. Your comments

You keep the rights to what you write. By posting it, you give us a free, non-exclusive permission to show it on the site, including in translation, for as long as it stays published.

8. Tips and material

If you send us a tip or material, you keep your rights. We use it to check the story and to reply to you, and we protect our sources. Sending it does not oblige us to publish it.

9. Availability and changes to the service

We may change, improve or discontinue features. We try to give notice of important changes that affect accounts.

10. Liability

The site is provided as it is, and we do our best to keep it working well and securely. We are not liable for damage that is not attributable to us, for example:

• misuse of your account by others because the password was not kept safe;
• content posted by other users.

None of this limits your statutory rights as a consumer.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. The date above shows the latest version. We will tell you before a significant change applies.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by Spanish law. If you are a consumer, you may go to the courts where you live.