The rules that apply when you use the site, submit material, and interact with published content.
Acceptance of terms
By using this site, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the site.
Journalistic and informational purpose
The site exists for journalistic, informational, and editorial purposes. Content may include reporting, commentary, public records, allegations, outside sources, reader-submitted material, and developing facts that can change over time.
No professional advice
Nothing on the site is legal, financial, medical, security, or professional advice. You are responsible for how you use the information you read here.
User submissions and tips
You may submit information, documents, images, videos, links, corrections, or other material through the site. By submitting material, you confirm that you have the right to share it and grant this publication permission to review, verify, edit, publish, display, excerpt, archive, and use the material in connection with reporting, editorial review, and site operations.
Submission does not guarantee publication, response, compensation, confidentiality, or ongoing storage.
Prohibited submissions and conduct
You may not use the site to submit or distribute false claims, doxxing material, threats, malware, spam, unlawful content, exploitative material, hate content, harassment, copyrighted material you do not have the right to share, private credentials, or material involving minors in a sexual or abusive context.
You also may not use the site to interfere with its operation, scrape it in violation of law, impersonate others, or attempt to manipulate editorial decisions through abuse or fraud.
Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, original site content belongs to this publication or the applicable rights holder. Limited quoting and linking may be permitted where allowed by law, but wholesale copying, scraping, mirroring, resale, or redistribution of substantial site content is not allowed without permission.
External links and embedded content
The site may link to or embed third-party content. Those outside services are governed by their own terms and policies, not these terms.
Advertising and sponsor content
The site may publish paid placements, sponsorships, affiliate links, or other monetized content. Those arrangements do not give outside parties control over editorial coverage or corrections.
No guarantee of availability or accuracy
The site aims to report carefully, but it does not guarantee uninterrupted availability, complete accuracy at all times, or a perfect record in fast-moving situations. Content may change, be corrected, or be removed without prior notice.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, use of the site is at your own risk. The site and its operators are not liable for losses or damages arising from your reliance on the site, inability to access the site, third-party links, user submissions, or service interruptions.
Changes to terms
These terms may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the site after updates means you accept the revised terms.
Contact path
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