Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the News Literacy website ("newsliteracy.pro", the "Service"), operated by Gyre Holdings LLC ("we", "us", or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Service.

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. We will indicate the date of the most recent revision at the top of this page.

2. Description of Service

News Literacy is an academic research platform that aggregates publicly available news articles, clusters them by topic, and generates objective fact sheets and bias analysis using natural language processing. The Service is provided for educational, research, and informational purposes.

3. Eligibility

The Service is available to users worldwide. By using the Service, you represent that you are at least 13 years of age (or the minimum age of digital consent in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater). If you are under 18, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

4. Permitted Use

You may use the Service for:

• Personal, non-commercial reading and research
• Academic research and media literacy education
• Sharing links to content on the Service

You may not:

• Scrape, crawl, or programmatically extract data from the Service without prior written consent
• Reproduce, redistribute, or republish our analysis content in bulk
• Use the Service to develop competing products or services
• Attempt to interfere with, compromise, or disrupt the Service's infrastructure
• Misrepresent the source of our content or remove attribution
• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose

5. Intellectual Property

The analysis, fact sheets, bias assessments, and website design are the intellectual property of Gyre Holdings LLC. Original news articles linked from the Service remain the property of their respective publishers. Our analysis constitutes fair use commentary and criticism under applicable copyright law.

You may quote or reference our analysis with proper attribution to "News Literacy (newsliteracy.pro)" and the date of access.

6. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

• We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any content
• Our analysis is generated using automated systems and may contain errors
• Political leaning classifications are approximations, not definitive assessments
• The Service is not a substitute for reading original source material
• Content is updated periodically and may not reflect the most recent developments

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Gyre Holdings LLC and its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

• Your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the Service
• Any content obtained from the Service
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your data

Our total aggregate liability for all claims arising from or relating to the Service shall not exceed one hundred US dollars (USD $100).

8. Third-Party Links

The Service contains links to third-party news websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of service of any third-party sites. Accessing linked content is at your own risk and subject to the respective publisher's terms.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Gyre Holdings LLC from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms.

10. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or the Service shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware.

For users located outside the United States, you consent to the application of US law and jurisdiction as specified above, to the extent permitted by your local laws. Nothing in these Terms shall deprive you of mandatory consumer protection rights granted under the laws of your country of residence.

11. International Users

The Service is operated from the United States. If you access the Service from outside the United States, you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws to the extent they apply. We make no representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use in all locations.

12. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice, for any conduct that we, in our sole discretion, believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

14. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

Gyre Holdings LLC
Email: legal@gyreresearch.com