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Terms of Use

Effective: May 28, 2026

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using the Nosy News platform, mobile application, or website (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. We may update these Terms at any time; continued use constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. User-Generated Content — Section 230 Notice

Nosy News is an interactive computer service and a provider of an interactive platform on which users may post, publish, share, and exchange information, text, photographs, video, and other content ("User Content").

Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § 230), Nosy News is not the publisher or speaker of any User Content provided by third-party users. Nosy News shall not be treated as the publisher or speaker of any such information and expressly disclaims all liability arising from User Content to the fullest extent permitted by law. This immunity applies to claims of defamation, libel, slander, privacy violations, and any other tort or cause of action arising from User Content.

3. User Responsibility for Content

You are solely and entirely responsible for all User Content you post, publish, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Service. You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or have the necessary rights to post your User Content;
  • Your User Content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights;
  • Your User Content is not false, misleading, defamatory, libelous, slanderous, obscene, or unlawful;
  • You have the consent of all identifiable individuals depicted in your User Content;
  • Your User Content complies with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws.

Nosy News does not verify, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any User Content. Stories and reports on this platform represent the views of the individual contributors only and not the views of Nosy News.

4. Disclaimer of Accuracy

The Service is a collaborative reporting platform. User Content may be unverified, incomplete, inaccurate, or contested. Nosy News makes no representation or warranty that any information on the platform is accurate, current, or complete. You acknowledge that reliance on any User Content is at your own risk. The community verification features of Nosy News are provided as tools to assist users in assessing credibility and do not constitute an endorsement or guarantee by Nosy News.

5. Prohibited Content

You agree not to post User Content that:

  • Is knowingly false or fabricated with intent to deceive;
  • Is harassing, threatening, abusive, or stalking;
  • Constitutes doxxing (publishing private personal information without consent);
  • Depicts or incites violence;
  • Is sexually explicit or pornographic;
  • Infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right;
  • Violates any applicable law or regulation;
  • Constitutes spam, commercial solicitation, or misleading advertising.

Nosy News reserves the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, remove, or disable access to any User Content at its sole discretion and without notice.

6. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Nosy News, its parent company, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and successors (collectively, "Nosy News Parties") from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:

  • Your User Content;
  • Your use of or access to the Service;
  • Your violation of these Terms;
  • Your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right, privacy right, or publicity right;
  • Any claim that your User Content caused damage to a third party, including any claim of defamation, libel, or slander.

This indemnification obligation survives the termination of these Terms and your cessation of use of the Service.

7. License Grant

By posting User Content, you grant Nosy News a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the Service and Nosy News's business, including for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service. You retain all ownership rights in your User Content.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. NOSY NEWS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE NOSY NEWS PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE) THE SERVICE OR ANY USER CONTENT THEREON.

IN NO EVENT SHALL NOSY NEWS'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO NOSY NEWS IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

10. Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration. This arbitration agreement does not preclude you from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies.

11. Age Requirement

You must be at least 13 years of ageto use the Service. If you are under 18, you may only use the Service with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms on your behalf. The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

12. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

If you believe User Content on the Service infringes your copyright, please send a DMCA takedown notice to our designated agent at info@nosynews.com. Your notice must include: (a) identification of the copyrighted work; (b) identification of the infringing material; (c) your contact information; (d) a statement of good faith belief; (e) a statement under penalty of perjury of accuracy; and (f) your signature.

13. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflict of law principles. You consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts located in Maryland for any disputes not subject to arbitration.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms? info@nosynews.com

These Terms were last updated on May 28, 2026. This document is provided for informational purposes and should be reviewed by a licensed attorney to ensure compliance with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.