Terms of Service - ClareNow

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using ClareNow ("Service", "we", "us"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree, you must not use our Service. These Terms apply to all visitors, registered users, and anyone else who accesses the Service.

2. Description of Service

ClareNow is an AI-powered news aggregation platform that collects publicly available news articles from third-party RSS feeds and uses artificial intelligence to generate summaries, extract insights, and organise content. We also provide community discussion, newsletters, and personalised reader accounts.

AI-generated content: Summaries, bullet points, sentiment analysis, and metadata on this platform are generated by AI. While we strive for accuracy, AI-generated content may contain errors or omissions. Always refer to the original source for authoritative information. ClareNow is not responsible for errors in AI-generated summaries.

3. Accounts

To participate in discussions or access personalised features, you must create an account. You agree to:

Provide accurate and current information.
Maintain the security of your account and registered email.
Accept responsibility for all activity that occurs under your account.
Notify us immediately at support@clarenow.com of any unauthorised access.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

4. User Content

"User Content" includes any comments, replies, or other material you submit to ClareNow.

Ownership: You retain ownership of your User Content.
Licence to us: You grant ClareNow a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content in connection with operating the Service.
Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting it.

5. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

Post content that is unlawful, defamatory, threatening, harassing, obscene, or infringing of any third-party rights.
Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation.
Submit spam, bulk unsolicited messages, or automated content.
Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Service or its related systems.
Scrape, crawl, or extract data from the Service in bulk without our prior written consent.
Use the Service to distribute malware or conduct phishing attacks.
Circumvent any technical measures we use to provide the Service.
Violate any applicable law or regulation.

6. Intellectual Property

The ClareNow name, logo, platform design, and proprietary software are owned by or licensed to us and are protected by intellectual property laws. Aggregated news content remains the intellectual property of its original publishers. AI-generated summaries and metadata produced by ClareNow are our property.

If you believe content on our platform infringes your copyright, please review our DMCA Policy.

7. Third-Party Content and Links

Our Service aggregates and links to content published by third-party news organisations. We are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or legality of third-party content. Links to external sites do not constitute endorsement.

8. AI Disclaimer

Content on this platform is summarised and analysed by artificial intelligence. AI-generated summaries, sentiment scores, and importance ratings are provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as authoritative fact. ClareNow makes no warranty as to the accuracy of AI-generated content.

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ClareNow AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

IN JURISDICTIONS THAT DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ClareNow, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or connected with your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. Any disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts. If you are a consumer in the EU or UK, you retain the benefit of any mandatory provisions of local consumer protection law.

13. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of material changes. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to info@clarenow.com.
For technical support, contact support@clarenow.com.