Terms of Use
Last Updated: July 4, 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the Readers Added Context website ("Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Site.
2. Description of Service
Readers Added Context is an independent collaborative platform dedicated to providing additional context to viral social media posts. Our mission is to combat false narrative campaigns and promote informed discourse.
Important Disclaimer: Readers Added Context is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to X.com (formerly Twitter) or its Community Notes feature. While our concept may be inspired by similar fact-checking and context-providing initiatives, we are a completely independent project with no relationship to X.com or its parent company. Any references to X.com or posts from that platform are made solely for the purpose of providing context to public content.
3. User Submissions
3.1 Content Guidelines
When submitting content to our platform, you agree that your submissions:
- Are factual and accurate to the best of your knowledge
- Do not contain defamatory, abusive, or harmful content
- Do not violate any third party's intellectual property rights
- Do not contain personal attacks or hate speech
- Are not spam or commercial solicitations
3.2 Content Moderation
We reserve the right to review, edit, or reject any submissions at our sole discretion. We may remove content that violates these Terms or that we determine is harmful or inappropriate.
3.3 Rights to Content
By submitting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute the content in any media format for the purposes of operating our service.
4. User Accounts and Conduct
4.1 Accurate Information
You must provide accurate information when submitting content, including a valid email address.
4.2 Prohibited Activities
You agree not to:
- Impersonate any person or entity
- Use the Site for any illegal purpose
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
- Interfere with the proper functioning of the Site
- Collect user information without permission
- Represent yourself as being affiliated with X.com or any other social media platform
5. Intellectual Property
The Site content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and software, is owned by or licensed to Readers Added Context and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names used on the Site are the property of their respective owners, and we do not claim any ownership or affiliation with X.com or other third-party platforms mentioned on our site.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT.
7. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL READERS ADDED CONTEXT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Readers Added Context from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from your use of the Site or violation of these Terms.
9. Termination
We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Site at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users or us.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
11. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last Updated" date.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
- Email: contact@readersaddedcontext.com
- Website: readersaddedcontext.com