Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of lindyfact.com (the “Service”), operated by LindyFact (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Please read these Terms carefully before using the Service. By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms, and your agreement to these Terms will be treated as the agreement of the organization.

We reserve the right to update, modify, or replace any part of these Terms at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

2. Description of Service

LindyFact is a news aggregation and analysis platform that curates and presents news stories based on the Lindy Effect—the principle that ideas, technologies, and information that have survived over time are more likely to continue to be relevant. Our Service collects news articles from a variety of third-party publishers and news sources, then applies algorithmic scoring, AI-powered analysis, and time-based filtering to surface stories that demonstrate enduring significance.

The Service includes features such as Lindy scoring (which measures a story's survival and relevance over time), AI-generated summaries and analysis, category-based filtering, topic clustering, daily briefings, and editorial insights. Our algorithms evaluate multiple factors including source diversity, coverage persistence, entity relevance, and temporal decay to determine which stories are presented and how they are ranked.

The Service is provided for informational and educational purposes only. LindyFact does not produce original journalism; we aggregate, analyze, and present content sourced from established news publishers.

3. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding content sourced from third-party publishers), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of LindyFact and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.

News articles, headlines, images, and other media displayed on LindyFact are sourced from third-party publishers and remain the intellectual property of their respective owners. LindyFact provides links to original source material and does not claim ownership of third-party content. AI-generated summaries, analyses, Lindy scores, and editorial commentary produced by our algorithms are the property of LindyFact, though they are derived from and reference third-party source material.

If you believe that any content on our Service infringes upon your intellectual property rights, please contact us through our contact page with a detailed description of the alleged infringement, and we will investigate and take appropriate action.

4. User Conduct

By using the Service, you agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international law
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service, other users' accounts, or any systems or networks connected to the Service
• Use any automated means, including robots, crawlers, scrapers, or data mining tools, to access, scrape, or collect data from the Service without our express written permission
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service, servers, or networks connected to the Service, including by transmitting any viruses, worms, or malicious code
• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service without our express written permission
• Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service
• Use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party's use of the Service

We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your access to the Service at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users of the Service, us, or third parties, or for any other reason at our sole discretion.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that the information provided through the Service will be accurate, reliable, or complete. News content displayed on LindyFact is sourced from third-party publishers and is provided for informational purposes only. We do not endorse, verify, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any news article, headline, summary, or analysis presented on the Service.

AI-generated summaries and analyses are produced algorithmically and may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or misinterpretations. Lindy scores and survival metrics are based on our proprietary algorithms and should be understood as analytical indicators, not definitive measures of a story's truth, importance, or lasting value. You should not rely solely on information provided by the Service for making decisions of any kind.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall LindyFact, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from: (a) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (b) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (c) any content obtained from the Service; or (d) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage.

In jurisdictions that do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, our liability shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

7. Third-Party Links

The Service contains links to third-party websites, news articles, and resources that are not owned or controlled by LindyFact. As a news aggregation platform, linking to external news sources is a fundamental part of our Service. We provide these links for your convenience and to direct you to the original source material published by third-party news organizations.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. When you leave our Service via a link to a third-party site, you do so at your own risk and should review the terms and privacy policies of that website. We do not endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third-party sites, information, materials, products, or services.

8. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use the Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Service.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved in the courts of competent jurisdiction. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and LindyFact regarding your use of the Service and supersede any prior agreements between you and us regarding the Service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LindyFact and its licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers, and directors from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (a) your use of and access to the Service; (b) your violation of any term of these Terms; or (c) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any intellectual property, property, or privacy right.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please reach out to us through our contact page. We welcome your feedback and are committed to addressing any concerns you may have regarding these Terms or the Service.