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GovFacts.org Terms of Use

Last Updated: August 9, 2025

Welcome to GovFacts.org (“Website”). This Website is operated by GovFacts (“we”, “us”, or “our”). By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use this Website.

This Website is available to users who are 13 years of age or older. If you are not 13 years of age or older, do not use this Website.

1. Acceptance of Terms
You acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. We may make changes to these Terms at any time. Any modifications will be effective when the changes are posted to the Website. You can know if these Terms have been revised since your last visit by checking the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

2. Privacy Policy
Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by this reference. Please review to understand our practices regarding the collection and use of your information.

3. User Accounts and Registration
To access certain features of the Website, such as the forum, you may be required to register for an account. By creating an account, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current, and complete account information, (b) maintain the security of your password, not share your password with any other person, and accept all risks of unauthorized access to your account, and (c) promptly notify us if you discover or otherwise suspect any security breaches related to the Website. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time for any reason.

4. Content and Intellectual Property Rights
All information, text, images, graphics, interfaces, and other material displayed, available or present on this Website (“Content”), including any intellectual property rights in such Content (including without limitation trademarks and copyrights) (“Intellectual Property Rights”), are the property of GovFacts, its affiliates, its licensors, or the designated owners, and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

5. Authorized and Prohibited Uses
You may view, download, and print text Content subject to the following conditions: (a) the Content may be used solely for informational and non-commercial purposes; (b) the Content may not be modified or altered in any way.

6. Tampering with or Illegal Use of Website
You are not allowed to tamper with or manipulate the content of this Website, or otherwise damage this Website. Neither may you use this Website for any purpose which is unlawful or prohibited by the terms on this Website.

7. Third-Party Services, Links, and Analytics
This Website utilizes services and contains links to websites not operated by GovFacts (“third-party services” or “third-party websites”). You agree that your use of third-party services and websites is at your own risk and is subject to their respective terms and conditions of use. GovFacts assumes no responsibility for these third-party services and websites. These services include:

  • Advertisements (Google AdSense): We use Google AdSense to display third-party advertisements. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.
  • Analytics (Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to understand our website traffic and user behavior. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to Google’s Privacy & Terms and opt-out by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
  • Analytics (Microsoft Clarity): We use Microsoft Clarity to capture how users interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

8. User-Generated Content and Forums (bbPress)
Our Website includes a forum, powered by bbPress, that allows users to post content (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you agree to these conditions:

  • Responsibility: You are solely responsible for the User Content you post. You agree not to post any content that is illegal, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy, infringing on intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties.
  • License Grant: By posting User Content, you grant GovFacts a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.
  • Moderation: We do not endorse and are not responsible for User Content. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content for any reason.

9. Copyright Infringement Policy (DMCA)
GovFacts respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on this Website, please notify our copyright agent, as set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA). For your complaint to be valid under the DMCA, you must provide the following information in writing:

  1. An electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
  2. Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
  3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the Website.
  4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as your address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
  5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law.
  6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

The above information must be submitted to our DMCA Agent at: [email protected]

10. Disclaimers of Warranties
THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. GOVFACTS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE. USE OF ANY GOVFACTS.ORG CONTENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

11. Limitation of Liability
NEITHER GOVFACTS NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING GOVFACTS.ORG OR ITS CONTENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE GOVFACTS.ORG AND ITS CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER OR NOT GOVFACTS IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

12. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GovFacts, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms or your posting of User Content.

13. Termination
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this Website, with or without notice, for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms.

14. Dispute Resolution by Binding Arbitration
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS. You agree that any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of the Website will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this agreement. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its rules. You may choose to have the arbitration conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, or in person in the county where you live or at another mutually agreed location.

Waiver of Jury Trial: YOU AND GOVFACTS EACH AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. IF FOR ANY REASON A CLAIM PROCEEDS IN COURT RATHER THAN IN ARBITRATION, WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

15. Severability
If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any clause or provision of these Terms is illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future law, such clause or provision shall be deemed to be deleted and severed from the Website without affecting the enforceability of all remaining clauses or provisions.

16. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

17. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms or otherwise need to contact GovFacts for any reason, you can reach us at [email protected].

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms, at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes will mean that you accept and agree to the changes. As long as you comply with these Terms, GovFacts grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Website.