Terms of use

1. What this is

This site (intensitynews.org) is a community-run feed for news posts, polls, predictions, and bounties. It is run by the operator of intensitynews.org, referred to here as "we" or "us". By creating an account or using the site you agree to these terms.

2. Accounts

• You sign up with a username and a password. We do not collect email addresses.
• You are responsible for keeping your password safe. We cannot recover a lost password because we do not have any way to verify who you are.
• One person, one account. Running multiple accounts to manipulate votes, predictions, or comments is grounds for an immediate ban.
• You must be old enough to enter into a contract in your country to create an account.

3. Creds

• Creds are an in-site unit of credibility. They are not money, securities, or any kind of regulated financial instrument.
• Creds have no cash value. There is no cash-out, no withdrawal, no transfer to other people.
• If we add a way to buy Creds with cryptocurrency in the future, those purchases will be subject to additional terms shown to you at the point of sale.
• We may correct balances if a bug or abuse caused them to be wrong.

4. What you post

• You keep ownership of what you post. You grant us a non-exclusive licence to host, display, and distribute it on this site.
• You must have the right to post anything you submit. Don't post other people's copyrighted work without permission.
• Don't post anything illegal, threatening, harassing, hateful, or sexually exploitative.
• Don't post spam, paid promotion, or links to scams.
• We can remove anything that breaks the rules without notice.

5. Predictions and bounties are a game

• Predictions and bounties are a game. You cannot win or lose real money.
• Resolutions are decided by the prediction's author and reviewed by moderators when challenged.
• Bounty submissions are accepted or rejected by the bounty's author. We do not arbitrate evidence quality unless we are notified of abuse.

6. Moderation

• Moderators can hide posts, lock comments, overturn predictions, and ban accounts.
• Moderation actions are recorded in an internal audit log.
• If we ban your account, that ends your ability to use the site. We will not reverse a ban simply because you ask us to.

7. Changes

We can change these terms at any time. The "last updated" date at the top of the page tells you when. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the new terms.

8. No warranty

This site is provided as-is. We do not promise it will be available, accurate, or fit for any particular use. To the extent allowed by law, our liability to you is limited to whatever you have paid us, which under the current set-up is zero.

9. Contact

If you need to reach us, send an in-site message to the admin account. You can do that at /messages/compose?to=inews_admin while logged in.