Terms of Use

By using usinnews.com you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the site. US In News is owned and operated by Chris Simpson.

Using the site

Read anything you like. Share links freely. You may quote short extracts with attribution and a link back, as set out on our copyright page.

You may not republish our articles in full, scrape the site at a volume that degrades it for other readers, present our work as your own, or use the site to distribute malware or break the law. We may block access from any source doing those things.

Automated access for search indexing is welcome. Our robots.txt sets out what is crawlable.

Content is informational, not advice

Everything on this site is published for general information. It is not legal, financial, medical, safety, or professional advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from someone qualified who knows your situation.

Articles on this site report what named sources said at a point in time. Facts change — hours, fees, closures, access rules, water conditions, regulations, and the status of any ongoing event. Each article carries its publication date and its sources. Check the original source before relying on anything here for a decision involving your safety or your money.

Accuracy and automation

Our stories are compiled from transcripts of named broadcast sources and checked by an independent verification pass that removes claims the sources do not support. Our guides are written from primary sources. This process is automated, with editorial oversight and final accountability held by the editor-in-chief. We describe how it works on our editorial standards page, and we say so here because you are entitled to know before you rely on anything.

No process makes a news site infallible. Sources are sometimes wrong. Early reporting on developing events is frequently wrong. Where sources disagree, we report the disagreement rather than resolving it, which means some stories will present you with an unresolved discrepancy rather than an answer.

When we get something wrong we correct it visibly under our corrections policy. If you believe something here is inaccurate, write to [email protected].

No warranty

The site is provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranty, express or implied, that the content is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any particular purpose, or that the site will be uninterrupted or error-free. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all such warranties.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, US In News and its owner are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of this site or your reliance on anything published on it, including lost profits, lost data, or losses arising from travel or other decisions made on the basis of our content.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

Links to other sites

We link out constantly — to the broadcast sources our stories are compiled from, and to the official pages our guides are verified against. Those sites are not ours. We do not control their content, their accuracy, their security, or their privacy practices, and a link is not an endorsement of the site or its operator.

Following an outbound link takes you outside this site and outside these terms. We are not responsible for what happens there. There are no affiliate links on this site — we earn nothing when you click one.

Intellectual property

Our articles, guides, and generated videos belong to US In News. Photographs are licensed from Wikimedia Commons contributors and carry their own terms, credited on each image. Full detail, including our licence terms and the DMCA takedown route, is on our copyright page.

Material you send us

If you send us a tip, a correction, or other material, you confirm you have the right to send it and you give us permission to use it in our reporting. We are not obliged to publish, use, or return anything sent to us, and we treat unsolicited material as non-confidential unless you have agreed confidentiality with us first.

Changes and governing law

We may update these terms. The date at the top of this page changes when we do, and continued use of the site after that means you accept the revised terms. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida and of the United States.

Questions go to [email protected]. Legal notices go to [email protected].