Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using muckraker.org (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, you should not use the Site. Muckraker Foundation, Inc. ("we," "us," or "the Foundation") reserves the right to update these terms at any time. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

Use of Content

The content on this Site is the copyrighted property of Muckraker Foundation, Inc. unless otherwise indicated. Individual visitors may read, share links to, and quote brief excerpts from our content for personal, non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution.

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Intellectual Property

The Muckraker Foundation name, logo, and all original content published on this Site are protected by copyright and trademark law. Nothing on this Site grants any license or right to use any trademark or copyrighted material except as expressly provided in these Terms or in the Republishing Guidelines.

User Conduct

You agree not to use this Site to transmit any material that is unlawful, threatening, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, its servers, or any connected systems. Automated scraping, crawling, or data extraction beyond what is permitted by our robots.txt is prohibited without prior written consent.

Donations

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Third-Party Links

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Disclaimer of Warranties

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Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Muckraker Foundation, Inc. shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this Site or its content.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions.

Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to support@muckraker.org.