Effective May 25, 2026

Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a contract between you and RUSH Newstream ("RUSH," "we," "us," or "our") covering your use of the RUSH Newstream website, mobile site, APIs, and related services (together, the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. About RUSH

RUSH Newstream is a nonpartisan news aggregation platform that collects, organizes, and analyzes news content from a wide range of publishers and social media sources. RUSH uses automated systems, including artificial intelligence, to grade articles for headline accuracy, honesty, bias, influence, and coverage completeness, and to summarize stories and surface related coverage from multiple outlets. RUSH does not produce original news reporting and is not itself a news publisher.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use RUSH and at least 18 (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to create an account. By using RUSH you represent that you meet these requirements and that you have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement.

3. Accounts

You can use most of RUSH without an account. Some features (such as posting comments and upvoting events) require you to create one.

  • You must provide accurate information when creating an account, including a valid email address.
  • You are responsible for keeping your password secure. We recommend a strong, unique password and enabling any additional security features we offer.
  • You are responsible for all activity that happens under your account, except where the activity is caused by our negligence or a security failure on our side.
  • Notify us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised.
  • You may sign in using a third-party identity provider (such as Google or Facebook). When you do, you authorize RUSH to receive the basic profile information described in our Privacy Policy.
  • One person, one account. Do not create accounts to impersonate others, evade a suspension, or manipulate ranking or voting.

4. Content on RUSH

The Service presents three broad categories of content:

  • Third-party news content. Articles, headlines, images, and excerpts from news publishers. These are owned by their respective publishers and are presented under fair use or applicable license terms. Links go to the original publisher's website.
  • RUSH-generated analysis. AI-generated story summaries, grades (Headline Accuracy, Honesty & Integrity, Bias Detection, Reader Influence, Coverage Completeness), trending topic identification, and content classifications. This analysis is produced by automated systems and is provided for informational purposes only.
  • User-generated content. Comments, votes, and any other contributions made by RUSH users.

5. Your content and conduct

License you grant us

You retain ownership of the content you post on RUSH. When you post a comment or other contribution, you grant RUSH a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, display, reproduce, distribute, modify (for formatting purposes), and make available your content as part of the Service. This license is necessary for us to operate the Service. The license ends when your content is removed from the Service, except that we may retain backup copies for a reasonable period and may retain content removed for violation of these Terms as required for our records or legal obligations.

Things you must not do

You agree not to post content or use the Service to:

  • Harass, threaten, defame, or intimidate any person or group
  • Promote violence or hatred against a person or group based on race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or similar characteristic
  • Post content that is sexually explicit, contains child sexual abuse material, or is otherwise inappropriate for a general-audience news site
  • Share content that infringes someone else's copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights
  • Share content that violates someone else's privacy (such as posting private personal information without consent)
  • Spam, promote affiliate links, post repetitive or off-topic content, or engage in deceptive promotion
  • Impersonate any person or organization, or misrepresent your affiliation with anyone
  • Coordinate with others to manipulate votes, comments, or other engagement metrics
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to RUSH systems, scrape the Service at volume that affects other users, or interfere with the operation of the Service
  • Use RUSH for any unlawful purpose, or in violation of any applicable law
  • Bypass or attempt to bypass any access restriction, paywall, or rate limit
  • Train artificial intelligence or machine learning systems using content scraped from RUSH without our written permission

Moderation

We may, but are not obligated to, review, edit, or remove user content. We may remove content or suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or that we judge in our reasonable discretion to be harmful to RUSH or its users. We are not responsible for user content posted on the Service. If you believe content violates these Terms, contact us at the address in section 17.

6. Third-party content and links

RUSH links to articles on third-party publisher websites and to other third-party services. Those links are provided for your convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party websites, their content, or their policies. Your interactions with third-party publishers are between you and the publisher and are governed by their terms and privacy policies. The presence of an article on RUSH is not an endorsement by RUSH of the publisher or the article's content. Similarly, the publisher does not endorse RUSH unless explicitly stated.

7. AI-generated analysis

RUSH uses external bias-rating services — AllSides, Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC), and Ad Fontes Media — to inform outlet-level bias indicators. Those ratings are produced by third parties under their own methodologies; RUSH attributes them to their source and does not independently verify them. AI-generated grades and summaries may contain errors, omissions, or misinterpretations and should not be relied on as a substitute for reading the underlying article. RUSH disclaims responsibility for decisions you make based on AI-generated content.

8. Intellectual property

RUSH and its design, code, layout, branding, logos, AI prompts, and proprietary databases are owned by RUSH or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or create derivative works from the Service or its components, except for content you yourself have posted and except as expressly permitted by these Terms or by applicable law. The RUSH name, the "News Without Spin" tagline, and the RUSH Newstream logo are trademarks of RUSH Newstream.

If you believe content on RUSH infringes your copyright, send a notice including the information required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to dmca@rushnewstream.com. We will respond to valid notices in accordance with applicable law.

9. Fees and subscriptions

Use of RUSH is currently free of charge. We may introduce paid features or subscription plans in the future. If we do, the price, billing cycle, and any free-trial terms will be disclosed at the point of purchase, and your continued use of paid features will be subject to the additional terms presented at that time.

Payments will be processed by a third-party payment processor. We do not store your full payment card information on our servers. Refund policies for paid features, if any, will be disclosed at purchase. Recurring subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled.

10. Service availability and changes

We aim to keep RUSH available and operational but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. We may suspend, modify, or discontinue all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice. We may also impose limits on certain features or restrict your access to parts of the Service without notice or liability.

11. Termination

You may stop using RUSH at any time and may delete your account through our contact channel (see section 17). We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms, if we are required to do so by law, or if continuing your access poses a risk to RUSH or its users. Upon termination:

  • Your right to use the Service ends immediately.
  • Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, indemnification, disclaimers, and dispute resolution) will continue to apply.
  • We will handle your information as described in our Privacy Policy.

12. Disclaimer of warranties

RUSH does not warrant that the content presented on the Service, including AI-generated grades and summaries, is accurate, current, or free from error. RUSH does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that defects will be corrected. Your use of the Service is at your own risk.

13. Limitation of liability

In jurisdictions that do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law. Our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars.

14. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless RUSH and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from: (a) your use of the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property or privacy right; or (d) any content you post on RUSH.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You and RUSH agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Maryland, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. To the extent permitted by law, you and RUSH each waive any right to a jury trial.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the unauthorized use or misuse of intellectual property or confidential information.

16. Miscellaneous

  • Entire agreement. These Terms (together with our Privacy Policy and any additional terms presented for specific features) are the entire agreement between you and RUSH.
  • Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect.
  • No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
  • Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them, including in a merger or sale.
  • Changes. We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Effective" date at the top of this page and (for material changes) notify you by email or with a notice on the site. Continued use of RUSH after the effective date of an update means you accept the updated Terms.
  • No third-party beneficiaries. These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights.

17. Contact us

Questions, requests, or concerns about these Terms can be sent to:

RUSH Newstream
Email: support@rushnewstream.com