Terms of Service

Effective Date: [Insert date before publishing] Last Updated: 2026-04-19 ⚠️ Draft — must be reviewed by a lawyer before publishing publicly.

Welcome to Newseeze. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Newseeze Chrome extension, web dashboard, and related services (collectively, the "Service") provided by Newseeze, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Newseeze," "we," "us," or "our").

By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. What Newseeze Does

Newseeze is a pay-per-article reading service. You fund a prepaid wallet, and when you choose to unlock an article from a paywalled publisher site, we deduct a small per-article fee from your wallet and help you access the article.

Newseeze is not a subscription service. We do not automatically renew or auto-charge beyond your explicit top-ups.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent that you meet this requirement.

3. Your Account

To use the Service you must create an account. Authentication is provided by Clerk, Inc. You are responsible for:

• keeping your login credentials secure
• all activity that occurs under your account
• notifying us immediately at [support@newseeze.com] if you suspect unauthorized access

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, are suspected of fraud, or appear to be operated by automated means without authorization.

4. Wallet and Payments

4.1 Top-ups

You may fund your Newseeze wallet by adding credits in fixed amounts ($5, $10, $20, or other denominations we offer). Payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. Newseeze does not store your payment card details.

4.2 Per-article fees

When you choose to unlock an article, we display the per-article price before purchase. By clicking the unlock button you authorize us to deduct the displayed amount from your wallet.

4.3 No refunds

Wallet credits are non-refundable once added, except where required by applicable law. Per-article purchases are final once the article is unlocked. If a technical error prevents article access, contact us and we will investigate and, at our sole discretion, restore the credits.

4.4 Inactive wallets

If your wallet is inactive for more than 24 months, we may close the account and treat the remaining balance as forfeited, except where prohibited by law (including unclaimed-property laws in your jurisdiction).

4.5 Publisher revenue share

We remit a majority share of each per-article fee to the originating publisher under commercial agreements. You acknowledge that your payment funds both Newseeze operations and publisher royalties.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree NOT to:

• Use the Service to circumvent paywalls for which no Newseeze agreement exists beyond the pay-per-article mechanism we provide
• Scrape, bulk-download, or systematically archive publisher content obtained via Newseeze
• Share, redistribute, or republish paywalled content obtained via Newseeze beyond personal reading
• Use the Service to violate copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Chrome extension (except as permitted by law)
• Use automated means (bots, scripts) to access the Service without our written permission
• Share account credentials with others, or operate more than one account per person without our permission
• Attempt to manipulate, exploit, or otherwise abuse the wallet, pricing, or unlock systems

Violation of this section may result in immediate suspension and forfeiture of wallet balance to cover investigation costs.

6. Publisher Content

Articles you unlock through Newseeze are licensed to you for personal, non-commercial reading only. Copyright in all articles remains with the respective publisher. Your Newseeze access does not grant you any license to republish, distribute, or create derivative works.

Newseeze has no control over publisher content and does not endorse or verify the accuracy of any article. Disputes about article content should be directed to the originating publisher.

7. Service Availability

We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice. We are not liable for any loss resulting from Service interruption.

8. Intellectual Property

The Newseeze name, logo, extension, and associated materials are owned by Newseeze, Inc. These Terms do not grant you any right to use our marks except as incidental to using the Service as intended.

9. Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third parties (Clerk for authentication, Stripe for payments, Neon for database hosting, Railway for infrastructure, publisher APIs). Your use of those services is subject to their respective terms. We are not responsible for third-party outages or data handling practices beyond what is described in our Privacy Policy.

10. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that the Service will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted, or that article content will be accurate.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEWSEEZE AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE. Our total aggregate liability shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid to Newseeze in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) $100 USD.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Newseeze from any claim, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your violation of these Terms, your misuse of the Service, or your infringement of any third-party right.

13. Termination

You may close your account at any time from the dashboard. We may terminate or suspend your account at any time for violation of these Terms or for any reason with reasonable notice. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including 4.3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15) will survive.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If changes are material, we will notify you by email or an in-product notice. Continued use after the effective date of the updated Terms constitutes acceptance.

15. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.

16. Contact

Newseeze, Inc. [Registered agent address] Email: [support@newseeze.com] · [legal@newseeze.com]

This is a starting draft. It must be reviewed and revised by qualified legal counsel before being published as the binding terms of the Service. In particular, the following items were flagged for legal review: dispute resolution (arbitration vs. court), class action waiver, age restrictions by jurisdiction, EU/UK-specific consumer rights, California-specific rights (CCPA), inactive-wallet handling under state unclaimed-property law, and publisher revenue-share disclosure requirements.