Terms of Service
Effective Date: November 9, 2025
Welcome to Politics Aside. By using our website, you agree to these Terms of Service. Please read them carefully.
1. About Our Content
This is a satire website. All articles, stories, and content are fictional works of humor and parody created for entertainment purposes. We use real names of public figures in fake stories as satire. Nothing published here should be interpreted as factual news or reporting, unless linked to actual news stories from outside news sites.
2. Your Account and Subscriptions
- You must be at least 13 years old to create an account (16 if in the European Economic Area)
- Provide accurate registration information and keep it updated
- Keep your password confidential and secure
- You're responsible for all activity under your account
- Subscriptions are non-transferable
3. User Comments and Content
When you post comments or other content on our site:
- You retain ownership but grant us a worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your content
- You represent that you own the content or have permission to post it
- You agree not to post content that is illegal, harmful, harassing, defamatory, or infringes others' rights
- We may remove any content and suspend accounts at our discretion
- We may identify you as the author of your posts
You agree NOT to:
- Harass, threaten, or impersonate others
- Post spam, advertising, or malicious links
- Scrape, copy, or use automated bots on our site
- Use our content to train AI or machine learning systems
- Collect other users' personal information
4. Intellectual Property
- All site content (except user comments) belongs to us or our licensors
- You may read and share our content for personal, non-commercial use
- You may not copy, republish, or redistribute our content without written permission
- You may link to our site but not frame our content
5. Disclaimers
THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." We make no warranties about accuracy, reliability, or availability. Given the satirical nature of our content, you acknowledge that:
- Our stories are fiction and parody
- We are not a news source
- Content should not be relied upon as factual
6. Limitation of Liability
We are not liable for any damages arising from your use of the site, including indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
7. Dispute Resolution
Arbitration Agreement: Most disputes must be resolved through binding arbitration on an individual basis, not in court. This includes a waiver of class actions and jury trials.
Exceptions: Small claims court and intellectual property disputes may be handled in court.
To Opt Out: Send written notice to Politics Aside within 30 days of first using the site.
Governing Law: California law applies. Any permitted court actions must be filed within one year.
8. Payments
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- You authorize us and our payment processors to handle your payment information
- Subscription terms and pricing are described at purchase
9. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your account at any time for violations of these Terms or for any other reason.
10. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the site means you accept the updated Terms.
11. General
- These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us
- If any provision is invalid, the rest remains in effect
- Our failure to enforce any right doesn't waive that right
Contact Us
Questions about these Terms? Contact us at: contact@politicsaside.net
Remember: This is a satire website. Our content is fictional humor, not factual news.