Terms of Service
Simple, fair terms for using TLDR Times—explained like you're 15, not a lawyer.
Last updated: August 21, 2025
1. Welcome to TLDR Times
By using TLDR Times, you're agreeing to these terms. Think of this as our mutual agreement about how to use our service responsibly and fairly.
📝 What This Means
These terms are the rules for using TLDR Times. We've tried to make them as clear and fair as possible. If you don't agree with something, please reach out to us before using the service.
2. How You Can Use TLDR Times
You're welcome to use TLDR Times for personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes. This includes:
- Reading our simplified news stories and explanations
- Sharing individual articles with friends and family
- Using our content for educational discussions and learning
- Subscribing to TLDR Times Club for premium features
What You Can't Do
To keep TLDR Times sustainable and fair for everyone, please don't:
- Copy our content for commercial use without permission
- Try to hack, reverse engineer, or exploit our website
- Share your account credentials with others
- Republish our content on other websites or platforms
- Use our service for illegal activities
3. Your Account
When you create a TLDR Times account, you're responsible for keeping it secure. Here's what that means:
- Accurate Information: Provide real, current contact information
- Secure Password: Choose a strong password and keep it private
- Account Security: You're responsible for all activity under your account
- One Person, One Account: Don't create multiple accounts
If you notice suspicious activity on your account, let us know immediately at [email protected].
4. TLDR Times Club Subscription
Our subscription service gives you access to premium content and features:
💰 How Billing Works
- Monthly subscription for $5/month
- Automatic renewal unless you cancel
- Billing occurs on the same day each month
- Cancel anytime—no long-term contracts
Cancellation and Refunds
- Cancel your subscription anytime from your account settings
- Access continues until the end of your current billing period
- We don't offer refunds for partial months
- If there's a technical issue that prevents you from using our service, contact us for assistance
5. Our Content
TLDR Times creates original explanations of current events. Here's what you should know:
🎯 Our Editorial Approach
We simplify complex news stories using analogies, plain language, and humor. While we strive for accuracy, our content is educational and designed to help understanding—not replace original news sources.
- Educational Purpose: Our content is meant to help you understand complex topics
- Original Sources: We always link to original news sources for complete information
- Not Professional Advice: Our content isn't legal, financial, or medical advice
- Fact-Checking: We work hard to be accurate, but encourage reading original sources
6. Acceptable Use
We want TLDR Times to be a positive space for everyone. Please use our service respectfully:
✅ Encouraged Behavior
- Share articles to help others understand complex topics
- Provide constructive feedback about our content
- Use our service for learning and education
- Respect other users in any community features
❌ Prohibited Activities
- Attempting to hack or disrupt our service
- Creating fake accounts or impersonating others
- Using our service for spam or malicious activities
- Violating others' privacy or intellectual property rights
- Any activity that's illegal in your jurisdiction
7. Intellectual Property
Our content is protected by copyright, but we want it to be useful:
- Our Content: TLDR Times owns the explanations, analogies, and simplified content we create
- Fair Use: You can quote small portions for educational or commentary purposes
- Attribution: If you reference our content, please credit TLDR Times
- Commercial Use: Contact us if you'd like to use our content commercially
8. Service Availability
We work hard to keep TLDR Times running smoothly, but we can't guarantee 100% uptime:
- Occasional maintenance and updates may cause brief outages
- We'll try to announce scheduled maintenance in advance
- Technical issues may occasionally affect service availability
- We're not responsible for issues caused by your internet connection or device
9. Limitation of Liability
We provide TLDR Times "as is" and do our best to make it useful and accurate:
- We can't guarantee that all information is perfectly accurate or complete
- We're not liable for decisions you make based on our simplified explanations
- Our liability is limited to the amount you've paid for our service
- We encourage checking original sources for important decisions
💡 Our Recommendation
Use TLDR Times as a starting point for understanding complex topics, then dive deeper with original sources when making important decisions.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these terms occasionally to reflect changes in our service or legal requirements:
- We'll notify you of significant changes via email and our website
- Minor clarifications may be made without notification
- Continued use of TLDR Times means you accept updated terms
- You can always view the current terms on our website
11. Contact Us
Questions about these terms? We're here to help clarify anything:
📞 We're Here to Help
These terms aren't meant to be intimidating. If something isn't clear or seems unfair, please reach out. We want TLDR Times to work well for everyone.