These terms govern your use of The Global Berean. They’re a solid working draft written alongside the actual product — please have them reviewed by a lawyer before treating them as final, especially the governing-law section below, which needs a real jurisdiction filled in.

Accounts

You don’t need an account to read The Global Berean. An account is required to comment, save articles, react to them, or follow authors. You’re responsible for keeping access to your email address secure, since that’s how sign-in works. You must be old enough to legally agree to these terms in your jurisdiction to create an account.

Comments and content you post

You keep ownership of anything you write, but you grant us a license to display it on the site. Every comment is reviewed against our community covenantbefore it’s shown to other readers, and we may reject, remove, or edit for length any comment that violates it. We may suspend or terminate accounts that repeatedly violate the covenant.

Editorial content

Articles, opinion pieces, and devotionals are the work of their credited authors and The Global Berean. Opinion pieces reflect the views of their individual authors, not necessarily the editorial position of The Global Berean. Please don’t republish our articles in full without permission — short excerpts with attribution and a link back are welcome.

Acceptable use

• Don’t use the site to harass, defame, or impersonate anyone.
• Don’t attempt to disrupt, scrape at scale, or gain unauthorized access to the site or its data.
• Don’t post spam, malware, or content that violates someone else’s rights.

No warranty

The Global Berean is provided “as is.” We work to keep reporting accurate and the site reliable, but we don’t guarantee it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or fit for any particular purpose.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Global Berean isn’t liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site.

Changes

We may update these terms as the site changes. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Governing law

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Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent to legal@theberean.example (replace with a real inbox before launch).