EMWNews Terms of Service

Version 2.1 — Complete Agreement (Modules 1–10)
Last Updated: July 2026





Module 1: Foundation, Definitions & Platform Scope

1. Legally Binding Agreement

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you (“User”, “you”, or “your”) and EMWNews, Ltd. (“EMWNews”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). This Agreement governs your access to and use of every current and future EMWNews service, product, software, dashboard, report, subscription, API, artificial intelligence system, monitoring tool, business intelligence platform, publishing service, verification service, educational offering, consulting service, and any other technology or offering provided by EMWNews (collectively, the “Platform”).

The Platform includes, but is not limited to, the following products and services:

By accessing, registering for, submitting content to, or using any part of the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use the Platform.

2. Company Overview

EMWNews has evolved from a press release distribution company into The Business Visibility Company™. We operate an integrated, multi‑faceted platform that combines business intelligence, visibility monitoring, AI discoverability, publishing, press release distribution, business profiles, business registry, verification, monitoring, reporting, analytics, education, and consulting — all designed to help businesses, organizations, and professionals understand, improve, and monitor their Business Visibility across the digital ecosystem.

Our Platform leverages proprietary methodologies, artificial intelligence, and real‑time data to deliver actionable insights, scores, and recommendations. EMWNews is not a generic news wire; we are a comprehensive business visibility solution for the modern digital economy.

3. Acceptance of Terms

By using the Platform — whether by creating an account, ordering services, viewing reports, submitting information, using software, claiming profiles, monitoring businesses, using APIs, accessing dashboards, or otherwise interacting with any EMWNews service — you automatically accept these Terms and agree to be legally bound by them.

Your acceptance is effective immediately upon any use of the Platform and continues for the duration of your relationship with EMWNews. If you do not accept these Terms, you must immediately cease all use of the Platform.

4. Commercial Use Acknowledgement

EMWNews is intended primarily for commercial and business use. You acknowledge and agree that you are using the Platform in a commercial capacity, whether on behalf of a business, corporation, limited liability company, nonprofit organization, government entity, media outlet, agency, consultancy, or as a professional acting in the course of your trade or profession.

This acknowledgement applies to all Users, including individuals who may be acting as sole proprietors or independent professionals. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the parties acknowledge that the Platform is intended primarily for commercial and business purposes. Consumer protection laws that apply to personal, family, or household use do not apply to your use of the Platform. You waive any argument that you are a consumer entitled to consumer‑specific protections.

5. Eligibility

Age Requirement. You must be at least fourteen (14) years of age to use the Platform. By using the Platform, you represent and warrant that you are at least 14 years old.

Legal Capacity. You represent that you have the full legal capacity and authority to enter into this binding agreement. If you are using the Platform on behalf of an entity (such as a company, organization, or government body), you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

Authority to Bind. If you are an employee, agent, or representative of an entity, you acknowledge that your use of the Platform is imputed to that entity, and that entity is jointly and severally liable for all obligations under these Terms.

6. Definitions

Definitions Control Clause. Capitalized terms used throughout these Terms shall have the meanings assigned in this Definitions section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. These definitions apply to all current and future products, services, software, AI systems, APIs, dashboards, reports, subscriptions, monitoring systems, and any successor or replacement technologies, whether now existing or hereafter developed.

The following capitalized terms have the meanings set forth below, unless the context otherwise requires:

EMWNews
EMWNews, Ltd., a company registered in Romania, and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and successors.
Platform
The entire EMWNews ecosystem, including all software, dashboards, reports, monitoring systems, AI tools, APIs, subscriptions, publishing services, consulting, educational content, and future technologies.
Service
Any individual product, feature, or offering provided by EMWNews, whether current or future.
Business Visibility Platform™
The comprehensive suite of tools and services offered by EMWNews for monitoring, analyzing, and improving business visibility, including all related intellectual property, algorithms, and methodologies.
Business Visibility Score™
A proprietary, algorithmically calculated score that represents EMWNews’s assessment of a business’s digital visibility at a given time. The Score is based on EMWNews’s proprietary intellectual property, including its scoring methodology, weighting factors, confidence calculations, and algorithms. Scores may be subject to historical recalculations, methodology updates, algorithm changes, and historical corrections. Scores are opinions based upon EMWNews proprietary methodology. Scores are informational, educational, and are NOT guarantees of any specific outcome.
Business Visibility Monitoring™
The ongoing tracking and reporting of visibility metrics, including historical trends and changes over time. Monitoring includes scheduled scans, unscheduled scans, historical scans, and may be subject to maintenance, third-party interruptions, algorithm changes, temporary outages, historical corrections, score recalculations, and availability limitations. Monitoring frequency and intervals are determined by EMWNews in its sole discretion and may change without notice.
Business Visibility Snapshot™
A point‑in‑time evaluation of a business’s visibility across multiple digital channels. A Snapshot is NOT a certification, audit, guarantee, legal opinion, accounting opinion, tax opinion, consulting engagement, or professional advice. It is a proprietary assessment for informational and educational purposes only.
Business Visibility Evaluation™
A structured assessment of a business’s visibility, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. The Evaluation is based on EMWNews’s proprietary methodology and is provided as an opinion, not as a guarantee or professional advice.
Business Visibility Report™
A detailed document or dashboard presenting visibility data, analysis, and recommendations. Reports may contain AI-generated information, human review, opinions, analysis, and recommendations. Reports are educational and informational, are not guarantees, and may change over time. EMWNews may update, correct, or regenerate reports at any time.
Business Profile™
A digital representation of a business within the EMWNews Platform, containing public information, verification status, and visibility metrics. Profiles may be automatically generated, partially generated, created from publicly available information, claimed later, verified later, updated, corrected, enhanced, merged, split, archived, made public, made private, removed, or restored as determined by EMWNews.
Business Registry™
The centralized database of business profiles maintained by EMWNews. Registry Records may contain public information, user‑submitted information, verified information, AI‑generated information, third‑party information, historical information, monitoring information, and visibility information.
Business Intelligence™
The data, analytics, and insights derived from the Platform’s monitoring and analysis, including Business Intelligence Data™ and Platform Data™.
Business Visibility™
The overall presence, discoverability, and perception of a business across search engines, AI platforms, directories, news media, and social channels.
Monitoring
The automated and continuous collection of data related to business visibility.
Verification
The process by which EMWNews confirms the authenticity and accuracy of a business profile.
EMW Verified™
A status indicator confirming that a business has been verified by EMWNews.
Business Visibility Standards™
The criteria and benchmarks used by EMWNews to evaluate visibility.
Dashboard
A user‑facing interface displaying visibility data, scores, and insights.
Report
A structured presentation of visibility data, analysis, and recommendations.
Business Intelligence Resolver™
A tool that correlates disparate data points to resolve business identity and visibility.
Discovery Engine™
An AI‑powered system that identifies visibility opportunities and trends.
Feed Discovery™
A real‑time feed of visibility‑relevant events and changes.
Historical Discovery™
The retrieval and analysis of historical visibility data.
Snapshot Engine™
The system that generates point‑in‑time visibility snapshots.
AI Discoverability™
The measure of how easily a business is found by AI‑powered platforms and assistants.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Machine learning, natural language processing, and other automated systems used by EMWNews.
Software
Any application, API, tool, or code provided by EMWNews.
Subscription
A recurring payment plan for access to specific Platform services.
Partner
A third‑party entity that collaborates with EMWNews to provide complementary services.
Affiliate
A person or entity that promotes EMWNews services in exchange for compensation.
Customer
Any User who purchases or subscribes to EMWNews services.
User Content
Any information, text, images, video, audio, or data submitted to the Platform by a User.
Public Business Information
Information about a business that is publicly available or submitted for public display.
Third‑Party Data
Data obtained from external sources, including search engines, directories, and social media.
Monitoring Data
Data collected through the Platform’s monitoring systems.
Scoring Methodology
The proprietary algorithms and criteria used to calculate Business Visibility Scores.
Proprietary Methodology
All algorithms, models, processes, and trade secrets used by EMWNews.
Platform Services
All current and future services offered through the Platform.
Future Services / Future Products
Any service or product that EMWNews may develop or offer after the effective date of these Terms.
Future Software
Any software, application, or API that EMWNews may release in the future.
Registry Record™
An individual entry in the Business Registry™, containing all data and metadata associated with a specific business profile.
Public Business Profile™
A Business Profile that is publicly visible and accessible through the Platform.
Claimed Profile™
A Business Profile that has been claimed by the business owner or authorized representative.
Verified Badge™
A visual indicator displayed on a Business Profile to denote that the business has been verified by EMWNews.
Business Visibility Methodology™
The proprietary set of processes, algorithms, weighting factors, and data sources used by EMWNews to evaluate and score business visibility.
Visibility Recommendation™
An action-oriented suggestion provided by the Platform to help improve a business’s visibility.
Business Visibility Audit™
A comprehensive review of a business’s visibility, typically performed using the Platform’s tools and methodology.
Historical Visibility Data™
All past visibility data, scores, and metrics stored by the Platform.
Monitoring Event™
A specific data collection or analysis occurrence performed by the Platform’s monitoring systems.
Visibility Scan™
A single pass of data collection and analysis performed across one or more visibility channels.
Monitoring Interval™
The scheduled frequency at which Monitoring Events occur.
Confidence Score™
A proprietary metric indicating EMWNews’s degree of certainty in a given visibility score or data point.
Resolver Confidence™
A Confidence Score specifically applied to business identity resolution.
Discovery Confidence™
A Confidence Score applied to discovery-related metrics.
Visibility Confidence™
A Confidence Score applied to overall visibility assessments.
Monitoring Confidence™
A Confidence Score applied to monitoring data and trends.
Historical Score™
A Business Visibility Score calculated for a past point in time.
Historical Monitoring™
Monitoring data that reflects past visibility conditions.
Public Business Information™
Information about a business that is publicly available or has been submitted for public display.
Business Identity™
The unique combination of attributes that distinguishes a business, including name, location, and other identifiers.
Business Authority™
A measure of a business’s credibility and influence in its industry or market.
Trust Signals™
Data points that contribute to a business’s perceived trustworthiness.
Visibility Signals™
Data points that indicate a business’s presence and prominence across digital channels.
Business Intelligence Data™
All data generated, collected, or derived by the Platform’s business intelligence systems.
Platform Data™
All data stored, processed, or transmitted through the Platform.

7. Future Products Clause

Any future EMWNews product, software, dashboard, AI service, monitoring system, report, subscription, platform, API, scoring system, business intelligence service, educational service, consulting offering, acquisition, merged product, renamed product, successor technology, replacement technology, future methodology, future algorithm, or any other technology or offering (collectively, “Future Products”) shall automatically become governed by these Terms upon release, unless EMWNews expressly states otherwise in writing. You agree that your continued use of the Platform after the introduction of any Future Product constitutes your acceptance of these Terms as applied to that Future Product. This provision ensures that these Terms remain comprehensive and forward‑looking, without requiring a major revision each time EMWNews innovates.

8. Platform Scope

EMWNews may, at its sole discretion, add, remove, suspend, replace, rename, modify, merge, split, retire, license, acquire, sell, or discontinue any product, feature, or service offered through the Platform without changing these Terms, provided that such changes do not materially alter the commercial purpose of the Platform. EMWNews will use reasonable efforts to provide notice of material changes, but is not required to do so. You acknowledge that the Platform is dynamic and that EMWNews reserves the right to evolve its offerings to meet business and technological needs.

9. General Principles

No Guarantees of Performance or Results. EMWNews provides its Platform on an “as‑is” and “as‑available” basis. You acknowledge and agree that:

  • Scores, reports, recommendations, and other outputs are opinions based on proprietary methodology and are provided for informational and educational purposes only.
  • Business Visibility is dynamic and can improve or decline over time.
  • AI systems, search engines, directories, social media platforms, and other third‑party data sources may change their algorithms, policies, or availability at any time, and EMWNews has no control over such changes.
  • Monitoring may vary, and historical information, scores, and reports may be regenerated, corrected, or updated.
  • Recommendations provided by the Platform do not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice.

No Guarantee of Business Success. EMWNews does not guarantee that any visibility improvements will lead to increased revenue, market share, or business success. Your use of the Platform is at your own risk.

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Module 2: Business Visibility Platform™

2.1 Business Visibility Platform™ Overview

The EMWNews Business Visibility Platform™ (the “Platform”) is an integrated, proprietary ecosystem of current and future technologies, software, artificial intelligence systems, monitoring tools, reporting dashboards, business intelligence solutions, publishing services, verification services, educational offerings, and consulting services. The Platform combines business intelligence, visibility monitoring, AI discoverability, publishing, press release distribution, business profiles, business registry, verification, reporting, analytics, education, and consulting — all designed to help businesses, organizations, and professionals understand, monitor, evaluate, and improve their Business Visibility across the evolving digital ecosystem.

EMWNews may, at its sole and absolute discretion, expand, modify, rename, merge, replace, discontinue, or evolve any component of the Platform without requiring amendments to these Terms. You acknowledge that the Platform is dynamic and that your continued use constitutes acceptance of such evolution.

2.2 Proprietary Methodology & Intellectual Property

EMWNews exclusively owns all intellectual property, proprietary rights, and trade secrets relating to the Platform, including but not limited to:

  • Business Visibility™, Business Visibility Platform™, Business Visibility Score™, Business Visibility Monitoring™;
  • Business Visibility Methodology™, Scoring Methodology™, weighting factors, confidence calculations, and confidence models;
  • Visibility Signals™, Trust Signals™, Business Authority™, Business Intelligence™;
  • Business Intelligence Resolver™, Discovery Engine™, Feed Discovery™, Historical Discovery™, Snapshot Engine™;
  • All monitoring systems, dashboards, reports, analytics, derived data, and algorithms;
  • All future methodologies, algorithms, improvements, AI systems, monitoring systems, scoring systems, and business intelligence systems.

Proprietary Rights Acknowledgement. You acknowledge and agree that:

  • All methodologies, algorithms, weighting systems, confidence models, and analytical frameworks are proprietary intellectual property and confidential trade secrets of EMWNews.
  • Users receive only a limited, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable, revocable license to access and use Platform outputs as expressly set forth in these Terms.
  • You acquire no ownership interest in any methodology, algorithm, system, or technology underlying the Platform.
  • Any reverse engineering, decompilation, disassembly, or extraction of the Platform’s proprietary methods is strictly prohibited.

2.3 Business Visibility Framework™

The entire Business Visibility Framework™ — including Business Visibility™, Business Authority™, Trust Signals™, Visibility Signals™, Confidence Scores™, Monitoring Confidence™, Historical Scores™, and all related analytical models — is proprietary to EMWNews. These frameworks represent EMWNews’s proprietary analytical opinions developed exclusively through our internal research, data analysis, and algorithmic modeling.

Analytical Opinion Acknowledgment. You acknowledge and agree that:

  • All scores, metrics, signals, and assessments are proprietary analytical opinions, not objective facts.
  • They are not industry standards, government standards, or universally accepted measurements.
  • They may differ from methodologies used by other organizations.
  • EMWNews has sole discretion over the development, modification, and application of the Business Visibility Framework™.

2.4 Business Visibility Score™

The Business Visibility Score™ is a proprietary, algorithmically calculated score that represents EMWNews’s assessment of a business’s digital visibility at a given time. The Score is based on EMWNews’s proprietary intellectual property, including its scoring methodology, weighting factors, confidence calculations, and algorithms, which incorporate first‑party data, third‑party data, and publicly available information.

Scores may be subject to historical recalculations, methodology updates, algorithm improvements, and score corrections. EMWNews reserves the right to modify, update, or replace any scoring methodology at any time without notice.

Scores Are Opinions. Business Visibility Scores are proprietary opinions, not guarantees. They are informational and educational only. Scores:

  • Are NOT guarantees of performance, rankings, or business success.
  • May change over time based on methodology updates or data corrections.
  • May be corrected or recalculated at EMWNews’s sole discretion.
  • Are not objective measurements and should not be relied upon as such.

2.5 Business Visibility Monitoring™

Business Visibility Monitoring™ includes scheduled monitoring, unscheduled monitoring, historical monitoring, historical rescans, and ongoing data collection across multiple digital channels. Monitoring intervals, frequency, and data sources are determined by EMWNews in its sole discretion and may change without notice.

EMWNews may increase, decrease, modify, pause, resume, or permanently discontinue monitoring frequency at its sole discretion. Monitoring availability is not guaranteed and may be affected by maintenance, third‑party interruptions, algorithm changes, temporary outages, historical corrections, and score recalculations.

Monitoring Acknowledgment. You acknowledge that monitoring data is collected from third‑party sources over which EMWNews has no control, and that EMWNews has no liability for interruptions, inaccuracies, or changes to third‑party data.

2.6 Reports, Evaluations & Snapshots™

The Platform provides various reports, evaluations, and snapshots, including but not limited to Business Visibility Reports™, Business Visibility Snapshots™, Business Visibility Evaluations™, Historical Reports™, Custom Reports™, and all future report types (collectively, “Reports”). Reports may contain AI‑generated analysis, human review, proprietary opinions, recommendations, and analysis.

Reports Are Informational. All Reports are educational and informational only. They:

  • Are not guarantees of any specific outcome.
  • May be corrected, regenerated, or replaced at any time.
  • May evolve over time as methodologies and data sources change.
  • Should not be relied upon as the sole basis for any business decision.

Business Visibility Snapshots™ are point‑in‑time evaluations. Snapshots are NOT certifications, audits, guarantees, legal opinions, accounting opinions, tax opinions, consulting engagements, or professional advice. They are proprietary assessments for informational and educational purposes only.

2.7 Business Profiles™ & Business Registry™

Business Profiles™ are digital representations of businesses within the EMWNews Platform. Profiles may be automatically generated, created from publicly available information, claimed later, verified later, updated, corrected, enhanced, merged, split, archived, made public, made private, removed, or restored as determined by EMWNews. The Business Registry™ is the centralized database of all Business Profiles and associated data.

Ownership Distinction. You retain ownership of your trademarks, logos, and submitted content, subject to any licenses granted elsewhere in these Terms. However, EMWNews exclusively owns and retains all rights to:

  • Profile architecture, Registry structure, presentation, and metadata;
  • Monitoring history, scoring, analytics, and derived information;
  • Platform organization, Business Visibility Framework™, and all related intellectual property.

Historical versions of profiles, monitoring data, scores, and verification status may be retained indefinitely. Profiles may be claimed and verified, but verification is at EMWNews’s sole discretion.

2.8 EMW Verified™ & Verification

EMW Verified™ is a status indicator confirming that a business has been verified by EMWNews. Verification is discretionary, not permanent, and may be granted, denied, suspended, revoked, allowed to expire, renewed, or withdrawn at EMWNews’s sole discretion.

Verification Is Not Endorsement. EMW Verified™ does NOT constitute:

  • Endorsement, certification, or recommendation of any business, product, or service;
  • Legal compliance, financial approval, or investment quality;
  • Guarantee of future performance or business success.

EMWNews may revoke verification without notice for any reason, including but not limited to fraud, violation of these Terms, inaccurate information, or at EMWNews’s sole discretion.

2.9 AI Discoverability™

AI Discoverability™ measures how easily a business is found by AI‑powered platforms and assistants. The Platform includes AI Discoverability Checker™, AI‑generated recommendations, AI‑generated analysis, AI monitoring, and AI scoring related to AI platforms including but not limited to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, Copilot, Perplexity, Bing, Google AI, Apple Intelligence, and successor technologies.

No Control Over AI Platforms. EMWNews has no control over third‑party AI platforms. AI systems change frequently and without notice. You acknowledge that:

  • There is no guarantee of AI inclusion, AI rankings, or AI discoverability.
  • AI platform changes may affect visibility metrics without notice.
  • EMWNews is not responsible for decisions made by third‑party AI systems.

2.10 Platform Availability

The Platform may be subject to scheduled maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, emergency maintenance, service interruptions, third‑party failures, internet failures, cloud provider failures, and force majeure events. EMWNews does not guarantee uninterrupted availability of the Platform.

EMWNews will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice of planned maintenance but is not required to do so. EMWNews has no liability for any downtime, interruptions, or data loss.

2.11 Third-Party Dependencies

The Platform relies on third‑party services, including but not limited to search engines (Google, Bing, etc.), AI platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, etc.), directories, news aggregators, social networks, data providers, hosting providers, cloud providers, and domain registrars. EMWNews has no control over any third‑party service.

No Responsibility for Third Parties. You acknowledge and agree that:

  • Third‑party services may change their algorithms, policies, or availability at any time without notice.
  • EMWNews is not responsible for any changes to third‑party services.
  • Platform outputs may change because third‑party platforms change.
  • EMWNews has no liability for any third‑party decisions, actions, or failures.

2.12 Data Sources

EMWNews may lawfully use data from a variety of sources, including but not limited to publicly available information, user‑submitted information, third‑party data providers, historical data, monitoring data, AI‑generated data, public databases, web crawling, and web scraping where legally permitted. EMWNews may change data sources at any time without notice.

EMWNews makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of data obtained from third‑party sources. You acknowledge that third‑party data may be inaccurate, outdated, or unavailable.

2.13 No Guarantees

No Guarantees of Any Kind. EMWNews provides the Platform on an “as‑is” and “as‑available” basis. EMWNews does not guarantee, and expressly disclaims any guarantee of:

  • visibility, rankings, search placement, or AI inclusion;
  • AI discoverability, media pickup, or distribution;
  • traffic, customers, sales, revenue, or business success;
  • investment outcomes, business growth, or market share;
  • any specific outcome, result, or performance metric.

Your use of the Platform is at your own risk. No advice or information obtained from the Platform shall create any guarantee not expressly stated in these Terms.

2.14 Educational & Informational Purpose

All Platform outputs — including scores, reports, snapshots, evaluations, recommendations, and analysis — are provided for educational and informational purposes only. They do not constitute legal advice, financial advice, accounting advice, tax advice, investment advice, or professional consulting (unless separately contracted).

You Remain Responsible. You remain solely responsible for all business decisions, strategies, and actions taken based on Platform outputs. EMWNews is not liable for any decisions you make or actions you take based on information provided through the Platform.

If you require professional advice, you should consult a qualified professional in the relevant field.

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Module 3: Accounts, Memberships, Subscriptions & Customer Dashboard

3.1 Customer Accounts

Access to the Platform and its various features, products, and services may require the creation of one or more Customer Accounts (“Accounts”). EMWNews may require Account creation before you can access any Platform feature, including but not limited to dashboards, subscriptions, memberships, partner portals, affiliate dashboards, Academy records, reporting, monitoring, and future services.

One individual or organization may possess multiple Account types (e.g., a Customer Account, a Partner Account, an Affiliate Account, and an Academy Account) simultaneously. Account access and privileges may change over time as Platform features evolve, and EMWNews reserves the right to modify, merge, or consolidate Account types at any time.

Access Is a Revocable Privilege. Access to the Platform is a revocable privilege granted by EMWNews, subject to these Terms. No user acquires any ownership interest in Accounts, usernames, dashboards, subscriptions, memberships, partner status, affiliate status, certifications, Academy records, or any other form of Platform access. All Accounts remain subject to EMWNews’s continuing control and may be suspended, terminated, or modified at any time as set forth in these Terms.

3.2 Registration Requirements

To register for an Account, you must provide accurate, current, and complete information as requested by EMWNews. You are solely responsible for maintaining the accuracy and completeness of your registration information and for updating it promptly whenever changes occur. EMWNews may reject any registration for any reason or no reason, at its sole discretion.

You represent and warrant that all information you provide during registration is truthful, accurate, and not misleading. If you are registering on behalf of a business, organization, or other entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

3.3 Account Security

You are solely responsible for safeguarding your Account credentials, including passwords, API keys, authentication tokens, and any other access credentials. You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Account, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify EMWNews at [email protected] of any unauthorized use of your Account or any other security breach.

EMWNews shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security obligations. You may be held liable for losses incurred by EMWNews or any other party due to unauthorized use of your Account.

3.4 Authentication

EMWNews may require various authentication methods to access the Platform, including but not limited to password authentication, Google login, social login, single sign‑on, multi‑factor authentication, passkeys, email verification, telephone verification, and future identity verification systems. EMWNews may require additional authentication at any time, with or without notice, and may modify, add, or remove authentication methods at its sole discretion.

You consent to the collection and use of authentication data as necessary to verify your identity and protect the security of the Platform.

3.5 Customer Dashboard™

The Customer Dashboard™ is a user‑facing interface that provides access to your visibility data, scores, reports, monitoring, subscriptions, memberships, and other Platform features. Dashboard features may change without notice, and EMWNews may add, remove, or modify dashboard functionality at any time. Information displayed on the dashboard is informational only and should not be relied upon as the sole basis for any business decision. Historical information may remain available indefinitely, but EMWNews has no obligation to retain any specific data.

3.6 Memberships

EMWNews offers various membership tiers, including but not limited to free memberships, paid memberships, premium memberships, Academy memberships, and future membership programs. Membership benefits, features, levels, and names may change at any time without requiring amendments to these Terms. Membership does not confer any ownership interest in the Platform or any of its components.

EMWNews may modify, discontinue, or replace any membership tier at its sole discretion. Continued use of the Platform after any membership changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

3.7 Subscriptions

Subscriptions provide access to recurring Platform services, including but not limited to monthly subscriptions, annual subscriptions, and future billing plans. Subscriptions are licenses to access Platform services; no ownership rights are transferred to you. EMWNews may modify subscription offerings, pricing, features, or availability at any time. Subscription access ends upon cancellation or termination, and no refunds or credits shall be issued except as expressly provided in Module 6.

All subscription fees and payment terms are governed by Module 6 — Payments, Refunds, Chargebacks & Dispute Resolution.

3.8 Business Accounts

Business Accounts include individual accounts, business accounts, organization accounts, agency accounts, government accounts, and nonprofit accounts. If you create an Account on behalf of an entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. The entity is responsible for all actions taken by its users, employees, agents, and representatives under the Account. EMWNews may require documentation verifying your authority to act on behalf of the entity.

3.9 Affiliate Accounts

Affiliate Accounts are created through the EMWNews Affiliate Program. Participation in the Affiliate Program is discretionary and may be granted, denied, suspended, or terminated at EMWNews’s sole discretion. Affiliate Accounts may provide access to dashboards, commission tracking, and promotional materials. Affiliate status may be revoked for any reason, including but not limited to violation of these Terms, fraud, or at EMWNews’s sole discretion.

Future Affiliate Program rules, terms, and conditions may apply and shall become effective upon posting.

3.10 Partner Accounts

Partner Accounts are created through the EMWNews Partner Program, including Certified Partners and future partner programs. Partner status may be granted, denied, suspended, revoked, modified, or discontinued at EMWNews’s sole discretion. Partner Accounts may provide access to specialized dashboards, tools, resources, and co‑marketing opportunities. Partner status does not confer any ownership interest in the Platform or any intellectual property.

3.11 Academy Accounts

Academy Accounts provide access to the EMWNews Academy, including courses, certificates, learning records, and future educational services. Course availability may change, certificates may be revoked, training requirements may change, and curriculum may evolve at any time. Certificates are issued at EMWNews’s discretion and do not constitute accreditation, licensing, or professional certification unless expressly stated.

3.12 Username Policy

EMWNews owns all Platform usernames. Users receive only a revocable permission to use usernames in connection with their Accounts. EMWNews may, at any time and without notice:

  • change, recover, remove, or reassign usernames;
  • prohibit usernames that are misleading, infringe trademarks, impersonate others, or violate these Terms;
  • or take any other action deemed necessary to protect the Platform’s integrity.

You have no property right in any username, and you shall not transfer or sell any username.

3.13 Account Suspension

EMWNews may suspend your Account immediately, with or without prior notice, for any reason, including but not limited to:

  • suspected or actual fraud, abuse, or misuse of the Platform;
  • spam, phishing, or other malicious activities;
  • security concerns or unauthorized access;
  • payment issues, including chargebacks or declined payments;
  • false, inaccurate, or misleading information;
  • violation of these Terms or any applicable law;
  • legal compliance, government requests, or court orders;
  • risk management or protection of Platform integrity;
  • or any other reason determined by EMWNews in its sole discretion.

Suspension may result in loss of access to dashboards, reports, subscriptions, memberships, certifications, partner status, affiliate status, and any other Platform features.

3.14 Account Termination

EMWNews may terminate your Account at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Upon termination, all rights granted to you under these Terms shall immediately cease. Termination may include loss of access to all Platform services, subscriptions, memberships, certifications, dashboards, partner status, affiliate status, and any other Platform features.

Account termination does not affect any payment obligations that accrued prior to termination, nor does it affect any provisions of these Terms that expressly survive termination. EMWNews shall have no obligation to retain any data, content, or information after termination.

3.15 Inactive Accounts

EMWNews may archive, disable, merge, delete, or recover inactive Accounts at its sole discretion. Historical records associated with inactive Accounts may be retained indefinitely in accordance with EMWNews’s data retention policies. You have no right to reactivation of any Account after it has been archived or deleted.

3.16 Identity Verification

EMWNews may require you to provide government identification, business documentation, proof of authority, proof of ownership, telephone verification, email verification, address verification, or any additional documentation deemed necessary to verify your identity or authority. Failure to provide requested verification in a timely manner may result in suspension or termination of your Account.

You consent to EMWNews using third‑party identity verification services to confirm your identity and authority.

3.17 Electronic Communications

By creating an Account and using the Platform, you consent to receive all communications, notices, legal documents, security notices, service announcements, billing notices, policy updates, and other information from EMWNews electronically. Electronic communications may be sent via email to the address associated with your Account, via dashboard notifications, or through other electronic means. You agree that all such electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

3.18 Electronic Records & Signatures

You agree that:

  • electronic acceptance of these Terms constitutes a legally binding acceptance;
  • electronic signatures (including clicking “I agree” or similar mechanisms) are valid and enforceable;
  • electronic records may be retained indefinitely by EMWNews;
  • you waive any objection based solely upon the electronic execution or electronic retention of these Terms.

3.19 Security Monitoring

EMWNews may monitor Account activity to protect the security and integrity of the Platform. Monitoring may include, but is not limited to:

  • fraud detection and abuse detection;
  • review of login activity, access logs, and security events;
  • automated security systems and anomaly detection;
  • review of usage patterns and suspicious behavior.

You consent to such monitoring and agree that EMWNews may take any action it deems necessary to protect the Platform, its users, and its partners.

3.20 Future Account Features

All future authentication systems, account features, dashboards, identity systems, membership systems, subscription systems, customer portals, partner portals, affiliate portals, Academy systems, and successor or replacement technologies shall automatically become governed by these Terms unless EMWNews expressly states otherwise. Your continued use of the Platform after the introduction of any future Account feature constitutes your acceptance of these Terms as applied to that feature.

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Module 4: Press Releases, Publishing & Editorial Services

4.1 Editorial Services

EMWNews operates as an independent publisher exercising independent editorial judgment. Publishing services include, but are not limited to, press releases, news articles, editorial features, interviews, Business Profiles™, Business Registry™, company pages, educational content, announcements, media resources, and all future publishing formats and technologies.

Editorial Discretion. All publishing decisions — including acceptance, rejection, editing, formatting, placement, timing, and archiving — remain solely with EMWNews. No submission is entitled to publication, and EMWNews is never obligated to publish, explain, or justify any editorial decision.

4.2 Press Release Submission

Users may submit content to EMWNews for editorial consideration. Submission does NOT guarantee publication, review, editing, acceptance, distribution, or any specific publication timing. Submissions may be rejected for any reason or no reason, at EMWNews’s sole discretion.

EMWNews may, at its sole discretion, return, reject, or archive any submission without explanation. All submissions are received subject to these Terms, and no publication commitment arises from submission.

4.3 Editorial Review

EMWNews may, at its sole discretion:

  • accept, reject, edit, rewrite, shorten, expand, reformat, retitle, summarize, correct, update, combine, split, schedule, delay, withdraw, archive, or permanently decline publication;
  • modify headlines, bylines, categories, tags, and metadata;
  • make any editorial changes deemed appropriate;
  • or take no action.

No explanation is required for any editorial decision. EMWNews may apply editorial guidelines, quality criteria, formatting requirements, and style guidelines at its sole discretion, and these may change without notice.

4.4 Editorial Independence

EMWNews maintains complete editorial independence. Customers and users cannot require specific publication, placement, headline wording, category placement, featured status, homepage placement, publication date, editorial opinion, editorial tone, editorial conclusions, or any other editorial outcome. EMWNews does not accept payment for editorial content or coverage; all editorial decisions are made solely based on EMWNews’s editorial judgment.

4.5 AI-Assisted Publishing

EMWNews may use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated systems in connection with publishing services, including but not limited to AI-assisted editing, writing, summaries, categorization, SEO optimization, headline generation, translation, tagging, and future AI publishing systems. Human review may or may not occur for AI‑generated outputs. EMWNews is not liable for decisions, outputs, or actions taken by AI-assisted publishing systems.

4.6 Business Profiles™ & Registry Publishing

Business Profiles™, Business Registry™ entries, Business Visibility Reports™, Business Visibility Scores™, Snapshots™, verification status, and historical records may be published, created automatically, updated automatically, merged, split, archived, corrected, removed, restored, or regenerated at EMWNews’s sole discretion. Profiles may be created from lawfully obtained public information without notice to the business.

Publication of a Business Profile does not constitute endorsement of any business, product, service, or statement contained therein. EMWNews is not responsible for the accuracy of third‑party information used in profile creation.

4.7 User Content License

License Grant. By submitting any content to EMWNews, you grant EMWNews a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty‑free, transferable, sublicensable, non‑exclusive license to:

  • publish, republish, display, host, archive, translate, adapt, reformat, excerpt, quote, summarize, distribute, syndicate, and promote the content;
  • create derivative works, including summaries, excerpts, compilations, and AI‑assisted transformations;
  • use the content for AI training related to EMWNews services, Business Visibility analysis, and future technologies;
  • use the content in any manner consistent with the operation of the Platform and all current and future EMWNews services.

This license survives termination of your Account and these Terms.

4.8 User Representations

By submitting content, you represent and warrant that:

  • you possess all rights necessary to submit and license the content;
  • the content is lawful, accurate to your knowledge, and does not infringe any intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights;
  • you have obtained all necessary permissions and releases;
  • the content does not contain defamatory, fraudulent, or unlawful material;
  • the content is not misleading or deceptive;
  • the content complies with all applicable laws and regulations.

4.9 Prohibited Publishing Content

The following content is prohibited from submission and publication:

  • fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading content;
  • malware, viruses, or malicious code;
  • defamatory, libelous, or harassing content;
  • content promoting illegal products, terrorism, hate speech, or violence;
  • content infringing copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights;
  • spam, phishing, or similar malicious content;
  • privacy violations and impersonation;
  • any content that EMWNews, in its sole discretion, determines inappropriate.

EMWNews retains sole discretion to determine whether content falls within prohibited categories.

4.10 Distribution & Syndication

EMWNews may distribute content through publisher networks, media partners, RSS, APIs, search engines, AI systems, news aggregators, and future distribution technologies. Distribution is discretionary and may occur or not occur without notice. Third‑party syndicators, search engines, AI platforms, and other recipients determine independently whether to display, index, cache, or remove content.

No Guarantee of Distribution. EMWNews does not guarantee distribution to any specific outlet, platform, or media partner. Third‑party decisions regarding content display, indexing, or removal are beyond EMWNews’s control.

4.11 Search Engines & AI Platforms

EMWNews has no control over Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, DeepSeek, Copilot, Perplexity, Apple Intelligence, or any successor or replacement technologies. EMWNews does not guarantee indexing, rankings, citations, AI inclusion, visibility, discoverability, or persistence of any content by any search engine or AI platform. These third‑party systems may change their algorithms, policies, or availability at any time without notice.

4.12 Publication Timing

Publication times and schedules are estimates only. EMWNews may delay, reschedule, pause, or permanently cancel publication at any time. No guaranteed turnaround or publication date exists unless expressly stated in writing by EMWNews.

4.13 Corrections & Updates

EMWNews may correct, edit, update, modify, replace, remove, reclassify, or archive published material at any time, with or without notice. Users are not entitled to corrections, and correction requests may be denied. EMWNews has no obligation to inform users of changes to published content.

4.14 Removal Policy

EMWNews has no obligation to remove published content. Content may remain permanently archived. Removal requests may be denied. Administrative removal fees may apply as set forth in Module 6 — Payments, Refunds, Chargebacks & Dispute Resolution. Historical archives may be retained indefinitely.

4.15 Editorial Archives

EMWNews may permanently retain articles, press releases, profiles, registry records, historical scores, historical monitoring, verification history, publication history, metadata, URLs, redirects, and future archival records. Archives may remain publicly accessible. EMWNews has no obligation to delete, remove, or restrict access to archival content.

4.16 No Publisher Liability

Limitation of Publisher Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, EMWNews is not responsible or liable for:

  • customer statements, third‑party statements, or quoted material;
  • external links, search engine behavior, or AI platform outputs;
  • syndication partner decisions, media pickup, or lack thereof;
  • business decisions, investment decisions, or consumer reliance on published content;
  • any use or reliance on published content by any third party.

4.17 Future Publishing Services

These Terms automatically govern all future publishing platforms, newsrooms, editorial systems, distribution systems, AI publishing, media technologies, podcasts, video publishing, live events, press portals, wire services, and all successor or replacement publishing technologies. Your continued use of the Platform after the introduction of any future publishing service constitutes your acceptance of these Terms as applied to that service.

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Module 5: Content, Intellectual Property & Artificial Intelligence

5.1 Intellectual Property Ownership

EMWNews exclusively owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Platform and all related intellectual property, including but not limited to:

  • software, source code, object code, databases, APIs, platform architecture, UI/UX, dashboards, and reports;
  • Business Profiles™, Business Registry™, Business Visibility Reports™, Business Visibility Scores™, Snapshots™, Monitoring™, Discovery Engine™, Feed Discovery™, Historical Discovery™, Business Intelligence Resolver™, and AI Discoverability™;
  • all documentation, graphics, templates, educational materials, training materials, and future technologies;
  • all methodologies, algorithms, weighting systems, heuristics, resolver logic, confidence calculations, ranking methods, visibility methodologies, AI systems, machine learning models, feature engineering, data normalization, identity resolution, scoring formulas, analytics, and business rules.

No Transfer of Ownership. Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership interest in any EMWNews intellectual property. Users receive only a limited license to access Platform services as expressly set forth herein.

5.2 Limited License

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, EMWNews grants you a limited, revocable, non‑exclusive, non‑transferable, non‑sublicensable license to access and use the Platform solely for your internal business purposes in accordance with these Terms. No ownership rights are transferred. This license does not permit any commercial use of the Platform or any Platform outputs beyond the scope expressly authorized by EMWNews.

5.3 Trademarks

EMWNews owns all rights in and to its trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, domain names, product names, taglines, and branding, including but not limited to:

  • EMWNews, The Business Visibility Company™, Business Visibility™, Business Visibility Platform™, Business Visibility Score™, Business Visibility Report™, Business Visibility Snapshot™, Business Visibility Monitoring™, EMW Verified™, Business Registry™, Business Profile™, Discovery Engine™, Historical Discovery™, Feed Discovery™, Business Intelligence Resolver™, and AI Discoverability™;
  • all logos, service marks, trade dress, domain names, product names, taglines, and future brands.

Unauthorized use of any EMWNews trademark is strictly prohibited. You may not use any EMWNews trademark in any manner that is likely to cause confusion, dilute the mark, or imply endorsement or affiliation without EMWNews’s prior written consent.

5.4 Copyright

All Platform content, including but not limited to articles, press releases, graphics, reports, photographs, videos, training materials, software, databases, and future works, is protected by copyright law and is the exclusive property of EMWNews or its licensors. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, display, or creation of derivative works is prohibited. You may not remove, obscure, or alter any copyright notice or other proprietary notice on the Platform.

5.5 Trade Secrets

EMWNews owns valuable proprietary trade secrets, including but not limited to its algorithms, weighting systems, heuristics, resolver logic, confidence calculations, ranking methods, visibility methodologies, AI systems, machine learning models, feature engineering, data normalization, identity resolution, scoring formulas, analytics, business rules, and all future methodologies. These trade secrets are confidential proprietary information and constitute EMWNews’s intellectual property. You agree not to disclose, reverse engineer, or use any EMWNews trade secret for any purpose other than as expressly permitted by these Terms.

5.6 Artificial Intelligence

EMWNews owns all AI systems, machine learning models, large language models (LLMs), recommendation engines, classification systems, automation tools, and future AI technologies used in the Platform. AI outputs remain part of the Platform and are owned by EMWNews. You acquire no ownership interest in any underlying AI technology, model, or system. AI systems may evolve continuously, and EMWNews may modify, replace, or discontinue any AI feature without notice.

AI Outputs Are Proprietary. Any AI-generated content, analysis, recommendations, or outputs are proprietary works of EMWNews and are provided for informational and educational purposes only. They do not constitute professional advice and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete.

5.7 Reports & Analytics

Business Visibility Reports™, Business Visibility Scores™, Business Visibility Snapshots™, analytics, recommendations, dashboards, classifications, confidence scores, rankings, evaluations, monitoring outputs, and all derived analytics are proprietary works of EMWNews. You may rely on reports for internal business purposes only. You may not commercialize, resell, redistribute, license, or create competing services based on any Platform report, score, or analytics output without EMWNews’s prior written consent.

5.8 User Content

You retain ownership of content you lawfully submit to the Platform, subject to the licenses granted to EMWNews under these Terms. However, EMWNews owns all editorial enhancements, metadata, categorization, scores, analysis, Business Profiles, derived data, AI enhancements, annotations, classifications, and recommendations created or generated by the Platform. EMWNews’s ownership of these elements is independent of your ownership of underlying content.

5.9 Feedback

Any feedback, suggestions, ideas, feature requests, recommendations, or bug reports you provide to EMWNews become the permanent, unrestricted property of EMWNews. EMWNews may use such feedback without restriction and without any compensation to you. You waive any moral rights or other rights in any feedback provided to EMWNews.

5.10 Reverse Engineering

You may not, directly or indirectly:

  • reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, scrape, data mine, or benchmark the Platform;
  • copy, extract, or replicate any methodology, algorithm, model, dataset, or trade secret;
  • use Platform outputs to recreate or replicate Platform functionality;
  • automate harvesting or extraction of data from the Platform;
  • train any AI model or machine learning system using Platform outputs;
  • build or develop any product or service that competes with the Platform based on Platform outputs.

Any violation of this provision is a material breach of these Terms and may result in immediate termination and legal action.

5.11 Open Source

Certain Platform components may incorporate third‑party open‑source software. Applicable third‑party licenses continue to govern those components. Nothing in these Terms grants you any ownership interest in EMWNews proprietary software, and nothing in any open‑source license shall be construed to grant you any rights to EMWNews proprietary software beyond the rights expressly granted in these Terms.

5.12 Third‑Party Intellectual Property

Certain trademarks, logos, names, software, APIs, search engines, AI systems, and publisher names belong to their respective owners. EMWNews’s use of third‑party intellectual property does not imply endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship. All rights in third‑party intellectual property remain with their respective owners.

5.13 DMCA / Copyright Complaints

EMWNews respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been used on the Platform in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide a written notice to EMWNews’s designated agent containing the information required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and applicable law. EMWNews may remove allegedly infringing content and may terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. EMWNews has no obligation to restore removed material.

5.14 Reservation of Rights

EMWNews expressly reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms. No implied license is granted by EMWNews, and no waiver occurs through silence or failure to enforce any right. You have no right to use any EMWNews intellectual property beyond the limited license expressly provided in these Terms.

5.15 Future Intellectual Property

All future software, AI systems, algorithms, reports, products, services, platforms, technologies, methodologies, systems, brands, databases, interfaces, and successor or replacement technologies shall automatically become governed by these Terms. Your continued use of the Platform after the introduction of any future intellectual property constitutes your acceptance of these Terms as applied to that intellectual property.

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Module 6: Payments, Refunds, Chargebacks & Dispute Resolution

6.1 Pricing & Payments

All fees, pricing, and charges for Platform services are set forth at the time of purchase and may be published on the EMWNews website or provided in a quote, invoice, or order confirmation. EMWNews may offer custom pricing, promotional pricing, discounts, or introductory offers that may expire or be modified at any time. All fees are exclusive of applicable taxes, duties, and government charges unless expressly stated otherwise.

You authorize EMWNews to charge your selected payment method for all fees, subscriptions, add‑ons, administrative fees, and other charges incurred through your account. Prices may change prospectively, and such changes are effective upon posting. Your continued use of the Platform after a price change constitutes acceptance of the new pricing.

6.2 Payment Methods

EMWNews accepts payment via credit cards, debit cards, bank transfer, cryptocurrency, and such other payment methods as EMWNews may designate from time to time. Payment processors operate independently, and EMWNews is not responsible for processor failures, declines, delays, or errors. You bear sole responsibility for providing accurate payment information and for any fees, charges, or penalties imposed by your payment provider.

6.3 Cryptocurrency Payments

EMWNews accepts payment in Bitcoin, USDT, USDC, and such other digital assets as EMWNews may designate from time to time. Cryptocurrency transactions are generally irreversible once confirmed on the applicable blockchain network. You bear sole responsibility for wallet address accuracy, network selection, transaction fees, and confirmation delays. EMWNews shall have no liability for payments sent to incorrect addresses, networks, or amounts.

Cryptocurrency payment amounts are denominated in the digital asset at the time of payment. EMWNews is not responsible for exchange rate fluctuations, volatility, or any loss arising from cryptocurrency price changes.

6.4 Memberships & Subscriptions

Subscriptions and memberships provide recurring access to Platform services. All subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing cycle unless cancelled by you prior to the renewal date. You authorize EMWNews to charge your payment method for each renewal period at the then‑current rate.

You may upgrade, downgrade, or cancel your subscription through your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. No partial refunds or credits are issued for unused time. EMWNews may suspend access to subscriptions, memberships, dashboards, reports, monitoring, and profiles upon payment failure, and may terminate accounts for continued non‑payment. Cross‑reference Module 3 for additional account provisions.

6.5 Payment Failure

If any payment fails, is declined, or is reversed, EMWNews may, without notice, suspend or terminate your access to the Platform, including but not limited to accounts, memberships, subscriptions, dashboards, reports, Business Visibility Monitoring™, Business Profiles™, and future services. You remain liable for all unpaid amounts. EMWNews may use third‑party collection services to recover outstanding balances, and you shall be responsible for all collection costs to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

6.6 All Sales Final

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. All purchases of Platform services, subscriptions, memberships, reports, software, AI services, Business Visibility products, publishing services, and any other offering are final. No refunds, partial refunds, credits, exchanges, or chargebacks will be issued for any reason, including but not limited to:

  • dissatisfaction with results, visibility scores, rankings, AI discoverability, media pickup, or business outcomes;
  • rejection, editing, or non‑publication of any content;
  • changes in third‑party search engine, AI platform, or directory algorithms;
  • change of mind, business conditions, or market conditions;
  • any other reason whatsoever.

6.7 No Guarantee of Results

No Guarantee of Business Results. You acknowledge that your purchase compensates EMWNews for services, editorial review, technology, software, AI processing, reports, visibility analysis, and access to the Platform. Purchases do not guarantee:

  • publication, media pickup, or distribution;
  • search engine rankings, Google indexing, or AI discoverability;
  • sales, revenue, business growth, or investor funding;
  • commercial success, competitive advantage, or market position;
  • any specific business outcome or performance metric.

6.8 Removal Requests

EMWNews has no obligation to remove published content. If EMWNews approves a removal request, administrative fees may apply. Removal does not require removal from third‑party platforms, including Google, AI systems, search engines, syndication partners, archives, or third‑party caches. You acknowledge that content may persist indefinitely on third‑party services beyond EMWNews’s control.

6.9 Chargebacks

Unauthorized chargebacks, payment disputes, reversals, or similar actions constitute a material breach of these Terms. You remain liable for the original purchase amount, all processor fees, bank penalties, collection costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees (where permitted), administrative expenses, and liquidated damages as set forth in Section 6.10. Chargebacks are not a dispute resolution mechanism, and you agree not to use them as such.

EMWNews may, at its sole discretion, suspend or terminate your account upon any chargeback and may refer the matter to collections and arbitration.

6.10 Liquidated Damages

Liquidated Damages Formula. If you initiate a chargeback, payment dispute, reversal, or similar action against any payment made to EMWNews, you automatically agree to pay EMWNews liquidated damages in the following amount:

  • The greater of: (a) ten times (10x) the original transaction amount, OR (b) ten times (10x) the standard $250 removal fee ($2,500), whichever is higher.

Example: If you purchased a $4,000 package and initiate a chargeback, liquidated damages shall be $40,000 (10 x $4,000). If you purchased a $59 subscription and initiate a chargeback, liquidated damages shall be $2,500 (10 x $250), as this is greater than 10 x $59 ($590).

Reasonableness. You acknowledge that liquidated damages under this Section are not a penalty, but a reasonable estimate of the actual damages EMWNews suffers from chargebacks, including payment processor penalties, fraud investigations, operational disruption, administrative costs, reputation impacts, customer service, legal review, and other direct and indirect damages. The 10x formula is commercially reasonable, and you waive any claim that the liquidated damages are unconscionable, excessive, or punitive.

6.11 Collections

Unpaid balances may be referred to collection agencies, law firms, credit reporting agencies (where legally permitted), judgment enforcement, and international recovery services. You shall be responsible for all reasonable costs of collection, including but not limited to collection agency fees, legal fees, court costs, and any other expenses incurred by EMWNews in recovering amounts due.

6.12 Taxes

You are responsible for all applicable taxes, duties, government charges, and withholding taxes related to your purchase, including but not limited to VAT, GST, sales tax, import duties, and any other taxes imposed by any jurisdiction, unless EMWNews expressly states otherwise. EMWNews may collect taxes where required by applicable law.

6.13 Dispute Resolution

Before initiating any arbitration or legal proceeding, you agree to contact EMWNews at [email protected] to seek an informal resolution. EMWNews shall have a reasonable opportunity to resolve the dispute informally. Failure to comply with this pre‑dispute requirement may result in dismissal or other sanctions.

6.14 Binding Arbitration

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. It affects your legal rights.

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Platform, or any EMWNews service shall be resolved exclusively through binding individual arbitration administered by JAMS under its International Arbitration Rules, seated in Bucharest, Romania. The arbitration shall be conducted in English before a single arbitrator. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Commercial Use Acknowledgment. You acknowledge that you are using EMWNews for commercial or business purposes, not as a consumer for personal, family, or household use, and therefore consumer protection laws regarding arbitration costs shall not apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Costs. You shall bear 100% of all arbitration costs, including JAMS fees, arbitrator fees, hearing expenses, and administrative charges, unless applicable law specifically prohibits such cost‑shifting. You also reimburse EMWNews for its internal costs (valued at $250 per hour) incurred in preparing for or participating in arbitration.

6.15 Class Action Waiver

You and EMWNews agree that any arbitration or proceeding shall be limited to the individual claim between the parties. You expressly waive any right to participate in any class action, class arbitration, collective action, or representative proceeding against EMWNews. No dispute shall be consolidated with any other dispute.

6.16 Jury Trial Waiver

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and EMWNews expressly waive any right to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform.

6.17 Limitation Period

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform must be brought within twelve (12) months after the claim arises, or such claim shall be permanently barred. This limitation period applies to all claims, regardless of theory, and is expressly agreed by the parties.

6.18 Survival

The following provisions shall survive termination of these Terms and your Account: payment obligations, chargeback provisions, liquidated damages, collections, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, licenses, arbitration, governing law, limitation of liability, and any other provisions that by their nature are intended to survive.

6.19 Future Commercial Services

These Terms automatically govern all future software, AI systems, reports, subscriptions, marketplaces, Business Visibility services, consulting, APIs, enterprise products, and all successor or replacement commercial offerings. Your continued use of any future commercial service constitutes your acceptance of these Terms as applied to that service.

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Module 7: Platform Integrity, Acceptable Use, Security, Fraud Prevention & Abuse

7.1 Acceptable Use

Users may use the Platform only for lawful, legitimate personal or internal business purposes, in full compliance with these Terms, and without causing harm to EMWNews, other users, publishers, affiliates, partners, or Platform integrity. EMWNews has sole and absolute discretion to determine whether any use of the Platform is acceptable. Any use that EMWNews, in its sole judgment, determines to be harmful, abusive, fraudulent, deceptive, or otherwise detrimental to the Platform or its ecosystem is strictly prohibited. EMWNews may, without prior notice where reasonably necessary to protect the Platform, modify Platform functionality, modify security controls, modify fraud detection, modify AI systems, modify Business Visibility methodologies, modify scoring methodologies, disable features, throttle usage, impose rate limits, require CAPTCHA, require multi-factor authentication, require identity verification, deploy emergency security measures, or temporarily suspend services.

Access Is a Revocable Privilege. Platform access is a revocable contractual privilege, not a right. EMWNews may immediately restrict, suspend, investigate, monitor, or terminate access whenever necessary to protect the Platform. Users possess no right to continued access.

7.2 Prohibited Conduct

The following conduct is strictly prohibited. EMWNews has sole discretion to determine whether any conduct violates this Section.

  • unlawful activity;
  • fraud, deception, or impersonation;
  • identity theft or unauthorized access;
  • security violations or credential sharing;
  • malware, ransomware, phishing, or spam;
  • harassment, threats, or abusive conduct;
  • defamation or false statements;
  • platform interference or degradation;
  • excessive requests or denial of service;
  • account sharing or proxy abuse;
  • domain spoofing or false ownership claims;
  • unauthorized verification requests;
  • fake businesses or synthetic identities;
  • fake Business Profiles or fraudulent Registry submissions;
  • fake press releases or false media claims;
  • AI-generated deceptive content;
  • fake endorsements or fabricated testimonials;
  • review fraud or reputation manipulation;
  • Business Visibility Score manipulation;
  • AI Discoverability manipulation;
  • structured-data manipulation or Schema.org abuse;
  • SEO spam or backlink manipulation;
  • link schemes or reputation laundering;
  • coordinated influence campaigns;
  • account farming, affiliate account networks, synthetic traffic, click manipulation, engagement manipulation, or referral laundering;
  • Business Profile fraud, Registry fraud, verification fraud, or synthetic authority;
  • any conduct EMWNews determines threatens Platform integrity.

7.3 Automated Access

Automated access to the Platform is strictly prohibited without prior written authorization from EMWNews. Prohibited automated access includes, but is not limited to, bots, crawlers, spiders, scrapers, scripts, automation platforms, browser automation, robotic process automation, autonomous agents, AI agents, LLM agents, MCP clients, APIs (except as expressly authorized), automated submissions, automated monitoring, automated reporting, automated Business Profile creation, automated account creation, and automated score collection.

Commercial automated access is prohibited regardless of intent, unless expressly licensed in writing by EMWNews. Any attempt to circumvent or evade automated access restrictions is a material breach of these Terms.

7.4 Scraping & Data Harvesting

Scraping, extraction, harvesting, copying, indexing, mirroring, aggregation, compilation, republication, redistribution, or creation of derivative datasets or databases based on Platform content is strictly prohibited. This prohibition applies to all Platform outputs, including but not limited to Reports™, Scores™, Registry™, Business Profiles™, AI outputs, Monitoring™, Dashboards, APIs, metadata, structured data, and future Platform outputs.

No Data Extraction. You may not create any database, dataset, or compilation that includes Platform data. Any attempt to extract, harvest, or compile Platform content for any purpose is a violation of these Terms and may result in immediate termination and legal action.

7.5 Competitive Use

Competitive use of the Platform is strictly prohibited. Prohibited competitive use includes, but is not limited to, benchmarking, competitive analysis, product comparison for competitive purposes, reverse engineering, replication, cloning, feature copying, commercial intelligence gathering, creation of competing products, creation of competing databases, and recreation of Business Visibility methodologies.

You may not use the Platform to develop, enhance, or improve any product or service that competes with EMWNews.

7.6 Artificial Intelligence Abuse

Abuse of EMWNews AI systems is strictly prohibited. Prohibited AI abuse includes, but is not limited to:

  • prompt injection, jailbreak attempts, prompt extraction, prompt replay, prompt farming, and system prompt discovery;
  • context poisoning, adversarial prompting, model fingerprinting, and model inversion;
  • data extraction attacks, context manipulation, and automated prompt harvesting;
  • token abuse and any future AI attack techniques;
  • model evaluation for competitive purposes;
  • AI training using Platform content or Platform outputs;
  • machine learning using Platform outputs;
  • reproducing EMWNews AI functionality in any manner.

7.7 Security Obligations

Users are obligated to:

  • protect all credentials, authentication devices, and API credentials;
  • immediately report suspected compromise or unauthorized access;
  • cooperate fully with EMWNews investigations;
  • maintain reasonable security practices in their own systems and networks;
  • implement appropriate safeguards against unauthorized access to their accounts.

Failure to comply with these security obligations may result in suspension or termination of your account.

7.8 Fraud Prevention

Fraud is defined broadly and includes, but is not limited to, payment fraud, affiliate fraud, referral fraud, verification fraud, account fraud, Business Profile fraud, identity fraud, billing fraud, content fraud, review fraud, AI fraud, impersonation, deception, synthetic identity abuse, account farming, affiliate account networks, synthetic traffic, click manipulation, engagement manipulation, referral laundering, Business Profile fraud, Registry fraud, verification fraud, and synthetic authority.

EMWNews may use any lawful means to detect, prevent, and respond to fraud. Users suspected of engaging in fraudulent activity may have their accounts suspended or terminated immediately, and EMWNews may refer matters to law enforcement and payment processors.

7.9 Reporting Obligations

Users must promptly report to EMWNews any known or suspected:

  • security incidents or unauthorized access;
  • fraud, suspicious activity, or policy violations;
  • phishing attempts or impersonation;
  • vulnerabilities in the Platform;
  • any other conduct that may threaten Platform integrity.

Reports should be sent to [email protected] or through the appropriate reporting mechanism provided by EMWNews.

7.10 Security Monitoring

EMWNews may monitor all Platform activity, review logs, analyze behavior, detect fraud and abuse, use machine learning, behavioral analytics, IP reputation, device fingerprinting, honeypots, deception systems, automated investigations, and future security technologies. Monitoring may occur without notice to the extent permitted by applicable law.

You consent to such monitoring and agree that EMWNews may take any action it deems necessary to protect the Platform, its users, and its partners.

7.11 Investigation Rights

EMWNews may investigate suspected violations of these Terms. Investigation activities may include, but are not limited to:

  • requiring documentation or identity verification;
  • requesting proof of ownership or authorization;
  • reviewing account activity and Platform usage;
  • auditing Platform usage and preserving evidence;
  • interviewing users and cooperating with payment processors, publishers, and law enforcement.

Failure to cooperate with an investigation may result in suspension or termination.

7.12 Enforcement

EMWNews may, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, take any of the following actions before, during, or after any investigation:

  • warn, restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts;
  • block IP addresses, domains, devices, and payment methods;
  • revoke verification, remove content, remove Business Profiles™, and remove Registry records;
  • disable APIs and restrict Platform access;
  • seek damages, injunctive relief, or any other legal remedy available at law or equity.

Enforcement action may be taken immediately and without prior notice to protect the Platform. EMWNews is not required to complete an investigation before taking protective action, and enforcement actions are independent of any criminal, civil, or regulatory proceeding.

7.13 No Expectation of Privacy

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, users have no expectation of privacy regarding Platform usage, security monitoring, access logs, fraud detection, system diagnostics, or any other activity conducted through the Platform. This provision does not override EMWNews’s Privacy Policy or applicable privacy laws, but clarifies that security monitoring and fraud detection are integral to Platform operations.

7.14 Record Retention

EMWNews may retain logs, evidence, audit trails, Business Visibility history, Registry history, investigation files, communications, fraud records, and other operational data for security, legal, compliance, operational, and business purposes. Records may be retained indefinitely at EMWNews’s discretion.

7.15 Law Enforcement & Regulatory Cooperation

EMWNews may preserve evidence, comply with court orders, respond to lawful government requests, cooperate with regulators, cooperate with payment processors, and cooperate with cybersecurity organizations to protect the Platform and comply with legal obligations.

7.16 Future Threats

These Terms automatically apply to future AI systems, autonomous agents, successor AI architectures, decentralized AI, distributed AI, autonomous systems, quantum computing, future authentication systems, future networking technologies, decentralized protocols, distributed inference, future automation, future attack vectors, future security threats, technologies not yet invented, and any other successor or replacement technologies. EMWNews reserves the right to adapt its security and abuse prevention measures to address emerging threats without amending these Terms.

7.17 No Waiver

Failure by EMWNews to detect, investigate, or immediately enforce any violation of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of EMWNews’s rights, nor shall it constitute permission for any future violation, nor shall it establish any precedent or prevent future enforcement. EMWNews reserves the right to enforce any provision of these Terms at any time, regardless of prior inaction or delay.

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Module 8: Disclaimers, Warranties & Limitation of Liability

8.1 Platform Provided “AS IS”

NO WARRANTIES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PLATFORM AND ALL SERVICES, CONTENT, SOFTWARE, AI SYSTEMS, REPORTS, SCORES, MONITORING, DASHBOARDS, APIS, AND ALL RELATED MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS,” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE.

EMWNews expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to:

  • implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement;
  • warranties of accuracy, reliability, availability, compatibility, security, and performance;
  • warranties that the Platform will be error-free, uninterrupted, secure, or virus-free;
  • warranties that any particular result, outcome, or business success will be achieved.

No oral or written information or advice provided by EMWNews or its representatives shall create any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms. No statement or representation made in sales presentations, demonstrations, webinars, marketing materials, sample reports, estimates, projections, or promotional content shall be deemed a warranty.

8.2 No Professional Advice

NOT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. All Platform content, reports, scores, analysis, recommendations, articles, educational materials, and other outputs are provided for informational and educational purposes only. They do NOT constitute:

  • legal advice, tax advice, accounting advice, or regulatory compliance advice;
  • financial advice, investment advice, securities advice, or insurance advice;
  • medical advice, health advice, or employment advice;
  • any other professional advice requiring specialized expertise or licensing.

You should consult qualified professionals for advice specific to your circumstances. EMWNews is not a law firm, financial advisory firm, accounting firm, or consulting firm unless separately contracted in writing.

8.3 No Reliance

You acknowledge that you have not relied upon, and EMWNews has not made any representation or warranty concerning, any sales presentations, demonstrations, webinars, marketing materials, sample reports, estimates, projections, oral statements, AI outputs, website content, promotional materials, recommendations, business examples, or other information not expressly incorporated into these Terms. You assume full responsibility for all decisions made in connection with your use of the Platform.

8.4 No Guarantee of Business Results

EMWNews does not guarantee, and expressly disclaims any guarantee of, any specific business outcome, including but not limited to:

  • revenue, sales, customers, leads, or conversions;
  • search engine rankings, Google indexing, or SEO performance;
  • AI discoverability, citations, or visibility on any AI platform;
  • media coverage, journalist pickup, or news distribution;
  • investor interest, fundraising success, or partnerships;
  • commercial success, competitive advantage, or market share;
  • any other outcome, metric, or performance indicator.

Your use of the Platform is at your own commercial risk. You acknowledge that business outcomes depend on numerous factors outside EMWNews’s control.

8.5 Editorial Disclaimer

EMWNews is an independent publisher exercising independent editorial judgment. All editorial decisions — including acceptance, rejection, editing, formatting, placement, timing, and removal — are within EMWNews’s sole discretion. EMWNews does not guarantee publication of any submitted content, nor does it guarantee specific publication timing, placement, or treatment. Publication does not constitute endorsement of any content, business, product, service, or viewpoint.

8.6 Third-Party Services

The Platform relies on and interacts with third-party services, including but not limited to search engines (Google, Bing, etc.), AI platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, etc.), social media platforms, directories, news aggregators, payment processors, hosting providers, cloud providers, and syndication partners. EMWNews has no control over these third-party services.

EMWNews makes no representation or warranty that any third-party service will continue operating, support Platform content, index content, rank content, display content, syndicate content, or expose content through search, AI, or other systems. EMWNews disclaims all responsibility and liability for:

  • changes to third-party algorithms, policies, or availability;
  • third-party data, including inaccuracies, omissions, or unavailability;
  • third-party decisions to index, display, or remove content;
  • any outage, interruption, or failure of any third-party service;
  • any loss or damage arising from reliance on third-party services.

8.7 Artificial Intelligence

AI LIMITATIONS. EMWNews uses artificial intelligence systems that are probabilistic rather than deterministic. AI outputs may:

  • contain errors, inaccuracies, or omissions;
  • become outdated or inconsistent with current information;
  • differ between model versions, platforms, or prompts;
  • be incomplete, non-repeatable, or non-unique;
  • reflect biases inherent in training data;
  • be affected by prompt variations, model updates, training data, retrieval systems, or third-party AI providers;
  • be subject to change without notice as AI technologies evolve;
  • not reflect the views of EMWNews or its affiliates.

You should independently verify AI-generated content and not rely solely on AI outputs for any business, legal, or investment decision. You remain solely responsible for any use or reliance on AI outputs.

8.8 Business Visibility Methodology™

All Business Visibility Scores™, Reports™, Snapshots™, Evaluations™, Monitoring™, Registry™ records, Business Profiles™, and related analytics are based on EMWNews’s proprietary methodologies, which represent EMWNews’s professional opinions. These outputs are:

  • not objective facts, industry standards, or government standards;
  • not guarantees of any performance, outcome, or result;
  • subject to change, recalculation, correction, or update at any time;
  • dependent on data sources that may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unavailable;
  • intended as informational and educational tools, not as definitive measures;
  • one possible assessment; reasonable professionals, organizations, methodologies, or scoring systems may reach different conclusions regarding the same business.

8.9 Availability

EMWNews does not guarantee uninterrupted access to the Platform, nor does it guarantee that the Platform will be available at any particular time or for any particular duration. The Platform may be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, emergency maintenance, third-party failures, internet outages, cloud provider failures, cyberattacks, force majeure events, or any other cause. EMWNews may suspend, restrict, or terminate access at any time without notice.

8.10 Data Accuracy

EMWNews does not warrant the completeness, accuracy, timeliness, currency, or reliability of:

  • third-party data, including search engine data, AI platform data, and directory data;
  • user-submitted information, including Business Profiles™ and Registry submissions;
  • public records, including government and regulatory information;
  • AI-generated outputs, including analysis, recommendations, and scores;
  • any other data displayed or processed through the Platform.

Users are responsible for independently verifying any information obtained through the Platform.

8.11 User Responsibility

You remain solely responsible for:

  • all business decisions and actions taken based on Platform outputs;
  • all publication decisions and content submitted to the Platform;
  • all marketing, advertising, and promotional activities;
  • compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards;
  • tax obligations, accounting practices, and financial reporting;
  • verification of Platform outputs before relying on them;
  • any consequences arising from your use of the Platform.

8.12 Assumption of Risk

You knowingly and voluntarily assume all risks associated with using the Platform, including but not limited to:

  • commercial risk, including the risk of no return on investment;
  • reputational risk, including the risk of negative publicity;
  • search engine and AI platform changes beyond EMWNews’s control;
  • data inaccuracies, omissions, or delays;
  • technical failures, security breaches, or data loss;
  • third-party decisions to index, display, or remove content;
  • any other risk associated with digital visibility, publishing, or business intelligence.

8.13 Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EMWNEWS AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

  • loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, or business opportunity;
  • loss of data, content, or business information;
  • loss of reputation or brand value;
  • business interruption or delay;
  • loss of anticipated savings, use, customers, contracts, investment opportunity, business relationships, or market position;
  • costs of substitute services or replacement services;
  • any claim based on tort, contract, strict liability, or any other legal theory.

This limitation applies regardless of the number of claims, legal theories, remedies sought, or whether claims arise from one or multiple events.

8.14 Liability Cap

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, EMWNews’s maximum aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Platform, or any services provided by EMWNews, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability, or any other legal theory, shall not exceed the greater of:

  • the total amounts actually paid by you to EMWNews during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the claim; or
  • US $100.

The existence of multiple claims shall not increase this cap. This liability cap applies collectively to EMWNews, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, licensors, contractors, and service providers, and shall not be multiplied by the number of defendants or claims. The cap applies in the aggregate, regardless of the number of claims, legal theories, remedies sought, or whether claims arise from one or multiple events, and applies even if EMWNews has been advised of the possibility of damages and even if any exclusive remedy fails of its essential purpose.

8.15 Exclusive Remedies

The remedies expressly provided in these Terms, including the limitation of liability and liability cap set forth in Sections 8.13 and 8.14, constitute the exclusive contractual remedies available to you arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Platform, or any services provided by EMWNews. No additional contractual remedies are implied or available, except to the extent applicable law expressly requires a different remedy.

8.16 Force Majeure

EMWNews shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to:

  • natural disasters, earthquakes, floods, fires, and severe weather;
  • war, terrorism, civil unrest, and military actions;
  • cyberattacks, denial-of-service attacks, and security breaches;
  • labor disputes, strikes, and shortages of labor or materials;
  • government actions, regulations, and legal requirements;
  • pandemics, epidemics, and public health emergencies;
  • internet outages, telecommunications failures, and power outages;
  • software failures, infrastructure failures, DNS failures, certificate authority failures, and CDN failures;
  • cloud provider failures, hosting provider failures, and AI provider outages;
  • payment processor failures, financial institution failures, and banking system disruptions;
  • supplier failures, telecommunications failures, and internet routing failures;
  • any other event beyond EMWNews’s reasonable control.

8.17 Future Technologies

All disclaimers, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability set forth in this Module automatically apply to all future software, AI systems, autonomous systems, APIs, Business Visibility services, Reports, Scores, Monitoring, dashboards, commercial services, successor technologies, replacement technologies, and technologies not yet invented. The listed examples are illustrative rather than exhaustive. Your continued use of any future technology constitutes acceptance of these disclaimers and limitations.

8.18 Maximum Enforceability

If any disclaimer or limitation of liability set forth in this Module is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction, it shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in that jurisdiction. The unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the enforceability of any other provision or in any other jurisdiction. If a provision is unenforceable in its entirety, the court shall substitute a provision that most closely approximates the commercial intent of the parties.

Nothing in this Module excludes or limits any consumer protection rights that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law. In such jurisdictions, the disclaimers and limitations shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.

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Module 9: General Legal Provisions

9.1 Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Romania, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. This choice of law is made expressly and knowingly, and you waive any argument that the laws of any other jurisdiction should apply. Mandatory consumer protection laws, where applicable and to the extent they cannot legally be waived, remain unaffected.

9.2 Jurisdiction & Venue

Except as otherwise provided in Module 6 (Arbitration), disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Platform shall be resolved exclusively in the courts located in Bucharest, Romania, and you irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts. Emergency equitable relief, injunctions, intellectual property enforcement, or debt collection actions may be pursued in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the filing of such actions shall not waive the applicability of the dispute resolution provisions set forth in these Terms.

9.3 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any policies, order forms, or other documents expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between the parties regarding the Platform and supersede all prior or contemporaneous proposals, marketing materials, emails, demonstrations, oral statements, negotiations, representations, understandings, and agreements, whether written or oral.

9.4 Order of Precedence

In the event of any conflict or inconsistency among the documents comprising these Terms, the following order of precedence shall apply:

  1. a signed written agreement specifically covering the subject matter, if any;
  2. an individual Order Form or statement of work, if any;
  3. these Terms of Service;
  4. the EMWNews Privacy Policy;
  5. published Platform policies and product‑specific terms;
  6. marketing materials, which shall not modify these Terms.

Marketing materials are for informational purposes only and do not create any contractual rights or obligations.

9.5 Amendments

EMWNews reserves the right to modify these Terms, Platform policies, rules, methodologies, and services at any time. Revised Terms become effective upon publication on the EMWNews website or within the Platform, unless a later effective date is specified. EMWNews may provide notice of material changes but is not obligated to do so except where required by applicable law. Your continued use of the Platform after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

9.6 Assignment

You may not assign, transfer, or delegate your rights or obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of EMWNews. EMWNews may assign, transfer, or delegate its rights and obligations under these Terms at any time to affiliates, subsidiaries, successor entities, or in connection with mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, restructurings, recapitalizations, financing transactions, security interests, transfers of substantially all assets, or any other business combination, without restriction or notice.

9.7 Relationship of the Parties

Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, agency, employment, franchise, or fiduciary relationship between you and EMWNews. Neither party has the authority to bind the other or to incur any obligation on behalf of the other.

9.8 Third‑Party Beneficiaries

Except as expressly provided in these Terms, there are no third‑party beneficiaries to these Terms. EMWNews affiliates, licensors, contractors, publishers, payment processors, hosting providers, cloud providers, and service providers are intended third‑party beneficiaries of the liability protections and disclaimers set forth in Modules 5 and 8, and may enforce those provisions directly.

9.9 Waiver

Failure by EMWNews to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such provision, nor shall it create any precedent or prevent future enforcement. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of EMWNews. No course of dealing, custom, delay, usage, or practice shall create any implied waiver or implied rights.

9.10 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalid provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and shall be modified only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, preserving the commercial intent of the parties to the greatest extent possible.

9.11 Survival

The following provisions shall survive termination of these Terms and your Account: payment obligations, chargeback provisions, liquidated damages, collections, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, licenses granted by you, dispute resolution, arbitration, governing law, limitation of liability, indemnification, disclaimers, record retention, enforcement, fraud investigations, and any other provisions that by their nature are intended to survive.

9.12 Electronic Communications

By using the Platform, you consent to receive all communications, notices, legal documents, updates, invoices, and other information from EMWNews electronically. Electronic communications may be sent via email to the address associated with your account, via customer dashboard notifications, via website notices, via API notifications, or through other electronic means. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all such electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You are responsible for maintaining a current and accurate email address and contact information on file with EMWNews.

9.13 Electronic Signatures

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, electronic acceptance, electronic signatures, clickwrap acceptance, account authentication, digital confirmations, and future electronic execution technologies shall be legally binding and enforceable. You agree that your acceptance of these Terms through electronic means constitutes a legally binding signature.

9.14 Export Controls & Sanctions

You agree to comply with all applicable export control laws, trade sanctions, embargoes, and prohibited jurisdiction restrictions. You represent that you are not located in, and are not a national or resident of, any country subject to comprehensive trade sanctions. EMWNews may suspend or terminate access to the Platform where necessary to comply with any export control, sanctions, or other legal requirements, including future legal changes.

9.15 Compliance With Laws

You remain solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, advertising rules, privacy laws, and industry standards relating to your use of the Platform, your content, and your business activities. EMWNews makes no representation that the Platform or any content is compliant with any particular legal or regulatory regime.

9.16 Language

The English language version of these Terms shall control in all respects. Any translations are provided for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or enforceability of these Terms.

9.17 Headings

Headings and captions are for convenience and reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of these Terms.

9.18 Interpretation

For purposes of these Terms:

  • the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular;
  • “including” means “including without limitation”;
  • “or” is not exclusive;
  • references to “will” and “shall” are interchangeable and impose obligations;
  • references to any agreement, document, or law include future amendments and replacements;
  • references to “current and future” and similar phrases are intended to be comprehensive and forward‑looking;
  • references to any product, module, service, policy, document, or technology include successor versions unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

9.19 No Construction Against Drafter

These Terms shall not be construed against EMWNews solely because EMWNews drafted them. The parties acknowledge that they have had the opportunity to review these Terms with legal counsel and that any rule of construction requiring ambiguity to be resolved against the drafter shall not apply.

9.20 Force of Future Policies

EMWNews may publish future Platform policies governing AI, security, Business Visibility™, payment, publishing, compliance, operational procedures, technical standards, and other matters. Such policies, when expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, shall become part of the contractual framework and shall have the same force and effect as these Terms.

9.21 Reserved Rights

EMWNews reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms. No implied licenses, permissions, waivers, or contractual obligations shall be inferred from any provision of these Terms or from any course of dealing, custom, delay, usage, or practice between the parties.

9.22 Successors & Assigns

These Terms bind and benefit the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

9.23 Maximum Enforceability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable in any jurisdiction, it shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions. The court shall modify the provision only to the extent necessary to preserve the commercial intent of the parties.

9.24 Future Technologies

These Terms automatically govern all future products, software, AI systems, autonomous systems, APIs, commercial offerings, successor technologies, replacement technologies, and technologies not yet invented, unless EMWNews expressly states otherwise in writing. The listed examples are illustrative rather than exhaustive. Your continued use of the Platform after the introduction of any future technology constitutes your acceptance of these Terms as applied to that technology.

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Module 10: Schedules, Trademarks, Contact Information & Final Provisions

10.1 Official Contact Information

All official legal notices, communications, and inquiries to EMWNews should be directed to the following contact points. EMWNews may update its contact information at any time without amending these Terms by posting updated information on the Platform.

Legal Notices:
[email protected]
General Support:
[email protected]
Privacy / Data Protection:
[email protected]
DMCA / Copyright:
[email protected]
Abuse / Security:
[email protected]
Business Address:
[EMWNews Business Address — to be completed]
Website:
https://www.emwnews.com

Notices sent to an obsolete address supplied by you are deemed received if you failed to update your contact information. EMWNews may designate additional or alternative electronic methods for receiving notices in the future.

10.2 Official Notices

Legal notices to EMWNews must be sent in writing to the Legal Notices contact above. EMWNews may, in its sole discretion, designate additional or alternative methods for receiving notices, including electronic submission systems. You are responsible for ensuring that your contact information is current and that you receive any notices sent to you through the Platform or to your registered email address.

10.3 Registered Trademarks & Brand Protection

EMWNews owns all rights in and to its trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, product names, platform names, methodologies, and branding, whether registered or unregistered. The following list is illustrative rather than exhaustive:

  • EMWNews®
  • The Business Visibility Company™
  • Business Visibility Platform™
  • Business Visibility Score™
  • Business Visibility Report™
  • Business Visibility Snapshot™
  • Business Visibility Methodology™
  • Business Visibility Monitoring™
  • EMW Verified™
  • Discovery Engine™
  • Historical Discovery™
  • Feed Discovery™
  • Business Intelligence Resolver™
  • Business Registry™
  • Business Profile™
  • AI Discoverability™
  • Business Visibility Dashboard™
  • Business Visibility Evaluation™
  • Business Visibility Standards™
  • Snapshot Engine™

All rights in these and any other EMWNews marks, whether registered or unregistered, are reserved. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. The absence of a trademark symbol does not constitute a waiver of trademark rights.

10.4 Copyright Notice

All Platform content is protected by copyright law. This includes, but is not limited to, software, databases, reports, graphics, videos, HTML, CSS, documentation, workflows, prompts, AI methodologies, training materials, and all other content, whether now existing or hereafter developed. EMWNews reserves all rights in its copyrighted works. No content may be reproduced, distributed, displayed, or used to create derivative works without the prior written consent of EMWNews, except as expressly permitted by these Terms.

10.5 Patent & Trade Secret Reservation

EMWNews reserves all rights in its inventions, patentable subject matter, trade secrets, proprietary algorithms, AI systems, scoring methodologies, workflows, evaluation models, resolver logic, software architecture, and all related intellectual property, whether or not patent applications have been filed. Nothing in these Terms grants any license or right to use any EMWNews patent, patent application, or trade secret beyond the limited license expressly granted to access the Platform.

10.6 Future Products & Services

EMWNews may, at its sole discretion, introduce software, APIs, AI systems, SaaS offerings, subscriptions, marketplaces, publishing services, analytics, education, certifications, enterprise products, and other commercial offerings without amending these Terms except where legally required. Your continued use of any future product or service constitutes your acceptance of these Terms as applied to that product or service.

10.7 Future Schedules

EMWNews may publish schedules governing Acceptable Use, Pricing, Service Levels, Security, AI Policies, Publishing Standards, Business Visibility Methodology™, Partner Programs, Affiliate Programs, Enterprise Services, API Terms, Beta Services, and other matters. When expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms, such schedules become part of the contractual framework and shall have the same force and effect as these Terms.

10.8 Beta Services

EMWNews may, at its sole discretion, offer alpha, beta, preview, early access, experimental, or evaluation services (“Beta Services”). Beta Services are provided “AS IS” and may be changed, discontinued, or contain defects. Beta Services may have limited support, reduced functionality, or no service level commitments. EMWNews has no obligation to continue any Beta Service or to convert it into a generally available product.

10.9 Government Use

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, if you are a government entity, you acknowledge that the Platform and all related services are commercial software and services developed at private expense, and that all disclaimers, limitations of liability, and other provisions of these Terms apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.

10.10 Feedback & Suggestions

All feedback, suggestions, ideas, feature requests, recommendations, bug reports, and other input you provide to EMWNews shall become the unrestricted, perpetual, worldwide, royalty‑free, irrevocable, transferable property of EMWNews. EMWNews may use such feedback without restriction and without any compensation to you. You waive any moral rights or other rights in any feedback provided to EMWNews. This Section is consistent with and does not expand upon the feedback provisions of Module 5.

10.11 Public Announcements

EMWNews reserves the right to announce platform updates, product launches, legal updates, policy updates, and operational announcements. Customer‑specific announcements may be made with your consent, except as otherwise permitted by these Terms or applicable law.

10.12 No Future Obligation

EMWNews has no obligation to continue any product, feature, API, methodology, or service. EMWNews may, at its sole discretion, discontinue, replace, or modify any offering at any time, with or without notice, except as otherwise expressly stated in these Terms or required by applicable law.

10.13 Reserved Business Decisions

EMWNews retains sole discretion regarding pricing, products, features, support, publishing, partnerships, AI systems, methodologies, staffing, commercial strategy, and all other business decisions. Nothing in these Terms shall be construed to limit EMWNews’s right to make any business decision in its sole discretion.

10.14 Closing Statement

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT

By using the EMWNews Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, including all modules and schedules incorporated by reference. These Terms, comprising Modules 1 through 10, collectively form one legally binding agreement governing your use of the Platform and all current and future EMWNews products, software, AI systems, Business Visibility™ technologies, publishing services, and commercial offerings. Continued use of the Platform constitutes your ongoing acceptance of these Terms as they may be amended from time to time.

10.15 Final Reservation of Rights

EMWNews reserves every right not expressly granted in these Terms. No implied licenses, permissions, approvals, obligations, waivers, or commitments shall be inferred from any provision of these Terms or from any course of dealing, custom, delay, usage, or practice. All rights not expressly granted are reserved exclusively to EMWNews.

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End of Complete Agreement — EMWNews Terms of Service v2.1 (Modules 1–10)

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