Legal

Terms of Service

Effective August 19, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of Read the River, a service developed and operated by DCPz LLC (“DCPz,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By using the service, you agree to these Terms.

The service

Read the River helps users monitor developing news subjects and organize source-backed reporting into Rivers, Bends, Current Facts, and Today’s Current editions. Features may change as the service develops.

Eligibility and accounts

You must be legally able to enter into these Terms and provide accurate account information. You are responsible for safeguarding access to your email account and for activity under your Read the River account.

Acceptable use

You may not misuse the service, interfere with its operation, attempt unauthorized access, evade security or usage limits, use automated means not provided by us to extract service content, infringe the rights of others, or use Read the River for unlawful activity.

News and generated content

Read the River is an informational product. News reporting, summaries, confidence assessments, and generated content may be incomplete, delayed, or incorrect. The service does not provide legal, medical, financial, investment, or other professional advice. Verify important information with original sources and qualified professionals.

Third-party content and services

The service may identify, summarize, or link to reporting and services supplied by third parties. DCPz does not control third-party content, availability, or practices, and links do not imply endorsement.

Your content

You retain rights in the monitoring requests and other content you submit. You grant DCPz a limited license to host, process, reproduce, and use that content solely as needed to operate, secure, improve, and support the service.

Intellectual property

Read the River, its design, software, branding, and original content are owned by DCPz LLC or its licensors and are protected by applicable law. These Terms provide a limited, personal, revocable, non-transferable right to use the service; they do not transfer ownership.

Availability and changes

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features, impose reasonable limits, or perform maintenance. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free availability.

Termination

You may stop using Read the River or delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate access when reasonably necessary to protect the service, users, third parties, or comply with law, including for material violations of these Terms.

Disclaimers

To the extent permitted by law, the service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement.

Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, DCPz LLC and its members, employees, and contractors will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits, goodwill, or business opportunity arising from the service.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction located in New Jersey, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Changes and contact

We may update these Terms by posting a revised version with a new effective date. Questions may be sent to DCPz LLC at dcpzena@dcpz.co.