These Terms of Service establish the conditions governing access to and use of the website and related services operated by U.S. Economy (“we,” “us,” or “our”), as well as the respective rights, obligations, and responsibilities of U.S. Economy and its users.

These Terms apply whenever a user accesses the U.S. Economy website or uses any content or service provided through the website.

By accessing or using the service, the user acknowledges that the user has reviewed and agreed to these Terms.

U.S. Economy provides American readers with economic information, analysis, and related digital services, including:

We may modify the content, structure, format, or method of delivery of the service without prior notice when reasonably necessary to improve quality, reorganize content, or support website operations.

Users must comply with applicable laws and these Terms when using the service. Users must not infringe the rights of another person or interfere with the operation, security, or availability of the service.

Each user accesses and uses the service at the user’s own discretion and responsibility. A user is responsible for issues or losses resulting from that user’s violation of these Terms.

Copyright and other applicable rights in the analyses, informational content, images, videos, graphics, logos, designs, databases, and other materials available through the service belong to U.S. Economy or their respective lawful rights holders.

Except where permitted by applicable law, users may not perform any of the following without prior written permission from U.S. Economy or the relevant rights holder:

• Copying or reproducing content
• Distributing or republishing content
• Modifying or editing content
• Translating, adapting, or creating derivative materials
• Using content for commercial purposes
• Collecting or using data without authorization
• Creating a database or similar service using our content

When content or materials are quoted within the scope permitted by applicable law, users must clearly identify U.S. Economy and the applicable content as the source and comply with relevant copyright requirements.

Users must not engage in any of the following activities:

• Conduct that violates applicable law or public order
• Infringement of copyright, trademark, privacy, or other rights
• Interference with the operation of the service
• Placing an excessive burden on servers or networks
• Distributing malicious software, viruses, or harmful code
• Posting or transmitting unlawful, false, or misleading information
• Collecting substantial amounts of content without authorization
• Unauthorized scraping, automated collection, crawling, or mass copying
• Unauthorized redistribution or commercial use of content
• Impersonating another person, company, or institution
• Other conduct reasonably determined to be harmful to the service

The service may contain links to external websites or to content and services provided by advertisers, partners, or other third parties.

We do not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, security, availability, or results of information or services provided by an external website or third party.

Use of an external website or third-party service is governed by that provider’s own terms and privacy policy. Users access and use such services at their own discretion and responsibility.

U.S. Economy may display digital advertising, sponsored content, branded content, partnership content, and other paid promotional materials.

Content involving an advertising or sponsorship relationship will be identified in a manner intended to distinguish it from independent, non-sponsored content in accordance with applicable law and our content standards.

Advertisers and partners are responsible for the products, services, claims, and information they provide.

Transactions, agreements, or disputes involving an advertisement or third-party service must be resolved between the user and the applicable advertiser or third party.

We may temporarily limit or suspend all or part of the service for any of the following reasons:

• System inspections, updates, or maintenance
• Server or software failures
• Network or hosting service disruptions
• Urgent security measures
• Natural disasters, war, terrorism, government action, or force majeure
• Other circumstances reasonably requiring interruption of the service

When reasonably possible, we will make efforts to inform users of a service interruption.

When prior notice is not reasonably possible because of an urgent security issue, unexpected technical failure, or force majeure event, information may be provided after the service has been restored.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we are not responsible for losses resulting from an interruption of the service.