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2. Information Purpose. The Service is provided for informational and research purposes only. Content aggregated here is sourced from publicly available materials and is not created, endorsed, or verified by mentions.now. The Service is an aggregation and indexing tool, not a primary content publisher.

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6. Acceptable Use. You agree not to: (a) use the Service to harass, defame, or threaten any individual; (b) scrape, crawl, or programmatically access the Service in a manner that degrades performance for other users; (c) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, its servers, or databases; (d) use the Service for any unlawful purpose; (e) redistribute, resell, or commercially exploit the Service's aggregated data without permission; (f) impersonate any person or entity; or (g) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service.

7. Intellectual Property and Fair Use. Content is aggregated under fair use doctrine (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of news reporting, research, commentary, and political analysis. Our use is transformative: we add substantial value through searchability, indexing, trend analysis, and analytical tools not available from original sources. The aggregated content consists of public political statements and corporate disclosures intended for wide dissemination. We do not substitute for or compete with the original platforms. All trademarks, service marks, and brand names referenced on the Service belong to their respective owners.

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