Terms of use

These terms apply when you use the Plainwire website. By using the site, you accept them.

The service

Plainwire is a free news website published by to be completed before launch. We may change, suspend or stop any part of the site at any time.

Our content

Plainwire stories are AI-assisted versions, checked by our desk, of reports published by other outlets, which we name and link. The selection, editing, headlines, standfirsts, “Why it matters” boxes, The Brief, explainers and design of Plainwire are ours. You may read and share links to our pages, and quote short extracts with a link to the source page. Do not copy whole stories or republish our content in bulk without written permission.

The original reports remain the property of their publishers, and pictures remain the property of their authors, under the licenses shown with them.

Accuracy

We work hard to be accurate and we correct mistakes openly, but news changes quickly. Our stories are for general information and are not legal, financial, medical or other professional advice.

Links

We link to other websites, including the sources of our stories. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices.

Acceptable use

Do not try to disrupt the site, get into parts of it that are not public, or collect its content automatically in a way that harms the service. Search engines and AI answer engines may index our pages as allowed by our robots.txt file.

Liability

To the extent the law allows, Plainwire is provided “as is”, and we are not liable for indirect losses arising from the use of the site. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer law where you live.

Contact and changes

Questions about these terms: contact address to be completed before launch. We may update these terms; the version on this page applies.