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Terms of Use

Effective date: May 18, 2026

Welcome to Floodlight. These Terms of Use (the "Terms") govern your use of our website. Floodlight Inc ("Floodlight," "we," "us," or "our") is an independent nonprofit investigative newsroom with a focus on climate. By visiting or using our site, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

We've tried to write these Terms in plain language. Your use of Floodlight is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your information.

Using our site

You're welcome to read, link to, and share Floodlight's journalism. In using the site, you agree to:

  • Use it only for lawful purposes
  • Not attempt to disrupt, hack, or interfere with the site or its security
  • Not use automated tools (bots, scrapers, crawlers) to harvest content or data without our permission
  • Not impersonate Floodlight or misrepresent your affiliation with us

Our content

Floodlight is a nonprofit newsroom, and we believe our journalism should reach as many readers as possible. Unless otherwise noted, our original stories are made available for free republication under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. In plain terms: you're welcome to republish our work. We ask for a few additional things specific to our newsroom — full details are in our republication terms.

Photos, video, and graphics. Images and video that ran with a Floodlight story may be republished alongside that story under the same terms. Standalone use of our photos, video, or graphics — separate from the story they originally accompanied — is handled case by case. For those requests, email us at contact@floodlightnews.org.

Content you share with us

If you send us a tip, story idea, letter, comment, or other feedback, you're giving Floodlight permission to use it in our reporting and on our platforms. Before using any information you submit in our reporting,  we’ll review it, verify it, and make reasonable attempts to contact you. If you want to share information confidentially or as a source, please email us at contact@floodlightnews.org.

Our site may include links to other websites. We provide these for convenience and context, but we don't control those sites and aren't responsible for their content, accuracy, or privacy practices. When you leave Floodlight, the destination site's terms and privacy policy apply.

You're welcome to link to Floodlight from your own site, as long as the link doesn't suggest a false affiliation or cast Floodlight in a misleading light. Please don't frame our content inside another site.

Disclaimer

We work hard to publish accurate, thoroughly reported and fact-checked journalism. That said, the site and its content are provided "as is." We don't make any guarantees — express or implied — about the availability of the site or its content or that the content of this site is error-free.  

We take reasonable steps to keep the site secure, but we can't guarantee it will always be free of viruses, errors, or interruptions. We're not responsible for any damage that results from using the site or downloading material from it.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Floodlight News and its staff, contributors, board members, and partners are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site, including damages from errors, omissions, interruptions, or your reliance on any content.

Termination

We may suspend or end your access to the site at any time, without notice, if we believe you've violated these Terms or for any other reason. We may also change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the site at any time.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we'll update the "Effective date" at the top. Your continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute relating to these Terms or your use of the site will be handled in the state or federal courts located in the District of Columbia.

Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Email us at contact@floodlightnews.org or write to us at 712 H Street NE, Suite 1371, Washington DC, 20002.