1. Introduction
Welcome to Above the Capitol. By accessing or using this website, you agree to the following terms and conditions.
Please read them carefully. These Terms and Services govern your use of all content, tools, and features provided on abovethecapitol.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you accept these terms in full. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you must not use the Site.
2. Editorial Integrity
Above the Capitol is committed to delivering fair, accurate, and contextual political journalism. While we use AI tools to support certain editorial processes, all published content is reviewed, edited, and approved by our human editorial team.
3. Intellectual Property
Above the Capitol publishes editorial summaries, curated information, and AI-assisted analyses based on publicly available news, official statements, policy documents, and other third-party sources. We do not claim original authorship of the raw information or source material.
While the underlying facts and events are in the public domain, the structure, synthesis, thematic organization, and editorial framing of our content are the result of our internal editorial methodology.
You may:
- Share or quote our summaries with attribution.
- Link directly to our articles.
- Use brief excerpts (up to 100 words) for academic or journalistic purposes, with a clear reference to Above the Capitol.
You may not:
- Reproduce entire articles or content sections without permission.
- Present our summaries or interpretations as your own.
- Commercially redistribute our material without prior written agreement.
We strive to credit original sources whenever possible.
4. Use of AI-Generated Content
Some content on this site is partially generated using large language models (LLMs). These models assist in clustering, summarization, and drafting — but no content is published without human editorial oversight. We do not offer any warranty on the completeness or legal/financial accuracy of any AI-generated output. Use of such content is at your own discretion.
5. External Links
The Site may contain links to external websites. Above the Capitol is not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of third-party sites. We link only to sources we consider credible at the time of publication, but we do not control external content and cannot guarantee its continued accuracy or availability.
6. User Conduct
By using the Site, you agree not to:
- Post or transmit abusive, defamatory, or harmful content.
- Attempt unauthorized access to restricted areas or systems.
- Use automated systems (e.g. scraping bots) to extract content at scale.
Violation of these terms may result in restricted access or legal action.
7. Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When we do, we’ll update the “Last updated” date at the bottom of this page.
Continued use of the Site after changes implies acceptance of the new terms.
8. Limitation of Liability
All content is provided “as is” without guarantees of accuracy, availability, or suitability for a specific purpose. We do not accept responsibility for any losses resulting from reliance on our content. Above the Capitol is not liable for any indirect or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use this site.
9. Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes will be handled in the courts located in Los Angeles County.
