Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing whamtoday.com or viewing content published under the WHAM Today brand (including YouTube videos), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the site or content.

2. Description of Service

WHAM Today provides:

• An informational website at whamtoday.com summarising the project
• Daily news video content published to YouTube, curated from public RSS feeds and narrated using AI voice synthesis
• Short-form (YouTube Shorts) versions of daily news episodes

WHAM Today is not a news organisation, newspaper, broadcaster, or licensed news publisher. It is an independent content creator that aggregates, summarises, and presents publicly available news information in a new creative form.

3. Content & Intellectual Property

Our original content

The following elements are original works owned by WHAM Today and protected by copyright:

• AI-generated ASMR narration scripts (produced by the WHAM pipeline)
• AI voice recordings (XTTS v2 synthesis)
• Animated video backgrounds and visual compositions
• Thumbnails, watermarks, and branding assets
• Website design and content at whamtoday.com

These may not be reproduced, redistributed, or reused without written permission.

Third-party news content

Factual news information (events, names, places, statistics) is not copyrightable. Summaries and paraphrases of news articles are produced under fair use principles (see Section 4). Original article text is not reproduced verbatim in our videos. All original sources are credited in video descriptions.

4. Fair Use & Attribution

WHAM Today operates under the principles of fair use (17 U.S.C. § 107) and equivalent provisions in other jurisdictions (e.g., UK fair dealing, EU quotation rights). Our use of news content is:

• Transformative — headlines and summaries are rewritten into a new ASMR narrative form
• Non-commercial in spirit — the channel does not charge viewers; revenue if any comes from YouTube's standard monetisation
• Limited in scope — only brief facts and themes are used, not full article text
• Attributed — source outlets are credited in video descriptions

If you are a rights holder with a concern about specific content, please see our DMCA Policy.

5. AI-Generated Content

Content on this platform is produced with AI assistance (Google Gemini for curation and scripting; XTTS v2 for voice synthesis). You acknowledge that:

• AI-generated summaries may contain inaccuracies, omissions, or simplifications
• AI narration is not a substitute for professional or primary source reporting
• WHAM Today does not independently verify all facts presented
• Content should not be relied upon for critical decisions (financial, medical, legal, safety)

6. No Warranty

This website and its content are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. We make no representations that the information on this site is current, accurate, or complete.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, WHAM Today and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of this website or our content. This includes but is not limited to losses arising from reliance on news summaries, technical downtime, or content errors.

8. External Links

This site contains links to external websites (YouTube, news outlets, short URLs). We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or accuracy of any linked external site. Links do not constitute endorsement.

9. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use automated tools (bots, scrapers) to access this site in ways that interfere with its operation
• Reproduce or redistribute our original content without permission
• Misrepresent WHAM Today content as your own or as coming from a different source
• Use our brand name or logo in a way that implies false affiliation

10. YouTube & Google Terms

Our video content is published on YouTube. When accessing our videos on YouTube, you are subject to:

• YouTube Terms of Service
• Google Privacy Policy

WHAM Today's use of the YouTube API complies with the YouTube API Services Terms of Service.

11. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

12. Governing Law

These terms are governed by applicable law. Any disputes shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation. If unresolved, disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts applicable to the operator's location.

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