Terms of Service

Acceptance of Terms

By registering for and using UnderKurrent, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

Our Mission & Voice

UnderKurrent exists to restore truth, dignity, accountability, and the power of "we the People" to public discourse. Our mission is to raise public awareness, elucidate truth, track integrity over time, and serve as a cohesive bastion for connecting people in a fragmented, post-truth, post-democracy landscape where isolation and subterfuge have become normalized. This mission — this rallying cry for sanity, justice, and community — is the heart of everything we build.

At the same time, we operate with transparency and integrity as an independent, people-powered platform. This means we must be clear about the distinction between our organizational mission and the individual voices of our community.

User-Generated Content & Organizational Stance

UnderKurrent is a platform for community voices. The content posted by users — including posts, comments, endorsements, and discussions — reflects the views, opinions, and expressions of the individual authors, not those of UnderKurrent as an organization. UnderKurrent does not endorse, verify, or guarantee the accuracy of user-generated content.

Our organizational voice is reserved for official communications, the Framework article, Help & FAQ documentation, and curated editorial content explicitly labeled as such. This separation protects both the platform's integrity and the community's freedom to speak without their words being attributed to the organization.

Algorithmic Neutrality & Equal Application

The K-Score, visibility scoring, and all ranking algorithms on UnderKurrent are standardized, mathematically defined, and applied uniformly to all users, narratives, entities, and sources without regard to political affiliation, ideology, or personal alignment. The parameters and criteria are publicly documented in our Help & FAQ section. This ensures that our platform serves as an objective tool for elucidation — not a mechanism for promoting any particular agenda.

We believe that truth is not subjective. The same standards of evidence, integrity tracking, and community accountability apply equally across the spectrum of public discourse. This is not neutrality for its own sake — it is the foundation of credibility and trust.

User Conduct

You agree not to:

• Post illegal, harassing, or abusive content
• Attempt to manipulate voting, karma, or ranking systems
• Create multiple accounts to evade bans or restrictions
• Use automated scripts or bots to interact with the site
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations

Content Ownership

You retain ownership of content you post. By posting, you grant UnderKurrent a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display and distribute your content on the platform.

Donations & Cause Gear Fundraising

All donations and gear purchases are non-refundable and voluntary. Donations support platform operations, independent journalism, and community initiatives. Cause Gear purchases are fundraising acknowledgments — not commercial goods. See our Donations and Cause Gear Fundraising articles for full details.

Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms, at our sole discretion.

Disclaimer

UnderKurrent is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. We are not responsible for the accuracy of user-generated content.

Contact

For questions about these terms, reach out via our contact form.