PUBLISHER TERMS OF USE

Last updated: November 14, 2025

1) Who we are & where these Terms apply

These Publisher Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of PAG Project’s online properties, including:

• Our Substack publication at pagproject.com and its subdomains, pages, posts, comments, chat, Notes, referrals, recommendations, and any paid tiers or memberships (the “Publication”);

• Our website(s) at pagproject.com (if any), related subdomains, newsletters, and emails; and

• Our social/community properties operated under @pagprojectHQ—including X (Twitter), YouTube, Instagram, Rumble, TikTok, Discord, LinkedIn—and our podcast

(collectively, the “Sites & Channels”).

The Sites & Channels are provided by PAG Project, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“PAG,” “we,” “us,” “our”).

Layered terms. Your use of Substack’s platform is also governed by Substack’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (the “Substack Terms”). These Terms are in addition to (not a replacement for) the Substack Terms and govern your relationship with PAG. If there is a conflict about platform operations, the Substack Terms control; otherwise, these Terms control your relationship with us.

By accessing or using any of the Sites & Channels, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use them.

Contacts
General/legal notices: contact@pagproject.com
Corrections/Takedowns (preferred): Review@pagproject.com
Mail: PAG Project, LLC — 5900 Balcones Drive, STE 100, Austin, TX 78731
Branding: “Private Attorney General Project” and “PAG Project” are brand names of PAG Project, LLC.

2) Not a law firm; no professional advice

We are not a law firm and do not provide legal, financial, accounting, tax, or investment advice. Content is information, opinion, advocacy, and journalism on matters of public concern. No attorney‑client or other fiduciary relationship is created. Consult your own licensed professionals.

3) Eligibility; accounts

You must be 16+ (and not under 13) to use the Sites & Channels. If you create an account (e.g., via Substack or Discord), you are responsible for safeguarding your credentials. We may refuse, reclaim, or remove usernames that violate rights or our rules.

4) Community rules (bright‑line guardrails)

You may not, and you agree not to help others to:

• Break the law or solicit illegal acts;

• Doxx, threaten, stalk, or harass; incite violence; or post targeted abuse;

• Post or link to illegal content, CSAM, non‑consensual intimate imagery, or instructions to commit crimes;

• Infringe IP, publicity, or privacy rights; impersonate others or misrepresent affiliation;

• Spam, scam, run pyramid schemes, or otherwise exploit the community;

• Interfere with the Sites & Channels (scraping at scale, automated access/rate abuse, reverse engineering, malware);

• Bypass paywalls or redistribute paid/subscriber‑only content outside your account;

• Harvest or use our content or user data to train AI or create competing datasets without our prior written consent.

Enforcement. We may moderate, remove, throttle, or ban content or accounts at our discretion, with or without notice. We have no duty to monitor but may review reported content. Substack may also enforce the Substack Terms independently.

5) Your content (UGC) & license to us

If you post, upload, record, or submit content (text, images, audio/video, links, metadata, or other material) to any Site or Channel (“UGC”):

• You grant PAG a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, transferable, royalty‑free license to host, store, adapt, create derivative works, reproduce, publish, perform, display, and distribute your UGC in any media to operate, promote, archive, and moderate the Sites & Channels (including backups, compilations, excerpts, and translations).

• To the extent permitted by law, you waive moral rights (e.g., attribution/integrity) and consent to adaptations reasonable in context (formatting, moderation, excerpts).

• You represent you own or control necessary rights and that your UGC complies with law and these Terms.

• We may remove or refuse any UGC at any time.

6) Our content & your limited license

All materials we publish (text, graphics, logos, audio/video, code, documents) are owned by PAG or our licensors and protected by IP laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non‑transferable license to access and use the Sites & Channels for personal, non‑commercial purposes. Any other use—including scraping, bulk downloading, resale/redistribution of paid content, or using our content to train models—requires our prior written consent.

7) Platform & third‑party services

We embed or link to third‑party services (e.g., Substack, payment processors, video platforms, social networks, analytics). Their terms and privacy policies govern your use of those services. We are not responsible for third‑party content, outages, acts, or omissions.

8) Tips, donations, memberships, and purchases (Substack + others)

We may offer tips, non‑tax‑deductible donations, memberships, or paid tiers (e.g., via Substack/Stripe or other providers). Unless we state otherwise or required by law:

• Contributions are non‑refundable and not tax‑deductible;

• You authorize our processor(s) to charge your payment method and agree to their terms;

• We may change or discontinue offerings at any time;

• Paid benefits are personal to your account; sharing/redistribution is prohibited.

For Substack‑managed payments, Substack’s billing and refund rules apply in addition to these Terms.

9) Copyright & DMCA

We respect IP rights. To report alleged copyright infringement, send a DMCA‑compliant notice (17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3)) to:
DMCA Agent — PAG Project, LLC, 5900 Balcones Drive, STE 100, Austin, TX 78731 • Review@pagproject.com

We may remove content or terminate repeat infringers. We accept compliant counter‑notices. Knowingly sending false notices may expose you to damages and fees.
(Note: To fully qualify for DMCA safe harbor, we also maintain a designated agent with the U.S. Copyright Office.)

10) Platform liability & user content

For UGC, we operate as an interactive computer service and assert all protections available under applicable law (e.g., immunity for content provided by others and good‑faith moderation). These protections do not apply to content we create ourselves.

11) Corrections, Retractions & Defamation Mitigation

If you contend our publication is false or defamatory, you must first send a written request for correction/clarification/retraction to Review@pagproject.com (preferred) or by mail. Your request must:
(1) identify the exact statements at issue and where they appear (URL/timestamp);
(2) explain with particularity why they are false or misleading;
(3) provide the facts and documents you believe show falsity; and
(4) state the precise correction or retraction sought.
We will review compliant requests in good faith. We may publish your response (edited for length/clarity), a correction, update, or none of the foregoing, in our editorial discretion. Requests that lack these elements may be disregarded or returned for completion.

12) Investigative journalism, petitioning & whistleblower protections

Our content includes investigative reporting, petitions, and commentary on matters of public concern. We reserve and assert all journalistic privileges and defenses, including fair report, opinion/rhetorical hyperbole, and anti‑SLAPP protections where available. Nothing in these Terms limits rights under whistleblower protection laws (e.g., applicable federal and state statutes).

13) Disclaimers

THE SITES & CHANNELS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON‑INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR‑FREE OPERATION OR THAT CONTENT IS CURRENT OR COMPLETE.

14) Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PAG AND ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL. TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE SITES & CHANNELS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR (B) US$100.

15) Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PAG and our affiliates from and against claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to your UGC, your use of the Sites & Channels, or your violation of these Terms or law.

16) Dispute resolution — arbitration, anti‑SLAPP carve‑out, mass‑arbitration controls

Governing law & FAA. Texas law governs these Terms (conflict rules excluded), and the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) governs enforceability.

Informal resolution. Before filing, a party must email a Notice of Dispute to contact@pagproject.com and allow 30 days for good‑faith resolution.

Individual arbitration; no class actions. Except as in the Public‑Participation Carve‑Out below, all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Sites & Channels are resolved by individual, binding arbitration administered by the AAA under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. Venue is Austin, Texas, or video/teleconference if permitted. No class, collective, or representative actions or arbitrations. Either party may bring an individual claim in Travis County small‑claims court. 30‑day opt‑out: You may opt out of arbitration/class waiver by emailing contact@pagproject.com within 30 days after first agreeing to these Terms.

Public‑Participation Carve‑Out (anti‑SLAPP preserved). At our election, any claim that arises from or targets our news reporting, commentary, petitioning, or other participation in matters of public concern will be litigated exclusively in Texas state courts in Travis County (and not arbitrated), so that we may move to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (anti‑SLAPP) and seek fee‑shifting, sanctions, and early appeal rights where applicable. This is in addition to any other defenses.

Mass‑arbitration management. If 25+ substantially similar demands are filed by or with the same/ coordinated counsel: (i) AAA’s Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules apply; (ii) an initial random set of up to 20 cases proceeds; (iii) remaining cases are stayed; (iv) a process arbitrator may address administrative issues and order global mediation; and (v) fees follow AAA’s mass‑arbitration protocols.

Jury trial waiver. For any permitted court action, the parties waive the right to a jury trial.

Limitations period. To the extent permitted by law, any claim must be filed within one (1) year after it accrues.

Severability & survival. If any part of this section is found unenforceable, the remainder remains in force; if the class‑action waiver is unenforceable, the arbitration agreement is void. This section survives termination.

17) Bond for injunctive relief / prior restraint

Any party seeking injunctive relief affecting our publication or speech must post a bond adequate to secure damages if the relief is later vacated, to the maximum extent permitted by law. We oppose prior restraints and reserve all speech defenses.

18) Legal‑threat transparency & non‑confidentiality of unsolicited demands

We may publish (with limited redactions) legal notices or demand letters sent to us regarding our reporting or UGC to promote transparency about attempts to suppress speech, unless restricted by a valid court order. We do not accept NDAs or confidentiality obligations via unsolicited communications; only a separate, signed agreement by our authorized officer can impose such obligations.

19) Source submissions / tipline terms

Unsolicited tips or documents you send (email, forms, DMs) are non‑confidential unless we expressly agree otherwise in a signed writing. Do not send materials you are not legally permitted to share or that were illegally obtained. You represent you have the right to share the materials and that your submission does not violate law, court orders, or third‑party rights. We may publish, investigate, or decline to act on any submission. Where legally permitted, we may notify you of legal requests for your data; we require lawful process to disclose records and will assert reporter’s privilege and other defenses when applicable.

20) Changes

We may update these Terms at any time. The “Last updated” date reflects the latest version. Continued use means you accept changes.

21) Termination

We may suspend or terminate access at any time, with or without notice. On termination, your license ends and Sections 9–21 survive.

22) Miscellaneous

Entire agreement; severability; no waiver; assignment by us permitted; you may not assign without our consent; headings are for convenience only; English controls.