Terms of Service & Accessibility

Heatmap News

Last Revised: May 1, 2026

Welcome to Heatmap News (, the “Website”). This Website is maintained and operated by Heatmap News Inc.(“Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”).

Your access and use of the Website is subject to the following terms of service (the “Terms of Service”) and all applicable laws, including, without limitation, all federal, state and local laws, regulations, and directives. By accessing or using any part of the Website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with all of these Terms of Service, you may not use any portion of the Website. Any information you provide or that is collected by the Company through the Website shall be handled in accordance with the Website’s Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE WEBSITE AUTOMATICALLY RENEW. PLEASE SEE SECTION 4 BELOW FOR DETAILS ON SUCH AUTOMATIC RENEWALS AND HOW TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

ACCESSIBILITY -- IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY TROUBLE ACCESSING THE WEBSITE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 914-687-1885, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK OR VIA OUR CONTACT US SUPPORT@HEATMAP.NEWS

1. Authorized Use of Website: This Website is provided for your personal and non-commercial use. Access to the Website and limited content is provided free of charge, but a subscription is required for greater access to the content, as described on the Website and below in these Terms of Service. Any other use of the Website requires the prior written consent of the Company.

2. Content; Intellectual Property: We hereby grant you a non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable right and license to view the content on the Website using the features we have built into the Website for the uses authorized herein. Company is the owner of or otherwise licensed to use all parts of the Website, including all copy, software, graphics, designs and all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights contained therein. The Website and content may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, performed, or distributed in any way, and you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, transmit, broadcast, or create derivatives without the express written consent of Company or the applicable owner. You should assume that everything you see or read on the Website is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used without the written permission of Company. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for complying with the applicable restrictions on use of all content, copyrighted materials and trademarks that you see, hear, and use on the Website. You understand that any unauthorized use of such intellectual property would result in irreparable injury for which money damages would be inadequate. You further acknowledge that, in the event of any such unauthorized use, Company or the applicable intellectual property owner will have the right, in addition to other remedies available at law and in equity, to immediate injunctive relief to prevent any such unauthorized use. All rights not granted under these Terms of Service are reserved by Company. You are expressly prohibited from distributing or posting any content from the Website without attributing ownership to Heatmap News.

3. Unauthorized Use of Website: You agree that you will not: (a) use spiders, robots, data mining techniques or other automated devices or programs to catalog, download or otherwise reproduce, store or distribute content available on the Website; (b) use any such automated means to manipulate the Website, such as automating what are otherwise manual or one-off procedures; (c) take any action to interfere with, or disrupt, the Website or any other user's use of the Website, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing” the Website; (d) circumvent security or user authentication measures or attempt to exceed the limited authorization and access granted to you under these Terms of Service; (e) frame portions of the Website within another website or application; (f) resell use of, or access to, the Website to any third party without our prior written consent; (g) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Website, or any part thereof; (h) introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful; (i) attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; or (j) impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user or any other person or entity.

4. Subscriptions:

a. ID: In order to access certain services on the Website, you have the option to subscribe to the Website. All registration information about you must be truthful, and you may not use any aliases or other means to mask your true identity. Any access codes or passwords provided should be safeguarded at all times. You are responsible for the security of your access codes and passwords and will be solely liable for any use or unauthorized use under such access codes or passwords. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account and you agree to notify Company immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. Company is not responsible for any loss that you may incur as a result of any unauthorized person using your account or your password. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time with or without notice. To understand how we use information collected from you, please read our Privacy Policy.

b. Subscription plans: The prices charged by Company will be those in effect on the date of receipt of your subscription. Once your order is accepted, you acknowledge and agree that your purchase shall include automatically renewing subscription charges for the plan you have selected (e.g., annual or monthly). You agree to pay Company for all charges at the prices then in effect for the subscription you purchase, and you authorize Company or its designated payment processor to charge your payment provider for any such purchases. All payments are to be made in United States Dollars. Posted prices do not include sales tax, which will be charged to you when applicable. Company reserves the right to correct any errors or mistakes in pricing that it makes even if it has already requested payment.

c. Renewals: If you purchase a subscription, unless you cancel prior to the end of that subscription period (either annual or monthly) in accordance with these Terms of Service, you will be charged the automatically-renewing subscription fee that is due at the end of your applicable subscription period. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, COMPANY MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU, UNTIL YOU AFFIRMATIVELY CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION

d. How to cancel your subscription: You may cancel an annual subscription or a monthly subscription by logging into your Heatmap account and selecting cancel or by sending an email to support@heatmap.news. If you cancel an annual subscription, you shall be entitled to a refund of the unused portion of the subscription. If you cancel a monthly subscription, no refund shall be provided.

5. No Ideas Accepted: Company does not accept any unsolicited ideas from outside the Company including without limitation suggestions about advertising, promotion or merchandising of our services or changes in methods of doing business. We may already be working on or may in the future work on a similar idea. This policy eliminates concerns about ownership of such ideas. If, notwithstanding this policy, you submit an unsolicited idea to this Website, you understand and acknowledge that such idea is not submitted in confidence and Company assumes no obligation, expressed or implied, by considering it. You further understand that Company shall exclusively own all known or hereafter existing rights to the idea everywhere in the world, and that such idea is hereby irrevocably assigned to Company. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent any such assignment is deemed unenforceable, you hereby grant Company an irrevocable, perpetual, world-wide license to use the idea in any manner, in any medium now known or hereafter developed, without compensation to you.

6. Links; Third Parties: This Website may contain links to websites and platforms controlled or operated by persons and companies other than Company (“Linked Sites”). Linked Sites are not under the control of Company, and Company is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained on a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Company is not responsible if the Linked Site is not working correctly or for any viruses, malware, or other harms resulting from your use of a Linked Site. Company is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Company of the site or any association with its operators. You are responsible for viewing and abiding by the privacy policies and terms of use posted on the Linked Sites. You are solely responsible for any dealings with third parties who support Company or are identified on the Website, including any delivery of and payment for goods and services.

6A. Third-Party Applications: You acknowledge that your access and use of any third-party applications or software on our Website and content (the “Third-Party Applications”) is at your discretion and risk, and Company has no liability to you arising from your use of the Third-Party Applications. Company hereby disclaims any representation, warranty, or guaranty regarding the Third-Party Applications, whether expressed, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and any representation, warranty, or guaranty regarding the availability, quality, reliability, features, appropriateness, accuracy, completeness, or legality of the Third-Party Applications.

7. No Warranties: EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMPANY TO YOU VIA THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. COMPANY AND ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, COMPANY AND ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONCERNING THE ACCURACY, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, SEQUENCE, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT POSTED ON OR OTHERWISE ACCESSIBLE VIA THE WEBSITE. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COMPANY AND ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE OR UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OF OTHER THIRD PARTIES OR USERS OF THE WEBSITE AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. NEITHER COMPANY NOR ANY OF ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS REPRESENT, WARRANT OR COVENANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. COMPANY FURTHER MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES, WORMS OR TROJAN HORSES OR THAT IT WILL FUNCTION OR OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER PRODUCT OR SOFTWARE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TERMINATION, INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES, DELAYS, ERRORS, FAILURES OF PERFORMANCE, DEFECTS, LINE FAILURES, OR OMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEBSITE OR YOUR USE THEREOF. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AGAINST COMPANY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE OR THE CONTENT IS TO CEASE YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR THE CONTENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY BY JURISDICTION. WHEN THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE EXCLUDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY, YOU AGREE THAT THEY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT AND SHORTEST DURATION PERMITTED BY LAW.

8. Waiver and Limitation of Liability: BY ACCESSING THE WEBSITE SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE WAIVING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS THAT ARE AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN OR UNSUSPECTED, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH WAIVER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE, THE BENEFITS OF SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE, COUNTRY OR TERRITORY, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR." UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR PROGRAMS ON YOUR DATA HANDLING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION LOSSES, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR COSTS OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE GOODS) RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, OR THE DATA, CONTENT OR INFORMATION ACCESSED VIA THE WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY DISRUPTION OR DELAY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE CLAIM OR ACTION, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGES WERE FORESEEN, UNFORESEEN OR FORESEEABLE, EVEN IF COMPANY OR ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. WHEN THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE EXCLUDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY, THEY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE SHORTEST DURATION PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. IN ANY CASE, COMPANY’S AND ITS LICENSORS’ ENTIRE LIABILITY UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU TO COMPANY FOR THE WEBSITE AND SERVICES IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE FIRST EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY, OR IF NO PAYMENT IS MADE BY YOU TO COMPANY, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

9. Changes: Company may update or change these Terms of Service from time to time in order to reflect changes in any offered services, changes in the law, or for other reasons as deemed necessary by Company. The effective date of any Terms of Service will be reflected in the “Last Revised” entry at the top of these Terms of Service. Your continued use of the Website after any such change is communicated shall constitute your consent to such changes.

10. Indemnification: You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Company and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents (collectively, “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may be incurred by any of the Company Indemnitees arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Service, your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with the Website, or from any other misuse of the Website. You agree that in the event any claim, allegation, suit or similar proceeding is commenced by a third party against any of the Company Indemnitees, that you will pay for the defense thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Company reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any proceeding that relates to Company, the Website, or any aspects thereof, whether or not subject to indemnification hereunder, and in such case you will cooperate fully with Company in such defense.

10A. Termination and Restriction of Access: In its sole discretion, Company may terminate or suspend your access to the Website for breach of these Terms of Service or for any reason whatsoever, with or without notice. Company shall not be liable for any losses or damages arising from any such termination of service.

10B. Arbitration: At its sole discretion, Company may require you to submit any disputes arising from use of the Website, or breach of these Terms of Service, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying New York law. By using the Website, you hereby consent to submission of any dispute to final and binding arbitration.

10C. Limitation on Time to File Claims: Any cause of action or claim you may have arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service or the Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues; otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred.

12. Severability: If any part of these Terms of Service shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision, and the remainder of these Terms of Service shall continue in effect.

13. Waiver; Remedies: The failure of Company to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver of Company of any breach of these Terms of Service by you shall not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by Company or be deemed a waiver by Company of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms of Service. The rights and remedies of Company under these Terms of Service and any other applicable agreement between you and Company shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy shall not limit Company's right to exercise any other right or remedy.

14. International Access: Our Website is provided from the United States of America and all servers that make it available reside in the U.S.A. The laws of other countries may differ regarding the access and use of the Website. We make no representations regarding the legality of this Website in any other country and it is your responsibility to ensure that your use complies with all applicable laws outside of the U.S.A.

15. Governing Law: The laws of the State of New York shall govern these Terms of Service, and each party consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in New York County, New York in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Website. PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (“UN CONVENTION”), THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE UN CONVENTION WILL NOT APPLY TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.

16. General: You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Company as a result of these Terms of Service or use of the Website. You may not assign these Terms of Service without the prior written consent of Company in all instances. Company may assign these Terms of Service, in whole or in part, at any time. Company’s performance of these Terms of Service is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in these Terms of Service is in derogation of Company’s right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Website or information provided to or gathered by Company with respect to such use. These Terms of Service, including the Privacy Policy and all other documents expressly incorporated herein by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and Company with respect to the Website, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and Company. A printed version of these Terms of Service and of any notices given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms of Service to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

17. Questions: Should you have any questions regarding these Terms of Service you may contact us at support@heatmap.news.