Terms of Service

Last updated: 12 November 2026

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of Digital Politics, including the website at digitalpolitics.co, its newsletters, research tools, databases, subscription services and Ask Digital Politics.

Digital Politics is operated by Digital Politics Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 16451190), with its registered office at 14 Chertsey Road, Shepperton, England, TW17 9LB.

By accessing or using Digital Politics, creating an account or purchasing a subscription, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you should not use the services.

1. Our services

Digital Politics provides independent reporting, analysis and research on the relationship between politics, technology and public policy.

Our services may include:

• Free and paid newsletters and editorial content.
• Research databases, dashboards and regulatory trackers.
• Ask Digital Politics, an AI-assisted research service.
• Individual and institutional subscriptions.
• Other research products and services introduced from time to time.

We may modify, improve, discontinue or restrict particular features. Where a material change affects a paid subscription, we will provide reasonable notice.

2. Accounts and eligibility

Certain services require a registered account.

You agree to provide accurate information, keep your account credentials secure and take responsibility for activity conducted through your account.

You must not share your login credentials with other individuals or permit unauthorised access to subscription-only services.

You must be at least 18 years old, or have permission from a parent or legal guardian, to create an account.

We may suspend or terminate accounts used fraudulently, in breach of these Terms or in ways that threaten the security or availability of our services.

3. Individual subscriptions

Digital Politics offers free and paid individual subscription plans. Available plans, prices, features and usage allowances are described on our website at the time of purchase.

Paid subscriptions may provide access to additional editorial content, research services, Ask Digital Politics or other subscriber benefits.

Subscription benefits and usage allowances depend on the plan purchased. We may update plan features, subject to reasonable notice where existing paid subscribers would be materially affected.

Individual subscriptions are intended for the named subscriber and cannot be transferred or shared.

4. Institutional subscriptions

Institutional subscriptions provide access to Digital Politics services for an agreed number of authorised users within an organization.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing:

• Access is restricted to individually identified, authorised users.
• Each authorised user must use their own account.
• Login credentials must not be shared.
• Subscription access cannot be extended to individuals outside the subscribing organization.
• The organization is responsible for ensuring that its authorised users comply with these Terms.
• Usage allowances, seat limits and included services are determined by the applicable subscription agreement.

Institutional subscriptions do not confer ownership of Digital Politics content, underlying databases, software or intellectual property.

Any additional licensing, redistribution or research arrangements must be agreed separately in writing.

Where an institutional subscription agreement conflicts with these Terms, the expressly agreed provisions of that agreement will take precedence.

5. Payments and renewals

Subscription prices are displayed at the time of purchase or specified in an institutional subscription agreement or invoice.

Individual subscriptions purchased through our online payment system may renew automatically at the end of each billing period, where this is disclosed during checkout.

Other subscriptions, including certain institutional arrangements, may renew only by mutual agreement, invoice or contract.

The applicable renewal arrangement will be communicated when the subscription is purchased or agreed.

For automatically renewing subscriptions, you authorize the collection of the applicable renewal payment using your selected payment method until the subscription is cancelled.

We will communicate material price changes before they take effect.

Any applicable taxes will be identified during checkout or invoicing where required.

6. Cancellation and refunds

You may cancel an automatically renewing subscription through your account or by contacting Digital Politics.

Cancellation prevents future renewals but does not ordinarily terminate access immediately. Unless otherwise agreed, access continues until the end of the period already paid for.

Prorated refunds may be provided for the unused portion of a paid subscription when a subscriber requests early termination, subject to any applicable written subscription agreement and legal requirements.

Refunds are generally calculated by reference to the remaining unused subscription period. Where a refund is agreed, the subscription may terminate on the effective refund date.

Institutional subscription cancellations and refunds are governed by the applicable agreement, where one exists.

Nothing in these Terms limits any statutory cancellation, refund or consumer rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

For cancellation or refund requests, contact digitalpolitics@protonmail.com.

7. Ask Digital Politics

Ask Digital Politics is an AI-assisted research service designed to provide answers grounded in Digital Politics reporting, analysis and selected research materials.

Access and usage limits depend on the subscriber's plan or institutional agreement.

You acknowledge that:

• AI-generated answers may contain inaccuracies, omissions or misinterpretations.
• Responses are intended to support research and understanding, not replace independent verification.
• Sources and citations should be consulted when accuracy is important.
• The service does not provide legal, financial, investment or other regulated professional advice.
• We do not guarantee that answers will be complete, current or suitable for a particular purpose.

We may introduce reasonable technical and usage restrictions to protect service availability, security and fair access.

You must not use Ask Digital Politics to circumvent subscription limits, interfere with the service or attempt to obtain unauthorised access to its underlying systems.

8. Intellectual property and permitted use

Unless otherwise indicated, Digital Politics owns or licenses the copyright and other intellectual property rights in its original reporting, analysis, newsletters, research materials, databases, website design and software.

Subscribers receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the services for their own internal, personal or professional research purposes during their subscription.

You may quote limited extracts from Digital Politics content with appropriate attribution and a link to the original source, subject to applicable copyright law.

Without prior written permission, you must not:

• Redistribute full articles, newsletters or substantial portions of paid content.
• Republish, resell or commercially sublicense Digital Politics content or datasets.
• Systematically scrape, download or reproduce subscription-only materials.
• Share subscription access with unauthorised users.
• Use substantial portions of our content to create competing commercial products or databases.
• Use our proprietary content to train or fine-tune AI models, except where permitted by applicable law or expressly authorised in writing.

Nothing in these Terms restricts uses permitted by applicable copyright exceptions or other mandatory legal rights.

9. Public research tools and datasets

Digital Politics may make certain dashboards, trackers, datasets and research materials publicly accessible.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, public availability does not grant unrestricted rights to reproduce, redistribute, resell or commercially exploit those materials.

Where a particular dataset or research product is subject to a separate licence, that licence will govern its permitted use.

Users wishing to obtain underlying datasets, reproduce substantial research materials or negotiate broader usage rights should contact Digital Politics.

10. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or other users' accounts.
• Interfere with the operation, security or availability of our services.
• Circumvent payment, authentication or usage restrictions.
• Use automated systems to extract content at a scale that undermines our services or infringes applicable rights.
• Introduce malicious code or engage in fraudulent or unlawful activity.
• Misrepresent Digital Politics content or AI-generated responses as independently verified statements from Digital Politics.

We may take proportionate action against misuse, including limiting access or suspending accounts.

11. Privacy and data protection

We process personal information in connection with account registration, subscriptions, payments, communications, website operation and research services.

Further information is provided in our Privacy Policy.

Where institutional subscriptions involve the processing of personal data, additional data protection arrangements may be agreed where required.

12. Availability and third-party services

We aim to maintain reliable access to Digital Politics but cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability.

Our services may depend on third-party providers, including hosting, payment processing, authentication and AI infrastructure.

We are not responsible for interruptions caused by events outside our reasonable control, although we will take reasonable steps to restore affected services.

External links and third-party sources are provided for reference. Their inclusion does not constitute an endorsement, and we do not control their content or availability.

13. Disclaimers and liability

Digital Politics provides journalism, commentary, research and informational services.

Although we take reasonable care in preparing our content, we do not guarantee that all information will be accurate, complete or current.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Digital Politics is not liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from the use of its services.

For paid services, our aggregate contractual liability is limited to the amount paid by the relevant subscriber for the affected service during the preceding 12 months, except where applicable law prohibits such a limitation.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

Nothing in these Terms affects mandatory consumer rights.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms to reflect changes in our services, business operations, legal obligations or applicable regulations.

The current version will be published on this page with its effective date.

Where changes materially affect paid subscribers, we will provide reasonable advance notice.

Changes will not retrospectively remove rights already accrued under an existing subscription agreement.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, subject to any mandatory protections that apply under the laws of a subscriber's country of residence.

Disputes will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, except where applicable consumer protection law provides otherwise.

16. Contact

For questions about these Terms, subscriptions, cancellations, refunds or licensing, contact:

Digital Politics Ltd
14 Chertsey Road
Shepperton
England, TW17 9LB

Email: digitalpolitics@protonmail.com

Website: digitalpolitics.co