Terms and conditions
Effective 1 October 2026
By using VIOLOMETER (the “site”) you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site.
What this is
VIOLOMETER is an experimental, entertainment-oriented scorecard. Monthly figures estimate how often local political camps use violent speech, and where public mood sits versus who governs. Scores are AI-assisted: they are produced with automated models (including Grok) and editorial judgement, and they can be incomplete, biased, or wrong. They are not official statistics, polls, academic publications, investment research, or legal, medical, or political advice.
No reliance
Do not rely on the scores, charts, events, or labels for any decision — including voting, journalism, employment, security, or public policy. Data can be late, incomplete, biased, or simply wrong. Country “left” and “right” labels are local mappings, not universal facts. Event notes are short summaries, not a complete history.
Your use
- Use the site for personal, non-commercial viewing unless we agree otherwise in writing.
- Do not scrape, overload, or attack the service.
- Do not present our numbers as official or as our endorsement of any party or government.
- You are responsible for how you share screenshots or copied charts.
Intellectual property
Site design, copy, and compiled presentation are provided as-is for viewing on the site. Underlying public events remain the facts of the world; our estimates are not a grant of rights in anyone else’s content.
No warranty
THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that scores are accurate, that the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be corrected.
Limitation of liability
Because the site is AI-assisted, scores, charts, events, and labels can be wrong. The operators accept no liability for your use of the site or for reliance on any of that data. You use the site entirely at your own risk.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATORS OF VIOLOMETER AND ANYONE WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THE SCORES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SITE IS LIMITED TO ZERO (US$0), because access is free and experimental.
You release us from claims arising out of scores, charts, downtime, or third-party scripts (analytics, CDNs), including claims that AI-assisted data was inaccurate.
Indemnity
You will defend and hold harmless the site operators from claims arising out of your misuse of the site or your republication of scores in a misleading way.
Third-party services
Charts, fonts, and analytics load from third parties. Their terms apply. We are not responsible for those services.
Changes and availability
We may change scores, methodology, these terms, or take the site down at any time without notice. Continued use after a change means you accept the new terms.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws applicable to the operator’s place of establishment, excluding conflict-of-law rules. Mandatory consumer protections in your country still apply where they cannot be waived.