Terms of sale

Who we are

The Sponsored Truth is a satirical website operated by Rajkumar Chinthala, based in the United Kingdom. Email nikarauk@gmail.com.

What you are buying

You pay a one-off fee of your choosing (minimum $5). We write one satirical news story about the product you describe, show you a private preview, let you ask for up to 5 rewrites, and publish the version you approve on this site with a link to the address you gave. The story that attracted the highest payment in the previous 24 hours is shown in the front-page headline position.

If you pay and do not publish, we publish the most recent version for you, normally within about a day.

Everything here is satire

Stories are invented and clearly labelled as satire. They are jokes, not reviews, endorsements or statements of fact. We do not promise any amount of traffic, attention or sales.

What you may submit

• Only a product, service or project that you own or are authorised to promote.
• No stories about people. Do not submit the names of individuals.
• Nothing unlawful, abusive, hateful, sexual or misleading, and no links to such material.

We may edit, decline, hide or remove any story at our discretion, including after publication. A story removed for breaking these rules is not refunded.

Payment and refunds

Payments are taken by Stripe. By paying you ask us to begin the work immediately. All sales are final and non-refundable once payment is made, including if you decide not to publish or do not like the result after using your rewrites. This does not affect any rights you have under the law that cannot be excluded, for example if we fail to provide the service at all.

How long stories stay up

We intend to keep published stories online for as long as the site operates. We do not guarantee a minimum period and may close or change the site.

Rights in the text

We own the stories we write. You may share, quote and screenshot your story freely. You allow us to display the product name, link and description you supplied, on the site and when promoting it.

Liability

To the extent the law allows, our total liability to you for any order is limited to the amount you paid for it. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited.

Law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales.