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Terms & Conditions

Last updated: April 7, 2026

These terms govern your use of newsproof.life and any paid products purchased through this website.

1. Provider

Benjamin Regitz
Am Schießrain 19
60389 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Email: [javascript required to view email]
VAT ID (USt-IdNr.): DE294398760

Full contact details: Imprint

2. Scope

newsproof.life offers a free news consumption quiz and paid digital products. These terms apply to all users of the website and purchasers of paid products. By using the website or purchasing a product, you agree to these terms.

3. Products and Pricing

The following paid digital products are available:

  • Pattern Map: €3.50 — Analysis of why your news habits persist, mechanism explanations, and first interventions.
  • Growth Path: €3.50 — Personalized weekly plan, micro-actions, and commitment setup.
  • Bundle (Pattern Map + Growth Path): €5.90

All prices are final prices (Endpreise) including applicable VAT. No additional costs or shipping fees apply, as all products are delivered digitally. Prices are shown in your local currency where available (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF).

4. Contract Formation

A binding contract is formed when you successfully complete payment through Stripe Checkout. Before being redirected to Stripe, you will be shown a summary of the product, the total price, and these terms on a pre-checkout page. You must actively confirm that you have read and accepted these Terms & Conditions before proceeding to payment.

You will receive an order confirmation by email immediately after successful payment.

5. Delivery

All products are delivered digitally. Upon successful payment, you receive immediate access to the purchased content via a personalized link, plus a PDF copy by email. There is no physical delivery.

6. Right of Withdrawal (Widerrufsrecht)

6.1 Withdrawal Policy

If you are a consumer in the European Union, you have a statutory right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period expires 14 days after the day on which the contract is concluded.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, you may either:

  • use our online withdrawal function, or
  • inform us by any other unequivocal statement (e.g., an email to [javascript required to view email]).

You may also use the model withdrawal form below, but it is not obligatory. If you use the online withdrawal function, we will send you a confirmation of receipt without undue delay.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

6.2 Effects of Withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we shall reimburse to you all payments received from you without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

6.3 Consent to Immediate Delivery and Loss of Withdrawal Right

As our products are digital content not supplied on a tangible medium, we will ask for your express consent to begin delivery immediately before the withdrawal period has expired. This consent is obtained through a separate, unchecked checkbox during the checkout process:

□ I consent to the immediate delivery of the digital content and acknowledge that I lose my right of withdrawal once delivery has begun.

If you give this consent and we begin delivery, you lose your right of withdrawal pursuant to §356(5) No. 2 BGB. You will receive confirmation of this consent and the loss of your withdrawal right by email as part of your order confirmation.

If you do not check this box, delivery will begin after the 14-day withdrawal period has expired.

6.4 Model Withdrawal Form

(Complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract.)

To: Benjamin Regitz, Am Schießrain 19, 60389 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, [javascript required to view email]

I hereby give notice that I withdraw from my contract for the provision of the following digital content: [product name]

Ordered on: [date]
Name of consumer: [name]
Address of consumer: [address]
Date: [date]
Signature (only if this form is sent on paper): [signature]

7. Intellectual Property

All content, including texts, scoring algorithms, visualizations, and research compilations, is the intellectual property of Benjamin Regitz / newsproof.life. Purchased products are for personal use only. Redistribution, resale, or commercial use is prohibited without prior written consent.

8. Nature of the Service — Important Notice

newsproof is an educational tool for media literacy. It is not a medical, psychological, or therapeutic service.

The quiz, scores, profiles, and all associated content are designed to help you reflect on your news consumption habits. They are based on published, peer-reviewed research and are intended for educational and self-reflection purposes only.

Specifically:

  • The News Balance Score and associated profiles describe media consumption patterns, not psychological conditions or diagnoses.
  • No content on this website constitutes a medical diagnosis, psychological assessment, therapeutic intervention, or professional health advice of any kind.
  • The recommendations provided are general educational suggestions derived from published research. They are not personalized medical or psychological treatment plans.
  • Content is generated with AI assistance (Anthropic Claude API), reviewed by humans, but individual errors may occur.

If you experience distress related to news consumption or media use, please consult a licensed healthcare professional. This service does not replace professional medical or psychological care.

9. Conformity of Digital Products

We warrant that our digital products conform to their description as set out in Section 3 and are fit for the purposes that digital products of the same type would normally be used for (§§327–327u BGB). If a product does not conform, you are entitled to the remedies provided by law, including correction, price reduction, or contract termination, subject to the statutory conditions.

10. Limitation of Liability

Our liability is governed as follows:

  • For intent and gross negligence, we are fully liable without limitation.
  • For personal injury (life, body, health), we are fully liable without limitation, including for simple negligence.
  • For breach of material contractual obligations (Kardinalpflichten) through simple negligence, our liability is limited to foreseeable, contract-typical damages. For paid products, this is capped at the purchase price paid for the relevant product.
  • For simple negligence not involving material contractual obligations or personal injury, we are not liable.
  • Mandatory statutory liability (e.g., under the Product Liability Act) remains unaffected.

This limitation of liability also applies to our employees, representatives, and agents.

11. Research References

newsproof references peer-reviewed research throughout its products. All research claims are marked with their source. newsproof does not conduct its own clinical studies. Research references are provided for transparency and educational context — they do not constitute independent verification of the applicability of findings to your individual situation.

12. Data Protection

Your data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws (GDPR). For full details on what data is collected, how it is processed, and your rights, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

13. Dispute Resolution

We are neither willing nor obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§36 VSBG).

14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. For consumers within the EU, mandatory consumer protection provisions of your country of residence remain applicable and take precedence where they provide greater protection.

If you are a merchant (Kaufmann), a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from or in connection with these terms is Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

15. Severability

If any provision of these terms is or becomes invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

16. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Changes do not affect existing purchases. The current version is always available at this page.