CONCISE exists because of the reporting newsrooms produce, not instead of it. This policy spells out exactly what we take from a publisher's work, how we credit it, what we never do with it, and how a publisher can flag or correct how they're represented.
Last updated: August 15, 2026CONCISE does not create original news stories, publish opinion pieces, or compete with journalists — we organize publicly available reporting into a clearer, more transparent experience. That only works, and is only fair, if every piece of content we show is clearly and correctly credited to the newsroom that produced it.
This policy is our public commitment to how attribution works across CONCISE, so both readers and publishers know exactly what to expect.
For each article we index, CONCISE displays a limited set of elements — never the full article:
Here's what that looks like on a story card:
Clicking "Read full article" takes you directly off CONCISE to the publisher's site. We do not embed, frame, or reproduce the article body on our own pages.
Every piece of third-party content on CONCISE is held to the same standard:
We also don't sell or license the excerpts and thumbnails we display, place third-party advertising directly alongside a publisher's excerpt in a way designed to imply their endorsement, or use a publisher's name or logo in a way that suggests a partnership that doesn't exist. See Section 7.
When several publishers cover the same event, CONCISE groups them into a single story cluster — but clustering never erases individual attribution. Every outlet contributing to a cluster is listed and linked separately; the cluster is a way to see coverage side by side, not a single merged "CONCISE version" of the story.
Where we display one representative headline for a cluster, we choose it from among the clustered publishers' own headlines (attributed to that publisher) rather than writing a new one ourselves.
Our perspective-comparison and left/center/right indicator features describe broad, publicly documented editorial tendencies of an outlet as a whole — they are not a rating of any individual article's accuracy, quality, or bias, and not a judgment we make about a specific piece of reporting.
These indicators are shown as context, clearly separated from the headline and excerpt itself, so they're never mistaken for something the publisher stated. A publisher who disagrees with how they're broadly categorized can contact us — see Section 8.
Publisher names and logos, where shown, are used solely to identify the source of a headline — not to suggest that the publisher endorses, sponsors, or is affiliated with CONCISE. Inclusion of a publisher's reporting on CONCISE does not imply any partnership, and exclusion doesn't imply anything about a publisher's editorial standing.
If you're a publisher (or represent one) indexed on CONCISE, you can ask us to:
Send requests to sources@concise.plus with the outlet name and specific URL(s) involved. We aim to acknowledge requests within 7 business days and resolve straightforward corrections promptly. Copyright-specific takedown notices are handled under Section 8 of our Terms of Service.
CONCISE ingests headlines, summaries, images, and metadata from publishers' own public RSS feeds. Occasional delays, feed errors, or stale thumbnails can occur upstream of us. The original article on the publisher's site is always the authoritative version — if anything on a CONCISE card looks outdated or incorrect, the linked source is the one to trust, and we welcome a correction request per Section 8.
This policy works alongside, and doesn't replace, our Terms of Service (which governs your use of CONCISE generally, including Section 5's treatment of third-party content rights and Section 8's copyright takedown process) and our Privacy Policy (which covers how we handle your personal data, not publisher content).
We may update this policy as our sourcing and attribution practices evolve. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above.
For attribution corrections, indicator disputes, or general questions about this policy:
Email: sources@concise.plus
Copyright notices: connect@concise.plus
(see Terms of Service, Section 8)
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