Terms

Terms of use

Short rules for using Fairview. By using the site, you agree to these terms and the Privacy page.

Last updated: November 9, 2026

The service

Fairview is a free personal project by Joe Ball. It helps you see a fairer picture of a disagreement. It is provided as-is and may change or pause at any time.

Acceptable use

• Do not break or overload the service, bypass limits or Turnstile, or try to access other people’s accounts.
• Do not use Fairview for unlawful content, harassment, or to generate content you plan to present as a human expert opinion without disclosure.
• Do not paste secrets, passwords, or other people’s private information.

Daily limits

To keep costs under control there are daily limits (about 5 breakdowns for guests and 20 for signed-in accounts, unless the operator changes them) and a monthly spending cap that can pause new breakdowns.

AI output is not advice

Breakdowns are generated by an AI model. They can be wrong, incomplete, or biased. Fairview is not professional, legal, medical, financial, or therapeutic advice. You are responsible for how you use what it shows.

What you paste

You are responsible for the text and links you submit. Only paste material you have a right to use. Anything you paste may be sent to xAI (the company behind Grok) so it can write the breakdown — see Privacy.

Share links

Links under /s/… are public to anyone who has them. Treat them like something you posted on the open web.

User-submitted sources

If you submit a source link, Fairview may fetch the page and run a check. Those links are labeled as user-submitted and may remain unverified. A “verified” label only means our check found support — it is not a guarantee of truth.

Accounts, suspension, deletion

We may warn, suspend, or delete accounts that break these terms or abuse the service. You may delete your own account from Account. Admin deletion for abuse may also block that email from signing up again.

No warranty

Fairview is provided “as is,” without warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular purpose or uninterrupted availability.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Joe Ball and Fairview are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits or data, arising from your use of the service. Where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited to the greater of (a) the donations you paid us in the last 12 months or (b) twenty US dollars.

Code license

The Fairview code is released under the MIT License, Copyright (c) 2026 Joe Ball. That license covers the software, not your content or third-party trademarks.

Donations

Donations via PayPal are voluntary and thank-you only. They do not buy extra features, priority, or any ownership stake.

Changes

We may update these terms. The “Last updated” date will change when we do. Continued use after a change means you accept the new terms.

Contact

Questions: use Requests & reports.