SITREP Terms of Service

Last updated: 2026-09-12
Effective date: 2026-05-29

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading or using the SITREP application, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the app.

2. What SITREP Is

SITREP is a personal portfolio project and free mobile and web application. It synthesizes open-source news articles using artificial intelligence (AI) to produce geopolitical intelligence-style briefings in BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) format. Briefings are generated once a day and are published as text and as a PDF.

SITREP is a demonstration project. It is not:

• An official intelligence product
• Affiliated with any government, military, or intelligence agency
• A substitute for professional intelligence analysis
• A news service with guaranteed accuracy or timeliness

3. AI-Generated Content Disclaimer

ALL CONTENT IN SITREP IS AI-GENERATED.

Briefings are automatically synthesized from open-source public news articles using large language models. This means:

• Accuracy is not guaranteed. AI models can hallucinate, misattribute, or mischaracterize facts.
• Content may be incomplete. The AI synthesizes from a limited set of public sources, collected once a day.
• Content may be outdated. Briefings are generated daily; events after that day's run may not be reflected.
• Sources are linked, but the citations are machine-extracted. Every claim carries the article it came from, so you can check it yourself; the extraction of those links can still contain errors.
• Do not rely on this content for decisions. Especially any decision with real-world consequences.

4. Prohibited Uses

You may not use SITREP or its content for:

• Operational military, intelligence, or government decision-making
• Redistribution or republication as factual intelligence
• Any purpose that represents SITREP content as official or authoritative
• Commercial resale or monetization of the content

5. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SITREP AND ITS DEVELOPER ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE APP OR RELIANCE ON ITS CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES.

You use this application and its AI-generated content entirely at your own risk.

6. No Warranty

SITREP is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranty of any kind. We do not warrant that the app will be error-free, uninterrupted, or that content will be accurate, complete, or current.

7. Intellectual Property

The SITREP app code is the property of Chris Schmidt. The AI-generated briefing content is produced dynamically and is not owned by any party. The underlying source articles used for synthesis belong to their respective publishers and are used under fair use provisions for analysis and synthesis purposes.

8. Third-Party Sources

SITREP collects and synthesizes content from public news sources including ISW, Defense One, Breaking Defense, War on the Rocks, The War Zone, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, CFR and Americas Quarterly, and through the Guardian Open Platform API, the GDELT project, and US and UK government releases. SITREP has no affiliation with these sources and does not represent their views. Sources are cited and linked in every briefing.

9. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms when the service changes. The "Last updated" date reflects the most recent revision.

10. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of competent jurisdiction.

11. Contact

For questions about these terms:
p.christopher.schmidt@gmail.com