Last updated: April 23, 2026
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of BrieflyCurious.com (the “Website”), operated by Pledge media s.r.o. , with its registered office at Úžiny 7467/1 831 06 Bratislava – Rača district Slovak Republic, Company ID: Business ID (IČO): 53866002, registered at Bratislava III, odd. Sro, vl.č.153594/B (the “Operator”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).
By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms, please do not use the Website.
1. About the Website
BrieflyCurious.com is an online publishing platform that provides articles, commentary, features, and other editorial content, unless stated otherwise. Access to the Website is generally provided free of charge.
2. Age Restriction
This Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. By using the Website, you confirm that you are at least 16 years old or that you are using the Website under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian where permitted by law.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Website only in a lawful manner and in a way that does not infringe the rights of others, restrict or inhibit anyone else’s use of the Website, or damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website.
You must not:
- use the Website for unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purposes,
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Website, its servers, or related systems,
- introduce malicious code, malware, bots, scraping tools, or other harmful technologies,
- interfere with the security or proper operation of the Website,
- post or transmit abusive, defamatory, vulgar, threatening, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate content where commenting or submissions are enabled.
4. Ad Blocking
The use of ad-blocking software on the Website may interfere with our ability to fund and operate our content. We reserve the right to restrict access to some or all parts of the Website for users who block advertising or otherwise interfere with the delivery of advertisements.
5. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, all content published on the Website, including articles, text, graphics, logos, design elements, and original editorial materials, is owned by or licensed to the Operator and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may read, view, and share links to our content for personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, modify, scrape, or commercially exploit our content without our prior written permission.
You may quote limited excerpts of our content only where permitted by law and only if you provide clear source attribution and a working hyperlink to the original article on BrieflyCurious.com.
6. User-Generated Content
If the Website allows comments, submissions, or other user-generated content, you remain solely responsible for the content you post. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to review, moderate, edit, or remove any user content at our discretion, especially where it violates these Terms, applicable law, or the rights of third parties.
7. Third-Party Content and External Links
The Website may contain third-party content, embedded media, advertisements, affiliate links, sponsored materials, or links to external websites. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, policies, products, services, or practices of third-party websites or services.
Your interactions with third-party websites and services are solely between you and those third parties.
8. No Professional Advice
The content published on BrieflyCurious.com is provided for general informational, editorial, and educational purposes only. It does not constitute legal, medical, financial, scientific, or other professional advice. You should not rely on the Website as a substitute for qualified professional advice tailored to your situation.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. While we aim to keep our content accurate and up to date, we make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, or suitability of the Website or its content.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Operator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunities arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Website.
11. Changes to the Website and Terms
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Website at any time, with or without notice. We also reserve the right to update these Terms of Use at any time. Any changes will become effective upon publication on this page.
Your continued use of the Website after updated Terms are published constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
12. Governing Law
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Slovak Republic, unless otherwise required by applicable consumer protection laws.
13. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, you may contact us at: postmaster@brieflycurious.com.