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Last updated July 13, 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of NationsHelm ("we", "us"), a geopolitical intelligence platform available at nationshelm.com (the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are under 18, you represent that a parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf. By using the Service, you represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement.
NationsHelm provides country and leader profiles, cross-entity comparisons, geopolitical rankings, an Intelligence Panel that generates deterministic insight reports, published NationsHelm AI Insights (the leaders' Analyst Outlook dossiers), and a market intelligence metrics layer synthesizing equity, currency, and commodity signals. Content is derived from public data sources (including World Bank, WGI, V-Dem, the CIA World Factbook, GDELT, NewsAPI, and USGS) processed by our own scoring and analysis engine.
All scores, ratings, rankings, and the Intelligence Panel's insight reports are produced through deterministic logic — not a large-language model. One published feature — the leaders' Analyst Outlook dossiers — is generated with a large-language model (Claude Opus 4.8) from sourced material; it is informational and never determines or modifies any deterministic score, rating, or ranking. The "Methodology" page explains how scores are computed, and our Privacy Policy governs how your data is handled.
Some features require an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep it up to date. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us immediately at support@nationshelm.com if you suspect unauthorized access.
You may not create multiple accounts to circumvent usage limits or access plan-gated features without a paid subscription.
The Free plan is available to all users and includes country cards, leader cards, comparisons, rankings, current intelligence snapshots, embeddable widgets, and share images. Free-plan insight generation is subject to a daily usage limit enforced per account (signed-in users) or per browser session (anonymous visitors).
Premium, Analyst, Team, and Enterprise plans include additional features as described on the Pricing page. Billing cadence varies by plan: Premium is billed on a recurring basis at the interval you select at checkout (monthly or annually), while Analyst and Team are billed annually. By subscribing, you authorize us (through our payment processor) to charge your payment method at the start of each billing period until you cancel. All fees are in USD and are non-refundable except where required by applicable law.
You may upgrade, downgrade, or cancel your plan at any time from your account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period; you retain access to paid features until then. Downgrading removes access to features not included in the new plan.
Enterprise plans are governed by a separate order form or agreement. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and an Enterprise agreement, the Enterprise agreement controls.
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms. Specifically, you must not:
Excessive automated requests that negatively affect the Service may be rate-limited or blocked. We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action, including suspending or terminating accounts, for any violation of this section.
The Service may offer embeddable widgets you can place on third-party websites. You may use these widgets only on websites you own or control, only in a manner that does not modify or obscure NationsHelm attribution, and only in compliance with these Terms. We may disable a widget at any time if we determine it is being used in violation of these Terms or applicable law.
The NationsHelm name, logo, design, scoring methodology, software, and the structure and presentation of insight outputs are owned by or licensed to us. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use our trademarks, trade dress, or proprietary content beyond what is expressly permitted here.
Country and leader data is sourced from public databases (World Bank, V-Dem, the CIA World Factbook, GDELT, USGS, and others). That underlying data remains subject to the terms and licenses of its original sources. We do not claim ownership of raw public-domain facts about countries or public figures.
The Service does not currently allow user-generated content. If that changes, we will update these Terms accordingly.
You may share NationsHelm-generated images, cards, widgets, and publicly accessible reports provided attribution to NationsHelm remains intact and the content is not modified in a misleading manner.
Insight outputs, scores, rankings, and market signals on the Service are generated from public data that may be incomplete, delayed, or subject to revision. They reflect the state of our data at the time of generation and are updated on automated schedules — not in real time. We do not guarantee that all countries, leaders, historical events, datasets, or metrics available on the Service are complete or exhaustive.
Analytical summaries and insight reports reflect NationsHelm's interpretation of publicly available information through its proprietary methodologies. Reasonable analysts may reach different conclusions using the same underlying data.
Leader profiles relate exclusively to public officials and public figures acting in their official capacities.
Rankings represent the output of NationsHelm's proprietary methodologies and should not be interpreted as objective statements of fact or universal assessments.
We may modify our scoring methodologies, weighting systems, data sources, and calculation models over time to improve the Service. Historical rankings and scores may therefore change without notice.
Certain countries, entities, metrics, or intelligence reports may not be available in all plans or at all times.
Nothing on the Service constitutes financial, investment, legal, political, or professional advice. The Service is an informational and research tool. You are solely responsible for any decisions you make based on content from the Service. If you require professional advice, consult a qualified professional.
The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third-party site. Accessing third-party links is at your own risk.
NationsHelm is an independent research platform. Rankings, scores, and insights are produced through our own methodologies and are not influenced by governments, political organizations, advertisers, or commercial partners.
NationsHelm is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government, public institution, political party, international organization, or public official referenced on the Service.
If you believe factual information on the Service is inaccurate, you may contact us at corrections@nationshelm.com. We review good-faith correction requests and may update our datasets or analysis where appropriate.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NATIONSHELM AND ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM OR (B) USD $10.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless NationsHelm and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of a third party.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms or if required to do so by law. You may terminate your account at any time from your account settings.
Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Sections 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 16 of these Terms survive termination.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, without regard to its conflict-of-law provisions. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall first be attempted to be resolved informally by contacting us at legal@nationshelm.com. If informal resolution fails within 30 days, disputes shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Class action waiver: You agree to resolve disputes with us individually, not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative action.
If you are located in the EU, EEA, or UK, mandatory local consumer protection laws apply and are not displaced by the above.
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated by updating the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, by notifying you via email or a notice on the Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
Questions about these Terms? Email legal@nationshelm.com.