Terms of Use

1. What Broadside is

Broadside is an editor-curated news publication covering US federal compliance — CMMC, DFARS, FAR, CUI, NIST 800-171/172, FedRAMP, and related state programs. Content is selected and reviewed by human editors, with AI assistance for classification, drafting, and illustration.

Broadside is not legal or compliance advice. Stories summarise and link to primary regulatory sources. Nothing published here constitutes a legal opinion, compliance determination, or recommendation to act. Consult qualified counsel for compliance guidance.

2. Access and accounts

Reading Broadside is free and requires no account. Some features — digest subscriptions and public submissions — require you to provide an email address or submit content, which is subject to additional terms in sections 4 and 5.

3. Intellectual property

Story text, headlines, briefs, and illustrations published on Broadside are © Deep Fathom LLC. You may quote short excerpts with attribution and a link to the original story. Republication of full stories requires written permission from hello@deepfathom.ai.

Broadside links to and summarises publicly available primary sources — regulatory filings, agency documents, and press releases. Those materials are the property of their respective creators and are referenced for editorial commentary purposes.

4. Digest subscriptions

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5. Public submissions

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Do not submit confidential information, classified material, personal data about third parties without their consent, or material subject to a non-disclosure agreement.

6. Third-party content and links

Broadside links to external sources as part of its editorial coverage. Deep Fathom does not endorse, control, or guarantee the accuracy of third-party content and is not responsible for any harm arising from your reliance on it.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

Broadside is provided "as is." Deep Fathom makes no warranties — express or implied — regarding the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of editorial content. Regulatory and compliance information changes frequently; always verify current requirements against authoritative primary sources.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Deep Fathom is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of or reliance on content published on Broadside.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the state of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: hello@deepfathom.ai