The Beat — Disclaimer

Beta — a work in progress

The Beat is a new, early-stage (beta) feature. It is offered “as is” and “as available,” will change as we build it out, and may contain errors, gaps, or interruptions in the meantime.

What The Beat is

The Beat is a curated index of publicly available local business news and announcements from Fargo-Moorhead sources — the chamber, civic offices, local press, the startup ecosystem, and public social posts. For each item we show a short factual reference (such as a headline or brief description), name the original source, and link you out to read it there.

The Beat is a pointer to other people's reporting and announcements. Except where an item is expressly marked as our own coverage (“Read our take”), Fargo INC! did not write, independently verify, or endorse the underlying content.

Sources, links & third-party content

Items on The Beat link out to third-party websites and platforms that we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, legality, or availability of content on those sites, and a link is not an endorsement.

Headlines, articles, photographs, video, trademarks, and logos referenced on The Beat belong to their respective owners. We identify sources by name to tell you where a story comes from, and we aim to use only the minimum text needed to identify an item and drive traffic back to the original source.

How curation works (AI-assisted, human-overseen)

We use automated tools, including AI, to gather publicly available items, remove duplicates, and propose what may be relevant to FM business. A Fargo INC! editor reviews items before they appear on The Beat.

We collect only from public sources and aim to respect each source's terms of use and technical signals; we do not bypass paywalls or logins to take protected content. Any “why this matters” notes or AI summaries are machine-generated aids — they may be incomplete or wrong, and the linked source is always the authority.

Not professional advice

The Beat provides general business information, not professional, financial, legal, investment, tax, or other advice. Verify anything you intend to rely on against the original source and your own qualified advisors before acting on it.

Accuracy & “as is”

We work to keep The Beat useful and current, but we provide it “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that any item, link, or summary is accurate, complete, current, lawful, or uninterrupted.

Requests to correct or remove

If you are a rights holder and believe an item improperly references or links to your content, or if you spot an error, contact us and we will review it and, where appropriate, correct or remove it promptly. Please include the specific item, the source link, and your contact information.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Spotlight Media, LLC is not liable for any loss or damages arising from your use of The Beat or your reliance on any item, link, summary, or source it references. Your use of The Beat is at your own discretion and risk.

Changes

The Beat and this disclaimer will evolve as the feature grows. We'll update the date above when we make changes. The Beat is also subject to our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and AI Policy.