Terms of Service

Last updated 1 November 2026

These terms cover defensepoliticsasia.com and intel.defensepoliticsasia.com (together, “DPA”, “we”). Questions: admin@defensepoliticsasia.com.

1. Who can use what

The public pages and the Intel map are open to everyone. Member layers, including the Conflict Atlas, are for active Sergeant, Officer or General members on Patreon, the matching YouTube Membership on a DPA channel (Defense Politics Asia, DPA War, DPA News, DPA Open Mic), or a DPA subscription through Stripe. Access lasts while that membership or subscription is active.

2. Your account

You sign in with Patreon, with a Google account tied to an eligible YouTube membership, or with an emailed sign-in link. Access is personal. Do not share your login or a live session.

3. Subscriptions and payment

The DPA subscription costs US$5 a month, billed monthly through Stripe until you cancel. You can cancel at any time; access continues to the end of the period you paid for. Payments already made are not refunded unless the law requires it. Patreon and YouTube memberships are billed and cancelled on Patreon and YouTube under their own terms.

4. Permitted use

DPA content (analysis, Focus pages, maps, pins and video) is for your personal, non-commercial use unless we have agreed a services contract with you. You may not:

• Redistribute, republish or resell DPA content
• Scrape, crawl or automate access
• Use the content commercially without our written permission
• Share screenshots or excerpts in a way that misrepresents DPA’s analysis

5. Intellectual property

The analysis, maps, data visualisations and the DPA name and mark belong to Defense Politics Asia. Unauthorised reproduction is not allowed.

6. Accuracy

DPA is open-source intelligence and analysis. It is not professional, legal, financial or military advice. We do not promise that it is accurate, complete or up to date.

7. Ending access

We can suspend or remove access to member layers if your membership or subscription ends, if you break these terms, or if we judge your use harmful to the platform or its members.

8. Third-party services

Signing in with YouTube uses YouTube API Services, and you agree to the YouTube Terms of Service. Patreon, Google and Stripe have their own terms for their services. Our Privacy Policy explains what data we receive from them.

9. Availability

The site and maps are provided as they are. Features can change or stop without notice, and we do not guarantee uptime.

10. Liability

As far as the law allows, DPA is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss from using the site or the maps, or from relying on the content.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Singapore, and disputes go to the courts of Singapore.

12. Changes

We post updates on this page with a new date. Continuing to use DPA means you accept the updated terms.

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