Terms of Use

Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Use apply to America.gov and to the tools and answers served through it. America.gov is an official service of the United States government, operated by the General Services Administration.

By using America.gov you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site. We may change these terms as the service changes, and the date at the top of this page tells you when it was last updated.

What America.gov does and does not do

America.gov helps you find government information and start government tasks. It points you to the agency that owns a program and, where possible, hands you off with the details you already gave us.

America.gov is not the agency of record. It does not decide your eligibility, approve a benefit, or change a filing. Only the responsible agency can do that, and the agency's own determination always controls.

Answers generated with AI

Some answers on America.gov are generated with AI. They can be incomplete or wrong, and they can be out of date the moment a program changes.

Check the linked source before you act on an answer, especially for anything involving money, immigration status, benefits, or a deadline. Nothing here is legal, tax, medical, or financial advice.

Acceptable use

Use America.gov for its intended purpose. Do not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the service, probe or test its security, or interfere with how it works for other people.

Do not use automated tools to scrape the site, place an unreasonable load on it, misrepresent who you are, or use the service to carry out anything unlawful. We may block activity that does any of these things.

Content and reuse

Most content on America.gov is a work of the United States government and is in the public domain. You may use it freely, and you do not need our permission to do so.

Some material is not ours to license, including third-party logos, trademarks, and photographs, and agency seals. Do not use a government seal or logo in a way that suggests endorsement of your product, service, or organization.

Links to other sites

America.gov links to federal, state, local, tribal, and non-government sites when they are the best answer to your question. A link is not an endorsement.

Once you leave America.gov, the terms and privacy practices of that site apply. We do not control their content and are not responsible for it.

No warranty

America.gov is provided as is. We work to keep it accurate and available, but we do not warrant that it will be error-free, uninterrupted, or fit for a particular purpose.

To the extent allowed by law, the United States government is not liable for any loss that results from your use of the site or from reliance on an answer it gives you.

Changes to these terms

We will post any change to these terms on this page and update the date at the top. Continuing to use America.gov after a change means you accept the updated terms.