Terms of Service
Last updated: February 2026
Acceptance of terms
By accessing or using Plausum, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the service.
Service description
Plausum is a movie scoring platform that calculates Awardscore ratings based on film festival awards, academy nominations, and critical recognition. The service is provided for personal, non-commercial use.
User accounts
You may create an account to access personalized features such as movie ratings, watch statuses, and lists. You are responsible for:
- Maintaining the security of your account credentials
- All activity that occurs under your account
- Providing accurate information when creating your account
Intellectual property
The Plausum scoring system, including the Awardscore algorithm and tier classifications, is our original work. Movie metadata (titles, cast, awards) is sourced from publicly available information. All trademarks for film festivals and award bodies belong to their respective owners.
Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Use the service for any unlawful purpose
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the service or its systems
- Scrape, crawl, or otherwise extract data from the service in bulk
- Interfere with or disrupt the service or its infrastructure
Disclaimers
Plausum is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any Awardscore ratings or movie data. Scores are generated algorithmically and should not be treated as definitive critical assessments.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Plausum and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service.
Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our discretion if you violate these terms. You may also delete your account at any time by contacting us.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date. Continued use of Plausum after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
Contact
If you have questions about these terms, please reach out via the contact information on our website.