Terms of Service

Last updated: [DATE]

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and [COMPANY LEGAL NAME] ("we", "us", "our") governing your access to and use of [WEBSITE URL] (the "Service").

By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

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1. Eligibility

You must be at least [16] years old to use the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

2. Your account

• You must provide accurate information when registering and keep it up to date.
• You are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for all activity that occurs under your account.
• Notify us immediately at [CONTACT EMAIL] if you suspect unauthorised access.
• You may not share your account, sell it, or transfer it to anyone else.
• You may close your account at any time through [ACCOUNT SETTINGS / by emailing us].

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Break any applicable law or regulation, or infringe anyone else's rights;
• Upload or transmit malware, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, other accounts, or our systems;
• Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service, or circumvent any security or rate-limiting measure;
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest data from the Service by automated means without our prior written permission;
• Impersonate anyone, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
• Post or transmit content that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, hateful, or obscene;
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or the servers and networks that support it;
• Use the Service to send unsolicited bulk messages;
• Resell or commercially exploit the Service without our permission.

We may investigate suspected violations and take any action we consider appropriate, including suspending or terminating your account.

4. User content

"User Content" means anything you submit, upload, or post to the Service.

• You keep ownership of your User Content.
• You grant us a licence. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, and display your User Content solely for the purpose of operating and providing the Service. This licence ends when you delete the content or your account, except for copies retained in routine backups for a limited period.
• You are responsible for your User Content and represent that you have the rights necessary to submit it.
• We may remove User Content that we reasonably believe violates these Terms or the law, but we have no obligation to monitor it.

5. Our content and intellectual property

The Service, including its text, design, graphics, code, and trademarks, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to access and use the Service for its intended purpose. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

6. Communications

By creating an account, you agree to receive service-related messages from us, such as password resets, security alerts, and important account notices. These are not marketing and you cannot opt out of them while your account is active.

Marketing emails and our newsletter are separate and require your consent. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.

Our handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

7. Third-party services and links

The Service may link to or integrate with third-party websites and services that we do not control. We are not responsible for their content, practices, or terms. Your use of them is governed by their own agreements.

8. Availability and changes to the Service

The Service is provided on an "as available" basis. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice. We aim to give reasonable notice before discontinuing the Service entirely, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation, and we may perform maintenance that makes the Service temporarily unavailable.

9. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, if required by law, or if your account has been inactive for an extended period.

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time.

On termination, your right to use the Service ends immediately. Sections that by their nature should survive — including Sections 5, 10, 11, 12, and 13 — will survive.

10. Disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or that any content will be accurate or reliable.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits any statutory rights you have as a consumer that cannot be waived.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• We will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of the Service.
• Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will not exceed [the greater of the amount you have paid us in the 12 months before the claim, or USD $100].

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded by law.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless [COMPANY LEGAL NAME] and its officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, and reasonable legal fees arising out of your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms or the law.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of [STATE / COUNTRY], without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You and we agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in [CITY, STATE / COUNTRY].

If you are a consumer resident in the EEA or UK, you retain the benefit of any mandatory consumer protection provisions of the law of your country of residence, and you may bring proceedings in your local courts.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the revised version here and update the "Last updated" date. If the changes are material, we will notify you by email or through a notice on the Service before they take effect. Continuing to use the Service after the changes take effect means you accept the revised Terms.

15. General

• Entire agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.
• Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent. We may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• Force majeure. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [CONTACT EMAIL]
[COMPANY LEGAL NAME], [POSTAL ADDRESS]