Effective Date: January 26, 2026
These Terms of Service (the "Terms" or "Agreement") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and Lucas Carpenter ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of the Opinionate web application and any related services, features, or functionality (collectively, the "Service").
BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MUST NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.
"Content" means any information, data, text, graphics, images, or other materials transmitted, uploaded, or otherwise made available through the Service.
"User Content" means any Content submitted, uploaded, posted, or otherwise provided by you through the Service.
"Session" or "Room" means a collaborative workspace or environment created within the Service.
Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service solely for your personal or internal business purposes.
No ownership rights in the Service are transferred to you under this Agreement. All rights not expressly granted are reserved by Company.
You agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly, use the Service to:
(a) upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;
(b) infringe, violate, or misappropriate any intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other proprietary rights of any third party;
(c) interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, its systems, networks, or data;
(d) introduce viruses, malware, worms, Trojan horses, or other malicious or destructive code;
(e) access or use the Service through any automated means, including bots, scrapers, or crawlers, without Company's prior written consent; or
(f) violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law, regulation, or legal obligation.
You retain all right, title, and interest in and to your User Content. By submitting User Content through the Service, you grant Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, transferable, and sublicensable license to host, store, use, reproduce, modify, display, perform, distribute, and create derivative works of such User Content solely as necessary to operate, maintain, improve, and promote the Service.
You represent and warrant that:
(a) you own or have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to grant the foregoing license; and
(b) your User Content does not and will not infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party rights.
The Service stores Session data, User Content, and associated metadata in order to provide its functionality. Display names may be stored locally within your browser. Sessions and associated data are automatically deleted after twenty-four (24) hours of inactivity.
Company collects and processes only such information as is reasonably necessary to provide the Service. Your use of the Service is subject to Company's Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Company does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of harmful components.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Service.
COMPANY'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US $100.00).
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to:
(a) your access to or use of the Service;
(b) your violation of these Terms;
(c) your violation of any applicable law or third-party right; or
(d) your User Content.
Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service or any portion thereof at any time, with or without notice. Company shall have no liability to you or any third party for any such modification, suspension, or discontinuation.
Company may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including without limitation your breach of these Terms. Upon termination, all licenses granted to you shall immediately terminate.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [Your State], without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located within [Your State], and you consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
No failure or delay by Company in exercising any right under these Terms shall operate as a waiver of such right.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Company regarding the Service and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings, whether written or oral.
Company may revise these Terms at any time in its sole discretion. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of revised Terms constitutes acceptance of such changes.
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