Terms of Service
Last Updated: April 23, 2025
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Climate Pledge website, mobile application, and services (collectively, the "Services"). Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
1. Using Our Services
1.1 Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services. If you are under 18, you must have your parent or guardian's permission to use our Services and they must agree to these Terms on your behalf.
1.2 Account Registration
To access certain features of our Services, you may need to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
1.3 Account Security
You are responsible for safeguarding your password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
2. User Content
2.1 Content Ownership
You retain ownership of any content you submit, post, or display on or through our Services ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed.
2.2 Content Restrictions
You agree not to post User Content that:
- Violates the rights of others, including intellectual property rights
- Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or invasive of privacy
- Impersonates any person or entity or misrepresents your affiliation
- Contains software viruses or any other code designed to harm our Services
- Constitutes unauthorized commercial communications (such as spam)
2.3 Community Gallery and Social Media Sharing
Our Services allow you to upload photos to our community gallery and share your climate impact on social media platforms. By uploading photos to our community gallery, you agree that:
- Your photos may be visible to other users of our Services
- We may feature your photos on our social media accounts, including Instagram, with proper attribution to you
- You have the right to upload and share these photos and that they do not violate any third-party rights
Instagram Sharing Provisions
When you choose to share your climate impact or photos on Instagram, either directly through our Services or by using our sharing tools:
- You authorize us to share this content on Instagram on your behalf if you use our direct sharing feature
- You acknowledge that shared content becomes subject to Instagram's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
- You grant us permission to use, reproduce, and display the shared content for the purpose of promoting Climate Pledge, including in our marketing materials and social media accounts
- You can revoke this permission at any time by contacting us, though we cannot remove content that has already been shared on Instagram
- We will always attribute the content to you unless you specifically request otherwise
3. Intellectual Property
3.1 Our Intellectual Property
The text, graphics, images, logos, icons, software, design, and other content of our Services ("Materials") are owned by or licensed to Climate Pledge and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not use, reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from any Materials without our express written consent.
3.2 Feedback
If you provide us with any feedback or suggestions regarding our Services, you grant us the right to use such feedback without restriction and without compensation to you.
4. Privacy
Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle the information you provide to us when you use our Services. By using our Services, you agree that we can use such information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
5. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to our Services at any time, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease.
You may terminate your account at any time by following the instructions in your account settings. Some provisions of these Terms will survive termination.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT OUR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OUR SERVICES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CLIMATE PLEDGE, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR AFFILIATES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.
8. Changes to Terms
We may modify these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Services after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
9. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: terms@climatepledge.example.com