Terms of Service

Effective Date: October 26, 2023

Welcome to boaty.top. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the boaty.top website and any related services, features, content, or applications offered by boaty.top (collectively, the "Service"). Please read these Terms carefully.

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you are not authorized to use the Service.

1. Acceptance of Terms

The Service is provided by boaty.top ("we," "us," or "our"). By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and boaty.top.

We reserve the right to modify, update, or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. The most current version of the Terms will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

2. Use of Service

boaty.top provides an online platform [describe core service here, e.g., for boat listings, maritime services, community interaction, etc.]. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal or internal business purposes, subject to these Terms.

2.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and meet all eligibility requirements.

2.2 Account Registration

Access to certain features may require account registration. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate. You are responsible for safeguarding your password and for all activities that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

2.3 Prohibited Uses

You agree not to use the Service:

• For any unlawful purpose or to promote illegal activities.
• To violate any local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
• To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others.
• To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability.
• To submit false or misleading information.
• To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service.
• To collect or track the personal information of others.
• To spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape the Service for any purpose.
• To interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service.

We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service for violating any of the prohibited uses.

3. User Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for your conduct and any data, text, files, information, listings, or other materials ("Content") that you submit, post, or display on or via the Service.

3.1 Content Accuracy

You represent and warrant that any Content you provide is accurate, owned by you or you have the right to use it, and that it does not violate these Terms or any third-party rights.

3.2 Interactions with Others

The Service may facilitate interactions between users. boaty.top is not a party to any agreements or transactions between users. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other users. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other users.

3.3 Service Modifications

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service or any part thereof with or without notice. You agree that boaty.top will not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Our Property

The Service and its original content, features, functionality, design, logos, trademarks, and service marks are and will remain the exclusive property of boaty.top and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written consent of boaty.top.

4.2 Your Content

By submitting, posting, or displaying Content on or through the Service, 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 for the purpose of operating and providing the Service.

You retain any and all of your rights to any Content you submit, post, or display on or through the Service and are responsible for protecting those rights.

5. Limitation of Liability

5.1 Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. boaty.top EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that (i) the Service will meet your specific requirements, (ii) the Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service will be accurate or reliable, or (iv) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material obtained by you through the Service will meet your expectations.

5.2 Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL boaty.top, 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 (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE; AND (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, T