Tech.io's Terms of Service

Effective: July 12, 2017

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a contract between you and CodinGame SA, the company providing the service Tech.io (“Tech.io”). They govern your use of Tech.io’s sites, services, mobile apps, products, and content (“Services”).By using Tech.io, you agree to these Terms. If you don’t agree to any of the Terms, you can’t use Tech.io.We can change these Terms at any time. We keep a historical record of all changes to our Terms on GitHub. If a change is material, we’ll let you know before they take effect. By using Tech.io on or after that effective date, you agree to the new Terms. If you don’t agree to them, you should delete your account before they take effect, otherwise your use of the site and content will be subject to the new Terms.

Content rights & responsibilities

Unless specified otherwise within the content you created, the content you post on Tech.io will be under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareALike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).If you specify within the content that it is under another licensing right, by posting it to Tech.io, you give us a nonexclusive license to publish it on Tech.io Services, including anything reasonably related to publishing it (like storing, displaying, reformatting, and distributing it). In consideration for Tech.io granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Tech.io may use your content to promote Tech.io, including its products and content. We will never sell your content to third parties without your explicit permission.You’re responsible for the content you post. This means you assume all risks related to it, including someone else’s reliance on its accuracy, or claims relating to intellectual property or other legal rights.You’re welcome to post content on Tech.io that you’ve published elsewhere, as long as you have the rights you need to do so. By posting content to Tech.io, you represent that doing so doesn’t conflict with any other agreement you’ve made.By posting content you didn’t create to Tech.io, you are representing that you have the right to do so. For example, you are posting a work that’s in the public domain, used under license (including a free license, such as Creative Commons), or a fair use.We can remove any content you post for any reason.You can delete any of your posts, or your account, anytime. Processing the deletion may take a little time, but we’ll do it as quickly as possible. We may keep backup copies of your deleted post or account on our servers for up to 14 days after you delete it.

Our content and services

We reserve all rights in Tech.io’s look and feel. Some parts of Tech.io are licensed under third-party open source licenses. As for other parts of Tech.io, you may not copy or adapt any portion of our code or visual design elements (including logos) without express written permission from Tech.io unless otherwise permitted by law.You may not do, or try to do, the following: (1) access or tamper with non-public areas of the Services, our computer systems, or the systems of our technical providers; (2) access or search the Services by any means other than the currently available, published interfaces (e.g., APIs) that we provide; (3) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive, or false source-identifying information; or (4) interfere with, or disrupt, the access of any user, host, or network, including sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing the Services, or by scripting the creation of content or accounts in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Services.Crawling the Services is allowed if done in accordance with the provisions of our robots.txt file, but scraping the Services is prohibited.We may change, terminate, or restrict access to any aspect of the service, at any time, without notice.

No children

Tech.io is only for people 13 years old and over. By using Tech.io, you affirm that you are over 13. If we learn someone under 13 is using Tech.io, we’ll terminate their account.

Incorporated rules and policies

By using the Services, you agree to let Tech.io collect and use information as detailed in our Privacy Policy. You consent to letting Tech.io transfer, store, and process your information (including your personal information and content).To enable a functioning community, we have Rules. To ensure usernames are distributed and used fairly, we have a Username Policy. Under our DMCA Policy, we’ll remove material after receiving a valid takedown notice. Under our Trademark Policy, we’ll investigate any use of another’s trademark and respond appropriately.By using Tech.io, you agree to follow these Rules and Policies. If you don’t, we may remove content, or suspend or delete your account.

Miscellaneous

Disclaimer of warranty. Tech.io provides the Services to you as is. You use them at your own risk and discretion. That means they don’t come with any warranty. None express, none implied. No implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, availability, security, title or non-infringement.Limitation of Liability. Tech.io won’t be liable to you for any damages that arise from your using the Services. This includes if the Services are hacked or unavailable. This includes all types of damages (indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary). And it includes all kinds of legal claims, such as breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, or any other loss.No waiver. If Tech.io doesn’t exercise a particular right under these Terms, that doesn’t waive it.Severability. If any provision of these terms is found invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, you agree that the court should try to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision and that other provisions of the Terms will remain in full effect.Choice of law and jurisdiction. These Terms are governed by French law, without reference to its conflict of laws provisions. You agree that any suit arising from the Services must take place in a court located in Montpellier, France.Entire agreement. These Terms (including any document incorporated by reference into them) are the whole agreement between Tech.io and you concerning the Services.Questions? Let us know at legal@tech.io.