Terms of Service

Our Services

We own and operate the following TLD-DNS domains and any websites utilizing these domains:

  • belowaverage.org
  • isketch.app

Privacy Policy

Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your information.

Prohibited Activities

Harassment and Abuse

  • Engaging in harassment, threats, stalking, spamming, or vandalism.
  • Transmitting chain mail, junk mail, or spam to other users.

Privacy Violations

  • Infringing the privacy rights of others under applicable laws.
  • Soliciting personally identifiable information for purposes of harassment, exploitation, violation of privacy, or any unauthorized promotional or commercial purpose.
  • Soliciting personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18 for illegal purposes or violating any applicable law regarding the health or well-being of minors.

False Statements, Impersonation, and Fraud

  • Intentionally or knowingly posting content that constitutes libel or defamation.
  • Posting content that is false or inaccurate with the intent to deceive.
  • Attempting to impersonate another user or individual, misrepresenting your affiliation with any individual or entity, or using the username of another user with the intent to deceive.
  • Engaging in fraud.

Intellectual Property Infringement

  • Infringing copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other proprietary rights under applicable law.

Illegal Use of Services

  • Posting child pornography or any other content that violates applicable law concerning child pornography.
  • Posting or trafficking in obscene material that is unlawful under applicable law.
  • Using the services in a manner that is inconsistent with applicable law.

Disruptive and Illegal Misuse of Facilities

  • Posting or distributing content that contains any viruses, malware, worms, Trojan horses, malicious code, or other devices that could harm our technical infrastructure or system or that of our users.
  • Engaging in automated uses of our sites that are abusive or disruptive of the services and have not been approved by us.
  • Disrupting the services by placing an undue burden on our computer systems.
  • Knowingly accessing, tampering with, or using any of our non-public areas in our computer systems without authorization.
  • Probing, scanning, or testing the vulnerability of any of our technical systems or networks unless all the following conditions are met:
    • Such actions do not unduly abuse or disrupt our technical systems or networks.
    • Such actions are not for personal gain (except for credit for your work).
    • You report any vulnerabilities to below-average developers (or fix them yourself).
    • You do not undertake such actions with malicious or destructive intent.

We reserve the right to exercise our enforcement discretion with respect to the above terms.

User Obligations and Responsibilities

Users are expected to comply with all applicable laws and regulations and to use our services in a manner that is ethical and respectful of others.

Account Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your own password and should never disclose it to any third party. You must notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account.

Liability Provisions

We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, and limit our liability to the maximum extent permitted by law. We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of our services.

Termination Clause

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account or access to our services at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms of Service or is harmful to other users of our services, us, or third parties, or for any other reason.

Governing Law

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Modifications to these Terms of Service

We may modify these Terms of Service from time to time. Please periodically review the most up-to-date version. Your continued use of our services after the new Terms of Service become official constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with our Terms of Service, you cannot use our services.

Terms of Service last updated: 9/18/2024