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Terms of Service

Last updated: February 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Cultures.today, you agree to be bound by these terms of service. If you do not agree, please do not use the service.

2. Description of Service

Cultures.today is an interactive web application for exploring and documenting cultures around the world. Users can view culture data on a map and submit their own cultural knowledge.

3. User Accounts

You may sign in using Google OAuth. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. You must not share your session or allow unauthorized access to your account.

4. User-Submitted Content

When you submit content to Cultures.today, you agree that:

  • You have the right to share the content you submit
  • Your content does not infringe on any third-party rights
  • Your content is accurate to the best of your knowledge
  • You grant Cultures.today a non-exclusive license to display and distribute your submitted content as part of the service

5. Prohibited Use

You agree not to:

  • Submit false, misleading, or offensive cultural information
  • Upload malicious files or content
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the service or its infrastructure
  • Use the service to harass, abuse, or harm others
  • Scrape or bulk-download data from the service

6. Content Moderation

We reserve the right to review, edit, or remove any user-submitted content at our discretion. Submitted cultures may undergo review before being published on the map.

7. Disclaimer

Cultures.today is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. Cultural information displayed on the platform is user-contributed and may not be fully accurate or complete. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any content on the platform.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Cultures.today shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service.

9. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

10. Contact

For questions about these terms, please reach out through the project's GitHub repository.