Terms of service

By using the notespark.com web site or the Notespark iPhone application, you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use").

Basic Terms

1. You must be 13 years or older to use this site.
2. You are responsible for any activity that occurs under your screen name.
3. You are responsible for keeping your password secure.
4. The notespark.com service only provides a light level of security and should not be used for storing sensitive information such as passwords, bank account information, social security numbers, or any other information of a sensitive nature.
5. You must not abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other Notespark users.
6. You may not use the notespark.com service or the Notespark iPhone application for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. International users agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content.
7. You are solely responsible for your conduct and any data, text, information, screen names, graphics, photos, profiles, audio and video clips, links ("Content") that you submit, post, and display on the notespark.com service.
8. You must not modify, adapt or hack notespark.com or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with notespark.com .
9. You must not create or submit unwanted email to any Notespark members ("Spam").
10. You must not use the Notespark sharing feature to send unwanted content to members ("Spam").
11. You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
12. You must not, in the use of Notespark, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

Violation of any of these agreements will result in the termination of your notespark.com account. While notespark.com prohibits such conduct and content on its site, you understand and agree that Notespark cannot be responsible for the Content posted on its web site and you nonetheless may be exposed to such materials and that you use the notespark.com service at your own risk.

If you choose to store sensitive information in violation of these terms, Notespark cannot be held responsible for the security of that information.

General Conditions

1. We reserve the right to modify or terminate the notespark.com service for any reason, without notice at any time.
2. We reserve the right to alter these Terms of Use at any time. If the alterations constitute a material change to the Terms of Use, we will notify you via internet mail according to the preference expressed on your account. What constitutes a "material change" will be determined at our sole discretion, in good faith and using common sense and reasonable judgement.
3. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
4. We may, but have no obligation to, remove Content and accounts containing Content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party's intellectual property or these Terms of Use.
5. We reserve the right to reclaim usernames on behalf of businesses or individuals that hold legal claim or trademark on those usernames.

Copyright

1. We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Notespark service. Your profile and materials uploaded remain yours. You can remove your profile at any time by deleting your account. This will also remove any text and images you have stored in the system.
2. We encourage users to contribute their creations to the public domain or consider progressive licensing terms.
3. Notespark undertakes to obey all relevant copyright laws. We will review all claims of copyright infringement received and remove content deemed to have been posted or distributed in violation of any such laws. To make a claim, please send mail to copyright@notespark.com.

Inspired by Twitter TOS, with permission