Terms of Service
Widequest ("Company"/"we"/"us") runs Discovery Routes, digital guides, and the website at Widequest, plus any related services (the "Services"). Read these terms carefully. Using the Services means you accept them. Don't use the Services if you don't agree. We can change these terms anytime, and if you keep using the Services after we do, that counts as acceptance. New features added later follow these same terms unless we say otherwise. Check back here once in a while to see what's changed.
ACCOUNT & CONDUCT RULES
The Services depend on community trust and people exploring responsibly, so follow the rules and stay safe. Here's what you need to know about accounts, accessing routes, and what you can't do. User Accounts. You get one account per platform or device. We suggest keeping just one across everything. If you run multiple accounts on different devices, they can't interact with each other in any way. Accounts that interact with each other will get banned, reset, or penalized. Route Access & Digital Content. Route guides, waypoints, elevation data, and route intelligence from Widequest can't be sold, traded, or turned into real money. Trying to do that breaks these terms and gets you permanently banned plus possible legal trouble. All route purchases are final. No refunds. The same goes for waypoint data. We control what happens to route content and data—we can change it, remove it, or modify it however we want. We're not liable for any of that. You're responsible for everything charged to your account, whether you did it or someone else with access did. If your account gets terminated or suspended for any reason, you lose all route access. General Conduct & Prohibited Acts. Some things are just against the rules. You can't: Use the Services if you're under thirteen. Pick an account name that disrespects other users. Run bots, auto-clickers, hacks, or exploits in the Services or do anything else we've banned. Accuse other users of cheating in the forums, on their profile walls, in status messages, or chat. If you actually think someone's cheating and have real evidence, contact us directly through our form instead. Upload, post, email, send, or share anything that's illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, invasive of privacy, hateful, or racially objectionable. This includes stuff that encourages crime, creates legal liability, breaks any law, or is just offensive. Also don't share material that violates anyone's intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights. And don't share anything you have no right to share. Post false information or anything misleading or deceptive, like pretending to be another user or staff, or material that could hurt minors. Mess with the Services, their security features, connected servers or networks. Don't ignore policies, procedures, or regulations for connected networks. Don't scan, test, probe, or try to break any system's security or authentication. Break any local, state, national, or international law, whether on purpose or by accident. Resell the Services, access to them, or their content. Do anything else these Terms ban. Action by Company. Breaking these rules can get your post or thread deleted from chat, forums, or your profile. Your account can be limited, blocked, suspended, or terminated temporarily or permanently depending on how bad the violation is. We can also use other punishments we think fit. Availability. We can change, pause, or shut down the Services whenever and for any reason without warning. The Services might go down for maintenance or equipment problems. We can add or update route information and materials without notice. We can change and update routes whenever we think we need to.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP AND CONTENT RULES
We take IP seriously. This part explains who owns what and how content works. Copyright and Trademark Information. The Services, everything in them, and all materials are ours or belong to our licensors. Copyright law, trademark law, and other IP laws protect them from being copied or spread without permission. Our product names and logos are our trademarks. Other company and product names are trademarks of their owners in certain countries. Nothing on the Services gives you a license or right to use them or anything on them through framing or any other method. You need our written permission first. Feedback & Suggestions. If you give us suggestions, comments, or feedback, we can use it in the Services or other products. That means: we don't have to keep it confidential, it's not secret or proprietary, you have the right to share it with us, we can freely use it, reproduce it, publicize it, license it, distribute it, and commercialize it however we want, and you don't get paid or reimbursed for it. Content. All information, data, messages, and materials posted publicly or sent privately are the responsibility of whoever posted or sent them. We don't control content, so we don't guarantee it's accurate, complete, or good quality. Using the Services means you might see offensive or objectionable material. Partner Terms of Service. We follow the terms of service from our platform partners like Facebook, Apple, Google, and Android. You've read and agreed to follow their terms for whichever platform you use to access our Services. Violating them can get you banned.
LIABILITY AND RISK TERMS
We need to limit our liability to offer you these Services. Release. We don't supervise or control how members interact with each other or with other people and companies. We don't control credit card or payment companies. We can't guarantee users are who they say or how old they are. We have almost no control over the quality, safety, legality, or accuracy of the Services. You accept all risk and release us (plus our officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, and partners) from any claims, demands, or damages connected to your use of the Services or third-party transactions. You also waive any rights that law in your jurisdiction would normally give you to limit a release. DISCLAIMER. Everything on the Services is provided as-is. We don't say it's correct, accurate, reliable, or complete. We don't promise the functions will work without interruption or errors. We don't promise to fix defects. We don't promise the Services or servers are free of viruses or harmful stuff. We specifically disclaim all representations, warranties, and conditions, express or implied, including any warranties about selling it, not violating anyone's rights, owning it, quality, or fitness for a particular purpose. Anything you download from the Services is your risk. You're responsible for damage to your computer, lost data, or any other loss from downloading or using material from here. We don't warrant, endorse, guarantee, or take responsibility for any content on the Services, any third-party products or services advertised here, or services you can reach from links on the Services or banner ads. We're not part of any transaction you make with a third party. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. To the fullest extent the law allows, we're not liable for any indirect, special, consequential, or other damages. This includes damages from using or not being able to use the Services, the cost of replacement goods or services, errors or mistakes in materials, property damage from your use, bugs, viruses, or harmful files sent through the Services, or any other loss from your use of the Services. These limits apply even if we've been told these damages could happen. They apply to the fullest extent the law in your jurisdiction allows. INDEMNIFICATION. You'll defend and hold us and our affiliates, officers, agents, platform partners, and employees harmless from all claims, actions, demands, damages, losses, costs, and expenses including lawyer fees. This covers anything from materials you submit or post through the Services, any way you break these terms, or any way you violate someone else's rights, including intellectual property, publicity, personality, or privacy rights.
GENERAL TERMS
Other things you should know when using the Services. Links to Third-Party Services. The Services might link to other services we don't own or control. We're not responsible for their content. Third-party services have their own terms and conditions, and you're responsible for reading and following them. Termination. We can shut off your access to the Services or parts of them anytime without warning. Reasons include breaking these terms or other agreements with us, requests from law enforcement, your request, changes or removal of the Services, unexpected technical or security problems, or if you're involved in fraud or illegal activity. Terminating your access might mean we remove materials you uploaded. You understand we can terminate whenever we want and we're not liable to you or anyone else for doing it. Once your account is terminated or cancelled by you or us, no refund happens and you lose access to everything. Any termination is on top of other rights and remedies we have. Security. Internet communication generally isn't secure and we can't guarantee any message to or from the website is secure. We can't promise we'll stop third parties from intercepting personal information. Updates. We can change, suspend, or discontinue the Services or any part of it anytime with or without notice. You agree we're not liable for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation. Entire Agreement. These Terms plus our Privacy Policy and Rules and Policies make up the whole agreement between us about the Services. We can only change these Terms in writing signed by both of us or by posting a new version. Questions? Contact us through Widequest.