Terms of Service

Last Updated: March 6, 2026

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Trusted Connections ("Community Owner," "we," or "us") and our online community, along with any mobile or other downloadable applications that we make available to enable access to the same (collectively, the "Community"). These Terms of Service are a legally binding contract between you and Community Owner regarding your use of the Community.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY.

BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, EITHER BY CLICKING "I ACCEPT," OR BY OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING THE COMMUNITY, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY OWNER'S PRIVACY POLICY (COLLECTIVELY, THESE "TERMS") AND THE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY TERMS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A (THE "ADDITIONAL TERMS") EITHER (A) ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL, OR (B) IF YOU ARE ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY, ORGANIZATION, OR COMMUNITY OWNER, ON BEHALF OF SUCH ENTITY, ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY OWNER FOR WHICH YOU ACT, AND YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY, ORGANIZATION OR COMMUNITY OWNER TO THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE OUR PERMISSION TO USE THE COMMUNITY. YOUR USE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND COMMUNITY OWNER'S PROVISION OF THE COMMUNITY TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY COMMUNITY OWNER AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.

ARBITRATION NOTICE. Except for certain kinds of disputes described in Section 15 (Dispute Resolution and Arbitration), you agree that disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration, and BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS, YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to join the Community or have the consent of a parent or legal guardian. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you are at least 18 years old or you are at least 13 years old and have obtained verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian to join the Community; (b) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Community; and (c) your registration and your use of the Community is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.

2. Accounts and Registration

To access most features of the Community, you must register for an account. When you register for an account, you may be required to provide us with some information about yourself, such as your name, email address, or other contact information. You agree that the information you provide to us is accurate, complete, and not misleading, and that you will keep it accurate and up to date at all times. When you register, you will be asked to create a password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, and you accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account. If you believe that your account is no longer secure, then you should immediately notify us at info@ds-cic.com or by using the mechanisms made available by Community Owner.

3. Licenses

3.1 Limited License

Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Community Owner grants you, solely for your personal, non-commercial use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to: (a) install and use any mobile or other downloadable application provided to you by Community Owner and associated with the Community on a mobile device that you own or control; and (b) access and use the Community.

3.2 License Restrictions

Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, or create derivative works of the software powering the Community; (b) make modifications to the software powering the Community; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Community, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Community, then you may not use it.

3.3 Feedback

We respect and appreciate the thoughts and comments from our users. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding existing functionalities, problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Community ("Submissions"), then you hereby grant Community Owner and its Service Provider an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free right and license to exploit the Submissions in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Community and create other products and services. We will have no obligation to provide you with attribution for any Submissions you provide to us.

4. Ownership; Proprietary Rights

The Community is managed by Community Owner using a platform made available by Service Provider. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Community provided by Community Owner or Service Provider ("Materials") are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Community are the property of Community Owner or its third-party licensors (including Service Provider). Except as expressly authorized by Community Owner, you may not make use of the Materials. There are no implied licenses in these Terms and Community Owner and Service Provider reserve all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.

5. Third-Party Terms

5.1 Third-Party Services

Community Owner may provide tools through the Community that enable integration with third-party platforms, add-ons, services, or products not provided by Community Owner ("Third-Party Services"). If you direct us to transmit data to, or receive data from, a Third-Party Service on your behalf (including by enabling the applicable integration in the settings of the Community), then you authorize us and Service Provider to collect, access, use, derive, disclose, generate, transfer, transmit, store, host, or otherwise process any such data, including User Content, in connection with the applicable integration. You acknowledge and agree that your use of a Third-Party Service is subject to your agreement with the relevant provider of such Third-Party Service, and that Community Owner and Service Provider are not a party to such agreement. Community Owner and Service Provider do not control and have no liability for Third-Party Services, including their security, functionality, operation, availability, or interoperability with the Community.

5.2 Third-Party Software

The Community may include or incorporate third-party software components that are generally available free of charge under licenses granting recipients broad rights to copy, modify, and distribute those components ("Third-Party Components"). Nothing in these Terms prevents, restricts, or is intended to prevent or restrict you from obtaining Third-Party Components under the applicable third-party licenses or to limit your use of Third-Party Components under those third-party licenses.

6. User Conduct

6.1 User Content Generally

Certain features of the Community may permit users to submit, upload, publish, broadcast, or otherwise transmit ("Post") content to the Community, including messages, reviews, photos, video or audio, images, folders, data, text, and any other works of authorship or other works ("User Content"). You retain any copyright and other proprietary rights that you may hold in the User Content that you Post to the Community, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.

6.2 Limited License Grant to Community Owner

By Posting User Content to or via the Community, you grant Community Owner and Service Provider a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid right and license (with the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to host, store, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, communicate to the public, reproduce, modify for the purpose of formatting for display, and distribute your User Content, in whole or in part, in any media formats and through any media channels, whether now known or hereafter developed. You agree to pay all monies owing to any person or entity resulting from Posting your User Content and from Community Owner's or Service Provider's exercise of the license set forth in this Section.

6.3 User Content Representations and Warranties

You must not Post User Content if you are not the owner of or are not fully authorized to grant rights in all of the elements of that User Content. By providing User Content via the Community, you affirm, represent, and warrant to us that:

  • you are the owner of the User Content, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to authorize Community Owner and users of the Community to use and distribute your User Content;
  • your User Content does not infringe, violate, misappropriate, or otherwise breach any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property right; and
  • your User Content could not be deemed by a reasonable person to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate.

6.4 User Content Disclaimer

Community Owner and Service Provider are under no obligation to edit or control User Content that you or other users Post and will not be in any way responsible or liable for User Content. Community Owner or Service Provider may, however, at any time and without prior notice, screen, remove, edit, or block any User Content that in our sole judgment violates these Terms, is alleged to violate the rights of third parties, or is otherwise objectionable.

6.5 Monitoring Content

Community Owner and Service Provider do not control and do not have any obligation to monitor User Content, any content made available by third parties, or the use of the Community by its users. Community Owner and Service Provider reserve the right to monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Community for operational and other purposes. Community Owner and Service Provider may block, filter, mute, remove or disable access to any User Content uploaded to or transmitted through the Community without any liability to the user who Posted such User Content.

6.6 Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Community Owner and Service Provider prohibit any sexual content or suggestive content, and predatory or inappropriate behavior involving minors (users under 18 years old) or someone who appears to be a minor. This includes sharing, offering, or asking for child exploitation content, including child sexual abuse material (CSAM). When child sexual exploitation content is identified, the violative content is removed as soon as possible and the related account is banned. If Community Owner and Service Provider confirm the presence of CSAM, we take the steps required by law to preserve and refer the relevant content to appropriate authorities.

7. Communications

7.1 Push Notifications

When you install our app on your mobile device, you agree to receive push notifications. You can turn off notifications by visiting your mobile device's "settings" page.

7.2 In-App Notifications

When you install our app on your mobile device, we may send you in-app notifications. You can turn off notifications in the app's "settings" page.

7.3 Email

We may send you emails concerning our products and services, as well as those of third parties. You may opt out of promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in the promotional email itself. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional messages from us, you will continue to receive administrative messages from us.

8. Prohibited Conduct

BY USING THE COMMUNITY, YOU AGREE NOT TO:

  • use the Community for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
  • harass, threaten, demean, embarrass, bully, or otherwise harm any other user of the Community;
  • violate, encourage others to violate, or provide instructions on how to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right;
  • access, search, or otherwise use any portion of the Community through the use of any engine, software, tool, agent, device, or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, and data mining tools) other than the software or search agents provided by Community Owner or Service Provider;
  • interfere with security-related features of the Community, including by disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use, printing or copying of any content, or by reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Community;
  • interfere with the operation of the Community or any user's enjoyment of the Community, including by uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code; making any unsolicited offer or advertisement to another user; collecting personal information about another user or third party without consent; or interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Community;
  • perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, claiming a false affiliation or identity, accessing any other Community account without permission, or falsifying your age or date of birth;
  • sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
  • attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 8 or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 8.

9. Intellectual Property Rights Protection

9.1 Respect of Third Party Rights

Community Owner respects the intellectual property rights of others, takes the protection of intellectual property rights very seriously, and asks users of the Community to do the same. Infringing activity will not be tolerated on or through the Community.

9.2 DMCA Notification

We comply with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act applicable to Internet service providers (17 U.S.C. § 512, as amended) and the Community is subject to Service Provider's DMCA policy.

10. Modification of Terms

We may, from time to time, change these Terms. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Revisions will be effective immediately except that, for existing users, material revisions will be effective 30 days after posting or notice to you of the revisions unless otherwise stated. We may require that you accept modified Terms in order to continue to use the Community. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, then you should remove your User Content and discontinue your use of the Community.

11. Term, Termination, and Modification of the Community

11.1 Term

These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first download, install, access, or use the Community, and ending when terminated as described in Section 11.2.

11.2 Termination

If you violate any provision of these Terms, then your authorization to access the Community and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Community Owner may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms or your account on the Community, or suspend or terminate your access to the Community, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you arising from such termination. You may terminate your account at any time by using the mechanism designated in the Community or contacting customer service at info@ds-cic.com.

11.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Community; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access your account or the Community; (c) you must pay Community Owner any unpaid amount that was due prior to termination. You are solely responsible for retaining copies of any User Content you Post to the Community since upon termination of your account, you may lose access rights to any User Content you Posted to the Community. If your account has been terminated for a breach of these Terms, then you are prohibited from creating a new account on the Community using a different name, email address or other forms of account verification.

11.4 Modification of the Community

Community Owner reserves the right to modify or discontinue all or any portion of the Community at any time, temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Community Owner will have no liability for any change to the Community or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Community.

12. Indemnity

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Community, and you will defend and indemnify Community Owner, its affiliates, and their respective shareholders, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, consultants, and agents (together, the "Specified Entities") and Service Provider from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (1) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Community; (2) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (3) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (4) any dispute or issue between you and any third party.

13. Disclaimers; No Warranties by Community Owner

13.1

THE COMMUNITY AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ON AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. COMMUNITY OWNER AND SERVICE PROVIDER DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: (a) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (b) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. COMMUNITY OWNER AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDER DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE COMMUNITY OR ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

13.2

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFIED ENTITIES, OR SERVICE PROVIDER, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY OF THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES OR THE COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR DEALING WITH ANY OTHER COMMUNITY USER. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.

13.3

THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION 13 APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Community Owner does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Community Owner is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.

14. Limitation of Liability

14.1

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE COMMUNITY OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.

14.2

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE SPECIFIED ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO COMMUNITY OWNER FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (B) US$100.

14.3

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER AGREE THAT SERVICE PROVIDER IS NOT A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SERVICE PROVIDER WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

14.4

EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 14 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

15. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

15.1 Generally

Except as described in Sections 15.2 and 15.3, you and Community Owner agree that every dispute arising in connection with these Terms, the Community, or communications from us will be resolved through binding arbitration. This agreement to arbitrate disputes includes all claims whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, and regardless of whether a claim arises during or after the termination of these Terms.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.

15.2 Exceptions

Nothing in these Terms will be deemed to waive, preclude, or otherwise limit the right of either party to: (a) bring an individual action in small claims court; (b) pursue an enforcement action through the applicable federal, state, or local agency if that action is available; (c) seek injunctive relief in a court of law in aid of arbitration; or (d) to file suit in a court of law to address an intellectual property infringement claim.

15.3 Opt-Out

If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of the provisions of this Section 15 within 30 days after the date that you agree to these Terms by sending a letter to:

Trusted Connections
Attention: Legal Department – Arbitration Opt-Out
Rickleton 2C Bowes Offices
Lambton Park, Chester Le Street
County Durham DH3 4AN

Your letter must specify: your full legal name, the email address associated with your account on the Community, and a statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration.

15.4 Arbitrator

This arbitration agreement, and any arbitration between us, is subject to the Federal Arbitration Act and will be administered by the JAMS under the rules applicable to consumer disputes as modified by these Terms. The JAMS Rules and filing forms are available online at www.jamsadr.com, by calling JAMS at +1-800-352-5267 or by contacting Community Owner.

15.5 Commencing Arbitration

Before initiating arbitration, a party must first send a written notice of the dispute to the other party. Community Owner's address for Notice is: Trusted Connections, Rickleton 2C Bowes Offices, Lambton Park, Chester Le Street, County Durham DH3 4AN. The parties will make good faith efforts to resolve the claim directly, but if the parties do not reach an agreement within 30 days after the Notice of Arbitration is received, you or Community Owner may commence an arbitration proceeding.

15.6 Arbitration Proceedings

Any arbitration hearing will take place in the county and state of your residence unless we agree otherwise or, if the claim is for US$10,000 or less (and does not seek injunctive relief), you may choose whether the arbitration will be conducted: (a) solely on the basis of documents submitted to the arbitrator; (b) through a telephonic or video hearing; or (c) by an in-person hearing. The arbitrator must issue a reasoned written decision sufficient to explain the essential findings and conclusions on which the decision and award are based.

15.7 Arbitration Relief

Except as provided in Section 15.8, the arbitrator can award any relief that would be available if the claims had been brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding on all parties, except for judicial review expressly permitted by law. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

15.8 No Class Actions

YOU AND COMMUNITY OWNER AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.

15.9 Modifications to this Arbitration Provision

If Community Owner makes any substantive change to this arbitration provision, you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Community Owner's address for Notice of Arbitration, in which case your account with Community Owner will be immediately terminated and this arbitration provision as in effect immediately prior to the changes you rejected will survive.

15.10 Enforceability

If Section 15.8 or the entirety of this Section 15 is found to be unenforceable, or if Community Owner receives an Opt-Out Notice from you, then the entirety of this Section 15 will be null and void and the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 16.3 will govern any action arising out of or related to these Terms.

16. Miscellaneous

16.1 Third-Party Beneficiary

The Community is powered by a technology platform provided by CircleCo, Inc. ("Service Provider"). You and we acknowledge and agree that Service Provider is an intended third-party beneficiary to these Terms, is entitled to rights and benefits hereunder, and may enforce these Terms against you as if it were an original party hereto.

16.2 General Terms

These Terms, including the Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference, are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Community Owner regarding your use of the Community. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that. If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.

16.3 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law principles. You and Community Owner submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within Kings County, New York for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms.

16.4 Privacy Policy

You understand and agree to the processing of your personal data in connection with the Community in accordance with Community Owner's Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.

16.5 Precedence

In the event of a conflict between the Additional Terms (Exhibit A) and these Terms, these Terms will control.

16.6 Consent to Electronic Communications

By using the Community, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us as further described in our Privacy Policy. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing.

16.7 Notice to California Residents

If you are a California resident, then under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at +1-800-952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Community or to receive further information regarding use of the Community.

17. Notice Regarding Apple

This Section 17 only applies to the extent you are using our mobile application on an iOS device. You acknowledge that these Terms are between you and Community Owner only, not with Apple Inc. ("Apple"), and Apple is not responsible for the Community or the content of it. Apple has no obligation to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Community. If the Community fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund any applicable purchase price for the mobile application to you. Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Community or your possession and/or use of the Community. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary of these Terms.

Exhibit A: Additional Community Terms

  1. Avoid current events, politics and religion topics. These have a tendency to decline into bad faith discussions, and this is not the correct space for those discussions.
  2. No Racism, Sexism or any other form of hatred or bigotry.
  3. No inappropriate, sexually explicit or violent images, videos, GIFs or language.
  4. Do not publicly share personal information such as work location, school location, home address etc unless appropriate — for example, if your School, Youth Club, Workplace etc was having a public event, sharing the address then makes sense.
  5. Remember that in this community there are individuals under the age of 18. Interactions with these young people are required to remain appropriate without question.
  6. If you have any concerns about another member, either for their safety or the safety of others, please contact a Mentor and Admin as soon as possible.
  7. Always remain respectful, polite and kind.
  8. Any breach of the terms of service will result in intervention from admin (or where appropriate, mentors) who have the mandate to impose a range of sanctions including advice, a formal warning, removal from the community, and a referral to the appropriate authorities where there is evidence of criminal offences having been committed.