Terms of Service

Last updated: December 2025

Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and OceanInsight Daily ("we," "us," or "our"), concerning your access to and use of the OceanInsight Daily website. You agree that by accessing the site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms. If you do not agree with all of these Terms, then you are expressly prohibited from using the site and you must discontinue use immediately.

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the site (collectively, the "Content") and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks") are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.

The Content and Marks are provided on the site "AS IS" for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, no part of the site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

User Representations

By using the site, you represent and warrant that:

  • All registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete
  • You will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary
  • You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms
  • You are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
  • You will not access the site through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise
  • You will not use the site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
  • Your use of the site will not violate any applicable law or regulation

Prohibited Activities

You may not access or use the site for any purpose other than that for which we make the site available. The site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us. As a user of the site, you agree not to:

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us
  • Make any unauthorized use of the site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means
  • Use the site to advertise or offer to sell goods and services
  • Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the site
  • Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the site
  • Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the site or the networks or services connected to the site
  • Use any information obtained from the site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person

User Generated Contributions

The site may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the site. Any contribution you transmit to the site will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you create or make available any contribution, you thereby represent and warrant that the creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your contribution do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights of any third party.

Site Management

We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the site for violations of these Terms; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms; (3) refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your contributions or any portion thereof; (4) remove from the site or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the site.

Modifications and Interruptions

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the site without notice at any time.

We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the site. We cannot guarantee the site will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.

Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS COMPANY: (1) DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (2) DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE, ITS CONTENT, OR THE MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE THEREBY WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitations of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of the jurisdiction in which we operate, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last updated" date of these Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms to stay informed of updates.

Contact Information

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the site or to receive further information regarding use of the site, please contact us through our contact page.