These Terms of Use govern access to and use of The Commons, including related websites, web applications, mobile applications, and hosted session tools. By using The Commons, you agree to these Terms.
Terms of Use
The Commons Terms of Use
1. The service
The Commons is designed to help groups run stronger conversations, capture session content, generate transcripts and summaries, gather votes and rankings, and share outputs after a session.
2. Accounts and organizational use
Some features may require an account, an invitation from an organization, or organizer-level permissions. If you use The Commons on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to do so.
Organizations may control session settings, visibility, retention, attribution rules, and who can view or manage outputs created in their sessions.
3. Recording, notice, and consent responsibilities
The Commons may support session recording and transcription. Organizers are responsible for using these tools lawfully, including providing any notice and obtaining any consent required under applicable law before recording begins.
Users should not use The Commons to record or share content secretly, unlawfully, or in ways that violate another person's rights.
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to misuse The Commons. This includes, without limitation, attempting to gain unauthorized access, interfering with the service, uploading malicious code, violating privacy rights, infringing intellectual property, or using the service to harass, threaten, discriminate against, or abuse others.
If The Commons makes user-generated session content broadly available in-app, users must also follow any moderation, reporting, and community-safety rules published by the service.
5. Data and permissions
Session content, account information, support communications, and related operational data are handled in accordance with The Commons Privacy Policy. By using the service, you acknowledge that authorized organizers and participants may access session outputs according to the permissions and settings chosen for the session.
6. Intellectual property
The Commons and its software, branding, site design, and related materials are protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted, you may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, distribute, or create derivative works from the service.
You retain rights you may have in content you submit, subject to the permissions necessary for The Commons and the hosting organization to operate the service and make session outputs available to authorized users.
7. Availability and changes
The Commons may change, improve, suspend, or discontinue features from time to time. The service may also experience downtime, maintenance windows, or limitations based on connectivity, third-party dependencies, or organizational settings.
8. Disclaimers
The Commons is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis to the extent permitted by law. Session summaries, themes, and related outputs are tools to assist facilitators and participants; they are not a substitute for legal, professional, medical, or regulatory advice.
9. Limitation of liability
To the extent permitted by law, The Commons will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, use, or data arising out of or related to use of the service.
10. Suspension and termination
The Commons may suspend or terminate access where necessary to protect the service, comply with law, investigate misuse, or enforce these Terms. Organizations may also remove user access from their sessions or workspaces.
11. Contact
Questions about these Terms can be sent through the public contact page: