These Terms of Service (“Terms”) together with our Privacy Policy govern your use of Ground Wave (the “Product”), made available by sugarCoded LLC ("sugarCoded," "we," "our," or "us") to you ("you," "your," or "user"). If you are accepting on behalf of your employer or another entity, you represent and warrant that: (a) you have full legal authority to bind your employer or such entity to these Terms; (b) you have read and understood these Terms; and (c) you agree to these Terms on behalf of the entity you represent.
“Including” (and variants) means “including without limitation.”
You acknowledge that these Terms are concluded between you and sugarCoded only, and not with any platform provider (including Apple Inc. or Google LLC). sugarCoded, not any platform provider, is solely responsible for the Product and its content. Your use of the Product must also comply with the usage rules set forth in the applicable platform’s terms of service.
You must be at least 18 years old to create an account (“Account”) and use the Product. If you are under 18, you may not use the Product.
Ground Wave may use artificial intelligence (AI) features to enhance functionality (for example, suggesting event details, summarizing content, or providing recommendations). You may provide input (“Input”) and receive AI-generated output (“Output”).
By using these features, you understand and agree:
Output may not be accurate, complete, or reflect actual people, places, or facts.
You should not rely on Output as a sole source of truth, nor as a substitute for professional advice.
You must evaluate Output before sharing or using it.
You may not use Output for any purpose that could materially impact another person’s rights, such as decisions related to employment, housing, credit, education, or healthcare.
Output may contain errors, offensive content, or references to third-party products or services, which do not imply endorsement.
To access full features, you must create an Account. We grant valid Account holders a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable, personal license to use the Product on any device you own or control, as permitted by the applicable platform’s usage rules (including family sharing or enterprise distribution, where applicable).
You may not:
Decompile, reverse engineer, reproduce, or modify the Product.
Share, resell, or sublicense access to the Product.
Use the Product for illegal, harmful, or abusive activity.
We reserve all other rights in the Product and may revoke your license at any time.
sugarCoded is solely responsible for providing maintenance and support for the Product, as required under applicable law. Platform providers (such as Apple or Google) have no obligation whatsoever to furnish maintenance or support services for the Product.
sugarCoded is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. In the event of any failure of the Product to conform to an applicable warranty, you may notify the platform provider, and the platform provider may refund the purchase price (if any) to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the platform provider will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Product, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to a failure to conform to any warranty will be sugarCoded’s sole responsibility.
You acknowledge that sugarCoded, not any platform provider, is responsible for addressing any claims from you or any third party relating to the Product or your possession and/or use of the Product, including but not limited to:
product liability claims,
claims that the Product fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and
claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.
In the event of any third-party claim that the Product, or your possession and use of the Product, infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, sugarCoded will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such claim.
You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
The Product is provided by:
sugarCoded LLC
418 Broadway
STE R
Albany, NY, 12207, USA
https://www.sugarcoded.llc/contact
Please direct any questions, complaints, or claims with respect to the Product to the contact information above.
You must comply with any applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the Product. For example, if you use a VoIP application within the Product, you must not be in violation of your wireless data service agreement.
You and sugarCoded acknowledge and agree that platform providers (including Apple and Google), and their subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and that upon your acceptance of the Terms, such platform providers will have the right to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.
“User Content” means information of any kind (including text, images, video, or event listings) that you create, upload, or share within the Product.
You are solely responsible for your User Content, including its legality, reliability, and compliance with laws. By submitting User Content, you warrant that you have the necessary rights to do so.
We reserve the right, without notice or refund, to remove or restrict User Content, suspend or delete accounts, or disclose User Content to authorities if:
We reasonably suspect a violation of these Terms;
Removal is needed to protect us, our users, or others;
Required by law or a valid authority.
Ground Wave enables users to create, share, and interact with civic and political events. By using the Product, you agree:
To comply with applicable laws when posting or attending events.
Not to post events or interactions that are misleading, harmful, discriminatory, defamatory, threatening, or incite violence.
Not to impersonate others or misrepresent affiliations.
That your interactions (including event creation, comments, and reports) may be logged and moderated.
That moderator decisions are final.
You may share Input, Output, or User Content (e.g., on social media), provided you:
Review content before sharing.
Clearly indicate if content was AI-generated.
Do not misrepresent Ground Wave or its features.
Do not share content in violation of these Terms.
We use reasonable efforts to keep the Product functional but cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability. We may suspend, update, or discontinue parts of the Product without notice. We are not liable for downtime, errors, or interruptions outside of our reasonable control.
You may not use or otherwise export or re-export the Product except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Product was obtained. In particular, but without limitation, the Product may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S.-embargoed countries or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals List or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Persons List or Entity List. By using the Product, you represent and warrant that you are not located in any such country or on any such list. You also agree that you will not use the Product for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, missile, or chemical or biological weapons.
The Product and related documentation are “Commercial Items,” as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation.” Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to these Terms.
We are not liable for failure to perform obligations caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, strikes, pandemics, internet outages, or government restrictions.
The Product is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties and liability for:
Errors, bugs, downtime, or security vulnerabilities.
Loss or alteration of User Content during transmission.
Incompatibility with specific devices, software, or services.
Our total liability to you is limited to the amount you paid for the Product in the twelve (12) months prior to the event giving rise to liability.
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death, personal injury, or fraud where unlawful to do so.
These Terms apply from the date you create an Account. We may suspend or terminate your access without notice if you:
Breach these Terms;
Violate laws or regulations; or
If we are required to comply with legal obligations.
We may revise these Terms as needed. Continued use of the Product constitutes acceptance of any updated Terms.
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Product, superseding prior agreements. No additional terms from purchase orders or similar documents apply.