Terms of Service

Legal terms and conditions for using the Love Sealed Project

Agreement to Terms

By using our service, you agree to these terms

By accessing and using the Love Sealed Project ("Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by the above, please do not use this service.

Last Updated: 9/10/2025

Service Description

Love Sealed Project is a digital platform that allows users to create, store, and preserve love stories and memories for future generations through our millennium vault project. Our services include:

  • Digital story creation and storage
  • Long-term preservation services
  • Community sharing features (optional)
  • Physical archival to permanent storage media

Community Funding & Independence

100% Community Project

Self-funded and independent from external influence

Complete Independence: The Love Sealed Project operates as a fully independent, community-driven initiative. We are entirely self-funded and have no sponsors, investors, advertisers, or external parties that could influence our operations, data management practices, or decision-making processes.

💚Self-funded operation: This project runs entirely on personal resources and voluntary community donations
💚Zero external sponsors: No corporate sponsors, advertising partners, or commercial backers
💚No investors or stakeholders: No venture capital, private equity, or external investors with data or profit demands
💚Community-first decisions: All platform decisions are made based on community needs and values, not external pressures
💚User support sustains us: Community donations and support help maintain our independence and operations

This independence ensures that our terms of service, privacy practices, and platform development are guided solely by our mission to preserve love stories for future generations, without compromise from external commercial interests or data monetization pressures.

User Responsibilities & Content

Content Ownership & Rights

  • • You retain full ownership of all content you upload
  • • You grant us a non-exclusive license to store, process, and preserve your content
  • • You must own or have permission to upload all content, including photos and text
  • • You are solely responsible for obtaining consent from others depicted in your content

Prohibited Content

  • • Illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, or defamatory content
  • • Content that violates intellectual property rights
  • • Content containing personal information of others without consent
  • • Spam, malware, or any malicious content
  • • Content that violates any applicable laws or regulations

User Conduct

  • • Use the service only for lawful purposes
  • • Respect the rights and privacy of other users
  • • Do not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
  • • Do not interfere with or disrupt the service

Limitation of Liability

Service "As Is"

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Liability Limitations

  • • We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages
  • • Our total liability shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the service
  • • We are not responsible for content loss due to user error or account deletion
  • • We are not liable for damages arising from service interruptions or technical issues
  • • We are not responsible for third-party actions or content

Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure to perform our obligations due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, war, terrorism, government actions, or technical failures.

Data & Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Our data handling practices are detailed in ourPrivacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these terms.

Key Privacy Points

  • • We never sell or share your personal data with third parties
  • • No tracking cookies or behavioral analytics
  • • Open source project for complete transparency
  • • You can delete your data before permanent archival
  • • GDPR and CCPA compliant

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Love Sealed Project, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from:

  • • Your use of the service
  • • Your violation of these terms
  • • Your violation of any third-party rights
  • • Content you upload or share
  • • Any claim that your content infringes upon the rights of others

Dispute Resolution

Governing Law

These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [JURISDICTION], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Arbitration Agreement

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these terms or the service shall be settled by binding arbitration rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify.

  • • Arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator
  • • The arbitration will take place in [JURISDICTION]
  • • The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding
  • • You waive any right to a jury trial

Class Action Waiver

You agree that any arbitration or proceeding shall be limited to the dispute between us and you individually. You waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.

Service Availability & Modifications

Service Availability

  • • We strive for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service
  • • Maintenance windows may temporarily affect service availability
  • • We reserve the right to modify or discontinue features with notice

Terms Modifications

We may update these terms from time to time. We will notify users of material changes via email or prominent notice on our website. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance.

Account Termination

  • • You may terminate your account at any time
  • • We may terminate accounts for violations of these terms
  • • Upon termination, your access to the service will cease
  • • Data deletion follows our Privacy Policy guidelines

Intellectual Property

Our Rights

The Love Sealed Project platform, including its design, functionality, and underlying technology, is protected by intellectual property laws. While our code is open source, our trademarks and branding remain our property.

Your Rights

  • • You retain all rights to your original content
  • • You grant us necessary rights to provide our services
  • • You can request content removal before permanent archival

DMCA Compliance

We respect intellectual property rights and comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you believe content infringes your copyright, please contact us with proper notification.

Miscellaneous

Severability

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the service.

Assignment

We may assign our rights and obligations under these terms. You may not assign your rights without our written consent.

Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision of these terms does not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision.

Contact Information

Questions About These Terms?

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us.