aswell Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of aswell, including our website, mobile applications, community features, Collectives, Milestones, messaging tools and related services.

aswell is operated by Good Company Collective, Inc. References to "aswell," "we," "us" or "our" mean Good Company Collective, Inc.

By creating an account or using aswell, you agree to these Terms. Please do not use aswell if you do not agree.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or use aswell.

You must provide truthful and reasonably accurate account information. You may not create an account for another person without authorization or impersonate another individual or organization.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for activity conducted through your account.

2. Purpose of aswell

aswell is a community platform designed to help people build friendship, belonging and support through shared work-life experiences.

aswell is not:

• An employment agency or recruiting service
• A healthcare or mental-health provider
• A crisis-response service
• A replacement for professional medical, legal, financial or employment advice
• A guarantee of friendship, employment, business opportunities or any particular result

Members are responsible for deciding whether and how to interact with other members.

3. Member conduct

You agree not to:

• Harass, threaten, stalk, intimidate or discriminate against another person
• Post hateful, abusive, sexually exploitative or violent content
• Misrepresent your identity, employment or qualifications
• Share another person's private information without permission
• Use aswell for scams, spam, unlawful solicitation or deceptive commercial activity
• Scrape, copy, harvest or sell member information
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts, systems or data
• Upload malicious code or interfere with the operation of the service
• Use information obtained through aswell to make employment, housing, credit, insurance or similar eligibility decisions
• Retaliate against someone for posting, reporting conduct or participating in a Collective
• Circumvent blocks, suspensions, privacy controls or moderation decisions

Community Guidelines are incorporated into these Terms.

4. Profiles, posts and user content

You retain ownership of content you submit to aswell.

By submitting content, you grant aswell a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display and distribute that content only as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, improve and promote the service.

This license ends when your content is deleted, except where copies must temporarily remain in backups, safety records or legal records.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to share the content you submit.

aswell may remove, restrict or preserve content when reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms, protect members, investigate misuse, comply with law or maintain the service.

5. Collectives, matching and member interactions

aswell may recommend members, Milestones, Collectives, resources or connections based on information provided to the service.

Recommendations are not endorsements, background checks or guarantees of compatibility, identity, conduct or safety.

Use reasonable judgment when communicating with members or meeting someone in person. Consider meeting in a public location, telling someone where you are going and arranging your own transportation.

aswell is not responsible for the independent acts or omissions of members, employers, partners, Collective hosts or third-party service providers, except where liability cannot legally be excluded.

6. Workplace and employer relationships

aswell is independent from members' employers unless clearly stated otherwise.

Employer-sponsored access does not give an employer access to private messages, individual community activity or personally identifiable engagement information unless the member expressly directs or authorizes the disclosure.

Members must not use aswell to disclose confidential, proprietary, trade-secret or legally protected workplace information.

Participation in aswell does not alter a member's employment relationship or workplace obligations.

7. Paid features

aswell may offer paid memberships, employer-sponsored access, events, products or other paid features in the future.

Applicable prices, renewal terms, cancellation rules and refund policies will be disclosed before purchase.

Additional terms may apply to particular paid services.

8. Safety and moderation

Members may block, mute and report other users.

aswell may investigate reports and take actions including content removal, feature restrictions, suspension or account termination.

We are not required to disclose confidential safety procedures, reports or enforcement details to other members.

In an emergency or if someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. aswell does not provide emergency monitoring or crisis intervention.

9. Third-party services

aswell may rely on third-party services for hosting, authentication, analytics, email delivery, payments, maps or other functionality.

Third-party services may have separate terms and privacy practices. aswell is not responsible for third-party products or websites that it does not control.

10. Account suspension and termination

You may stop using aswell at any time and may request account deletion through account settings.

aswell may suspend, restrict or terminate an account when reasonably necessary because of:

• Violation of these Terms or Community Guidelines
• Fraud, abuse or unlawful activity
• Threats to member safety
• Security or technical risks
• Legal requirements
• Prolonged inactivity, after reasonable notice where appropriate

Sections that by their nature should survive termination will remain in effect, including provisions concerning intellectual property, disclaimers, liability and dispute resolution.

11. Account deletion

Members must be able to initiate account deletion from within account settings.

When an account is deleted, aswell will delete or deidentify associated personal information except information that must reasonably be retained for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, dispute resolution or enforcement of these Terms.

Deletion of information from backups may take additional time.

12. Intellectual property

aswell's name, branding, software, designs, features, documentation and other materials are owned by Good Company Collective, Inc. or its licensors.

These Terms do not grant permission to copy, modify, sell or commercially exploit aswell's intellectual property.

13. Service availability and changes

aswell may modify, add, suspend or discontinue features.

We do not guarantee that the service will always be available, uninterrupted, secure or error-free.

We may update these Terms. When changes are material, we will provide reasonable notice and request renewed acceptance where appropriate.

14. Disclaimers

aswell is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis to the fullest extent permitted by law.

aswell disclaims warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, noninfringement and uninterrupted availability to the extent legally permitted.

Nothing in these Terms excludes rights or protections that cannot legally be waived.

15. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Good Company Collective, Inc. and its officers, employees, contractors and affiliates will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising from the use of aswell.

aswell's aggregate liability arising from the service will not exceed the greater of:

• The amount the member paid directly to aswell during the 12 months before the claim; or
• One hundred U.S. dollars

This limitation does not apply where prohibited by law.

16. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold Good Company Collective, Inc. harmless from claims arising from your unlawful use of the service, your content or your violation of these Terms or another person's rights.

17. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Before filing a formal claim, you and aswell agree to attempt in good faith to resolve the matter informally by contacting help@joinaswell.com.

18. Contact

Good Company Collective, Inc.
[BUSINESS ADDRESS]
help@joinaswell.com