Terms of use (TOU)

Welcome to caved space.

By accessing our services, websites, servers, tools and content, you agree to the terms of use and conditions

License

If you are 18 or older, we grant you a limited, revocable, nonexclusive, nonassignable, non-sublicensable, nontransferrable license to access Caved Space in compliance with the following TOU. Access to Caved Space in any other manner or for any other purpose shall be deemed contrary to the TOU. Determination of violations of TOU is within the sole discretion of Caved Space. You agree not to license, distribute, make derivative works, display, sell, or “frame” content from Caved Space, excluding content you create and sharing with friends/family. You grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, unlimited, worldwide, fully paid/sublicensable license to use, copy, perform, display, distribute, and make derivative works from content you post.

Eligibility and Registration.

Age Requirements.

By accessing or using the Services, you affirm that you are either over the age of majority in your country, an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into and comply with the terms and conditions in the TOU. In any case, you affirm that you are at least 18 years old. If you are under 18 years of age, you are not permitted to access or use the Services. If we become aware that you are using Caved Space even though you are under 18, we will deactivate your account and attempt to block you from accessing the Services.

Compliance with Laws.

You are responsible for making sure you follow all laws and regulations in the country in which you live when you access and use the Services. By using Caved Space, you are confirming that you have not been convicted of, nor are you subject to any court order relating to, assault, violence, sexual misconduct or harassment.

To use some parts of the Services, you may be required to register for an account with Caved Space by providing certain information, including your name, email address, and a password. You agree to provide true and accurate information and to update it as necessary to keep it accurate. If you provide us with false information, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account. You may also be able to register to use the Services by logging into your account with your credentials from certain third party social networking sites (e.g., Google). You confirm that you are the owner of this social media account and that you are entitled to disclose your social media login information to us. You authorize us to collect your authentication information, and other information that may be available on or through your social media account consistent with your applicable settings and instructions.

Only you are allowed to access your account. You must keep your password confidential.Sharing your password might lead to all of your posts, messages and personal information being leaked or someone impersonating or pretending to be you. If you don’t keep your password confidential or give it to anyone other than your parent or guardian, we are not responsible for anyone accessing or using your account, including reading or sending messages from it. If you think that someone else might be using your account, you must let us know immediately using the contact information below. You should also immediately change your password. We may terminate your account or block you from accessing the Services if you break the rules on keeping your password secure.

Rules of Conduct.

When you post or upload anything on Caved Space, it can be seen or accessed by the general public (not just registered members) as further described in our Privacy Policy. If you don’t want something to be seen by the general public, then you shouldn’t post it. Use your common sense when posting anything, sending any question or making any comment on the Services. Take a step back and think (especially if you are feeling angry) before you send something and check whether it’s something that’s not allowed. Remember, you are solely responsible for everything you write or post on the Services, and you are subject to the following rules (the “Rules of Conduct”).

When using the Services, you must not post or send anything which:

 Is mean, is bullying someone or is intended to harass, scare or upset anyone;
 Is deliberately designed to provoke or antagonize people, especially trolling;
 Uses rude words or is intended to upset or embarrass anyone;
 Encourages dangerous or illegal activities or self-harm;
 Depicts horrible, shocking or distressing things;
 Is obscene or pornographic, contains any pictures of naked people, is sexually explicit or depicts graphic violence;
 Contains any threat of any kind, including threats of physical violence to yourself or others;
 Is racist or discriminates based on someone’s race, religion, age, gender, disability or sexuality;
 Infringes other individual’s privacy rights;
 Is illegal, could expose Caved Space to legal liability, or encourages people to get involved in anything which is illegal (for example, drugs, violence, or crime);
 Is defamatory or violates any third party’s rights, including breach of confidence, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property right;
 Constitutes spam, attempts to sell anything to other users, or competes with the business of Caved Space;
 Contains any computer virus or other malicious code designed to attack, damage, divert, take over, disable, overburden, or otherwise impair the Services;
 Collects user content or information, or otherwise accesses the Services using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our prior permission;
 Violates any robot exclusion headers of the site, if any, or bypasses or circumvents other measures employed to prevent or limit access to the Services;
 Shares, recompiles, decompiles, disassembles, reverse engineers, or makes or distributes any other form of, or any derivative work from, the Services;
 Attempts to scrape or collect any personal or private information from other users or from the Services;
 Pretends to come from someone other than you, or where you are impersonating someone else;
 Intercepts or monitors, damages, or modifies any communication not intended for you;
 May cause any harm or damage to you or anyone else;

Modifications to the TOU.

We may, at any time and for any reason make changes to the TOU. We may do this for a variety of reasons including to reflect changes in or requirements of the law, new features, or changes in business practices. The most recent version of the TOU will be posted on the Services and you should regularly check for the most recent version. The most recent version is the version that applies. If the changes include material changes that affect your rights or obligations, we will notify you of the changes by reasonable means, which could include notification through the Services or via email. If you continue to use the Services after the changes become effective, then you shall be deemed to have accepted those changes. If you don’t agree to these changes, you must end your relationship with us (without penalty) by ceasing to use the Services and leaving Caved Space. Additionally, if we update or upgrade the Services, you may be required to accept the most recent version of the TOU to access the updated or upgraded Services.

Messages - Mailbox - Conversations.

Users can respond to posts. If logged, Messages would be sent via our messagebox which can be accessed using the message box icon and under "Manage / Check Messages" drop down. If not logged, conversations would be sent to the email of the person who posted the post and the email used during registration.

Inactive conversations over 30 days old would be deleted. We advise not to use our message box for storing important informations / conversations which you may need to access after 30 days of inactive conversations.

Use.

You agree not to use or provide software (except for general purpose web browsers and email clients, or software expressly licensed by us) or services that interact or interoperate with Caved Space, e.g. for downloading, uploading, posting, flagging, emailing, search, or mobile use. Robots, spiders, scripts, scrapers, crawlers, etc. are prohibited and contrary to these TOU, as are misleading, unsolicited, unlawful, and/or spam postings/email. You agree not to collect users’ personal and/or contact information (“PI”).

Moderation.

You agree we may moderate Caved Space access and use in our sole discretion, e.g. by blocking (e.g. IP addresses), filtering, deletion, delay, omission, verification, and/or access/account/license termination. You agree (1) not to bypass said moderation, (2) we are not liable for moderating, not moderating, or representations as to moderating, and (3) nothing we say or do waives our right to moderate, or not.

Prohibited.

Users must comply with all applicable laws, the Caved Space terms of use, and all posted site rules. Here is a partial list of goods, services, and content prohibited on Caved Space:

 weapons; firearms/guns and components; BB/pellet, stun, and spear guns; etc
 ammunition, clips, cartridges, reloading materials, gunpowder, fireworks, explosives
 recalled items; hazardous materials; body parts/fluids; unsanitized bedding/clothing
 alcohol or tobacco; unpackaged or adulterated food or cosmetics
 child pornography; bestiality; offers or solicitation of illegal prostitution
 pet sales (re-homing with small adoption fee ok), animal parts, stud service
 ivory; endangered, imperiled and/or protected species and any parts thereof
 false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent content; bait and switch; keyword spam
 anyone’s personal, identifying, confidential or proprietary information
 food stamps, WIC vouchers, SNAP or WIC goods, governmental assistance
 stolen property, property with serial number removed/altered, burglary tools, etc
 ID cards, licenses, police insignia, government documents, birth certificates, etc
 US military items not demilitarized in accord with Defense Department policy
 counterfeit, replica, or pirated items; tickets or gift cards that restrict transfer
 lottery or raffle tickets, sweepstakes entries, slot machines, gambling items
 spam; miscategorized, overposted, cross-posted, or nonlocal content
 postings or email the primary purpose of which is to drive traffic to a website
 postings or email offering, promoting, or linking to unsolicited products or services
 affiliate marketing; network, or multi-level marketing; pyramid schemes
 any good, service, or content that violates the law or legal rights of others

Please do not use Caved Space for these purposes and flag(report as abuse) anyone who posts or comments in Caved Space.
Thanks for helping keep Caved Space safe and useful for everyone

Sales.

You authorize us to charge your account for Caved Spaces fees. Unless noted, fees are in US dollars; tax is additional. To the extent permitted by law, fees are nonrefundable, even for posts we remove. We may refuse purchases, which may place a hold on your account.
All Caved Spaces postings are free at this time.
We have plans to charge for Job Posts, Brokered real estate posts, Dealer's Automobile posts in the future.TOU will be updated at that time with fees.

Disclaimer.

MANY JURISDICTIONS HAVE LAWS PROTECTING CONSUMERS AND OTHER CONTRACT PARTIES, LIMITING THEIR ABILITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. WE RESPECT SUCH LAWS; NOTHING HEREIN SHALL WAIVE RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED.
To the extent permitted by law,(1) we make no promise as to Caved Space, its completeness, accuracy, availability, timeliness, propriety, security or reliability; (2) your access and use are at your own risk, and Caved Space is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE"; (3) we are not liable for any harm resulting from (a) user content; (b) user conduct, e.g. illegal conduct; (c) your Caved Space use; or (d) our representations; (4) WE AND OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES ("Caved Space ENTITIES"), DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES & CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; (5) Caved Space ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS (E.G. OF PROFIT, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL); (6) IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY EXCEED $100 OR WHAT YOU PAID US IN THE PAST YEAR.

Claims.

You agree (1) any claim, cause of action or dispute ("Claim") arising out of or related to the TOU or your Caved Space use is governed by Texas ("TX") law regardless of your location or any conflict or choice of law principle; (2) Claims must be resolved exclusively by state or federal court in Houston, TX (except we may seek injunctive remedy anywhere); (3) to submit to personal jurisdiction of said courts; (4) any Claim must be filed by 1 year after it arose or be forever barred; (5) not to bring or take part in a class action against Caved Space Entities; (6) (except government agencies) to indemnify Caved Space Entities for any damage, loss, and expense (e.g. legal fees) arising from claims related to your Caved Space use; (7) you are liable for TOU breaches by affiliates (e.g. marketers) paid by you, directly or indirectly (e.g. through an affiliate network); and (8) to pay us for breaching or inducing others to breach the "USE" section, not as a penalty, but as a reasonable estimate of our damages (actual damages are often hard to calculate): $0.10 per server request, $1 per post, email, flag, or account created, $1 per item of PI collected, and $1000 per software distribution, capped at $25,000 per day.

Miscellaneous.

Users complying with prior written licenses may access Caved Space thereby until authorization is terminated. Otherwise, these TOU are exclusive and entire agreement between us. If a TOU term is unenforceable, other terms are unaffected. If TOU translations conflict with the English version, English controls. See Privacy Policy for the data we collect, use and share data.