Terms of Use

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Welcome to Ideabro. These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the Ideabro website, newsletters, community features and AI tools (together, the "Service"), operated by Ideabro Media ("Ideabro," "we," "us"). By using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.

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Part one: Community guidelines

Ideabro's comments, Forum, Idea Board and Prompt Library work because people treat them like a good dinner party: generous, curious and honest. These guidelines apply everywhere you can post.

Do:

• Be kind and assume good faith. Disagree with ideas, not people.
• Be specific. Share what you tried, what happened and what you learned. Concrete beats clever.
• Credit others. If you're sharing someone else's prompt, idea or work, say where it came from.
• Label AI output. If a post or prompt result was substantially generated by AI, say so.
• Stay on topic. Each board has a purpose; post where your thread fits.

Don't:

• Harass, threaten, bully or demean anyone, or attack people based on identity.
• Post spam, undisclosed promotions, affiliate links or repetitive self-promotion.
• Share other people's personal information without their consent.
• Impersonate others, or post AI-generated content that pretends to be a real person.
• Share content that is illegal, sexually explicit, or that infringes someone else's rights.
• Post prompts or instructions designed to cause real-world harm, deceive people or get around safety measures.
• Manipulate votes, create fake accounts or coordinate inauthentic activity.

Moderation. Our moderators may edit, hide or remove content and suspend or close accounts that break these guidelines. We try to be fair and consistent, and we'll explain our decisions where we can. If you think we got it wrong, email support@ideabro.com.

Reporting. Use the report button on any post, or email support@ideabro.com with a link.

Part two: Terms of use

Who can use the Service

You must be old enough to form a binding agreement where you live, or have a parent or guardian's permission. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you confirm you have authority to accept these Terms for it.

Your account

You're responsible for keeping your password secure and for activity on your account. Use accurate information, and tell us promptly at support@ideabro.com if you think your account has been compromised. We may suspend or close accounts that violate these Terms.

Memberships

Some content may be available only to members. Membership terms, pricing and any renewal and cancellation details will be shown to you before you sign up. Unless otherwise stated, you can cancel at any time, and cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period.

Our content

Articles, newsletters, illustrations, designs and other materials on Ideabro are owned by us or our licensors and protected by copyright and other laws. You may read, share links to and quote short excerpts from our content with attribution and a link. You may not republish full articles, sell our content or present it as your own without written permission.

Automated access. We publish machine-readable versions of our articles and an llms.txt file to help AI tools cite us accurately. Using these to read, summarize and link to Ideabro is welcome. Systematic copying of our content, including for training commercial AI models, requires our written permission unless the law permits it.

Your content

You keep ownership of what you post. By posting on Ideabro, you give us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, reproduce, adapt (for example, for formatting) and distribute your content in connection with operating and promoting the Service. If you submit a prompt to the Prompt Library or an idea to the Idea Board, you also allow other users to view, copy and use it.

You confirm that you have the rights to what you post and that it doesn't violate these Terms or anyone else's rights.

Pitches and submissions. We receive many pitches and may already be working on similar ideas. Submitting a pitch doesn't create an obligation for us to publish it, pay for it or keep it confidential, unless we agree otherwise in writing.

AI features

Ideabro offers AI-powered features, including summaries, explanations, Ask the Archive and the Idea Lab. Their output is generated automatically and may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. It is not professional advice — legal, medical, financial or otherwise. Check important information against the original articles and qualified sources. Don't use AI features to generate content that breaks these Terms or the law. See our AI Policy.

Third-party links and tools

We link to and review third-party websites, tools and services. We don't control them and aren't responsible for their content, policies or practices. Listing a tool in the Tool Shed or a role on the job board is not an endorsement of every aspect of that product or employer.

Advertising and sponsored content

Sponsored content is clearly labelled. Advertisers are responsible for their own claims. Our editorial content is independent of advertising.

Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available." To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of any kind, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We work hard to be accurate but don't guarantee that all content is complete, current or error-free.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Ideabro will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits or goodwill, arising from your use of the Service. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.

Changes and termination

We may update these Terms as the Service evolves. If changes are significant, we'll give notice on the site or by email. You can stop using the Service at any time; we may suspend or end access for violations of these Terms.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of [jurisdiction], without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes will be resolved in the courts of [location], unless applicable law gives you the right to bring a claim elsewhere.

Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email hello@ideabro.com or use our contact form.