Terms of Service | Protect Our Safety Inc.

TERMS OF SERVICE

Protect Our Safety Inc.

Effective Date: September, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern access to and use of the websites, webpages, content, forms, donation features, communications, publications, documents, digital resources, and other online services operated by or on behalf of Protect Our Safety Inc. (“Protect Our Safety,” “POS,” “Company,” “Organization,” “we,” “our,” or “us”), including ProtectOurSafety.com (collectively, the “Website”).

Please read these Terms carefully.

By accessing or using the Website, submitting information or materials, making a contribution, subscribing to communications, using an interactive feature, or, where applicable, clicking or checking a box indicating acceptance, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review these Terms and our Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by them to the extent permitted by applicable law.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Website or any feature requiring acceptance of these Terms.

These Terms are intended to apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing in these Terms waives or limits any right or obligation that cannot lawfully be waived or limited.

PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE

Protect Our Safety Inc. is a public-interest organization engaged in activities that may include legal reform, corporate accountability, environmental responsibility, civil liberties, digital safety, public education, legal and policy analysis, advocacy, and litigation-related activities.

The Website may provide information concerning these subjects and may describe POS initiatives, research, policy positions, advocacy efforts, litigation, judicial proceedings, legislation, regulatory matters, public-interest issues, organizational activities, and opportunities to support our work.

Website content is provided for informational, educational, advocacy, organizational, and public-interest purposes.

Unless expressly stated in a separate written agreement executed by an authorized representative of POS, nothing on the Website constitutes a binding commitment by POS to undertake any particular action, investigation, representation, litigation, advocacy initiative, expenditure, project, or other activity.

NO LEGAL ADVICE

THE WEBSITE DOES NOT PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE.

Information appearing on the Website, including legal analysis, commentary, research, descriptions of litigation, summaries of judicial decisions, statutes, regulations, filings, briefs, policy materials, articles, reports, correspondence, advocacy materials, or other content, is provided for general informational, educational, advocacy, and public-interest purposes.

Such information is not a substitute for advice from a qualified attorney concerning a particular person’s circumstances.

Laws, regulations, judicial decisions, administrative interpretations, factual circumstances, and legal standards may change. Website content may therefore become incomplete, outdated, superseded, or otherwise inaccurate.

You should not act or refrain from acting in reliance upon Website content as legal advice.

NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP

Accessing or using the Website does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Protect Our Safety Inc., any attorney associated with POS, or any other person or organization.

Sending POS an email, completing a form, providing documents, submitting information, requesting assistance, reporting alleged misconduct, describing a legal matter, making a contribution, or otherwise communicating with POS does not, by itself:

create an attorney-client relationship;
create a fiduciary or confidential relationship;
create a consultant-client relationship;
establish legal representation;
obligate POS or any attorney to represent you;
obligate POS to investigate your matter;
obligate POS to commence or participate in litigation;
obligate POS to provide legal advice;
obligate POS to preserve or maintain submitted information indefinitely;
obligate POS to contact law enforcement, regulators, courts, governmental agencies, companies, platforms, or third parties; or
create any other professional or contractual relationship except as expressly established in a separate written agreement.

An attorney-client relationship or other professional relationship may be created only through a separate written agreement expressly establishing that relationship and executed by persons authorized to do so.

UNSOLICITED COMMUNICATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS

POS may receive substantial quantities of communications, complaints, requests, documents, proposals, tips, allegations, evidence, correspondence, or other information.

Submission of information does not guarantee that POS will review, investigate, retain, preserve, acknowledge, respond to, or take action concerning the submission.

POS has no obligation to accept any matter or provide assistance merely because information has been submitted.

Unless POS has expressly agreed otherwise in writing, you should not assume that unsolicited communications are confidential, privileged, protected by an attorney-client relationship, or subject to any professional duty of confidentiality.

You should not submit information that you are legally prohibited from disclosing.

You must not submit passwords, authentication credentials, cryptocurrency private keys, recovery phrases, classified information, unlawfully obtained materials, malicious software, or other information that POS has expressly instructed users not to transmit through the Website.

If POS provides a designated secure method for particular sensitive materials, users should use that method rather than ordinary Website forms or email.

NO EMERGENCY OR CRISIS SERVICES

PROTECT OUR SAFETY INC. IS NOT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE, LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTER, CRISIS-RESPONSE SERVICE, OR SUBSTITUTE FOR POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL, OR OTHER EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES.

The Website and POS communication channels should not be used to report emergencies or circumstances requiring immediate intervention.

If you believe that you or another person faces an immediate threat to life or safety, contact 911 or the appropriate emergency authority in your jurisdiction.

POS does not guarantee that communications submitted through the Website, email, social media, or other channels will be monitored or reviewed within any particular period.

LITIGATION, COURT PROCEEDINGS, AND ADVOCACY

POS may participate in, support, analyze, discuss, monitor, or submit materials in judicial, legislative, regulatory, administrative, or other proceedings.

The Website may discuss litigation or proceedings involving POS or third parties and may provide or link to pleadings, briefs, motions, petitions, judicial opinions, orders, docket information, correspondence, public records, or related materials.

Nothing on the Website constitutes a representation, promise, prediction, or guarantee concerning:

the outcome of any litigation;
whether a court will accept or consider a filing;
whether relief will be granted;
how a judge, court, agency, legislature, regulator, or other governmental body will act;
whether a legal theory will prevail;
whether legislation or regulatory action will occur; or
whether POS will commence, continue, support, intervene in, appeal, settle, withdraw from, or otherwise participate in any particular matter.

POS reserves discretion, subject to applicable law and binding obligations, to determine which matters, initiatives, positions, litigation activities, research projects, and advocacy efforts it undertakes or continues.

ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION

POS endeavors to provide useful information but does not guarantee that Website content is accurate, complete, current, error-free, or suitable for any particular purpose.

Legal proceedings, legislation, regulations, scientific information, governmental records, corporate information, statistics, research, and other subjects discussed on the Website may change rapidly.

Information may contain typographical, technical, factual, citation, formatting, transcription, or other errors.

POS may correct, update, modify, supplement, remove, or withdraw Website content at any time without notice.

Users are responsible for independently verifying information before relying upon it.

THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION, SOURCES, AND MATERIALS

The Website may quote, summarize, discuss, reproduce, reference, or link to information from courts, governmental agencies, corporations, academic institutions, researchers, news organizations, nonprofit organizations, advocacy organizations, attorneys, experts, individuals, databases, public records, and other third parties.

The inclusion or discussion of third-party material does not necessarily constitute POS’s adoption, endorsement, verification, sponsorship, or approval of that material.

POS does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, authenticity, legality, reliability, security, availability, or continued accessibility of third-party information.

Third-party websites and services are governed by their own terms, policies, and practices.

INDEPENDENCE AND NO IMPLIED AFFILIATION

Unless expressly stated otherwise, references to or interactions with any court, governmental entity, elected official, public official, attorney, law firm, university, academic institution, corporation, nonprofit organization, advocacy group, technology company, media organization, professional association, or other person or entity do not imply sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, affiliation, authorization, or approval.

Protect Our Safety Inc. is responsible for its own statements and activities.

Names, trademarks, logos, and other identifiers belonging to third parties remain the property of their respective owners.

CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT

The Website may permit users to financially support the work of Protect Our Safety Inc.

Protect Our Safety Inc. is not currently recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Protect Our Safety Inc. are therefore not represented by POS as tax-deductible charitable contributions.

Contributors are responsible for obtaining their own legal, tax, accounting, or financial advice concerning any contribution.

Unless POS expressly agrees otherwise in writing, contributions are unrestricted and may be used for lawful organizational purposes consistent with POS’s activities and mission, including litigation-related expenses, legal research, policy analysis, advocacy, public education, technology, communications, administration, professional services, operating expenses, and other lawful activities.

A contribution does not:

purchase legal representation;
create an attorney-client relationship;
establish an ownership interest in POS;
provide control over POS;
create voting or management rights;
entitle the contributor to direct litigation or organizational strategy;
guarantee that funds will be used for a particular case, lawsuit, project, individual, policy initiative, or expenditure unless POS expressly agrees otherwise in writing; or
guarantee any particular result or outcome.

POS retains discretion over the lawful use and allocation of unrestricted contributions.

CONTRIBUTION REFUNDS AND PAYMENT DISPUTES

Except where required by law or expressly agreed otherwise in writing, completed voluntary contributions are generally final and non-refundable.

POS may, in its discretion and where lawful, refund a contribution that resulted from a duplicate transaction, processing error, unauthorized transaction, or other exceptional circumstance.

Any approved refund may be reduced by non-refundable processing, banking, transaction, or similar fees where permitted by law.

Nothing in these Terms limits rights that applicable law does not permit to be waived.

PAYMENT PROCESSING

Payments or contributions may be processed through independent third-party payment processors, financial institutions, banks, credit-card networks, digital-payment providers, or other service providers.

By initiating a transaction, you represent that:

you are authorized to use the selected payment method;
information you provide is accurate;
the transaction is lawful;
the transaction is not fraudulent or unauthorized; and
sufficient funds or credit are available.

POS may reject, cancel, delay, investigate, or request additional verification concerning transactions where reasonably necessary for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, processor requirements, or protection of POS or others.

POS does not control and is not responsible for independent payment processors’ systems, availability, security practices, processing times, errors, interruptions, fees, or policies.

USER RESPONSIBILITIES

Users agree to use the Website lawfully and responsibly.

You are responsible for information and materials you submit and represent that you possess all rights, permissions, authority, and lawful bases necessary to provide them.

You are responsible for independently protecting your devices, accounts, passwords, authentication credentials, networks, and information systems.

You should independently verify unusual payment instructions, requests for sensitive information, and communications purporting to originate from POS before acting upon them.

PROHIBITED CONDUCT

You may not use the Website to:

violate applicable law;
engage in fraud or deception;
impersonate POS or another person or organization;
falsely imply affiliation with or authorization by POS;
submit information you know to be materially false for the purpose of deceiving POS;
threaten, harass, stalk, intimidate, or unlawfully target another person;
transmit malware, ransomware, spyware, viruses, malicious code, or harmful software;
interfere with Website operations;
circumvent authentication, access controls, rate limits, or security protections;
obtain unauthorized access to accounts, servers, systems, databases, or information;
conduct unauthorized penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, or security testing;
harvest personal information without lawful authorization;
use automated systems in a manner that materially interferes with Website operation or circumvents technical restrictions;
falsely represent Website content as originating from another source;
infringe intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, or other legal rights;
facilitate unlawful activity; or
attempt, assist, encourage, or enable another person to engage in prohibited conduct.

POS may restrict or terminate access, block technical activity, reject submissions, preserve relevant evidence, investigate suspected abuse, or take other lawful protective measures.

AUTOMATED ACCESS, SCRAPING, AND DATA EXTRACTION

Except as authorized by POS or permitted by applicable law, users may not employ bots, crawlers, scrapers, automated agents, scripts, or similar technologies to access the Website in a manner that:

circumvents technical restrictions;
imposes an unreasonable or disproportionate load on Website infrastructure;
interferes with Website security or availability;
harvests personal or confidential information;
attempts to identify donors, users, correspondents, or other individuals from nonpublic information;
accesses areas not intended for public access; or
reproduces or exploits protected Website content in violation of applicable law or these Terms.

Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit activity that applicable law affirmatively protects or that POS expressly authorizes.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Except where otherwise indicated, original Website content created by POS, including original text, graphics, designs, logos, compilations, reports, research, photographs, videos, software, and other materials, is owned by or licensed to POS and may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

No ownership interest is transferred merely by accessing the Website.

Users may not reproduce, republish, distribute, sell, commercially exploit, alter, or create unauthorized derivative works from POS-owned content except with written permission or as otherwise permitted by law.

The Website may also contain judicial opinions, court filings, governmental documents, public records, quotations, third-party materials, trademarks, copyrighted works, or other content not owned by POS. The presence of such material does not constitute a claim by POS of ownership over third-party rights.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to restrict lawful fair use, quotation, commentary, criticism, reporting, research, or other rights available under applicable law.

USER SUBMISSIONS

To the extent you voluntarily submit documents, photographs, text, correspondence, data, comments, reports, or other materials to POS, you represent that your submission is lawful and that you possess sufficient authority to submit it.

You grant POS a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to receive, store, reproduce, transmit, review, organize, analyze, and otherwise process submitted materials as reasonably necessary for lawful organizational purposes, responding to communications, evaluating matters, conducting research, maintaining records, protecting legal interests, enforcing these Terms, or complying with law.

This provision does not transfer ownership of your materials to POS.

POS does not guarantee that any submission will be published, investigated, returned, retained, or acted upon.

PRIVACY

Use of the Website is also subject to the Protect Our Safety Inc. Privacy Policy.

Information submitted through the Website may be collected, processed, stored, retained, used, or disclosed as described in that Privacy Policy and as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law.

Users should review the Privacy Policy before submitting personal information.

EXTERNAL WEBSITES AND THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

The Website may contain links to websites, platforms, databases, payment processors, social-media services, court systems, governmental resources, publications, or other services operated by third parties.

POS does not control third-party services and does not guarantee their availability, accuracy, security, privacy practices, content, performance, accessibility, or policies.

Access to third-party services is at the user’s discretion and may be governed by separate agreements between the user and the applicable provider.

WEBSITE AVAILABILITY AND SECURITY

The Website is provided on an “as available” basis.

POS may modify, update, restrict, suspend, discontinue, remove, or restore any Website feature or content at any time, subject to applicable law.

POS does not guarantee uninterrupted, error-free, or continuously secure access.

Website availability may be affected by maintenance, software defects, hosting failures, cyberattacks, Internet outages, telecommunications failures, governmental actions, third-party service interruptions, natural disasters, or circumstances beyond POS’s reasonable control.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WEBSITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH, LEGAL AND POLICY ANALYSIS, COMMUNICATIONS, DOCUMENTS, LINKS, DONATION FEATURES, AND OTHER SERVICES OR INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS.”

PROTECT OUR SAFETY INC. MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.

POS does not warrant that Website information will be current, that legal or policy analysis will apply to a particular circumstance, that third-party information is accurate, or that the Website will be free from harmful components or unauthorized interference.

Some jurisdictions do not permit exclusion of certain warranties. In those jurisdictions, exclusions apply only to the extent permitted by law.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PROTECT OUR SAFETY INC. AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, VOLUNTEERS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, LICENSORS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE WEBSITE.

This includes, to the extent permitted by law, damages arising from reliance upon Website content; inaccuracies or omissions; third-party content or services; loss of information; cybersecurity incidents; unauthorized access; interruptions; payment-processing failures; communications; user submissions; or decisions made in reliance upon Website information.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, POS’s aggregate liability arising solely from use of the Website shall not exceed the amount, if any, paid by the claimant directly to POS through the Website during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where exclusion or limitation is prohibited by applicable law.

INDEMNIFICATION

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Protect Our Safety Inc. and its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, consultants, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, successors, licensors, and service providers from claims, demands, proceedings, liabilities, judgments, damages, losses, penalties, fines, settlements, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from or relating to:

your unlawful use of the Website;
your material violation of these Terms;
fraud or intentional misconduct;
materials you submit without lawful authority;
your infringement of another person’s intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, confidentiality, or other legal rights; or
your violation of applicable law.

This provision applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law.

ENFORCEMENT AND TERMINATION

POS may restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the Website or particular features where POS reasonably believes such action is necessary to protect Website security, prevent abuse, comply with law, protect POS or third parties, or enforce these Terms.

POS may preserve relevant records and cooperate with courts, regulators, law enforcement, payment processors, hosting providers, cybersecurity professionals, or other appropriate entities where authorized or required by law.

Termination of Website access does not affect provisions that by their nature should survive termination.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAW

Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws relating to their use of the Website.

POS may take actions reasonably necessary to comply with subpoenas, court orders, legal process, regulatory requirements, governmental requests, sanctions, cybersecurity obligations, intellectual-property laws, privacy laws, or other applicable legal requirements.

Nothing in these Terms requires POS to take an action prohibited by law.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS

By using electronic Website features, you consent, where permitted by law, to communicating and conducting Website-related transactions electronically.

POS may maintain electronic records including communications, submissions, transaction records, payment confirmations, timestamps, access logs, consent records, and other electronic information as permitted by applicable law.

Electronic acknowledgments, signatures, and records may be used to evidence transactions or acceptance where legally effective.

Users are responsible for retaining copies of records important to them.

FORCE MAJEURE

To the extent permitted by law, POS shall not be responsible for delays, interruptions, failures, or inability to perform Website-related functions resulting from circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including natural disasters, severe weather, fire, flood, epidemic, pandemic, war, terrorism, civil disturbance, labor disputes, utility failures, Internet outages, telecommunications failures, cyberattacks, ransomware, hosting failures, supply-chain disruptions, governmental actions, court actions, changes in law, or failures of third-party providers.

GOVERNING LAW

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

Subject to any separate enforceable dispute-resolution agreement and any law requiring a different forum, disputes arising from these Terms or Website use shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Nothing in these Terms prevents POS from seeking appropriate injunctive or equitable relief where permitted by law.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

POS may revise these Terms from time to time.

The effective date appearing at the beginning of these Terms identifies the date of the current version.

Updated Terms become effective upon publication or at another time stated by POS, subject to applicable law.

Where affirmative consent to revised Terms is legally required, POS may request such consent.

Continued use of the Website after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance to the extent permitted by applicable law.

SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Terms is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or severed only to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.

NO WAIVER

Failure by POS to enforce any provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other right.

A waiver is effective only to the extent expressly provided by POS in writing.

ASSIGNMENT

Users may not assign rights or obligations under these Terms without POS’s prior written consent.

POS may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, restructuring, financing, reorganization, transfer of operations or assets, or other lawful organizational transaction.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS

These Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the agreement governing general use of the Website.

A separate written agreement between POS and another person or entity may establish additional or different rights and obligations.

If a valid separate written agreement expressly conflicts with these Terms, the separate agreement controls with respect to the subject matter of that agreement.

Nothing on the Website modifies a separate written legal-services agreement, litigation agreement, contract, court order, settlement, confidentiality agreement, or other binding written instrument unless that instrument expressly provides otherwise.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

All rights not expressly granted under these Terms are reserved.

Nothing in these Terms requires POS to publish particular content, accept a submission, undertake a case, maintain a particular Website feature, communicate with a particular person, advocate for a particular position, or undertake any activity except where POS has a binding legal obligation to do so.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions concerning these Terms may be directed to:

Protect Our Safety Inc.
United States
Website: ProtectOurSafety.com

Contacting POS regarding these Terms does not create an attorney-client relationship or obligate POS to provide legal advice, representation, or assistance.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE, SUBMITTING INFORMATION OR MATERIALS, MAKING A CONTRIBUTION, USING AN INTERACTIVE FEATURE, OR, WHERE APPLICABLE, CLICKING OR CHECKING A BOX INDICATING ACCEPTANCE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THESE TERMS AND THE PRIVACY POLICY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE OR ANY FEATURE REQUIRING ACCEPTANCE.