Terms and Conditions

Last updated: August 4, 2025

🛡️ Community Safety Commitment

StrollerScout is committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and secure environment for all users. We have zero tolerance for harassment, privacy violations, or inappropriate content. Please review our safety and security measures for detailed information.

1. Acceptance of Terms

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

Important: These terms include our commitment to community safety and your responsibility to maintain a secure environment for all users.

2. Description of Service

Stroller Scout is a community-driven platform that helps families find and review stroller-friendly locations including parks, trails, restaurants, and attractions. Users can search for locations, submit new places, and rate existing locations based on their accessibility for families with strollers.

3. User Accounts and Registration

To access certain features of the Service, you must create an account. You agree to:

  • Provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration
  • Maintain and update your account information to keep it accurate and current
  • Maintain the security of your account credentials
  • Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account

4. User-Generated Content

Users may submit reviews, ratings, location information, and photos. By submitting content, you:

  • Grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, display, and distribute your content
  • Represent that you have the right to submit such content
  • Agree that your content will not violate any third-party rights
  • Understand that we may moderate, edit, or remove content that violates these terms
  • Consent to the review and approval process for photos before they are made public

5. Community Safety & Content Guidelines

5.1 Zero Tolerance Policy

StrollerScout maintains a zero tolerance policy for:

  • Harassment or bullying - No personal attacks, threats, or targeted harassment
  • Privacy violations - No sharing of personal information without consent
  • Inappropriate content - No sexually explicit, violent, or harmful material
  • Impersonation - No pretending to be someone else
  • Spam or scams - No commercial solicitation or fraudulent content

5.2 Prohibited Content

You agree not to submit content that:

  • Is false, misleading, or inaccurate
  • Contains offensive, abusive, or inappropriate language
  • Violates any applicable laws or regulations
  • Infringes on intellectual property rights
  • Contains spam, advertising, or promotional content
  • Poses a safety risk or contains dangerous information
  • Contains inappropriate, offensive, or copyrighted images
  • Shows identifiable individuals without their consent
  • Contains medical advice that could be harmful
  • Promotes illegal activities or violence
  • Discriminates based on race, gender, religion, or other characteristics

5.3 Privacy Protection

You must respect the privacy of others:

  • Never share full names, addresses, phone numbers, or other personal information
  • Don't post photos of children without explicit parental consent
  • Don't share medical information or diagnoses
  • Don't reveal school or daycare names
  • Use display names instead of real names
  • Be cautious about sharing exact locations

5.4 Content Moderation

We actively moderate all content to ensure community safety:

  • All user-generated content is reviewed before publication
  • Users can flag inappropriate content for review
  • We reserve the right to remove content that violates these terms
  • Repeated violations may result in account suspension or termination
  • We may report illegal activity to appropriate authorities

🚨 Violation Consequences

Violations of these guidelines may result in content removal, warnings, temporary suspension, or permanent account termination. Serious violations will be reported to law enforcement.

6. Location Information Accuracy

While we strive to provide accurate location information, we cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any location data. Users should verify information before visiting locations, especially regarding accessibility features and current conditions.

7. Privacy and Data Protection

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Service, to understand our practices regarding the collection and use of your information.

8. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by Stroller Scout and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

9. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Stroller Scout, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of the Service.

10. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Stroller Scout makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims all warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

11. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and bar access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, under our sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

12. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us through the Service or at the contact information provided on our website.