Terms of Service

Acceptance

By using seablings.org (the "Site"), you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

What the Site is

Seablings is a community platform celebrating the ten ASEAN member nations. The Site displays curated news headlines, a community feed, an animated ribbon of national flags, and a contact form for contributions and inquiries.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Submit false, misleading, defamatory, or unlawful content through our forms.
• Submit content that infringes intellectual property rights or the privacy of others.
• Submit spam, malware, or unsolicited commercial content.
• Attempt to disrupt the Site or its underlying infrastructure.
• Scrape or reproduce Site content at scale without prior written permission.

Submissions

By submitting content through our form, you confirm that you have the right to share it and you grant us a non-exclusive license to review and respond to it. We may anonymize and quote excerpts in community materials, but only with your explicit consent.

Intellectual property

The Site design, code, and curated news content are owned by the Seablings Initiative. ASEAN member flag SVGs are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. You may link to or share our content for non-commercial purposes with attribution.

Disclaimers

The Site is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We strive to keep the Site available and its content accurate, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted service or error-free information.

Curated news headlines on the homepage are summarized from public sources and do not necessarily represent the views of the Seablings Initiative.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Seablings Initiative is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Site.

Changes

We may update these terms occasionally. Material changes will be announced on the homepage. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact

For questions about these terms, email team@seablings.org.