Terms of Service

Effective July 7, 2026 · Version 2026-07-07

These Terms are a binding agreement between you and WhereWere. By checking the acceptance box and creating an account, you agree to them and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not create an account or use the service.

1. Eligibility & acceptance

You must be at least 16 years old (or the minimum age required in your country) and able to form a binding contract. If you use WhereWere on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to bind it to these Terms. Your acceptance is recorded when you create your account.

2. What WhereWere is — and is not

WhereWere lets you create timestamped, location-tagged records ("stamps") and have people you trust confirm them ("witnesses"), producing a tamper-evident mutual record. It is a social trust layer between people who know each other. It is not legal, tax, or professional advice, and it is not a substitute for it. We make no guaranteethat any record is admissible or sufficient as evidence in any proceeding — admissibility varies by jurisdiction and is a decision-maker's call, not ours. For any legal matter, consult a qualified professional.

3. Your account

You sign in with Google; there is no password for us to manage. Keep your Google account secure — you are responsible for activity under your account. Provide accurate information and keep it current.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use WhereWere to stalk, harass, surveil, or track any person without a lawful basis and any consent the law requires;
• record or submit a location or record for someone else, or witness a record, in a way you are not entitled to, or that is false or misleading;
• upload content that is unlawful, infringing, or that you lack the right to share;
• attempt to alter, forge, or tamper with a stamp, witness confirmation, or the integrity chain, or to circumvent access controls, rate limits, or security;
• use the service to violate any law or the rights of others, or to build a competing dataset by scraping.

You are solely responsible for the accuracy and lawfulness of what you stamp, write, and share, and for having any consent needed from other people involved.

5. Your content & the immutable record

You keep ownership of the content you create. You grant us the limited license needed to host, process, and display it to you and the people you choose to share it with, and to operate the service. Because the product's value is a record neither party can silently change, a stamp or witness confirmation, once locked, is permanent and tamper-evident — it cannot be edited or deleted, and other people may come to rely on it. Only your own un-witnessed stamps can be archived. Do not stamp anything you would not want preserved.

6. Deletion, legal hold & account closure

You may delete your account from Settings. If you have no witnessed records, we delete your account and data. If you have witnessed records — which the other party relies on — we place them under a legal hold: we remove your contact details and permanently close and lock your account, but retain the witnessed records and the name attached to them so the mutual record stays provable, as described in the Privacy Policy. We may also suspend or close accounts that violate these Terms.

7. Subscriptions & payments

The free plan has usage limits. Paid plans (billed monthly or annually) and any one-time or lifetime offers unlock additional features. Payments are processed by Stripe. Paid subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; you can cancel anytime and keep access through the paid period. Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable. We may change prices prospectively with notice.

8. Organizations

If you join or create an organization, its owners and admins can manage members and view the work stamps members make for that organization, and the organization is responsible for its own use of the service and for its members' records. Administrative actions may be logged. Organization data is governed by these Terms and the organization's own policies.

9. Intellectual property

WhereWere, its software, and its branding are owned by us and protected by law. These Terms grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the service — no other rights are granted.

10. Disclaimers

The service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free, that GPS or timestamps are accurate, or that any record will be accepted as proof anywhere.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, WhereWere will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill. Our total liability for any claim relating to the service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim or US $100. Some jurisdictions do not allow these limits, in which case they apply to the fullest extent permitted.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold WhereWere harmless from claims arising out of your content, your use of the service, or your violation of these Terms or the rights of others.

13. Changes & termination

We may update these Terms; material changes update the version and effective date above and may require re-acceptance. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the service. You may stop using it at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (e.g. ownership, disclaimers, liability limits, the legal hold) survive.

14. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Missouri, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located there, except where applicable law grants you rights in your home jurisdiction that cannot be waived.

Questions: support@wherewere.com.