BaseLine Polls, LLC

Effective Date:   January 22, 2025

Terms of Service

BaseLine Polls builds technologies and services that enable people to stay informed, connect with others, and build communities to stay engaged with the world around them. These Terms of Service govern your use of BaseLine Polls, including the features, services, and software we offer, except where expressly stated that separate terms apply.

Services

Our mission is to empower individuals to participate in polls, foster community, and bring people closer together. To achieve this mission, we provide the following services:

1. Personalized Experience: Your experience on BaseLine is tailored to you, based on your poll responses, posts, and content interactions.
2. Connection with Others: We help you connect with people and ideas that matter to you, fostering stronger ties and better communities.
3. Expression and Communication: Share polls, poll response data, and other content to express yourself and engage with others on topics that matter to you.
4. Safety and Security: We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment by using advanced technologies and dedicated teams to address harmful conduct, ensure service integrity, and respond to user reports. For support, please contact us at support@baselinepolls.com. Please review our Privacy Policy for more details.
5. Service Improvement: We engage in research to develop, test, and enhance our services. This includes analyzing user data and conducting surveys to understand how people use BaseLine Polls.
6. Global Access: To operate our services globally, we transfer, store, and distribute content across data centers and systems worldwide. This infrastructure may be managed by BaseLine Polls or its affiliates.

Your Commitments to BaseLine Polls and Our Community

To use our services, you agree to the following:

• Provide accurate and up-to-date information.
• Use your real name and create only one personal account.
• Protect your account credentials and not share access with others.
• Refrain from creating an account if you are under 17 years old, a convicted sex offender, or previously banned for violations.
• Abide by all applicable laws.

What You Can Share and Do on BaseLine Polls

While we encourage self-expression, you must not:

• Violate these Terms or applicable laws.
• Share unlawful, misleading, discriminatory, or fraudulent content.
• Upload viruses, malicious code, or content that infringes on others’ rights.
• Use automated means to access or collect data without permission.
• Misuse reporting, flagging, or appeals channels.

We reserve the right to remove content or restrict access if you violate these provisions. In cases of serious or repeated violations, we may suspend or disable your account.

Permissions You Grant Us

1. Idea Submissions: While you will not be submitting intellectual property to us, any ideas, feedback, or suggestions you share with BaseLine Polls will become the property of BaseLine Polls. By submitting such ideas, you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate them into our products, services, and business practices without obligation or compensation.
2. Name and Profile Usage: You permit us to use your name, profile picture, and actions on BaseLine Polls in connection with ads, offers, and sponsored content.
3. Software Updates: By using our software, you allow us to download and install updates as needed.

Privacy and Data Protection

We are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your data. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information. We use industry-standard security measures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of your data. For more information, visit our Privacy Policy or contact us at support@baselinepolls.com.

Limits on Using Our Intellectual Property

You may not use BaseLine Polls’ intellectual property, including copyrights and trademarks, without express permission. Modifying, reverse-engineering, or extracting source code is prohibited unless permitted by law.

Additional Provisions

1. Updating Terms: These Terms may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our services or applicable laws. It is your responsibility to review these Terms regularly to stay informed about updates. Continued use of BaseLine Polls after changes have been made constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
2. Account Suspension or Termination: BaseLine Polls reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts for any violations of these Terms, inactivity, or at our sole discretion. Notifications will not be provided in such instances. Maintaining compliance with these Terms is your responsibility to retain access to your account. BaseLine Polls is under no obligation to justify or discuss such decisions. For any concerns, users may contact support@baselinepolls.com, but the resolution of such matters is at the sole discretion of BaseLine Polls.
3. Limits on Liability: Our services are provided “as is,” and we disclaim all warranties to the extent permitted by law. Our liability is limited to the greater of $100 or the amount you have paid us in the past 12 months.

Disputes

Any disputes arising from these Terms will be resolved in Michigan state courts, governed by Michigan law. BaseLine Polls reserves the right to bring claims in other jurisdictions if deemed necessary.

Feedback and Collaboration

We value your feedback and encourage you to share thoughts on how we can improve BaseLine Polls. Suggestions can be submitted through our feedback portal or by contacting us at support@baselinepolls.com. While we may not respond individually, your input helps shape our future.

General Terms

• These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and BaseLine Polls.
• If any provision is unenforceable, it will be amended or severed, leaving the remaining provisions in effect.
• Failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver.
• Rights and obligations under these Terms are not transferable without consent.
• Feedback, suggestions, and ideas provided by users may be used by BaseLine Polls without obligation or compensation. By sharing ideas with us, you grant BaseLine Polls a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate them into our products, services, and business practices.

Thank you for being part of the BaseLine Polls community!