Terms of Civic Service

Effective Date: September 2026 • Version 1.0.0 (Production Release)

Welcome to TownSphere. By accessing or using our website, mobile application, or APIs, you agree to comply with these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use our services.

1. Age Eligibility & Platform Access

You must be at least 16 years of age (or the minimum legal age for digital consent in your jurisdiction) to participate in voting or submit feedback. By using TownSphere, you represent that you meet this age requirement.

2. Civic Integrity & Anti-Manipulation Policy

TownSphere is founded on honest, un-manipulated civic expression. You agree NOT to:

  • Deploy automated bots, crawlers, scripts, or sybil voting networks to distort public opinion tallies.
  • Attempt to bypass rate limits, velocity thresholds, or cryptographic HMAC security controls.
  • Attempt to de-anonymize or correlate voting records with real-world identities.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the normal operation of our servers, networks, or database clusters.

3. Editorial Sourcing & Sentiment Disclaimers

News articles on TownSphere are curated from credible, publicly verifiable journalistic sources. Original news headlines and reporting remain the intellectual property of their respective publishers and are cited under fair use for commentary and civic polling.

Public Sentiment Notice: Poll results, percentage breakdowns, and sentiment trends reflect the collective anonymous responses of participating users. They do NOT represent the editorial stance, endorsement, or verified factual conclusions of TownSphere. Sentiment data is provided for informational and civic insight purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or professional advice.

4. Wordmark & Platform Assets

TownSphere is our proprietary brand name and wordmark. The TownSphere platform interface, visual styling, sentiment chart rendering algorithms, and backend source code are proprietary works.

5. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

TownSphere is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. In no event shall TownSphere, its developers, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the platform.

6. Contact TownSphere

For questions regarding these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

Email: townsphere.org@gmail.com