Terms of Service

By accessing or using The Stir Community website or related services, you agree to comply with these Terms of Service and any additional policies or guidelines that apply to particular services.

If you do not agree with these Terms, you should not use the website or related services.

You may use our services only if you are legally capable of entering into a binding agreement in your jurisdiction and your use of the services is permitted by applicable law.

Certain memberships, programs, events, or community features may have additional eligibility requirements that will be communicated separately.

Submitting an application, inquiry, registration, or payment does not automatically guarantee acceptance into a membership, program, event, community, partnership, or other service unless we expressly confirm acceptance.

We may establish eligibility requirements, application procedures, participation standards, capacity limits, and other reasonable conditions for particular programs or memberships.

We reserve the right to approve, decline, suspend, or terminate participation where reasonably necessary to protect our community, enforce these Terms or applicable community standards, prevent misuse, or comply with law.

If a service, membership, program, event, or product requires payment, the applicable price and material payment terms will be displayed or communicated before purchase.

Additional cancellation, refund, recurring-payment, or renewal terms may apply to particular purchases. Those terms will be presented at or before the relevant transaction and form part of these Terms.

Except where required by applicable law or expressly stated otherwise in the applicable offer, fees already paid may be non-refundable after the relevant service, membership period, event, digital resource, or program has begun.

You agree not to misuse the website or services, attempt unauthorized access to systems or accounts, interfere with website functionality, introduce malicious code, engage in fraud or impersonation, scrape or harvest information without authorization, or use our services in violation of applicable law.

You may not use The Stir Community to harass, threaten, exploit, discriminate against, defraud, or unlawfully harm another person.

We may restrict access to the website or community services where we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated.

Participants are expected to interact respectfully and responsibly. Harassment, threats, hate-based conduct, unlawful discrimination, deliberate disruption, spam, unauthorized solicitation, impersonation, and conduct that places others at unreasonable risk may result in content removal, restrictions, suspension, or termination.

Additional Community Guidelines may apply to particular online groups, events, memberships, or programs. Where provided, those guidelines form part of the rules governing participation.

You retain ownership of content you create and submit to The Stir Community, subject to any rights you grant us under these Terms.

When you submit content for publication, community participation, testimonials, events, collaborative activities, or other features where sharing is reasonably expected, you grant The Stir Community a non-exclusive license to host, store, reproduce, display, and distribute that content as reasonably necessary to operate the applicable service.

You represent that you have the rights necessary to submit the content and that your content does not violate applicable law or the rights of another person.

We may remove or restrict content that violates these Terms, applicable community rules, law, or the rights or safety of others.

Unless otherwise stated, The Stir Community website, branding, logos, graphics, designs, written materials, frameworks, resources, downloads, program materials, and other original content are owned by or licensed to The Stir Community and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may use our content for your own lawful personal use in connection with the services for which it was provided. You may not reproduce, sell, license, distribute, publish, commercially exploit, or create unauthorized derivative works from our protected materials without permission.

The Stir Community may use artificial intelligence and automated tools to assist with creating, editing, organizing, summarizing, translating, moderating, or presenting certain content and communications.

Some material made available through our website or services may therefore be generated or assisted by artificial intelligence.

AI-generated and AI-assisted content may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies, outdated information, unintended similarities to existing material, or other limitations. You should use reasonable judgment and independently verify information where accuracy is important.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, AI-generated or AI-assisted content is provided for general informational or educational purposes and does not constitute professional legal, medical, financial, accounting, mental health, investment, or other regulated professional advice.

The use of AI tools does not create a guarantee regarding the accuracy, originality, completeness, availability, or suitability of any particular output.

Information, discussions, resources, workshops, community conversations, and other content made available by The Stir Community are provided for general informational, educational, and community purposes unless expressly stated otherwise.

Nothing provided through the website or community creates a professional-client, fiduciary, legal, medical, financial, therapeutic, employment, partnership, agency, or other professional relationship unless expressly agreed to in a separate written agreement.

You remain responsible for evaluating information and making your own decisions. You should consult an appropriately qualified professional where professional advice is required.

Testimonials, examples, case studies, educational materials, discussions, strategies, community resources, or descriptions of other people's experiences do not guarantee that you will achieve the same or similar results.

Individual outcomes depend on circumstances outside our control, and we do not guarantee business, financial, career, personal, community, or other outcomes from participating in The Stir Community or using our content.

The website and services may link to, integrate with, or rely on third-party websites, platforms, payment processors, communication tools, event services, AI providers, or other external services.

We do not control third-party services and are not responsible for their availability, content, security, terms, or privacy practices. Your use of a third-party service may be governed by that provider's own terms and policies.

We may modify, update, suspend, discontinue, or change features, content, programs, events, memberships, or other services from time to time.

We do not guarantee that every feature or service will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the website, content, community features, resources, and related services are provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis without warranties or conditions that are not expressly stated.

To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim implied warranties or conditions including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, and uninterrupted availability.

Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties, guarantees, or other rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, The Stir Community and its owners, directors, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or relating to your use of the website or services.

Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit liability where doing so would be prohibited by applicable law.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for losses, claims, liabilities, damages, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the services, your violation of these Terms, your infringement of another person's rights, or content you submit through the services.

We may suspend or terminate access to all or part of the services where reasonably necessary because of a violation of these Terms, unlawful activity, fraud, abuse, threats to security or other users, non-payment, or discontinuation of a service.

Provisions that by their nature should continue after termination, including intellectual property provisions, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and responsibility for prior conduct, will continue to apply.

Our collection and handling of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. Our use of cookies and similar technologies is described separately in our Cookie Policy.

We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect changes to our services, practices, or legal requirements.

The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice of material changes.

These Terms are governed by the laws applicable to The Stir Community and the services it provides, without limiting any mandatory consumer protections or other rights that apply to you under the laws of your jurisdiction.

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the extent permitted by law.

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, any applicable Community Guidelines, purchase terms, and other policies expressly incorporated into them, form the agreement governing your use of the applicable services unless a separate written agreement applies.

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact The Stir Community using the contact information provided on our website.