Terms of Use  

Effective Date: 02/12/2024  

Welcome to UValentine! By accessing or using UValentine ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.  

1. Acceptance of Terms  
By using UValentine, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. We may modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use constitutes acceptance of any changes.  

2. Eligibility  
You must be a student at the University of Virginia to use this Service. University employees are not permitted to use or access the Service. Students who are employed by the University of Virginia are not permitted to use the Service when acting as employees of the University or in furtherance of any goals or objectives set by the University. 

3. Privacy & Data Collection  
By using the Service, you consent to the collection, storage, and use of your name, email address, and any other information you provide. Specifically:  
i. We may use your email address to communicate with you for any purpose, including service updates, promotional emails, and other announcements.  
ii. We may retain and store your email address and other information indefinitely.  
iii. We may share your information with third-parties and service providers including but not limited to our database providers, service operators, and hosting providers.
iv. By using the Service, you confirm that the name which is shown on your profile is your real name and that you are the owner of the email address from which you accessed the Service.

4. User Responsibility for Communications  
i. When you use UValentine to send a valentine, you acknowledge and agree that you are the one initiating and sending the communication. The resulting anonymous email is a direct message from you, not from UValentine. Any and all email traffic generated through the use of this Service originates from you as the user, not from UValentine as a service.  
ii. You agree that UValentine functions solely as a technical facilitator of messages and is not the sender of any communication. You accept full responsibility for any messages you generate through the Service.  

5. Account Security & Personalized Authentication Links  
i. Authentication to the Service is done via personalized authentication links sent to your email address. These links are for your use only.  
ii. You may not share your personalized link with anyone for any reason. Sharing your personalized link is strictly prohibited.  
iii. Accessing a personalized link that was not specifically sent to you is a violation of these Terms and constitutes unauthorized access to the Service.  
iv. You are responsible for keeping your email secure to prevent unauthorized access to your account.  
v. We are not liable for unauthorized access caused by someone gaining access to your email or personalized link.  

6. Restrictions on API Use, Automated Access, and Data Extraction  
i. You may only interact with UValentine through the official website and its normal user interface, and you may only use the service in its normal course of operation. Any manual or automated attempts to interact with our APIs outside of normal usage, including, but not limited to, making direct API requests, reverse-engineering requests from the browser’s developer tools, or using scripts/bots to interact with the Service, are strictly prohibited.  
ii. You may not attempt to extract, scrape, or collect any data from UValentine without our explicit permission.  
iii. Any abuse or misuse of our APIs, including excessive requests, unauthorized access, or interference with the Service, is prohibited and may result in immediate suspension or termination of access.  
iv. We reserve the right to implement technical measures to detect and prevent unauthorized access, and any violation of this section may be referred to relevant authorities as necessary.  

7. Termination  
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, for any reason, without notice, and to pursue legal action if deemed appropriate.

8. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification  
i. UValentine is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied.  
ii. To the maximum extent permitted by law, under no circumstances shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Service.  
iii. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless UValentine, its owners, operators, and affiliates from and against any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including legal fees) arising out of your use of the Service or violation of these Terms.  
iv. You agree that you cannot sue us for any reason related to your use of the Service.  

9. Governing Law  
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of Virginia.  

For any questions, contact us at https://uvalentine.com/contact.