Terms for using TCUS websites, tools, and volunteer systems.

1. Acceptance of terms

By using TCUS websites or services, you agree to these terms.

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of The Chamber of Us websites, including thechamberofus.org, related pages, tools, public materials, volunteer systems, and services, including tools such as Libelle where applicable.

By accessing or using our website, tools, content, or services, or by contributing to TCUS projects, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our website, tools, or services.

2. About TCUS

Who we are.

The Chamber of Us is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. TCUS builds open methods, tools, research, partnerships, and volunteer systems that help promising work move from evidence to responsible implementation.

TCUS is early-stage and volunteer-powered. Some materials, tools, workflows, documentation, and systems may be experimental, incomplete, or subject to change.

3. Use of the website and services

You agree to use TCUS systems lawfully and respectfully.

You may use TCUS websites, tools, and services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• violate any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
• interfere with or disrupt the website, tools, servers, networks, or security systems
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to TCUS systems, accounts, data, or restricted areas
• impersonate TCUS, a TCUS representative, another user, volunteer, partner, or organization
• submit false, misleading, harmful, infringing, abusive, or unlawful content
• use TCUS systems to harass, exploit, surveil, or harm others
• scrape, copy, or harvest data in ways that violate law, privacy, or platform rules
• misrepresent your affiliation with TCUS or use TCUS materials to imply unauthorized endorsement

4. Volunteer participation

Volunteer participation is based on trust, consent, and responsible contribution.

TCUS may provide opportunities for volunteers, contributors, researchers, designers, developers, writers, operators, and other participants to contribute to projects, workstreams, tools, or documentation.

Participation in TCUS volunteer systems does not create an employment relationship, contractor relationship, partnership, agency relationship, or entitlement to compensation unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.

TCUS may accept, decline, pause, remove, or modify volunteer participation at its discretion when needed to protect contributors, partners, systems, project quality, privacy, safety, or organizational integrity.

5. Intellectual property and open licenses

We support open work, but licenses still matter.

TCUS aims to make many of its methods, documentation, templates, research materials, and software components open and reusable where appropriate. Specific code, documents, templates, datasets, or other materials may be governed by specific licenses, such as permissive open-source software licenses or Creative Commons licenses.

Unless otherwise stated, public written materials may be made available under a Creative Commons license, and software components may be released under permissive open-source licenses. However, you should always check the license stated in the relevant repository, document, file, or page.

TCUS names, logos, marks, visual identity, and brand elements are the property of The Chamber of Us and may not be used in a way that suggests sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or official representation without prior written permission.

6. User and contributor submissions

Only contribute what you have the right to contribute.

If you submit code, text, designs, research, data, documentation, media, feedback, suggestions, or other materials to TCUS, you represent that you have the rights necessary to make that contribution.

By submitting contributions to TCUS projects, you grant TCUS a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, display, perform, and create derivative works from your contribution for TCUS nonprofit purposes, open-source work, research, documentation, operations, and related activities, unless a separate written agreement or project-specific license states otherwise.

Contributions to open-source repositories may also be governed by the license, contribution guidelines, contributor license agreement, developer certificate of origin, or other terms provided in that repository.

7. Research, evidence, and public materials

TCUS materials are for learning and coordination, not professional advice.

TCUS may publish research, case studies, working papers, templates, analysis, diagrams, data summaries, software, or other materials. These materials are provided for informational, educational, coordination, and nonprofit purposes.

TCUS materials do not constitute legal, medical, engineering, financial, tax, investment, procurement, construction, safety, or professional advice. You should consult qualified professionals before relying on TCUS materials for decisions that require professional judgment.

TCUS works to make uncertainty visible, but public materials may be incomplete, outdated, experimental, or revised as new evidence becomes available.

8. Third-party links and services

Some TCUS pages may link to third-party websites or tools.

TCUS websites and tools may link to third-party websites, platforms, repositories, forms, payment processors, collaboration tools, or services. These third parties are not controlled by TCUS and may have their own terms, privacy policies, and practices.

TCUS is not responsible for the content, security, availability, or practices of third-party websites or services.

9. Donations and funding

Donations support TCUS’ nonprofit mission.

TCUS may accept donations, grants, restricted gifts, unrestricted gifts, in-kind support, donor-advised fund transfers, or strategic funding, subject to applicable law and TCUS policies.

Donations are generally non-refundable unless required by law or otherwise agreed in writing. Restricted gifts may be subject to additional written terms, project fit, compliance review, or acceptance by TCUS.

TCUS reserves the right to decline or return support that is inconsistent with its mission, legal obligations, ethics, operational capacity, or partner commitments.

10. Privacy

Your use of TCUS systems is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

Our collection and use of personal information is described in our Privacy Policy. By using TCUS websites, tools, or services, you acknowledge that you have reviewed that policy.

11. Disclaimers

TCUS websites, tools, and materials are provided as-is.

TCUS websites, tools, content, materials, and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, TCUS disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, availability, reliability, or uninterrupted operation.

TCUS does not guarantee that its website, tools, repositories, materials, or services will be secure, error-free, uninterrupted, current, complete, or suitable for any particular use.

12. Limitation of liability

TCUS’ liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Chamber of Us, its directors, officers, volunteers, contributors, employees, agents, partners, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, goodwill, use, opportunities, or other intangible losses, arising from or related to your access to or use of, or inability to access or use, TCUS websites, tools, materials, or services.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

13. Indemnification

You are responsible for misuse or unlawful contributions.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Chamber of Us, its directors, officers, volunteers, contributors, employees, agents, partners, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms, misuse of TCUS systems, unlawful conduct, or contributions that infringe or violate the rights of others.

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by applicable U.S. and state law.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state in which The Chamber of Us is registered, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

15. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms.

TCUS may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date on this page. Your continued use of TCUS websites, tools, materials, or services after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.

16. Contact us

Questions about these terms?

Contact us at:

The Chamber of Us
Email: info@thechamberofus.org