Terms of Service

Last updated: 2025-04-28

Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”, “Agreement”) carefully before using geekground.com (“Site”, “Service”) operated by GeekGround (“we”, “us”, or “our”). By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access the Service.

1. Use of Site

GeekGround provides articles, tutorials, and code for educational and informational purposes only. Use of this content is at your own risk.

2. User Content

You retain all rights to content you submit to the Site (“User Content”). By posting or submitting User Content, you grant GeekGround a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, reproduce, and distribute such content for the operation and promotion of the Site. This license terminates when you remove your User Content from the Site, except for reasonable archival or backup copies.

You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to your User Content and that your content does not violate any applicable laws or rights of third parties.

3. Site Content & Code Use

All original articles and written content published on GeekGround are copyright GeekGround, all rights reserved unless otherwise noted.

Code samples and snippets published on GeekGround may be used in your own projects (personal or commercial) provided you give appropriate attribution to GeekGround and the original author (if indicated).

Many projects referenced on GeekGround are accompanied by public GitHub repositories or external sources. Please review the license file in those repositories for the specific terms governing the use of that code.

The GeekGround name and logo are trademarks and may not be used without permission.

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and all content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure.

5. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, GeekGround and its contributors will not be liable for any damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site.

6. Third-Party Services

The Site may use third-party providers such as Cloudflare (for DNS, proxying, and CDN) and may embed content from external platforms (e.g., YouTube). These third parties may collect data as described in their own privacy policies. GeekGround does not control and is not responsible for third-party practices.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Site for unlawful, harmful, abusive, or otherwise objectionable activities. We reserve the right to remove content or suspend accounts at our sole discretion.

8. Changes to Terms

GeekGround reserves the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the Site after such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Idaho and the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

10. Contact

For questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us at support@geekground.com.