Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: 4/1/26

A Quick Summary: 

Welcome to poemRENOVATION. We built this platform to spark creativity, curiosity and meaningful wordplay. Before you jump in, here’s an overview of what you need to know:

  • When you create an account or purchase a subscription, you’re agreeing to follow our Terms.
    • The words you upload are your responsibility. Please only use writing you created, material in the public domain, or content you have permission to use. Respecting authors and artists keeps this space strong and sustainable.
    • Your original creations belong to you. We simply need permission to display and run them within the platform so everything works as it should.
    • Paid subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before the next billing cycle.
    • We ask everyone to use poemRENOVATION thoughtfully and legally. If content or behavior crosses the line, we may remove it or suspend accounts.
    • We work hard to keep the platform running smoothly, but like any online space, we cannot promise it will be perfect 100 percent of the time.

At its heart, poemRENOVATION is about transformation through language. When we all use it responsibly, it becomes a place where creativity can thrive for everyone.

If you ever have questions, we are here.

The Technical Version:

Welcome to poemRENOVATION (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”), together with our Privacy Policy located at poemrenovation.com (“Privacy Policy”) govern your use of and access to poemrenovation.com (our “Website”), platform, and services (collectively, the “Service”).

By accessing or using poemRENOVATION, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy, you must not not use the Service.

 

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account.  By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements.  If you are under 18, you may use the Service only with the involvement and consent of a parent, guardian or educator.

If you are using the Service on behalf of a school, district, or organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

2. Accounts

To access certain features, including interactive sharing and our paid, premium version, you must create an account.

You agree to:

  • Provide accurate and complete information
  • Maintain the security of your login credentials
  • Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use

You are responsible for all activity under your account.

3. Subscriptions and Payments

Certain features of poemRENOVATION require a paid subscription.

By purchasing a subscription, you agree that:

  • You authorize us to charge your selected payment method.
  • Subscription fees are billed in advance.
  • Fees are non-refundable except where required by law.
  • We may change pricing with reasonable notice.
  • Failure to pay may result in suspension or termination of access.

You are responsible for canceling your subscription before your next billing cycle if you do not wish to continue.

4. User-Generated Content

poemRENOVATION’s premium version allows users to upload, and rearrange text content (“User Content”), in custom word banks. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to User Content and have the right to grant the license granted to us below to us and our affiliates, service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns.

You retain ownership of your User Content.

However, by uploading User Content to the Website, you grant us and our affiliates, service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content for any purpose.

You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Content you submit or contribute, and you, not poemRENOVATION, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness.

We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

5. Copyright and Intellectual Property

Your Responsibility

You agree that any material you upload, including but not limited to content from books, poems, lyrics, articles, or other written works:

  • Is either your original work
  • Is in the public domain
  • Or is used with proper permission from the copyright holder

You agree not to upload copyrighted material without authorization.

You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of content complies with copyright laws.

Our Position

poemRENOVATION is a platform that enables creative rearrangement of text. We do not review all uploaded content and cannot monitor every user submission.

We are not responsible for copyrighted material uploaded without proper permission.

We reserve the right to remove content that we believe may infringe copyright or violate these Terms.

If you believe your copyrighted work has been improperly uploaded, please contact us at [insert email] with appropriate documentation.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Upload unlawful, defamatory, abusive, or harmful material
  • Infringe on intellectual property rights
  • Attempt to hack, disrupt, or interfere with the Service
  • Use the platform for spam or commercial solicitation
  • Reverse engineer or copy the platform’s software or design

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules.

7. Educational Use

poemRENOVATION may be used in educational settings. However, educators and institutions remain responsible for:

  • Ensuring student compliance with copyright law
  • Supervising student use
  • Complying with applicable student privacy laws

8. Intellectual Property of poemRENOVATION

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Company, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

These Terms permit you to use the Website for your personal, non-commercial use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

  • Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials.
  • You may store files that are automatically cached by your Web browser for display enhancement purposes.
  • You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution.
  • If we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end user license agreement for such applications.

You must not:

  • Modify copies of any materials from this site.
  • Use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the accompanying text.
  • Delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this site.

You must not access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website.

If you wish to make any use of material on the Website other than that set out in this section, please address your request to: kdelarocha@poemrenovation.com.

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Company. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, POEMRENOVATION HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF THE POEMRENOVATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE POEMRENOVATION IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT, OR PRODUCT,OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.

The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

 

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL POEMRENOVATION, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF THE POEMRENOVATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE POEMRENOVATION IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT, OR PRODUCT,OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS  OR THE SERVICES MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

The limitation of liability set out above does not apply to liability resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless poemRENOVATION, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms  or your use of the Services, including, but not limited to, your User Content, any use of the Service’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

12. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account at any time if you violate these Terms.

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or canceling your subscription.

Upon termination, your access to paid features may immediately cease.

13. External Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided for convenience only.

We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of third-party sites.

14. Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use information.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may revise and update these Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website or Services following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. 

16. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to conflict of law principles.

17. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact Kelly de la Rocha at: kdelarocha@poemrenovation.com

18. Miscellaneous

No waiver by the Company of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

 

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

 

All information we collect on this Website is subject to our Privacy Policy [LINK TO PRIVACY POLICY]. By using the Website, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.