Terms of Service

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using Relay ("Service"), operated by Tidewater Research ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these terms, you do not have permission to access the Service.

2. Use of Service

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use our Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.

Account Registration

To access certain features, you may need to create an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete information
• Maintain and update your information
• Keep your password secure and confidential
• Accept responsibility for all activities under your account
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any laws
• Transmit any malicious code, viruses, or harmful content
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service
• Harass, abuse, or harm another person
• Impersonate any person or entity
• Collect or harvest user information without permission
• Use the Service for spam or unsolicited communications
• Reverse engineer or decompile any part of the Service

3. Content

Your Content

You retain ownership of content you create and share on the Service ("User Content"). By posting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your content in connection with the Service.

Content Standards

User Content must not:

• Infringe any third-party rights
• Contain false or misleading information
• Be obscene, offensive, or inappropriate
• Promote discrimination or hate speech
• Violate any applicable laws

Content Removal

We reserve the right to remove any User Content that violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable, without prior notice and at our sole discretion.

4. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are owned by Tidewater Research and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

5. Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Service and informs users of our data collection practices.

6. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.

7. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will be uninterrupted or error-free
• The Service will be free of viruses or harmful components
• The results obtained from the Service will be accurate or reliable

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from:

• Your use of the Service
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your violation of any third-party rights
• Your User Content

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

11. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. Your continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

12. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: