Terms of Service

Last updated: October 1, 2023

General

We encourage you to read our Terms of Use (“Terms”) together with our Private Policy in order to protect your rights and Lot₂₁. These Terms are a legally binding agreement between Lot₂₁ and you regarding the use of lot21.org (the “Site”).

Please note that your use of the Site constitutes an agreement with Lot_21s Terms, even if you are just visiting or browsing. By accessing and using the Site, you agree to accept the Terms, without limitation or qualification. If this is not acceptable to you, you may choose to not use the Site.

From time to time, we may update the Terms. We will alert you to any changes by updating the “Last Updated” information on the upper-left corner of this page. Finally, while education about decarbonization is for everyone, this Site is intended for use of people over the age of 13. For more information, please read our Private Policy.

Disclaimer

Lot₂₁ strives to deliver relevant, useful, and truthful information about the design community’s role in decarbonization. However, we make no warranties or representations concerning the accuracy or completeness of content on the Site. We will assume no liability or responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, or mistakes in content, and the Site is not guaranteed to be all-encompassing in its content. If you believe any information on the Site is inaccurate or incomplete, please let us know by contacting us at info@lot21.org. Please note that we cannot guarantee that all reported problems will be resolved.

Property Rights

Except as otherwise expressly noted, the Site and all its contents are the intellectual property of Lot₂₁, including text, graphics, videos, logos, photographs, and illustrations (collectively, “content”). This content is protected by US Copyright law, trademark law, and relevant international treaties.
Note: Lot₂₁ website homepage video and landing page images are the copyright of StudioFYNN.

No content may be copied, republished, distributed, licensed, reverse engineered, or otherwise used for any commercial purpose whatsoever. The content is provided “as-is” for your use. If you wish to make use of any content on the Site, you may request permission by email: info@lot21.org. If we grant you permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any content, you must visibly identify us as its owners, and use a Creative Commons (cc) license with a proper attribution.

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any content on the Site infringes on copyright you own or control, please notify info@lot21.org. In this notification, please include:

A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site
Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted work and/or exercise of the intellectual property right is not authorized by the owner
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf
The signature of the intellectual property right owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of the right

According to appliable law, you may be held responsible for damages if you make material misrepresentations in this email notification.

Third Parties

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that we do not own or control, including Donorbox, Stripe, PayPal, and Mailchimp. When you access these third-party services, you do so at your own risk, and may be required to accept their own terms of use. Lot₂₁ is not a party to those agreements; they are solely between you and the third party. Additionally, Lot₂₁ may cite content produced by Third Parties, including NGOs, projects, initiatives, companies, and more. Such third-party content and third-party websites are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, completeness, or appropriateness. Lot₂₁ is not responsible and does not endorse any third-party websites or services and their terms, even if a hyperlink to a third-party is provided on the Site.

Privacy Policy

We care about your privacy and security and recommend that you review our Private Policy. By using this Site, you are bound by our Private Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms. Please be advised that Lot_21’s Site and services are hosted from the United States. If you access the Site from any other region outside the United States, then through your use of the Site, you agree to have your data transferred to and proceeded in the United States. This applies even when local data privacy laws differ from that of the United States.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Lot₂₁ harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, arising from, or related to your use of the Site. In the case of a dispute, we prefer resolution via informal negotiation. You and Lot₂₁ (the “Parties”) will agree to negotiate any dispute informally for at least 30 days before initiating arbitration. This period begins when one party is contacted by the other in writing via email to introduce a dispute.

Governing Law

These Terms and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Disputes will be handled in the applicable courts within Queens County.