Terms and Conditions
Last Updated: March 8, 2026
Carefully read these terms and conditions. The conditions under which you consent to use the website Buzzsplatter.com (“Buzzsplatter.com” or “we”) are explained in these Terms. You accept these terms as a “visitor” when you use Buzzsplatter.com’s features (you just browse our website). Both registered users and unregistered visitors who visit our website at any time are referred to as “users” (or “you”). To stay informed about the Terms of Use, please read them again from time to time as we may update them. Regardless of the purpose of your access or use, you may only use the features of buzzsplatter.com if you accept these Terms and all applicable laws. You should immediately stop using all of buzzsplatter’s features and exit the buzzsplatter.com website if you disagree with them.
About Buzzsplatter
Buzzsplatter.com is owned and operated by Skoll Foundation. The services provided by Buzzsplatter.com (“Services”) include the Buzzsplatter.com website along with any other features, content, or applications that may be offered from time to time in connection with the site (collectively, the “Buzzsplatter Services”). All Buzzsplatter Services are hosted in the United States. If you have any questions or concerns about our Terms of Service, please feel free to contact us directly. We are here to assist you.
233 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
Email: BuzzSplatter.com@gmail.com
The information on this website is not meant to be shared or used by anyone in places where it breaks the law or causes us to register with local authorities. If you choose to visit this site from another location, you do so on your own, and it’s your responsibility to follow the local laws that apply to you.
This website is not designed to follow special rules for certain industries, like health or government security laws (such as HIPAA or FISMA). If your activities need to follow these kinds of laws, you should not use this site. Also, you cannot use the site in any way that breaks the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
This website is meant for people who are 13 years old or older. If you are a minor where you live (usually under 18), you need permission from your parent or guardian, and they should watch you while you use the site. If you are a minor, your parent or guardian must read and agree to these rules before you use the site.
Services
Buzzsplatter provides users explore and interact with different types of content, like articles, reviews, business and event listings, blogs, profiles, and comments. We encourage everyone to use this content to connect with others in a kind and respectful way.
Ownership of Content, Copyright
The Buzzsplatter.com website is protected by copyright under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. You may not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or otherwise exploit any Content on Buzzsplatter.com for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of Buzzsplatter.com. Excluding user-submitted Content, BuzzSplatter.com and its content are owned by DreamLarge, Inc. Users may print or download Content from this website for personal or noncommercial use, provided the user does not republish the Content and keeps intact all copyright and other proprietary notices.BuzzSplatter.com also is concerned with respecting the copyright of others’ Content. If you believe that the copyright of your Content has been infringed, please contact us in writing using the above contact information and we will work with you to resolve the issue. Please have detailed information documented and ready to support your claim. To file a notice of infringement with BuzzSplatter.com, the requirements specified in Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 must be fulfilled.
Prohibited Activities
You can only use this site for the reasons we made it for. You can’t use the site for any business or commercial activities unless we have clearly approved or agreed to them.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
- You can’t gather or copy data or content from the site to make your own list, database, or collection unless we give you written permission.
- Don’t trick, cheat, or lie to us or other users, especially to try to get private information like passwords.
- Don’t try to bypass, turn off, or mess with the site’s security features that protect the content or control how the site and its content can be used.
- Don’t use any information from the site to bother, hurt, or harm someone else.
- Use the site following all the laws and rules that apply to you.
- Don’t link to or show the site in ways that we haven’t allowed.
- Don’t try to upload or send viruses, Trojan horses, or any harmful files. Also, don’t use all capital letters too much or send the same message over and over again. These actions can mess up the website and make it hard for others to use it properly. Please be respectful and help keep the site working well for everyone.
- Don’t use any automated tools like scripts, robots, or programs to send messages or collect information from the site. This kind of activity can cause problems and is not allowed.
- Remove the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or individual, or to use the username of another user.
- Any material that functions as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including but not limited to clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”), may be uploaded or transmitted.
- Disrupt, interfere with, or impose an unreasonable burden on the Site or the networks or services that are connected to the Site.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents who are involved in the provision of any aspect of the Site to you.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.
- The software of the Site, such as Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or any other code, may be copied or adapted.
- Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software that is a component of the Site.
- The use, launch, development, or distribution of any automated system, including but not limited to any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Site, or the use or launch of any unauthorized script or other software, is prohibited, except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage.
- Utilize a purchasing agent or buying agent to execute transactions on the Site.
- Utilize the Site in order to compete with us or for any commercial enterprise or revenue-generating endeavor.
User Generated Contributions
Users are not permitted to submit or publish content on the website. We may offer you the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Site. This includes, but is not limited to, text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics, comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material (collectively, “Contributions”). Other users of the Site and third-party websites may have the ability to view contributions. This means that any Contributions you transmit may be subject to the Site Privacy Policy. By creating or making any Contributions available, you hereby represent and warrant that:
- Your Contributions are not and will not infringe upon the proprietary rights of any third party, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights, during their creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, as well as their access, downloading, or copying.
- You are the creator and owner of or possess the requisite licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and authorize the Site, us, and other users of the Site to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use.
- You have obtained the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use their name or likeness to facilitate the inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner that is contemplated by the Site and these Terms of Use.
- Please be advised that your contributions are not inaccurate, misleading, or false.
- Your Contributions are not unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or any other form of solicitation.
- Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by us).
- No one is ridiculed, mocked, disparaged, intimidated, or abused by your contributions.
- Your contributions are not employed to incite violence against a particular individual or group, nor are they used to harass or threaten any other individual in a legal sense.
- Your Contributions do not contravene any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
- Your Contributions do not infringe upon the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
- The material in Your Contributions does not solicit personal information from individuals under the age of 18 or exploit them in a sexual or violent manner.
- Your Contributions do not infringe upon any applicable laws that pertain to child pornography or are otherwise designed to safeguard the health or welfare of minors.
- Content that pertains to gambling, betting, or casinos is not allowed.
- Your Contributions are devoid of any offensive remarks that are associated with race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical disability. Otherwise, your Contributions do not violate any provision of these Terms of Use or any applicable law or regulation, or link to material that does.
The Terms of Use are violated by any use of the Site that violates the aforementioned, which may result in the termination or suspension of your right to use the Site, among other things.
Contribution License
You and the Site consent to our ability to access, store, process, and utilize any personal data and information you submit in accordance with the Privacy Policy and your preferences (including settings).
By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding the Site, you consent to the use and sharing of such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.
We do not claim any ownership over your Contributions. You maintain complete ownership of all of your Contributions, as well as any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights that are associated with them. We are not responsible for any statements or representations made in your Contributions that you provide in any area of the Site. You agree to absolve us of any and all liability and to refrain from pursuing any legal action against us in relation to your Contributions to the Site. You are the sole individual responsible for your contributions.
Submissions
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information you provide to us regarding the Site (“Submissions”) are non-confidential and will become our sole property. We will hold exclusive rights to these Submissions, including all intellectual property rights, and may use and distribute them freely for any lawful purpose, whether commercial or otherwise, without any obligation to acknowledge or compensate you. You waive all moral rights to such Submissions and warrant that they are either your original work or that you have the right to submit them. You also agree that you will not hold us liable for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary rights contained in your Submissions.
Website and Content of Third Parties
The Site may include links to other websites (“Third-Party Websites”) and feature content such as articles, photographs, text, graphics, designs, applications, software, and other items originating from third parties (“Third-Party Content”). We do not investigate, monitor, or verify the accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness of these Third-Party Websites or Third-Party Content, and we are not responsible for any content, accuracy, opinions, privacy practices, or other policies associated with them. The inclusion of or linking to any Third-Party Websites or Content does not imply our approval or endorsement.
If you choose to leave the Site to access Third-Party Websites or use/install Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and these Terms of Use will no longer apply. You should review the terms, policies, and privacy practices of any website or application you access or install from the Site.
Any purchases made through Third-Party Websites are transactions solely between you and the third party, and we assume no responsibility for them. We do not endorse the products or services offered on these Third-Party Websites, and you agree to hold us harmless from any harm or losses resulting from your purchase or use of such products, services, Third-Party Content, or contact with Third-Party Websites.
Contribution License
By posting your Contributions on any part of the Site, you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide license to host, use, copy, reproduce, disclose, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, archive, store, cache, publicly perform and display, reformat, translate, transmit, excerpt (in whole or in part), and distribute your Contributions, including your image and voice, for any purpose, whether commercial, advertising, or otherwise. This license also allows us to prepare derivative works or incorporate your Contributions into other works and to authorize sublicenses of these rights. Such use and distribution may occur in any media format or channel, now known or developed in the future.
This license covers all forms of media or technology, and includes the use of your name, company name, franchise name, trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal or commercial images you provide. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions and warrant that no moral rights have been asserted in them.
We do not claim ownership of your Contributions; you retain full ownership and any associated intellectual property or proprietary rights. We are not liable for any statements or representations made in your Contributions on the Site. You are solely responsible for your Contributions and agree to hold us harmless from all liability, refraining from any legal action against us related to your Contributions.
We have the right, in our sole and absolute discretion,
1. To edit, redact, or otherwise change any Contributions.
2. To re-categorize any Contributions to place them in more appropriate locations on the Site.
3. To pre-screen or delete any Contributions at any time and for any reason, without notice. We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions.
Advertisers
We allow advertisers to display advertisements and other information in specific areas of the Site, such as sidebars or banners. The full responsibility for any services or products sold through advertisements, as well as for any advertisements you place, is yours as an advertiser. In addition, you warrant and represent that you possess all requisite rights and authority to post these advertisements, including intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and contractual rights. We have no other relationship with advertisers; our sole responsibility is to provide the space for these advertisements.
Contact us
To resolve a complaint or obtain additional information about the Site’s use, please contact us at:
233 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
Email: BuzzSplatter.com@gmail.com