FLAME OR LAME TERMS OF SERVICE

Last Updated: March 20, 2025

Welcome to Flame or Lame ("we","our" or "us"). These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Flame or Lame website, services, and applications (collectively, the "Service" or "Site"). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you disagree, do not use this Site.

Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are 16 years of age or older. If you are under 18 years old, you represent that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service and that they have read and agree to these Terms on your behalf.

User Accounts

You must create an account to submit reviews, ratings, text, images, or other content ("User Content"). You agree to maintain the confidentiality of your account credentials and accept responsibility for all activities under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We reserve the right to close your account at any time for any or no reason.

Content Ownership and License

You retain ownership of all content, including reviews, ratings, photos, and other materials that you submit, post, or display on or through the Service ("User Content"). By submitting User Content to the Service, you grant Flame or Lame a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Content in connection with the Service and Flame or Lame's business, including for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service.

Content Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant that:

You own or have the necessary rights to submit your User Content and to grant the rights and licenses in these Terms.
Your User Content does not violate any third party' intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or other personal or proprietary rights.
Your User Content does not contain material that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, threatening, pornographic, or otherwise inappropriate.

Content Guidelines

You agree not to submit User Content that is:

Illegal or promotes illegal activity.
Harassing, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise harmful.
Explicit, obscene, or inappropriate.
Spam or misleading.

Content Moderation

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content, whether automatically or through manual processes, that we determine in our sole discretion violates these Terms, is illegal, harmful, otherwise objectionable, or for no reason. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content.

Content Removal Requests

Content removal requests may be submitted if the content:

Violates these Terms.
Infringes intellectual property rights.
Contains personally identifiable information shared without consent.

Flame or Lame reserves the right to evaluate and respond to these requests at its discretion.

Prohibited Conduct

Use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any laws.
Post false, misleading, or dishonest reviews.
Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service.
Collect or store personal data about other users without their consent.
Use the Service to send unsolicited communications.
Use automated means, including spiders, robots, crawlers, or data mining tools, to download data from the Service.

Paid Features

Billing

Some features of the Service may require payment ("Paid Features"). By subscribing to Paid Features, you agree to pay all fees and charges associated with your subscription. All fees are exclusive of applicable taxes unless stated otherwise.

Automatic Renewal

Subscriptions to Paid Features will automatically renew for successive periods unless canceled before the end of the current subscription period. You authorize us to charge your payment method for each renewal period.

Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription to Paid Features at any time. Upon cancellation, you will continue to have access to the Paid Features until the end of your current subscription period, but you will not receive a refund.

The Service may include advertisements. By using the Service, you agree that we may place advertising on the Service. The manner, mode, and extent of advertising on the Service are subject to change without specific notice to you.

Email Communications

By creating an account, you agree to receive emails from Flame or Lame regarding updates, notifications, promotions, and other relevant communications. You may opt out of these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe link provided in each email or by contacting us directly.

Cookies, Data Collection, and Third Party Services

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our Service. Flame or Lame shares data with third-party services and advertising partners. By using our Service, you consent to our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy including but not limited to our collection, use, and sharing of this information as described in our Privacy Policy.

Intellectual Property Rights

The Service and its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are owned by Flame or Lame and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. If you provide us with any feedback or suggestions regarding the Service, you grant us the right to use such feedback without restriction and without any compensation to you.

DMCA Copyright Policy

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material on our Service infringes your copyright, please contact our designated copyright agent with the following information:

A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on our Service.
Your contact information, including address, telephone number, and email address.
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FLAME OR LAME BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Flame or Lame and its officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service or your violation of these Terms.

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The arbitration will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Los Angeles, California, or at another mutually agreed location. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. YOU AND FLAME OR LAME AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our website. Your continued use of the Service after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgment of the modified Terms and agreement to be bound by them.

Termination

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

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the fullest extent under law.

Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Flame or Lame regarding the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals, or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:
privacy@flameorlame.com
By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.
Thank you for using Flame or Lame!