BEACON PILOT

Terms of Service - Beacon Pilot Prompt Bank

Last Updated: August 15, 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using the Beacon Pilot Prompt Bank ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Beacon Pilot Prompt Bank is a community-driven platform for sharing, discovering, and collaborating on AI prompts. The Service allows users to:

  • Browse and search AI prompts created by the community
  • Create and publish their own prompts
  • Rate and provide feedback on prompts
  • Suggest improvements to existing prompts
  • Test prompts with various AI models

3. User Accounts and Authentication

3.1 Account Creation

  • You may create an account using email/password or OAuth providers (Google, GitHub)
  • You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials
  • You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information

3.2 Account Responsibility

  • You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account
  • You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account

4. Content and Intellectual Property

4.1 MIT License Requirement

IMPORTANT: By creating and publishing any prompt on this platform, you agree that your prompt will be licensed under the MIT License. This means:

  • Your prompt becomes part of the public domain for community use
  • Anyone can use, modify, and distribute your prompt freely
  • Your prompt can be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes
  • Attribution is appreciated but not required

4.2 Content Ownership

  • You retain ownership of the prompts you create
  • By publishing a prompt, you grant us and the community a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license under the MIT License
  • You represent that you have the right to license the content you publish

4.3 Community Contributions

  • Prompts, ratings, suggestions, and other contributions become part of the community knowledge base
  • The community may benefit from your contributions even if you delete your account

5. User Conduct

5.1 Prohibited Activities

You may not:

  • Upload harmful, offensive, or inappropriate content
  • Violate any laws or regulations
  • Infringe on intellectual property rights of others
  • Attempt to disrupt or compromise the Service
  • Create misleading or spam content
  • Impersonate others or provide false information

5.2 Content Moderation

  • We reserve the right to review, moderate, or remove content at our discretion
  • Community members may report inappropriate content
  • Repeated violations may result in account suspension or termination

6. Privacy and Data

6.1 Data Collection

  • We collect information necessary to provide the Service
  • See our Privacy Policy for detailed information about data handling

6.2 Data Deletion

  • You may request deletion of your personal data at any time
  • Note: Prompts you created will be preserved anonymously under MIT license for community benefit
  • Personal information and account data will be permanently removed

7. Service Availability

7.1 Service Provision

  • We strive to maintain high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service
  • We may perform maintenance, updates, or modifications at any time
  • We reserve the right to suspend or discontinue the Service with notice

7.2 No Warranty

  • The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind
  • We do not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or quality of prompts
  • You use the Service at your own risk

8. Limitation of Liability

  • We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages
  • Our total liability is limited to the amount you paid for the Service (if any)
  • This limitation applies to all claims, whether based on contract, tort, or other legal theory

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, losses, or damages arising from:

  • Your use of the Service
  • Your violation of these Terms
  • Content you publish on the platform
  • Your violation of any third-party rights

10. Changes to Terms

  • We may modify these Terms at any time with notice
  • Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of modified Terms
  • Material changes will be communicated via email or platform notifications

11. Termination

11.1 By You

  • You may terminate your account at any time through the data deletion feature
  • Prompts you created will remain available to the community under MIT license

11.2 By Us

  • We may terminate accounts that violate these Terms
  • We may suspend the Service for maintenance or legal reasons
  • Content licensed under MIT remains available to the community

12. Dispute Resolution

12.1 Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Canada.

12.2 Dispute Resolution

  • Disputes should first be addressed through direct communication
  • If needed, disputes will be resolved through binding arbitration
  • Class action lawsuits are waived

13. MIT License Text

For reference, here is the MIT License that applies to all prompts:

MIT License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

14. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms, please contact:

15. Miscellaneous

15.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.

15.2 Severability

If any provision is found invalid, the remaining provisions remain in full force.

15.3 Assignment

We may assign these Terms without notice. You may not assign your rights without our consent.

15.4 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any provision does not waive our right to do so later.

By using the Beacon Pilot Prompt Bank, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, including the requirement that all prompts you create will be licensed under the MIT License for community benefit.