Conditions of Use

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1. Service Description

Glossarym is a platform for community-contributed glossaries of terms, acronyms, abbreviations, jargon and phrases. Each glossary instance is managed by designated administrators and covers a specific domain or field.

2. Acceptable Use

You agree to use this service only for its intended purpose: viewing, searching and contributing legitimate, accurate glossary content. You must not attempt to access restricted areas, disrupt the service, or use automated tools to scrape content beyond reasonable use of the provided API.

3. Prohibited Content

You must not submit content that is illegal, defamatory, hateful, harassing, obscene, deliberately misleading, spam, or that infringes intellectual property rights. See our Content Policy for full details.

4. User Contributions

By submitting content to this glossary, you grant Glossarym and the instance administrators a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, display, modify, adapt and distribute your contribution as part of the glossary. You retain copyright in your original contributions. You represent that you have the right to submit the content and that it does not infringe any third-party rights.

5. Moderation

All submitted content is subject to review and moderation. Glossarym and instance administrators reserve the right to review, edit, reject or remove any content without prior notice. Moderation decisions may be appealed as described in our Content Policy.

6. Account Termination

Glossarym and instance administrators reserve the right to suspend or permanently block any user account for violation of these conditions, the content policy, or for any other reason at their discretion.

7. Instance Administrator Responsibility

Each glossary instance is managed by designated administrators who are responsible for moderating content within their instance. Glossarym reserves the right to override moderation decisions and take action on any instance if required for legal compliance or platform integrity.

8. Privacy and Data

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9. No Warranty

Content on this glossary is community-contributed and provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Glossarym does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any content. You should verify any information before relying upon it.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Glossarym and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the service, or from any content published on the platform.

11. Reporting and Complaints

To report illegal or harmful content, use the "Report this entry" button on any entry page or email . To appeal a moderation decision, email the same address within 14 days. See our Content Policy for full details.

12. Third-Party Links

Glossary entries may contain links to external sources. Glossarym is not responsible for the content, accuracy or availability of any linked third-party websites.

13. Billing

Private glossary instances are available on a paid subscription basis. Subscription fees, cancellation terms and refund policies are as specified at the time of purchase. Subscriptions may be cancelled at any time; access continues until the end of the current billing period.

14. Governing Law

These conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising from these conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

15. Changes to These Conditions

We reserve the right to update these conditions at any time. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised conditions. Material changes will be communicated via the platform.

Last updated: February 2026.