Terms of use

By creating an account or using Sploot, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, please don't use the service. Simple as that.

You must be at least 13 years old (or 16 in the European Union). If you're under the local age of majority, you also need permission from a parent or guardian. Accounts must belong to a real human. No bots, no impersonation.

You're responsible for keeping your email access secure. Since we use passwordless sign-in, whoever controls your inbox controls your account. Notify us if you suspect unauthorized access.

You keep ownership of everything you post on Sploot (posts, spots, photos, comments). By posting, you grant Sploot a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, host and distribute that content solely to operate and promote the service. You can delete your content anytime and this license ends, except for reasonable backups.

Don't post any of the following. It'll get removed and your account may be suspended:

• Harassment, hate speech, threats or personal attacks.
• Sexual content, especially anything involving minors.
• Doxxing, private info of others, revenge posts.
• Localism-style gatekeeping. This is the whole reason Sploot exists. Don't.
• Spam, scams, crypto pitches, MLM recruitment.
• Illegal content or anything that infringes someone else's rights.
• Fake photos or misleading spot info that could put beginners in danger.

Board Matcher, the Living Glossary and the daily community prompt use AI to generate their answers. That means:

• Recommendations are educational, not professional coaching or medical advice.
• Board volume is a starting point. Talk to a local shaper or instructor for the final call.
• Never surf a spot, size or condition you're not ready for, no matter what any tool says.
• The ocean doesn't care about tools. Respect it, check conditions, and when in doubt, don't paddle out.

Please don't:

• Reverse engineer, scrape or resell Sploot.
• Overload our servers or abuse the AI endpoints.
• Try to break authentication, access other users' data, or bypass rate limits.
• Use Sploot to train competing AI models without written permission.

The Sploot name, wordmark, turtle mark, visual identity, code and copy are ours (or our licensors'). You may reference Sploot fairly, but don't imply partnership or endorsement without permission.

Sploot uses third-party providers for hosting, sign-in and AI. Their terms apply to those parts of the experience. We choose them carefully, but we can't guarantee their availability.

You can delete your account anytime by writing to hello@sploot.it. We can suspend or remove accounts that break these Terms, especially the community rules. When possible, we'll tell you why.

Sploot is free and provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the fullest extent allowed by law. We work hard to keep it reliable, but we can't promise it'll always be online, bug-free or perfect for your specific need.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sploot and its team are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from your use of the service, including but not limited to loss of data, missed sessions, or injuries in the water. You surf at your own risk. Always.

We may update these Terms as Sploot grows. If the changes are meaningful, we'll notify you by email. Continued use after changes means you accept them.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Any disputes will be handled by the courts of the city of Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, unless local consumer protection law says otherwise.

Questions, feedback, love letters: hello@sploot.it.