Terms of Service

By using Roar you agree to these Terms. You must be at least 13 (16 in the EU/UK) and provide accurate account information. You're responsible for activity on your account and for keeping your credentials secure. These Terms apply alongside any additional terms that govern specific features, including our Advertiser Terms and our Privacy Policy.

You own what you post. You grant Roar a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to host, store, reproduce, transmit, and display your content as necessary to operate and improve the service (including caching, backup, and showing your content to other users). This license ends when you delete your content or your account, except where copies remain in routine backups or where law requires retention.

You may not post or share, and you may not use Roar to:

• break the law, or facilitate someone else breaking the law;
• publish child sexual abuse material — this will be reported to NCMEC and law enforcement;
• threaten, harass, stalk, dox, or incite violence against people or groups;
• publish someone's private personal information without consent;
• distribute malware, conduct phishing, or attack the service or its users;
• infringe copyright, trademark, or other intellectual-property rights;
• impersonate other people or organizations in a way meant to deceive;
• spam, run coordinated inauthentic behavior, or manipulate fact-checks or charity flow;
• scrape, reverse-engineer, or circumvent our rate-limits or technical controls.

We may remove content, suspend accounts, or terminate access — with or without notice — for breaking these rules or where we reasonably believe it's necessary to protect the service, its users, or the public.

Roar attaches AI-generated fact-check assessments to posts. These are automated, may be incomplete or wrong, and are provided for information only — they are not statements of fact by Roar, legal or professional advice, or a determination about any person. If you believe a verdict is wrong, you can dispute it, and a human reviews it. To the extent permitted by law, Roar is not liable for reliance on a fact-check.

Roar operates on a 100%-of-profit-to-charity model (see our Promise). Subscriptions and donations are processed by Stripe and are generally non-refundable. After operating costs, surplus is routed across five curated 501(c)(3) partner brands — Feeding America, Best Friends Animal Society, Habitat for Humanity, Volunteers of America, and The Nature Conservancy — through the local affiliate serving each contributing member's region, split by each member's preference weights. We do not guarantee that any contribution is tax-deductible — consult your own advisor.

Roar responds to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512. Send notices to our designated agent at dmca@roarloudly.com. A valid notice must include:

• your physical or electronic signature;
• identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed;
• the URL or other location of the allegedly infringing material on Roar;
• your contact information (name, address, phone, email);
• a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

We will remove material that is the subject of a valid notice and notify the affected user, who may submit a counter-notice under § 512(g). We terminate accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances.

Roar is provided "as is" and "as available." To the maximum extent permitted by law, Roar disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranty that the service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free. We make no warranties about content posted by users or the accuracy of AI fact-check assessments.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Roar and its officers, directors, employees, and contractors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising from your use of Roar — whether in contract, tort, or any other legal theory, even if we have been advised of the possibility. Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from Roar is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid Roar in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars (US$100). Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law (including, where applicable, liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or under consumer-protection statutes).

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Roar from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from (a) your content, (b) your use of Roar, (c) your violation of these Terms, or (d) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual-property or privacy right. Roar may assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which case you agree to cooperate with our defense.

You can delete your account anytime in Settings. We may suspend or terminate your access to Roar, with or without notice, for any breach of these Terms or where we reasonably believe it necessary to protect Roar, its users, or the public. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including content licenses for backups, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law) will survive.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We'll note material changes here and update the "last updated" date. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The state and federal courts located in North Carolina will have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute that is not subject to small-claims-court jurisdiction. You and Roar each waive any right to a jury trial to the extent permitted by law. Nothing here prevents you from bringing a claim in a small-claims court of competent jurisdiction or from exercising rights you have under mandatory local law.

If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms referenced here, are the entire agreement between you and Roar about your use of the service.

Questions about these Terms: legal@roarloudly.com.