Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using ThinkPad Foundation (“Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access the Service.

These Terms apply to all visitors and others who access or use the Service.

We reserve the right to update and change these Terms from time to time without notice. Any new features that augment or enhance the current Service will be subject to the Terms. Continued use of the Service after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes.

2. Service Description

ThinkPad Foundation provides transitional housing and support services including:

• Dignified shared homes for individuals in recovery and rebuilding
• Trauma-informed counseling and mental health support
• Recovery-focused community living
• Support for families, counselors, and advocates
• Coordination with treatment and social service providers

The Service provides resources, information, and support to help individuals and families navigate recovery, rebuilding, and stabilization.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Submit illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, or defamatory content
• Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
• Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service
• Distribute spam, malware, or other malicious content
• Use the Service for any commercial purpose without our written consent
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service
• Submit content that infringes on intellectual property rights
• Use the Service to compete with us or develop competing services

We reserve the right to block access to the Service for anyone who violates these guidelines.

4. User Content and Data

You retain ownership of any content you submit through the Service, such as our contact and partnership forms ("User Content"). By using the Service, you grant us:

• A license to process your content to provide the Service
• Permission to use aggregated, anonymized data for service improvement

You are responsible for your User Content and must ensure you have all necessary rights to submit it. We are not responsible for the accuracy, quality, or legality of User Content.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by ThinkPad Foundation and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Service or included software, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software.

All trademarks, service marks, and logos used in connection with the Service are the property of their respective owners.

6. Privacy and Data Protection

Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our Service.

By using the Service, you consent to our collection and use of personal information as outlined in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. We do not sell your data to any third party.

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information, but cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted over the internet.

7. Termination

We may suspend or block your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including breach of these Terms.

Upon termination:

• Your right to use the Service will cease immediately
• Provisions that should survive termination will remain in effect

8. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to:

• Implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
• Non-infringement of third-party rights
• Accuracy, reliability, or availability of the Service
• Security of data or communications

We do not warrant that the Service will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall ThinkPad Foundation 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.

Our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) will not exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Service during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of the claim.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so these limitations may not apply to you.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless ThinkPad Foundation and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including attorney’s fees) arising from:

• Your use of and access to the Service
• Your violation of any term of these Terms
• Your violation of any third-party right, including intellectual property rights
• Any claim that your User Content caused damage to a third party

11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

You and ThinkPad Foundation agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action.

If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds that this arbitration provision is unenforceable, then the dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in California.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at:

Last Updated: 2026-10-17