Terms of Use

Last updated: April 9, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of PollenScience.com and any related pages, content, features, products, and services we make available (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. About the Service

Website: https://pollenscience.com

Operator: PollenScience.com

Contact email: [email protected]

2. Eligibility

You may use the Service only if you can form a binding contract under applicable law and comply with these Terms. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

3. Informational Use Only; No Medical Advice

PollenScience.com provides general informational and educational content relating to pollen, allergens, environmental conditions, seasonal trends, forecasts, historical data, and related editorial material.

PollenScience.com is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or disease. Nothing on the Service is medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and the Service is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency care. Always seek the advice of a qualified physician or other licensed healthcare professional regarding any medical condition or health concern.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 911 or contact emergency services immediately.

4. Accuracy and Reliability Disclaimer

PollenScience.com may display pollen counts, forecasts, historical data, maps, charts, summaries, editorial context, and information obtained from or derived in part from third-party sources. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data and context presented on PollenScience.com, some errors may still occur.

Data may be delayed, incomplete, estimated, unavailable, corrected after publication, or affected by outages, source issues, or technical limitations. You agree not to rely on the Service as the sole basis for medical, safety, business, or personal decisions.

5. Changes to the Service

We may modify, suspend, discontinue, or restrict all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice. We do not guarantee that the Service will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, accurate, or error-free.

6. Accounts, Comments, and Social Login

Some features may require an account or authentication through a third-party provider, including future social login providers used for commenting or other community features.

If account or commenting features are available, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for activity occurring under your account to the extent permitted by law. You may not impersonate another person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation.

We may suspend or terminate access to account, comment, or community features if we believe you have violated these Terms, created legal or security risk, or harmed the Service or others.

7. User Content

The Service may allow you to submit comments, profile information, feedback, messages, or other content ("User Content").

You retain ownership of your User Content, but by submitting it through the Service, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, adapt for formatting, display, publish, distribute, moderate, and otherwise use that User Content in connection with operating and improving the Service.

You are solely responsible for your User Content. We may review, moderate, remove, restrict, or refuse User Content at any time and for any reason, including to enforce these Terms, protect users, comply with law, or satisfy publisher, platform, or advertising requirements.

8. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• use the Service for any unlawful purpose;
• scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data from the Service except as permitted by law or with our written consent;
• interfere with the operation or security of the Service;
• post false, misleading, abusive, infringing, or harmful content;
• upload malware or engage in spam, phishing, fraud, or automated abuse.

9. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, text, graphics, branding, layout, editorial content, and other materials we provide, is owned by us, our licensors, or our content providers and is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws.

Except as expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works from, publicly display, republish, transmit, or exploit any portion of the Service without our prior written permission.

10. Third-Party Services and Advertising

The Service may link to, integrate with, or embed third-party services, including data providers, analytics services, advertising providers, comment systems, authentication providers, maps, media, and social media features. We do not control third-party services and are not responsible for their content, availability, terms, or privacy practices.

PollenScience.com may display advertisements, sponsored placements, affiliate links, or other monetized content now or in the future, including through Google AdSense or similar programs.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY, AND THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, POLLENSCIENCE.COM, ITS OPERATOR, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US, IF ANY, TO USE THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM; OR (B) USD $100.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, created risk for us or others, or if we discontinue the Service.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles. Any dispute relating to these Terms or the Service shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Nassua County, NY, and you consent to that jurisdiction and venue.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version and update the "Last updated" date above. Your continued use of the Service after the updated Terms become effective means the updated Terms apply to your use of the Service.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be sent to [email protected].