Terms of Service

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Welcome to lateral.top. These Terms of Service (the "Terms") govern your access to and use of the website, services, applications, and any related content provided by lateral.top (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service in any manner, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use the Service.

lateral.top is operated by the lateral.top team, with a registered business address at 7393 Second Ave, Naperville, Illinois 43615, United States. For any questions regarding these Terms, you may contact us at [email protected].

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account, accessing, or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by these Terms, as well as any future modifications. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms. In such case, "you" and "your" will refer to that organization.

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. Changes will become effective immediately upon posting on this page. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service immediately.

These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service. Certain features or portions of the Service may be subject to additional or separate terms, which will be presented to you at the time of access.

2. Use of Service

2.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement and that you have not been previously suspended or removed from the Service by lateral.top.

2.2 Account Registration

To access certain features, you may need to create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information as necessary to keep it accurate. You are solely responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for any activity that occurs under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account at [email protected].

2.3 License to Use

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, lateral.top grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal or internal business purposes. You may not sublicense, rent, lease, or otherwise commercially exploit the Service without our prior written consent.

2.4 Service Modifications

We are constantly improving the Service. lateral.top reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service (temporarily or permanently) with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

2.5 Prohibited Uses

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

• Using the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international law.
• Attempting to interfere with, disrupt, or disable the Service, including through the use of viruses, bots, or other malicious code.
• Reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or attempting to derive the source code of the Service, except as permitted by law.
• Accessing or attempting to access any data or accounts that do not belong to you.
• Impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or misrepresenting your affiliation with any person or entity.
• Using the Service to send unsolicited communications (spam) or to harvest personal information of other users.
• Using any automated system (e.g., bots, scrapers) to access the Service without our express permission.

3. User Responsibilities

3.1 Content You Submit

You are solely responsible for any content, data, text, files, information, usernames, images, graphics, or other materials ("User Content") that you submit, upload, post, or otherwise make available through the Service. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to your User Content and that it does not violate the rights of any third party.

3.2 Prohibited Content

You agree not to submit User Content that:

• Is illegal, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
• Contains sensitive personal information of others without their consent.
• Contains viruses, malware, or any other harmful code.
• Infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property right of any party.

3.3 Monitoring and Enforcement

lateral.top reserves the right (but has no obligation) to monitor, review, or remove User Content at any time and for any reason, including if we believe it violates these Terms or applicable law. We may also investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms, including reporting you to law enforcement authorities.

3.4 Compliance with Laws

You agree to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and third-party agreements when using the Service. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Service does not violate any export control laws or sanctions programs.

3.5 Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless lateral.top, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or