Terms of Use
Welcome to What Cheer House.
What Cheer House is a San Francisco–rooted creative studio and digital cultural space exploring history, art, technology, and place through research, storytelling, and immersive experiences.
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of www.whatcheerhouse.com and any related features, content, newsletters, or communications we make available (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms.
1. Who We Are
The Services are operated by What Cheer House (“WCH,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), based in California, United States.
2. Use of the Services
You may access and use the Services for lawful, personal, and non-commercial purposes.
You agree that you will not:
- Violate any applicable law or regulation;
- Interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers;
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Services;
- Copy, scrape, harvest, or systematically download content;
- Remove copyright or proprietary notices;
- Reproduce, distribute, modify, publicly display, or create derivative works from our content without written permission;
- Use automated systems (bots, crawlers, scripts) to access the Services in a manner that imposes an unreasonable load.
We reserve the right to suspend or restrict access if these Terms are violated.
3. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, all content in the Services — including text, research, artwork, designs, graphics, code, images, audiovisual materials, and logos — is owned by or licensed to What Cheer House and is protected under U.S. and international intellectual property laws.
You may:
- View and download content for personal, non-commercial use.
You may not:
- Republish, sell, license, or commercially exploit our content without express written permission.
Requests for permissions may be submitted through our legal inquiry page.
4. User Submissions
If you submit content to us — including emails, messages, or materials through forms — you retain ownership of your content.
By submitting content, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to review and respond to your submission and, where appropriate, to publish or display it with your permission.
You agree not to submit content that:
- Is unlawful, defamatory, abusive, or obscene;
- Infringes intellectual property rights;
- Contains malicious code or harmful components.
5. Privacy
Your use of the Services is also governed by our Privacy Policy, available at:
www.whatcheerhouse.com/legal/privacy
By using the Services, you consent to our collection and use of information as described in that policy.
6. Copyright Claims (DMCA)
If you believe that material on the Services infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice pursuant to the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) through our legal inquiry page.
We respond to valid notices in accordance with applicable law.
7. Third-Party Links
The Services may contain links to third-party websites or resources. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of third parties.
Accessing third-party sites is at your own risk.
8. Disclaimers
The Services and all content are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
We do not warrant that:
- The Services will be uninterrupted or error-free;
- Content will be accurate, complete, or current;
- The Services will be free of harmful components.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, What Cheer House and its affiliates, officers, employees, and collaborators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Services.
In no event will our total liability to you exceed one hundred U.S. dollars (USD $100).
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless What Cheer House and its affiliates from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from your violation of these Terms or misuse of the Services.
11. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date above. Continued use of the Services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
12. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
You agree that any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in California, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.
THE PARTIES WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be directed to us through: