WYNTER WEBSITE TERMS OF SERVICE

These Website Terms of Service ("Website Terms") govern your access to and use of https://wynter.com and related marketing pages, blog, research library, and public-facing content (the "Website"). By accessing or using the Website, you agree to these Website Terms.

These Website Terms apply to visitors browsing our public content. If you use the Wynter platform at https://app.wynter.io, you are also bound by the Wynter App Terms and Conditions, which govern your use of the platform.

Wynter, Inc.
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Austin, TX 78746, USA

1. ACCEPTANCE

By accessing the Website, you agree to these Website Terms, all applicable laws and regulations, and that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree, you are not permitted to use the Website.

2. CONTENT AND USE

The Website contains original content including research, reports, articles, charts, data, graphics, logos, and written materials (collectively, "Wynter Content"). Wynter Content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

What you may do:

View, read, and interact with Wynter Content for personal and internal business purposes.
Share links to Wynter Content.
Quote brief excerpts of Wynter Content for news, commentary, analysis, or educational purposes, with clear attribution to Wynter and a link to the source page.
Cite Wynter's published research with attribution.

What you may not do:

Reproduce, republish, or redistribute substantial portions of Wynter Content without our prior written permission.
Remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, attribution, or proprietary notices.
Present Wynter Content as your own or in a way that misleads about its source.
Use Wynter Content in a way that harms Wynter's reputation or misrepresents our research.
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3. SCRAPING, CRAWLING, AND AI TRAINING

The following are expressly prohibited without Wynter's prior written consent:

Automated scraping, crawling, harvesting, or extraction of Wynter Content by any means, including bots, spiders, or scripts, except for standard search-engine indexing by bots that respect our robots.txt directives.
Use of Wynter Content to train, fine-tune, retrieve for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embed, or otherwise develop any artificial intelligence model, large language model, machine learning system, or dataset intended for such purposes.
Use of Wynter Content to generate derivative works that compete with, or substitute for, Wynter's research, products, or services.
Bypassing or attempting to bypass any technical measures we use to limit access to or use of the Website.
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Carve-out for AI assistants and citation. Wynter operates a dedicated page at https://wynter.com/ai-info-page intended to be read and referenced by AI assistants and retrieval systems. Content on that page, and any page where we explicitly mark content as available for AI reference, may be read, retrieved, and cited by AI systems, provided that the AI system attributes the content to Wynter and links to the source. Training AI models on this content is still prohibited without written permission.

This Section 3 is a condition of access to the Website. Any access for a prohibited purpose is unauthorized and constitutes a material breach of these Website Terms.

4. TRADEMARKS

"Wynter," the Wynter logo, and other marks used on the Website are trademarks of Wynter, Inc. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission, except for nominative fair use in referring to Wynter accurately.

5. ACCURACY

Wynter Content may include research findings, statistics, commentary, and opinions. While we take care to produce accurate work, Wynter Content is provided for general informational purposes. Wynter does not warrant that materials on the Website are accurate, complete, or current. Wynter may update or change Website materials at any time without notice and is not obligated to do so.

6. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The Website may contain links to third-party sites. Wynter has not reviewed all linked sites and is not responsible for their content, policies, or practices. Links are provided for convenience only and do not imply endorsement. Use of linked sites is at your own risk.

7. DISCLAIMER

THE WEBSITE AND WYNTER CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WYNTER DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, some limitations may not apply to you.

8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Wynter and its affiliates are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of the Website, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

9. MODIFICATIONS

Wynter may revise these Website Terms at any time by posting an updated version. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Website Terms.

10. GOVERNING LAW

These Website Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for disputes lie in the state and federal courts located in Travis County, Texas.

11. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AGREEMENTS

If you use the Wynter platform at https://app.wynter.io, the Wynter App Terms and Conditions govern your use of the platform, including data rights and subscription terms. If you participate in Wynter research as a panelist, the Wynter Platform Co-operation Agreement governs that participation. Our Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use personal information.

12. CONTACT

Questions about these Website Terms, or to request permission for uses otherwise prohibited: