Terms of Use

About these terms

Ebbward is a free app and website run by Endpaper Labs LLC (“we”). By using it you agree to these terms. Features may change or be removed, and we may stop offering Ebbward at any time. Nothing in Ebbward is for sale. You must be 13 or older to create an account.

When we change these terms we update the date and version at the top of this page. Using Ebbward after a change means you accept the new terms.

Ebbward is not a safety service

Ebbward shows modeled offshore waves, regional wind, predicted tides and observed readings, each with its source and age. That data can be wrong, late or missing, and it does not describe the shorebreak, rip currents, water quality or closures at a particular beach. Never use Ebbward to decide whether it is safe to go in the water. Check posted warnings, the official links Ebbward lists for each beach (water quality and the National Weather Service), and ask a lifeguard. Condition alerts only say that the modeled numbers fit the limits you chose; they are not advice.

Visibility reports are opinions

Reports come from people using Ebbward. Each one is that person's opinion of what they saw at one time and place. We do not check them before they appear, and they can be mistaken or out of date. Reports disappear at the end of the local day at that beach on the day they describe.

Acceptable use

• Post only what you actually observed, as accurately as you can.
• No harassment, hate, threats, sexual content, spam or advertising, and no personal information about other people.
• Flag reports only when they are inaccurate, offensive or spam; do not use flags to bury honest reports.
• Do not attempt to break, overload, scrape or get around the limits of the service, or use someone else's account.

We may hide or delete any report and may stop an account from posting or flagging, without notice, to keep Ebbward useful. Two flags from different people hide a report until we review it.

Zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users

Ebbward has zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. Objectionable content includes harassment, threats, hate speech or slurs, sexual content, anything that encourages self-harm, spam or advertising, and personal or contact information about anyone, including links, email addresses or phone numbers.

• Ebbward checks every report before it appears and refuses to publish one that contains profanity, slurs, sexual content, links, email addresses or phone numbers.
• Anyone with an account can tap Flag or hide on a report: flag it for our team, or choose Hide reports from this person to stop seeing everything that person shares. Hiding is private; the other person is not told.
• Two flags from different people hide a report until we review it. We review flagged reports within 24 hours.
• When we find objectionable content we remove the content and stop the account from posting or flagging. For serious or repeated abuse we close the account.

To report a report or a person, tap Flag or hide on it in the app, or email hello@endpaperlabs.com with the beach, the time and what you saw.

By creating an account you agree to these terms, including this section.

Your account and content

Keep your password to yourself and use an email address you can receive. You keep ownership of what you post, and you let us show it to other people in Ebbward and store it for as long as described in the Privacy Policy. You can delete your reports, or your whole account, at any time (how to delete your account).

No warranty

Ebbward is provided as is and as available, without warranties of any kind. To the extent the law allows, Endpaper Labs LLC is not liable for any loss or injury arising from using Ebbward, its data, its alerts or other people's reports.

Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute arising out of these terms or Ebbward that we can't resolve informally will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California, and you and we each consent to venue there.

Contact

Questions about these terms: hello@endpaperlabs.com. For help with the app, see Support.