Terms of Service

Last Updated: October 14, 2026

Welcome to Boiler Fanatics (“Community,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully before accessing or using our website, applications, or services (collectively, the “Services”).

By registering, accessing, or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Services.

1. Eligibility & Account Registration

• Age Requirement: You must be at least 16 years old (or the legal age of digital consent in your jurisdiction) to use our Services. If you are under 16, you may only use the Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
• Account Creation: To access certain features, you may be required to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and keep it updated.
• Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

2. Community Guidelines & User Conduct

To maintain a safe, welcoming, and constructive environment, you agree NOT to engage in any of the following activities while using the Services:

1. Harassment & Hate Speech: Harassing, bullying, threatening, stalking, or discriminating against any individual or group based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
2. Illegal Content & Activities: Posting, sharing, or promoting illegal content, products, services, or acts.
3. Intellectual Property Infringement: Uploading, posting, or sharing content that infringes upon the copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or proprietary rights of others.
4. Spam & Misleading Behavior: Posting unsolicited promotional content, commercial advertising, affiliate links, phishing links, or engaging in impersonation or deceptive practices.
5. Malicious Code & Hacking: Transmitting viruses, malware, trojan horses, or attempting to breach, probe, or test the vulnerability of the Services or its infrastructure.
6. Explicit Content: Uploading or sharing sexually explicit, excessively graphic, or gratuitously violent materials.

We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor content and user activity to enforce these guidelines.

3. User-Generated Content (UGC) & Licensing

• Ownership: You retain full ownership of any text, images, media, or other content you post, submit, or display on or through the Services (“User Content”).
• License to Us: By posting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, and archive your User Content solely in connection with operating, promoting, and improving the Services.
• Responsibility: You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to share your User Content, and that your User Content does not violate any third-party rights or applicable laws.

4. Moderation & Account Termination

• Content Moderation: We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to review, edit, flag, hide, disable, or remove any User Content at any time and for any reason without prior notice.
• Suspension & Termination: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and block your access to the Services at our sole discretion, without liability, if you violate these Terms or engage in conduct harmful to the community.
• Appeal Process: If you believe your account was suspended or content was removed in error, you may contact us at boilerfanatics@gmail.com to request a review.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

All trademarks, logos, service marks, branding, site architecture, design, text, software, and proprietary code (excluding User Content) are the exclusive property of Boiler Fanatics or its licensors. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or reverse engineer any portion of the Services without explicit written consent.

6. Copyright Policy (DMCA Notice)

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe that any content hosted on our platform infringes your copyright, please submit a written notification containing the following details to our designated Copyright Agent at:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized representative.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and its location on the platform (e.g., URL or post ID).
4. Your contact information (address, telephone number, and email).
5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized.
6. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate.

7. Third-Party Links & Services

The Services may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or resources. We do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for the availability, accuracy, content, products, or services offered by third parties. You access third-party links at your own risk.

8. Disclaimers

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ACCURATE, OR ERROR-FREE.

USER-GENERATED CONTENT REFLECTS THE VIEWS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS AND NOT THE VIEWS OF BOILER FANATICS.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BOILER FANATICS, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, RESULTING FROM:

• YOUR ACCESS TO OR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE SERVICES;
• ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY OR USER ON THE SERVICES;
• ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; OR
• UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Boiler Fanatics and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt (including attorney’s fees) arising out of your use of the Services, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms.

11. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When updates are made, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document. For material changes, we may notify you via email or a prominent banner on our platform. Continued use of the Services after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Hamilton County, IN USA, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms or the Services shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Hamilton County, IN.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

• Email: boilerfanatics@gmail.com
• Postal Address: P.O. Box 651, Westfield, IN 46074

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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 14, 2026

Welcome to Boiler Fanatics (“Community,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit or participate in our online community platform located at www.boilerfanatics.com (the “Service”).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in a variety of ways depending on how you interact with our Service.

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Account Registration: When you register for an account, we may collect personal details such as your username, email address, password, profile picture, display name, and biographical details.
• Public Content & Community Posts: Any content, posts, comments, messages, forum threads, graphics, or media you post or upload publicly onto the Service.
• Communications: Information you provide when contacting us directly for support, feedback, or inquiry.

B. Information Collected Automatically

• Log Data: Our servers automatically log information when you access the platform, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and access times.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your experience, maintain active sessions, remember your preferences, and analyze platform traffic.

C. Direct Messages (Private Messages)

• Messages sent privately between community members are stored on our servers to enable delivery and communication. While not publicly displayed, authorized administrators may access private communications if required by law or to enforce our Terms of Service/Community Guidelines.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various operational and community purposes, including:

• Platform Operation: Creating and managing user accounts, enabling posts and interactions, and delivering core community features.
• Safety & Moderation: Monitoring content to enforce our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service, preventing spam, abuse, fraud, or harassment.
• Communication: Sending you updates, administrative notices, security alerts, and system emails (e.g., password reset requests).
• Promotion: Collecting, using, and sharing public available information for marketing, advertising, and promotional campaigns.
• Improvement & Analytics: Analyzing traffic and user interactions to improve platform design, functionality, and performance.
• Legal Compliance: Complying with applicable legal obligations, court orders, or governmental requests.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information under the following limited circumstances:

• Public Information: Your username, profile details, and public posts/comments are visible to other community members and potentially the public (unless your privacy settings state otherwise).
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform (e.g., web hosting, email delivery, spam detection tools, analytics providers). These providers are bound by strict confidentiality obligations.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order, subpoena, or law enforcement request).
• Business Transfers: If our community is involved in a merger, acquisition, re-organization, or sale of assets, user data may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4. Cookies and Choices

Most web browsers accept cookies by default. You can set your browser to remove or reject cookies; however, doing so may affect the availability and functionality of our platform.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Data Retention and Deletion

• Retention: We retain your account information and content for as long as your account remains active or as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.
• Account Termination/Deletion: You can request the deletion of your account at any time by contacting us or using your account settings. Upon deletion, your personal profile information will be removed; however, public posts and comments may remain anonymized to preserve the integrity of community discussions.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child under the legal age limit has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (e.g., GDPR in the EU/UK, CCPA/CPRA in California), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
• Object/Restrict: Object to or restrict the processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

9. Third-Party Links

Our platform may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of any third-party websites.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, providing prominent notice within the community or via email.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Email: boilerfanatics@gmail.com
• Mailing Address: P.O. Box 651, Westfield, IN 46074

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