Skip to content

Stolon Mesh Network – Terms of Service

Last updated: October 3, 2023
[help@stolonmesh.ca]

1: Introduction

(a) Who we are: The Stolon Mesh Network (“Stolon”, “we”, “our”, “us”) was initiated by and is stewarded by the 221A Artist Run Centre Society [https://221a.ca/] (“221A”).

(b) What we do: Stolon provides free wireless access to the internet through a mesh network (“Stolon Mesh”) run by and for the community. You can log in to use the Stolon Mesh or learn more about Stolon, the Stolon Mesh, and its guiding principles at https://www.stolonmesh.ca/  (“Stolon Website”).

(c) Where we do it: Stolon and 221A are based in so-called Vancouver, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

2: Accepting the Terms

(a) Acceptance: These Terms of Service, including our privacy policy [https://www.stolonmesh.ca/privacy-policy/] (“Privacy Policy”) (together, the “Terms”), set out the relationship between you and Stolon. The Terms are a binding legal agreement between you and Stolon, so please read them carefully. If you use the Stolon Mesh, you must accept these Terms.

(b) Privacy Policy: We handle any information collected or stored during your use of the Stolon Mesh in accordance with our Privacy Policy [https://www.stolonmesh.ca/privacy-policy/].

(c) Changes to Terms: We may make changes to these Terms at any time and without notice to you. The changes are effective immediately after the new Terms are posted to the Stolon Website. We will notify you of changes to the Terms by posting a notice on the Stolon Website and on the screen that allows you to log in to the Stolon Mesh. The Terms will include the date they were last updated. You will have to accept the newest version of the Terms each time you log in to use the Stolon Mesh. 

3: Community Guidelines

(a) Manifesto: The Stolon Mesh Manifesto sets out our community values and additional guidelines for using the Stolon Mesh. We encourage you to read it.

(b) Free to use and share: The Stolon Mesh is free to use. Users of the Stolon Mesh all share the same login and password. You may share or distribute the Stolon Mesh login and password.

(c) Community conduct: You agree to use the Stolon Mesh in a manner that is just, caring, and responsible to the community. You may not use the Stolon Mesh for the following purposes:

  • Discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
  • Harassment, bullying, or other malicious behaviour.
  • Law enforcement.
  • Illegal use
  • Operating a server, including web, email, file sharing, or other protocols, or seeding torrents or other peer-to-peer activities that use an unreasonable amount of bandwidth (please be mindful of your daily network usage).

(a) Denying access: Stolon reserves the right to deny access to the Stolon Mesh to anyone who, in our sole discretion, has violated the Community Guidelines or the Stolon Mesh Manifesto.

4: Disclaimers

(a) Third party content: We provide unfiltered access to the internet through the Stolon Mesh. Stolon has no control over and accepts no liability for content provided by third parties. Your use of third party websites or services may be governed by the terms and conditions and privacy policies of those third party websites or services.

(b) Sole risk: You understand and agree that your use of the Stolon Mesh is at your sole risk. You assume the sole risk in downloading or otherwise accessing any data, files, or other materials obtained through the Stolon Mesh. You are responsible for implementing safeguards to protect your electronic devices and files and are responsible for the entire cost of any service, repairs, or corrections necessary because of your use of the Stolon Mesh.

(c) Limitation of liability: Stolon, 221A, or the Stolon Parties are not liable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, for any damages whatsoever, including any damages for business interruption, loss of use, loss of data, loss of revenue or profit, loss of capital, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill, personal injury, loss of life, pain and suffering, or emotional distress, whether from breach of contract, tort, negligence, breach of privacy, or any other theory of liability, and regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable and whether or not we were advised of the possibility of such damages.

(d) “As is” and “as available”: The Stolon Mesh is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Stolon, 221A, and their employees, agents, officers, directors, or members (“Stolon Parties”) assume no responsibility or liability for the availability or reliability of the Stolon Mesh, or for your use of the Stolon Mesh and Stolon Website.

(e) No warranties: Stolon, 221A, and the Stolon Parties make no warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express or implied: 

  • Regarding the quality, reliability, timeliness, or security of the Stolon Mesh or the content available through it;
  • That the Stolon Mesh will be uninterrupted or error-free; and
  • Regarding this site or its information, contents, or materials.

Stolon, 221A, and the Stolon Parties specifically disclaim implied warranties and conditions of merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of third party rights, to the maximum extent permitted by law. 

(f) Indemnification: You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Stolon, 221A, and the Stolon Parties from and against any loss, damage, liability, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of any kind, including legal fees and the costs of enforcing this right to indemnification or pursuing any insurance providers, arising out of or in connection with any third party claim, suit, action, or proceeding relating to your actual or alleged use of the Stolon Mesh. 

5: Miscellaneous 

(a) Governing law: Your use of the Stolon Mesh and these Terms are governed by the laws British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada, as applicable, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision, principle or rule and notwithstanding your domicile, residence or physical location.

(b) Severability: If any part of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that finding will not affect any other part of the Terms or invalidate or render unenforceable that part in any other jurisdiction.

(c) Headings: The headings used in these Terms are included for convenience and do not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.

6: Intellectual Property

(a) Rights reserved: The Stolon Website and the content on it (“Stolon Content”) is owned by The Stolon Mesh Network. Stolon reserves all rights to the Stolon Content, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, domain names, design rights, and all other intellectual property of any kind, whether registered or unregistered, anywhere in the world.

(b) Use of Stolon Content: The Stolon Content is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.