Last updated 19 September 2026
These terms are the agreement between you and Taiyō. They cover what you can expect from us, what we expect from you, and what happens when something goes wrong. Please read them before creating an account.
By creating an account, or by otherwise accessing or using Taiyō (the “Service”), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
If you use the Service on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you are authorised to accept these terms for that organisation, and “you” refers to it as well as to you personally.
You must be at least 13 years old to use Taiyō. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you must be at least 16, or have the consent of a parent or guardian.
You may not use the Service if you have previously been permanently suspended from it, or if applicable law bars you from doing so.
You are responsible for the accuracy of the information on your account and for everything that happens under it. Keep your credentials to yourself, and tell us promptly at [email protected] if you believe your account has been accessed without your permission.
You may close your account at any time. We may retain some information after closure where we are required or permitted to do so — see the Privacy Policy.
While using Taiyō, you agree not to:
You keep ownership of everything you upload. By submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, adapt for technical purposes such as resizing, and display that content, solely so that we can operate and improve the Service. This licence ends when you delete the content, except for copies retained in backups for a limited period.
You confirm that you have the rights necessary to grant that licence, and that your content does not infringe anyone else’s rights.
Taiyō respects the rights of creators and publishers. We respond to properly submitted copyright complaints and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers.
If you believe material on Taiyō infringes your copyright, follow the process on our Copyright & DMCA page.
We may remove content, and suspend or terminate accounts, where we reasonably believe these terms have been broken, where we are required to by law, or where leaving the content up would expose users or Taiyō to material risk.
Where it is reasonable and lawful to do so, we will tell you why, and you may reply to us at [email protected] to contest the decision.
We are building Taiyō in the open, and parts of it will break, change, or disappear. We do not promise any particular level of availability, and we may add, change, or remove features at any time. Where a change materially reduces functionality you rely on, we will give reasonable notice where we practically can.
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, in which case this section applies to the fullest extent permitted by law.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Taiyō and the people who work on it will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, nor for any loss of profits, data, goodwill, or content, arising out of your use of the Service.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be excluded.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Taiyō and the people who work on it against any claim, demand, loss, or expense, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of content you submit or your breach of these terms. This does not apply to the extent the claim arises from our own breach or negligence.
These terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the operator of Taiyō is established, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. If you are a consumer, you keep the benefit of any mandatory protections of the law of your country of residence, and you may bring proceedings in its courts.
We may update these terms as the Service develops. When we make a material change we will update the date at the top of this page and, where the change significantly affects your rights, give notice in the product or by email before it takes effect. Continuing to use Taiyō after a change takes effect means you accept the revised terms.
Questions about these terms, or about a moderation decision, go to [email protected]. Copyright complaints follow the separate process on the Copyright & DMCA page.