WhisTrust Terms of Service
These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in your jurisdiction, including but not limited to e-commerce, electronic transactions, cybersecurity, and data protection laws. By using WhisTrust, you agree to comply with all applicable regulations.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and WhisTrust ("we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of the WhisTrust whistleblowing platform, including any related services, applications, and websites (collectively, the "Service").
By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service.
To use WhisTrust, you must:
You may submit anonymous reports without registration. By submitting a report:
Organizations may register admin users with role-based access:
You agree to use WhisTrust only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree NOT to:
WhisTrust is designed to facilitate legitimate reporting of misconduct. All users must:
Note: Many jurisdictions impose penalties for defamation and false accusations made through electronic means. Users are responsible for ensuring their reports are truthful and comply with local laws.
The Service and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, code, text, displays, graphics, photographs, video, audio, design, and the selection and arrangement thereof) are owned by WhisTrust, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, or exploit any part of the Service without our express written permission.
Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which complies with applicable data protection laws and regulations. By using the Service, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in the Privacy Policy.
Key privacy commitments:
We implement technical measures to protect reporter anonymity. However, absolute anonymity cannot be guaranteed if:
Admin users must:
We strive to provide continuous Service availability. However:
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:
WhisTrust is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that:
In no event shall WhisTrust be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Service.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless WhisTrust, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws in your jurisdiction, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts in your jurisdiction.
Before initiating formal legal proceedings, parties agree to attempt to resolve disputes through good faith negotiations. If negotiations fail, disputes may be resolved through arbitration in accordance with applicable arbitration laws.
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including:
Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. However, data retention provisions in our Privacy Policy will continue to apply.
WhisTrust is designed to comply with applicable regulations including:
If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and WhisTrust regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of material changes by posting the updated Terms on our website with a new "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
For questions about these Terms of Service:
By using WhisTrust, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service