Terms of Service
Last updated: October 2026
These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of the Black in AI Forum available at https://blackinai.joleh.com, including the content, features, and services available through the Forum. The Forum is owned and operated by Black in AI.
By accessing or using the Forum, you agree to these Terms of Service, as well as the Black in AI Forum Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, and any other policies or rules that apply to your use of the Forum. Together, these terms and policies constitute your agreement with Black in AI regarding your use of the Forum.
These guidelines set the expectations we all share to keep the community welcoming, respectful, useful, and safe. Treat this forum with the same respect you would any shared community space. Use it to exchange skills, knowledge, and interests through respectful and thoughtful conversation. Use these guidelines to inform your judgment and help maintain a welcoming environment for respectful, thoughtful discussion.
Please read these Terms carefully before using the Forum. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not access or use the Forum.
You must be 18 years of age or older to register for or participate in the Black in AI Forum.
1. Your Account
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for activity that occurs through your account. Keep your login credentials secure and do not share them with others.
If you become aware of unauthorized access to or use of your account, or another security concern involving your account, notify Black in AI promptly at inquiry@blackinai.org.
You are responsible for your use of the Forum and for complying with these Terms, the Community Guidelines, and other applicable Forum policies.
2. Your Responsibility for Content
You are responsible for the content you post, upload, link to, or otherwise share through the Black in AI Forum, including text, images, links, files, software, and other materials.
By sharing content through the Forum, you represent that you have the right and necessary permissions to share it and that your content:
- Respects intellectual property rights. Your content must not infringe another person's copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights.
- Is yours to share. If your employer, institution, collaborator, or another party has rights in the content, you are responsible for obtaining any permission necessary before sharing it.
- Complies with applicable licenses. If your content is subject to third-party license terms, you must comply with those terms when sharing or distributing it.
- Does not contain harmful technology. Do not upload or distribute viruses, malware, malicious code, or other content intended to damage, disrupt, or compromise systems, accounts, or data.
- Is not spam, deceptive, or unlawful. Do not use the Forum to distribute spam, engage in phishing or impersonation, mislead others about the source of content, or promote unlawful activity.
- Respects others' rights and privacy. Do not share content that violates another person's privacy, confidentiality, publicity, or other applicable rights.
- Accurately represents you and your content. Do not present yourself, your affiliation, or your content in a manner intended to mislead others about its identity, source, ownership, or purpose.
Content shared through the Forum must also comply with the Black in AI Community Guidelines and these Terms of Service.
3. User Content & License
You retain ownership of the content you post or share through the Black in AI Forum.
By posting or sharing content, you grant Black in AI a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, display, reproduce, and distribute that content as necessary to operate, maintain, and provide the Forum and its features. This license does not transfer ownership of your content to Black in AI.
Content Moderation and Access
Black in AI reserves the right to review, restrict, or remove content that violates these Terms, the Community Guidelines, other applicable Black in AI policies, or applicable law, or that may compromise the safety, security, or integrity of the Forum or its members.
Black in AI may also suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the Forum when reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms, protect the community, or maintain the security and integrity of the Forum.
4. Member Posted Content
The Black in AI Forum includes content contributed by members, including posts, links, files, and other materials. Black in AI does not review or verify all member-posted content before it appears on the Forum, and the presence of content on the Forum does not mean that Black in AI endorses, approves, or guarantees its accuracy or reliability.
Members should exercise reasonable care when accessing links, downloading files, or using resources shared by others. Content shared by members may contain errors, link to third-party resources, or be subject to additional terms, licenses, or restrictions.
Members are responsible for ensuring that the content they share complies with these Terms, the Community Guidelines, applicable law, and the rights of others. If you encounter content that you believe violates these requirements, please use the Forum's flagging tools to bring it to the attention of moderators.
5. Third-Party Websites & Resources
The Black in AI Forum may contain links to websites, resources, or services operated by third parties. Black in AI does not control or review all third-party content, and including or allowing a link on the Forum does not mean that Black in AI endorses, approves, or guarantees the content, accuracy, security, or practices of the third-party site or service.
When you access a third-party website or resource, you do so subject to that third party’s terms, policies, and practices. We encourage you to exercise reasonable care when following external links, downloading files, or providing information to third-party websites or services.
6. Copyright Infringement & DMCA Notices
Taking a few moments to organize your contributions helps others find relevant information, follow conversations, and participate more easily.
Black in AI respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects Forum members to do the same.
If you believe that content available through the Black in AI Forum infringes your copyright, you may submit a notice to Black in AI in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and our applicable copyright procedures.
Black in AI will review properly submitted copyright notices and, where appropriate or required by law, remove or disable access to content that is alleged to infringe copyright. We may also suspend or terminate the accounts of members who are determined, in appropriate circumstances, to be repeat infringers.
As Black in AI asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by the Website violates your copyright, and if this website resides in the USA, you are encouraged to notify Black in AI in accordance with Black in AI’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Policy. Black in AI will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. Black in AI will terminate a visitor’s access to and use of the Website if, under appropriate circumstances, the visitor is determined to be a repeat infringer of the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Black in AI or others.
7. Intellectual Property
Except for content submitted by members, the Black in AI Forum and its content, design, branding, logos, trademarks, service marks, and other intellectual property are owned by Black in AI or their respective owners and licensors, as applicable.
These Terms do not transfer ownership of any Black in AI or third-party intellectual property to you. Your use of the Forum does not grant you permission to copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, or otherwise use Black in AI’s name, logo, trademarks, or other protected materials except as permitted by Black in AI or applicable law.
Third-party names, trademarks, logos, and other intellectual property appearing on the Forum remain the property of their respective owners.
8. Changes to These Terms
Black in AI may update these Terms of Service from time to time to reflect changes to the Forum, its features or services, or other applicable requirements. When we make changes, we will post the updated Terms and indicate the date of the most recent revision.
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Your continued use of the Forum after updated Terms take effect constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you should discontinue your use of the Forum.
Black in AI may introduce new features, tools, resources, or services through the Forum. Unless otherwise stated, these Terms and other applicable Forum policies will apply to your use of those features and services.
9. Account Suspension & Termination
Black in AI may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to some or all of the Forum when reasonably necessary to enforce these Terms or the Community Guidelines, protect the safety or security of the community, address misuse of the Forum, or comply with applicable law.
Where appropriate, Black in AI may provide notice of a suspension or termination. However, immediate action may be taken when necessary to protect the Forum, its members, or Black in AI.
You may stop using the Forum at any time. If you wish to close your account, you may request account closure in accordance with the options made available through the Forum.
Certain provisions of these Terms will continue to apply after your account is closed or your access to the Forum ends where their nature requires them to remain in effect, including provisions relating to intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, and other continuing obligations.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Black in AI Forum is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent permitted by applicable law, Black in AI disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
Black in AI does not guarantee that the Forum will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that content available through the Forum will be accurate, complete, or reliable.
You are responsible for exercising appropriate judgment and care when accessing, downloading, or using content, links, files, or other resources made available through the Forum.
11. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Black in AI will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or similar damages arising out of or related to your access to or use of the Forum, including loss of data or interruption of service.
Black in AI will not be responsible for delays, interruptions, or failures resulting from circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
12. Compliance with Laws & Forum Policies
By using the Black in AI Forum, you agree to:
- Comply with these Terms, the Black in AI Community Guidelines, Privacy Policy, and other applicable Forum policies;
- Use the Forum in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; and
- Respect the intellectual property and other rights of Black in AI and third parties.
You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Forum and the content you share comply with the laws and requirements that apply to you.
13. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Black in AI and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from third-party claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from:
- your violation of these Terms or the Community Guidelines;
- content you post or share through the Forum that infringes or violates the rights of another person or organization; or
- your unlawful or unauthorized use of the Forum.
This indemnification obligation applies only to the extent that the claim, loss, or expense results from your conduct.
14. Miscellaneous
These Terms of Service, together with the Black in AI Community Guidelines, Privacy Policy, and any other policies that apply to the Forum, govern your use of the Black in AI Forum.
Black in AI may update these Terms as described in the Changes to These Terms section.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply to the extent permitted by law.
If Black in AI does not enforce a provision of these Terms in a particular instance, that does not waive our right to enforce that provision in the future.
Questions or disputes concerning these Terms will be addressed in accordance with applicable law and any dispute resolution provisions that apply.
Portions of these Terms of Service were adapted from the WordPress Terms of Service and are used under the CC BY-SA license.
Related policies: Privacy Policy | Community Guidelines
Mission and Vision
We aim to shift the power dynamics across the AI Ecosystem to help visionaries, creators, thought leaders and builders maximize the multifaceted future of artificial intelligence. We envision a barrier-free field that empowers our community to contribute and accelerate their best, most brilliant work for themselves, fellow practitioners, and their global ecosystems.
