Convene Communities, LLC
Effective Date: October 10, 2025
Website: https://convenecommunities.com/
Contact: info@convenecommunities.com
Address: 276 Knollwood St, Winston-Salem, NC 27104
A. Legal Notice
By using https://convenecommunities.com/ you acknowledge and agree that Convene Communities is a peer-to-peer platform for sharing experiences, opinions, and educational content. Nothing on the Site is medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice.
If you are experiencing a medical or mental health concern, crisis, or emergency, call 911 or contact a licensed medical professional or licensed mental health professional immediately.
By creating an account or clicking “I agree,” you consent to these Terms and our Privacy Policy and agree to receive essential service communications.
1) Acceptance of Terms; Changes
These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and Convene Communities, LLC (“Convene Communities,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using the Site, you accept these Terms. We may update these Terms at any time by posting a revised version with an updated Effective Date; continued use constitutes acceptance.
2) Nature of the Platform — Peer-to-Peer only; No Professional Advice
Convene Communities is a peer-to-peer learning and sharing platform. Users may post experiences, opinions, and educational content across a wide range of topics. We do not provide professional services and do not practice medicine, psychotherapy, law, accounting, financial planning, or any other licensed profession. Content (posts, messages, comments, Experiences, audio/video, or moderator communications) is informational only and reflects individual user views, not those of Convene Communities. Use of the Site does not create any doctor-patient, therapist-patient, attorney-client, fiduciary, or other professional relationship. You must seek the advice of a licensed professional for medical or mental-health questions, diagnoses, or treatment; legal questions; tax/accounting/financial decisions; or any situation where professional judgment is appropriate.
3) Eligibility & Accounts
You must be 16+ to use the Site. If under 18, you may use the Site only with the consent and supervision of a parent/guardian. You are responsible for your account credentials and all activity under your account. We may suspend or terminate accounts for violations of these Terms or applicable law.
4) Ownership; License You Grant to Us
The Site, software, and all materials we provide are owned by us or our licensors and protected by IP laws. When you submit or post content, you grant Convene Communities a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, adapt, publish, publicly display, and distribute your content solely to operate, improve, and promote the Site and related services. You represent you have all rights needed to post your content and that it does not infringe third-party rights.
5) Prohibited Conduct & Community Standards
You may not:
(a) post unlawful, defamatory, harassing, hateful, obscene, or pornographic content;
(b) post content that presents itself as professional advice (medical, mental health, legal, financial);
(c) solicit passwords or sensitive data;
(d) upload malware or attempt to interfere with the Site;
(e) engage in doxxing, exploitation, or threats;
(f) infringe IP rights;
(g) circumvent access controls;
(h) run spam or pyramid schemes. We may remove content and suspend accounts at our discretion.
6) Moderation; Notice-and-Takedown (DMCA); Repeat Infringers
We may, but are not obligated to, moderate user content. We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement consistent with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §512); we may terminate repeat infringers. Our designated agent information and DMCA notice instructions will appear on our IP/DMCA page.
7) Third-Party Links & Services
The Site may link to or integrate with third-party sites and services. We do not endorse, and are not responsible for, third-party content, policies, or practices. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and subject to their terms and privacy policies.
8) Fees, Auto-Renewal, and No-Refund Policy
Some features require payment. You authorize us (or our processors) to charge your selected payment method for recurring subscriptions or one-time purchases, including taxes.
Subscriptions renew automatically at the then-current rate until cancelled in your account settings before the renewal date. ALL SALES ARE FINAL; no refunds except where required by law or expressly stated in a specific offer.
9) Disclaimers
THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.
10) Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL CONVENE COMMUNITIES BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SITE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO US (IF ANY) IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
11) Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Convene Communities and its affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from: (a) your content; (b) your use of the Site; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of law or third-party rights.
12) Governing Law; Venue; Dispute Resolution (North Carolina)
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes will first go to good-faith negotiation, then mandatory mediation in Forsyth County, NC. If unresolved, disputes proceed to binding arbitration or the state/federal courts in Forsyth County, as permitted by law. Where allowed by law, the parties waive class or representative actions.
13) Privacy Policy (Summary)
Data we collect. Information you provide (account/profile info; content you post; communications), and technical data (device, IP, log info, cookies/SDKs, approximate location). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.
How we use it. To create/manage accounts; deliver and secure the Site; process payments; improve features; communicate with you; comply with law; and enforce these Terms.
Sharing. With contracted vendors (hosting, analytics, email, support, payments) under confidentiality and security obligations; with third parties as required by law, to protect rights/safety, or with your consent.
Cookies/Analytics. We use cookies and similar tools for authentication, preferences, and analytics; you can control cookies in your browser (some features may not work without them).
Security/Retention. We use commercially reasonable security measures; no method is 100% secure. We retain data as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law.
Your choices. Access/update certain data in settings; unsubscribe from marketing emails via links in those emails; close your account to stop future collection. U.S. operations: your data may be processed in the U.S.
14) Children; Sensitive Situations
The Site is not directed to children under 16. If we learn we collected data from a child under 16, we will delete it. If you are in crisis or considering self-harm, call 911 or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.), or contact a licensed medical or licensed mental health professional immediately.
15) Termination; Survival
You may stop using the Site any time. We may suspend or terminate access (and remove content) for violations or to protect users, our platform, or third parties. Sections intended to survive termination will continue to apply.
16) Changes to the Service and to These Terms
We may change or discontinue features, or modify these Terms, at any time. Material changes will be posted with an updated Effective Date. Continued use after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.
17) Contact & Company Information
Convene Communities, LLC
276 Knollwood St, Winston-Salem, NC 27104
https://convenecommunities.com/ • info@convenecommunities.com