Important Notice:
These Terms of Service apply to all our products and subdomains, including but not limited to:
- schoolfinder.tortoisepath.com
- abacus.tortoisepath.com
- celebrations.tortoisepath.com
- blocksandbricks.tortoisepath.com
- askannie.tortoisepath.com
Whatโs Covered in These Terms
We know itโs tempting to skip these Terms of Service, but itโs important to establish what you can expect from us as you use TortoisePath services and what we expect from you.
These Terms of Service reflect the way that TortoisePathโs business works, the laws that apply to our company, and certain core principles we believe in. As a result, these terms help define our relationship with you. For example, they cover:
- What you can expect from us: How we provide and develop our services
- What we expect from you: The rules for using our services
- Content in TortoisePath services: The intellectual property rights in the content you encounter on our platforms
- In case of problems or disagreements: Your rights and what to expect if issues arise
Understanding these terms is important because by accessing or using our services, you’re agreeing to them.
Besides these terms, we also publish a Privacy Policy, which we encourage you to read to better understand how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information.
Terms
Service Provider
TortoisePath services are provided by, and youโre contracting with:
TortoisePath.com
Organised under the laws of Ghana and operating in accordance with applicable laws.
Age Requirements
If youโre under the age required to manage your own TortoisePath account, you must have your parent or legal guardianโs permission to use an account. Please ask your parent or legal guardian to read these terms with you.
If youโre a parent or legal guardian and allow your child to use our services, these terms apply to you, and youโre responsible for your childโs activity on the platform.
Some TortoisePath services have additional age requirements as described in service-specific terms.
Your Relationship with TortoisePath
These terms help define our relationship. When we say โTortoisePath,โ โwe,โ โus,โ or โour,โ we mean TortoisePath.com and its affiliates. Broadly speaking, we grant you permission to access and use our services if you agree to follow these terms, which reflect our business practices and our commitment to fostering a transformative, educational, and critiquing community.
What You Can Expect from Us
Provide a Broad Range of Useful Services
We offer a wide range of services, including:
- Apps and websites (such as our lifestyle portal, TortoisePath)
- Platforms for events, tourism, local activities, and more
- Integrated services designed to connect you with useful information
- Devices (if applicable)
Many of our services include content that you can stream or interact with. Our services are designed to work together, making it easier for you to move from one activity to the next. For example, if an event includes a location, you might click it to learn more about the venue.
Develop, Improve, and Update TortoisePath Services
Weโre continually developing new technologies and features to improve our services. For instance, we may use artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide personalised recommendations or to detect and block spam and harmful content. As part of this process, we may add or remove features, adjust limits, and even launch or retire services.
When software is involved, it may update automatically when new features are available. If we make material changes that negatively impact your experience or if we discontinue a service, we will provide reasonable advance notice (except in urgent cases like preventing abuse or addressing security issues). We also offer you the opportunity to export your content as required by applicable law.
What We Expect from You
Follow These Terms and Any Additional Rules
Your permission to access and use our services continues as long as you comply with these terms and any service-specific rules that may apply.
We also provide internal guidelines and resources to help answer common questions and set expectations for using our services. While youโre allowed to use our services, we retain any intellectual property rights in the services themselves.
Respect Others
We want to maintain a respectful environment. Therefore, you must:
- Comply with applicable laws
- Respect the rights of others, including privacy and intellectual property rights
- Avoid harming or abusing others or yourselfโfor example, by misleading, defrauding, impersonating, defaming, bullying, harassing, or stalking others
If you notice others not following these guidelines, please report it using our available channels.
Donโt Abuse Our Services
To keep our community safe and open, you must not:
- Introduce malware or interfere with our systems
- Engage in spamming, hacking, or bypassing our security measures
- Jailbreak, use adversarial prompting, or engage in prompt injection (except in approved testing)
- Use our services in a fraudulent or deceptive manner (for example, phishing, creating fake accounts, or misrepresenting your identity)
- Reverse engineer our technology or use automated means to access content against our instructions
- Use AI-generated content from our services to develop competing models
- Hide or misrepresent your identity to violate these terms or encourage others to do so
Permission to Use Your Content
Some of our services allow you to upload, submit, store, send, receive, or share your content. Youโre not obligated to provide any content; you are free to choose what to share. This includes text, images, and other media. Whether youโre posting your own photos, artwork, or incorporating images already existing on our platform, please ensure you have the necessary rights and that your content is lawful.
At TortoisePath, our purpose is to highlight, educate, and provide critique on places and servicesโand we encourage our community to do the same. We believe that by engaging in thoughtful commentary, analysis, and educational discussion, the content shared on our platform transforms the original material in ways that qualify as fair use. Whether you’re offering a review, an opinion, or an in-depth critique (including the use of images), your contributions become part of a broader conversation meant to inform and inspire others. This transformative use is a key part of our mission and helps protect our right to feature and discuss copyrighted material.
Licence
Your content remains yours, meaning you retain all intellectual property rights. For example, you own the rights to the creative content you produceโsuch as reviews, blog posts, or images. However, you grant TortoisePath a licence to use your content as follows:
- What’s covered: This licence applies to content protected by intellectual property rights.
- What’s not covered:
- Your privacy rights remain unaffected by this licence.
- Publicly available, factual information that is considered common knowledge.
- Feedback you offer.
Additionally, by registering for an account on our platform, you agree that any originally owned workโwhich appears anywhere across our products and subdomainsโwill inherit the same permissions described above.
Using TortoisePath Services
Your TortoisePath Account
If you meet the age requirements, you can create a TortoisePath account for your convenience. Some services require an accountโfor example, to send or receive communications and to manage your content. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account.
Using Our Services on Behalf of an Organisation
If you use our services on behalf of an organisation (such as a business, non-profit, or school), an authorised representative must agree to these terms. Your organisationโs administrator may assign an account to you and enforce additional rules or disable your account if necessary.
Service-Related Communications
We may send you service announcements and other information related to our services. Please review these communications carefully.
Content in TortoisePath Services
Your Content
Some of our services let you generate original content. TortoisePath will not claim ownership of this content. Other services may allow you to make your content publicly availableโsuch as posting reviews, blog posts, or other creative works. If you believe someone is infringing on your intellectual property rights, please notify us so that we can take appropriate action.
TortoisePath Content
Certain content in our services is owned by TortoisePathโfor example, visual elements and design features in our apps and websites. You may use such content only as permitted by these terms. Please do not remove or alter our branding, logos, or legal notices.
Other Content
Some services provide access to content belonging to third parties. You may not use this content without obtaining permission from the rightful owner. The views expressed in such content belong solely to the original authors and do not necessarily reflect our views.
Software in TortoisePath Services
Some services include downloadable or preloaded software. You are granted permission to use this software as part of our services under the following conditions:
- Worldwide: Valid anywhere, including Ghana
- Non-exclusive: We may licence the software to others
- Royalty-free: No fees are associated with this licence
- Personal: The licence is for your personal use only
- Non-assignable: You may not transfer this licence to another party
Some software is offered under open-source licence terms. Please review those terms carefully if they apply.
You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our services or software.
In Case of Problems or Disagreements
Both the law and these terms provide you with a certain quality of service and ways to resolve issues if things go wrong.
Warranty
We provide our services with reasonable skill and care. If we do not meet this standard, please let us know so that we can work together to resolve any issues.
Disclaimers
The commitments we make about our servicesโsuch as content quality, functionality, or reliabilityโare outlined above and are subject to applicable laws that cannot be limited by these terms.
Please do not rely on our services for professional advice (medical, legal, financial, etc.); any such content is provided for informational purposes only.
No Medical Advice; No Doctor-Patient Relationship. The content and recommendations provided by AskAnnie are for informational purposes only. AskAnnie is not a medical device and TortoisePath does not provide medical services or practice medicine. Nothing on the service should be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Limitation of Liability. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, TortoisePath, its affiliates, and their officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from or relating to your access to or use of AskAnnie, including reliance on any information provided by the service.
No Financial, Investment, or Legal Advice. Content provided by Abacus is for informational purposes only. TortoisePath does not provide financial advisory services, investment recommendations, legal or tax advice, or credit broking, and Abacus is not a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any financial product.
No Client Relationship. Your use of Abacus does not create an adviser-client, broker-customer, or fiduciary relationship.
Risk Warning. Financial products carry risk, including loss of capital. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Third-Party Services. Listings and links are provided for convenience. TortoisePath does not endorse or guarantee any third-party service or information.
Limitation of Liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, TortoisePath and its affiliates will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from or related to your use of Abacus or reliance on information provided by the service.
Liabilities
For All Users:
These terms limit our responsibilities as permitted by law.
For Business Users and Organisations Only:
If youโre a business user or organisation, you agree to indemnify TortoisePath and its directors, officers, employees, and contractors for any third-party legal proceedings arising from your unlawful use of the services or violation of these terms. This indemnity covers related claims, losses, damages, and expenses.
Furthermore, TortoisePath is not responsible for:
- Loss of profits, revenue, business opportunities, goodwill, or anticipated savings
- Indirect or consequential loss
- Punitive damages
Taking Action in Case of Problems
Before taking any action, we will provide you with reasonable advance notice, explain the reason, and offer you an opportunity to address the issueโunless doing so would cause harm, violate laws or orders, compromise an investigation, or affect the operation, integrity, or security of our services.
Removing Your Content
If we believe that any content youโve submitted:
- Breaches these terms, or
- Violates the law, or
- Could harm our users or TortoisePath,
we reserve the right to remove some or all of that content, in accordance with applicable law.
Suspending or Terminating Your Access
Without limiting other rights, TortoisePath may suspend or terminate your access to our services or delete your account if:
- You materially or repeatedly breach these terms or any additional rules
- We are required to do so by law or court order
- We reasonably believe your conduct poses harm or liability to others (for example, through hacking, phishing, or other abusive behavior)
You are always free to stop using our services. If you decide to leave, weโd appreciate your feedback so that we can continue to improve.
Settling Disputes, Governing Law, and Courts
Disputes arising out of or relating to these terms or our services will be governed by the laws of Ghana and resolved in the appropriate courts within Ghana.
About These Terms
By law, you have certain rights that cannot be limited by a contract such as these Terms of Service. These terms define our relationship with you and do not create legal rights for third parties.
We aim to make these terms easy to understand. However, not all services mentioned may be available in every region.
If any part of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder will continue in effect.
If you do not follow these terms or any additional rules, and we do not immediately enforce our rights, this does not waive our right to enforce them in the future.
We may update these terms to reflect changes in our services, legal obligations, or to prevent abuse. If material changes are made, we will provide reasonable notice and an opportunity for you to review the changes. If you do not agree to the updated terms, please remove your content and stop using our services.