Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or using Daylight Countdown (the "Site"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Site.

2. Informational & Educational Purpose

Daylight Countdown provides countdown clocks, date calculations, historical context, and legislative updates regarding Daylight Saving Time (DST) and Standard Time in the United States and internationally. While we make every effort to ensure our calculations and schedules conform accurately to the Uniform Time Act (15 U.S.C. § 260a) and state statutes, all content is provided strictly for general informational, educational, and planning purposes.

For critical industrial, medical, flight dispatch, or financial operations, you should always consult official time broadcasts (such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology / NIST or the US Naval Observatory).

3. Intellectual Property Rights

All text, original articles, graphics, user interface designs, visual countdown components, software code, and editorial compilations on the Site are the intellectual property of Daylight Countdown and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws. You may view and link to our content for personal, non-commercial use, provided that full attribution is given.

4. Prohibited Uses & Advertising Integrity

When using the Site, you agree not to:

• Engage in any automated scraping, data harvesting, or bot activity that disrupts the Site or ad delivery systems.
• Artificially generate impressions, clicks, or interactions on advertisements displayed on the Site through automated tools, paid click rings, or deceitful tactics (compliant with Google AdSense Invalid Traffic Guidelines).
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or compromise the security or infrastructure of the Site.
• Use the Site in any manner that violates applicable federal, state, local, or international laws.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and all content, materials, and tools are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses.

6. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall Daylight Countdown, its creators, authors, or affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages (including missed appointments, lost time, lost profits, or data loss) arising out of or in connection with your use of or inability to use the Site.

7. Third-Party Links & Advertisements

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services (e.g., Google AdSense ads, congressional records, scientific journal articles) that are not owned or controlled by Daylight Countdown. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

8. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. When revisions occur, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes signifies your acceptance of the updated Terms.