WeatherByTrade
Terms of Service
Last updated: July 16, 2026 (pre-launch draft)
These are the Terms of Service ("Terms") for the Work & Weather email newsletter (the "Service"), operated by [ENTITY NAME PENDING] ("we," "us," "our"), located at [POSTAL ADDRESS PENDING]. By signing up for or using the Service, you agree to these Terms.
1. What the Service is
WeatherByTrade sends a free weekly (Sunday evening) email to contractors and trade crews, plus occasional severe-weather alert emails, for your selected trade(s) and ZIP code(s). Each email shows a go / caution / no-go grid, by trade and by day, built from National Weather Service (NWS) and related public forecast data, with plain-English summary lines. The Service is currently offered to U.S. addresses in a limited set of markets (Iowa, Arkansas, and Hawaiʻi as of this writing) and may expand or contract over time.
2. Not professional advice — read this before you rely on a brief
Weather forecasting is inherently uncertain, and our briefs are informational only — not professional, engineering, safety, or legal advice. The go / caution / no-go grid is a planning aid built from third-party forecast data (NWS and, where used, Open-Meteo) run through an automated model. It is not: a guarantee that conditions on any given day will match the forecast; a certification of job-site safety, OSHA compliance, code compliance, or insurance adequacy; or a substitute for your own on-site judgment, your foreman's judgment, or a licensed professional's assessment.
You and your business remain solely responsible for all site-safety, scheduling, and go/no-go work decisions, regardless of what a brief says. Weather changes; forecasts miss; local conditions vary block to block. Do not make a safety-critical decision based solely on this email.
3. Eligibility and cost
The Service is free. We do not currently charge for it, and nothing in these Terms obligates us to keep it free forever. We may introduce advertising, sponsorships, or paid offerings in the future; if we do, these Terms and the Privacy Policy will be updated. You must be able to lawfully enter a contract to sign up (generally, 18+ in the U.S., or acting on behalf of a business).
4. Your account
- Signup requires an email address, at least one ZIP code, and at least one trade. You confirm your email via a link before you're active.
- We manage your subscription through a private link in every email footer ("Manage my briefs") — this link itself is your access credential; there is no separate password. Anyone who has that link can view and change your ZIPs/trades, pause, unsubscribe, or delete your data. Do not forward, publish, or share that link. The link does not expire or rotate on its own — if you believe it's been exposed, unsubscribe and re-sign-up, or contact us, to get a fresh one.
- You can pause (2 weeks / 1 month / indefinitely), change your ZIPs and trades, or unsubscribe at any time, with no penalty, via that link or the one-click unsubscribe in every email.
5. Acceptable use
Don't: sign up using an email address you don't control; attempt to circumvent rate limits, scrape, or automate signups; attempt to access another subscriber's settings link; reverse-engineer or resell the forecast grids at scale; or use the Service in any way that violates applicable law.
6. No uptime or delivery guarantee; best-effort service
The Service is provided best-effort. We do not guarantee: that any email will be delivered, delivered on time, or delivered at all (spam filters, mailbox provider issues, and outages are outside our control); that the website will be available without interruption; or that forecast data sources (NWS, Open-Meteo) will always be available or accurate. We may change, suspend, degrade, or discontinue the Service, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, since it is offered free of charge.
7. Intellectual property
The Service's design, grid format, copy, and underlying software are ours. You may forward individual emails to others (that's how the forward link works), but you may not systematically republish, resell, or redistribute the Service's content as your own product.
8. Disclaimer of warranties
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ACCURACY. We do not warrant that forecast data, grid verdicts, or AI-generated summary text will be accurate, complete, timely, or suitable for your specific job site or decision.
9. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (A) WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST WORK, PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES; AND (B) OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (I) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM (WHICH, FOR A FREE SERVICE, IS TYPICALLY $0), OR (II) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).
Some jurisdictions don't allow these limitations; in that case, they apply to the fullest extent the law allows.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your misuse of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or a work decision you or your business made in reliance on a brief.
11. Dispute resolution
Agreement to arbitrate. You and we agree that any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding, individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its rules, rather than in court, except you may bring an individual claim in small-claims court if it qualifies.
No class actions. Disputes will be resolved only on an individual basis; you and we each waive the right to bring or participate in a class, collective, or representative action.
Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing [CONTACT EMAIL PENDING] within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your name and that you opt out of arbitration.
Severability of this section. If the class-action waiver is found unenforceable, the rest of this arbitration section still applies; if the whole arbitration agreement is found unenforceable, disputes go to the courts named in Section 12.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of [STATE PENDING], U.S.A., without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where Section 11 requires arbitration.
13. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be noted by an updated "Last updated" date; continued use after a change means you accept the new Terms.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms: [CONTACT EMAIL PENDING].
15. Miscellaneous
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest remain in effect. These Terms are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets; you may not assign your rights under them.
Forecast data sources: U.S. National Weather Service (public domain) and Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com), used under CC BY 4.0.