Terms of Use &
Privacy Policy

Welcome to BlockWatch. Our mission is to build stronger, safer communities/neighborhoods through outreach and sharing. For that reason, we’ve created resources to help connect community members as well as created channels for giving back to those in need, like supporting local foster care programs.

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are between you and BlockWatch, LLC. (“BW”). These Terms govern your access to, and use of, BW’s “BlockWatch” or “Neighborhood Watch” service(s) (by whatever name such service(s) may be known), including BW’s “BlockWatch” mobile application (“App”), BW’s web application, (and collectively with the App, the “Services”), and any videos, live videos, radio and audio transmissions, information, incident alerts, text, graphics, photos or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as “Content”). Your access to and use of the Services is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. By accessing or using the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Basic Terms

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you post to the Services, and for any consequences thereof. The Content you submit, post, or display may be able to be viewed by other users of the Services or members of the public, as well as through third-party services, both online (such as via streaming, download and other digital delivery services) and offline (such as via traditional television distributors).

You may use the Services only if you are 18 years of age, you can form a binding contract with BW and are not a person barred from receiving or using Services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. If you are accepting these Terms and using the Services on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so. You may use the Services only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations.

2. Privacy

Any information that you provide to BW, as well as any information that BW otherwise collects via the Services and your use thereof, is subject to our Privacy Policy, which governs our collection and use of such information. You understand that through your use of the Services you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to the United States and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by BW.

3. Service Access Credentials

You are responsible for safeguarding the mobile telephone number, user name, password or other credentials that you use to access or post Content to the Services and for any activities or actions under your account. BW cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from unauthorized access to your account resulting from your failure to safeguard your device and/or such credentials.

4. Content on the Services

All Content transmitted to or through the Services is the sole responsibility of the person who originated or captured such Content. We may, but are not required to, monitor or control the Content available via the Services and we cannot take responsibility for such Content. Any use or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the Services or obtained by you through the Services is at your sole risk.

5. Content Rights

You retain certain rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. In order to make the Services available to you, BW needs a license from you. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant BW a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, assignable (without consent), sublicensable (without consent and through multiple layers of distribution), royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, exploit, create derivative works based on, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).

6. Restrictions on Content and Use

We reserve the right at all times (but will not have any obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Services and to suspend and or terminate users without notice or liability to you, including for Content that impersonates another person, violates rights of a third party, or is defamatory.

7. Termination

The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or BW. You may end your legal agreement with BW at any time for any reason by deactivating your accounts and discontinuing your use of the Services.

8. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms and the relationship between you and BW will be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. Any and all disputes between you and BW arising under or related in any way to these Terms must be resolved through binding arbitration.

Welcome to BlockWatch. Our mission is to build stronger and safer neighborhoods through outreach and sharing. In furtherance of our mission, we will only use and share your data for the limited purposes described in this privacy policy.

Our principles for protecting your data

• We record the information we need to provide our services: Informing you of incidents happening around you, and helping you get emergency assistance.
• The personal information we do collect we store for as short a duration as possible.
• We involve as few third-party service providers as possible when touching your data.
• We generally limit access to your data to a subset of the engineering team.
• We take protecting your location data seriously.

What information we collect

Public data: Content visible to any other user on the BlockWatch platform is considered public data (for example, publicly posted comments and videos).

Private data: Content not accessible to any other user on the platform is considered private data, including contact information, payment information, and geolocation data.

Notice to California users (CCPA)

We are required by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) to provide to California residents an explanation of how we collect, use and share their personal Information. We do not sell personal information.