Chroma

Terms of service

Last updated on July 12, 2025

We are Chroma (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”). We operate the website https://mowibox.github.io/chroma/ (the “Site”), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to these legal terms (the “Legal Terms”) (collectively, the “Services”).

Chroma is a website to document and share technical knowledge in computer science, electronics, and computer vision.

You can contact us by email at .

These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”), and Chroma, concerning your access to and use of the Services. You agree that by accessing the Services, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

We will provide you with prior notice of any scheduled changes to the Services you are using. Changes to Legal Terms will become effective seven (7) days after the notice is given, except if the changes apply to new functionality, bug fixes, and security updates, in which case the changes will be effective immediately. By continuing to use the Services after the effective date of any changes, you agree to be bound by the modified terms. If you disagree with such changes, you may terminate Services as per the section “TERM AND TERMINATION”.

The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the Services.

We recommend that you print a copy of these Legal Terms for your records.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. OUR SERVICES

The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

The Services are not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), etc.), so if your interactions would be subjected to such laws, you may not use the Services. You may not use the Services in a way that would violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Our intellectual property

We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the “Content”), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”).

Our Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws (and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws) and treaties in the United States and around the world.

The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services “AS IS” for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose only.

Your use of our Services

Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, including the “PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES” section below, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:

  • Access the Services
  • Download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access

solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose.

Except as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

If you wish to make any use of the Services, Content, or Marks other than as set out in this section or elsewhere in our Legal Terms, please address your request to: . If we ever grant you the permission to post, reproduce, or publicly display any part of our Services or Content, you must identify us as the owners or licensors of the Services, Content, or Marks and ensure that any copyright or proprietary notice appears or is visible on posting, reproducing, or displaying our Content.

We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Services, Content, and Marks.

Any breach of these Intellectual Property Rights will constitute a material breach of our Legal Terms and your right to use our Services will terminate immediately.

Your submissions and contributions

Please review this section and the “PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES” section carefully prior to using our Services to understand the (a) rights you give us and (b) obligations you have when you post or upload any content through the Services.

Submissions: By directly sending us any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services (“Submissions”), you agree to assign to us all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that we shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

Contributions: The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality during which you may create, submit, post, display, transmit, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or through the Services, including but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, music, graphics, comments, reviews, rating suggestions, personal information, or other material (“Contributions”). Any Submission that is publicly posted shall also be treated as a Contribution.

You understand that Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services.

When you post Contributions, you grant us a license (including use of your name, trademarks, and logos): By posting any Contributions, you grant us an unrestricted, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free, fully-paid, worldwide right, and license to: use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, resell, publish, broadcast, retitle, store, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part), and exploit your Contributions (including, without limitation, your image, name, and voice) for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, your Contributions, and to sublicense the licenses granted in this section. Our use and distribution may occur in any media formats and through any media channels.

This license includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you provide.

You are responsible for what you post or upload: By sending us Submissions and/or posting Contributions through any part of the Services or making Contributions accessible through the Services by linking your account through the Services to any of your social networking accounts, you:

  • Confirm that you have read and agree with our “PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES” and will not post, send, publish, upload, or transmit through the Services any Submission nor post any Contribution that is illegal, harassing, hateful, harmful, defamatory, obscene, bullying, abusive, discriminatory, threatening to any person or group, sexually explicit, false, inaccurate, deceitful, or misleading
  • To the extent permissible by applicable law, waive any and all moral rights to any such Submission and/or Contribution
  • Warrant that any such Submission and/or Contributions are original to you or that you have the necessary rights and licenses to submit such Submissions and/or Contributions and that you have full authority to grant us the above-mentioned rights in relation to your Submissions and/or Contributions
  • Warrant and represent that your Submissions and/or Contributions do not constitute confidential information

You are solely responsible for your Submissions and/or Contributions and you expressly agree to reimburse us for any and all losses that we may suffer because of your breach of (a) this section, (b) any third party’s intellectual property rights, or (c) applicable law.

We may remove or edit your Content: Although we have no obligation to monitor any Contributions, we shall have the right to remove or edit any Contributions at any time without notice if in our reasonable opinion we consider such Contributions harmful or in breach of these Legal Terms. If we remove or edit any such Contributions, we may also suspend or disable your account and report you to the authorities.

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Services infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately refer to the “COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS” section below.

3. USER REPRESENTATIONS

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that:

(1) you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms;

(2) you are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside;

(3) you will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script or otherwise;

(4) you will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; and

(5) your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).

4. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which we make the Services available. The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

  • Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us
  • Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords
  • Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services
  • Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services
  • Use any information obtained from the Services to harass, abuse, or harm another person
  • Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct
  • Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations
  • Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services
  • Upload or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or other material that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use of the Services
  • Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages
  • Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content
  • Attempt to impersonate another user or person
  • Upload or transmit any material that acts as a passive or active information collection mechanism
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services
  • Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents
  • Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access
  • Copy or adapt the Services’ software
  • Except as permitted by law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any software
  • Use any automated system to access the Services
  • Use a buying agent to make purchases on the Services
  • Make any unauthorized use of the Services
  • Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us

5. USER GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS

The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality, and may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or on the Services (collectively, “Contributions”). Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services and through third-party websites. When you create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and warrant that:

  • The creation and distribution of your Contributions do not infringe the proprietary rights of any third party
  • You are the creator and owner of or have necessary licenses to your Contributions
  • You have written consent from identifiable persons in your Contributions
  • Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading
  • Your Contributions are not unsolicited advertising
  • Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, or objectionable
  • Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, or abuse anyone
  • Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten others
  • Your Contributions do not violate any law
  • Your Contributions do not violate privacy rights
  • Your Contributions do not violate laws concerning child pornography
  • Your Contributions do not include offensive comments connected to protected characteristics
  • Your Contributions do not otherwise violate these Legal Terms

Any use of the Services in violation of the foregoing violates these Legal Terms and may result in termination of your rights to use the Services.

6. CONTRIBUTION LICENSE

By posting your Contributions to any part of the Services, you automatically grant us an unrestricted, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, reproduce, distribute, sell, and prepare derivative works of your Contributions for any purpose. This license includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any trademarks or logos.

This license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed. You waive all moral rights in your Contributions, and warrant that moral rights have not been asserted.

We do not assert ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your Contributions. We have the right to edit, redact, or change any Contributions; re-categorize Contributions; and pre-screen or delete Contributions at any time.

7. GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWS

We may provide areas to leave reviews. When posting a review, you must comply with:

  • Having firsthand experience with the subject
  • No offensive profanity or abusive language
  • No discriminatory references
  • No references to illegal activity
  • No affiliation with competitors for negative reviews
  • No conclusions about legality
  • No false statements
  • No organized campaigns to post reviews

We may accept, reject, or remove reviews at our discretion. By posting a review, you grant us a perpetual license to use the review.

8. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT

The Services may contain links to third-party websites/content. We are not responsible for third-party content accessed through our Services. Inclusion of third-party content does not imply approval. You access third-party content at your own risk. Any purchases through third-party websites are between you and the third party.

9. SERVICES MANAGEMENT

We reserve the right to:

  1. Monitor for violations
  2. Take legal action against violators
  3. Refuse/restrict access to Services
  4. Remove excessive files
  5. Manage Services to protect rights/property

10. PRIVACY POLICY

We care about data privacy. Review our Privacy Policy. By using Services, you agree to be bound by it. Services are hosted in France. If accessing from other regions, you consent to data transfer to France.

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe material infringes your copyright, notify us immediately at . Include:

  • Identification of copyrighted work
  • Location of infringing material
  • Your contact information
  • Statement of good faith belief
  • Statement under penalty of perjury
  • Your electronic/physical signature

12. TERM AND TERMINATION

These Legal Terms remain in effect while you use Services. We may deny access or terminate your use at our discretion without notice. If terminated, you may not create new accounts.

13. MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS

We reserve the right to change/remove content without notice. We cannot guarantee uninterrupted access and may modify/discontinue Services without liability.

14. GOVERNING LAW

These Legal Terms are governed by laws of France. EU consumers may have additional protections under their country’s laws. Both parties submit to non-exclusive jurisdiction of courts in France.

15. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Informal Negotiations

Parties agree to negotiate disputes informally for at least 30 days before arbitration.

Binding Arbitration

Disputes determined by arbitrator under European Court of Arbitration rules. Seat of arbitration: Paris, France. Language: French. Substantive law: France.

Restrictions

Arbitration limited to dispute between parties individually. No class actions.

Exceptions

Disputes regarding intellectual property, theft, piracy, or injunctive relief not subject to arbitration.

16. CORRECTIONS

We reserve the right to correct errors/inaccuracies on Services without prior notice.

17. DISCLAIMER

SERVICES PROVIDED “AS-IS.” WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES. WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR: (1) Errors in content (2) Personal injury/property damage (3) Unauthorized access (4) Service interruptions (5) Bugs/viruses (6) Errors/omissions in content We do not warrant third-party products/services.

18. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT/INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM USE OF SERVICES.

19. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from claims/losses arising from: (1) Your Contributions (2) Use of Services (3) Breach of Legal Terms (4) Violation of third-party rights (5) Harmful acts toward other users

20. USER DATA

We maintain data you transmit for service management. You are solely responsible for data you transmit. We have no liability for data loss/corruption.

21. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSACTIONS, AND SIGNATURES

Visiting Services/sending emails constitutes electronic communications. You consent to electronic communications/records. You waive rights requiring non-electronic transactions.

22. CALIFORNIA USERS AND RESIDENTS

Complaints may be directed to: Complaint Assistance Unit Division of Consumer Services California Department of Consumer Affairs 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112 Sacramento, CA 95834 Telephone: (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254

23. MISCELLANEOUS

These Legal Terms constitute the entire agreement. Our failure to enforce rights doesn’t waive them. If any provision is unenforceable, remainder remains valid. No joint venture/partnership created.

24. CONTACT US

To resolve complaints or get information:

Chroma

Email: