Common Acres

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Terms of Service

Effective June 22, 2026

This page is maintained by Common Acres. The text below is a starting point — please have it reviewed by a licensed attorney before relying on it. It is not legal advice.

1. Acceptance of these terms

By accessing or using Common Acres (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you don't agree, don't use the Site.

2. Who can use the Site

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract. The Site is intended for users in the United States.

3. Your account

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure and for everything that happens under your account. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized use.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Post anything unlawful, harassing, defamatory, or misleading.
  • Scrape, mass-download, or reverse-engineer the Site.
  • Use the Site to send spam or unsolicited commercial messages.
  • Impersonate another person or farm, or misrepresent your affiliation.
  • Interfere with the Site's operation or security.

5. Your content

You keep ownership of what you post (profiles, community posts, comments, photos). By posting, you grant Common Acres a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, display, and distribute your content as part of operating and promoting the Site. You can delete your content at any time, which terminates that license for future use.

6. Third-party programs and links

Common Acres references federal and state programs (such as USDA, NRCS, FSA, SARE, and others) and links to outside resources. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized to speak for any government agency or third party. Always confirm program details with the official source.

7. Purchases and payments

Some parts of Common Acres — including guides, downloads, and tools such as the Pricing Calculator (collectively, "Products") — are offered for sale.

Prices. Prices are shown on the Site in U.S. dollars and may change at any time. The price that applies to your order is the one displayed at checkout.

Payment processing. Payments are processed by our third-party payment processor, Stripe. By making a purchase, you authorize us, through Stripe, to charge your selected payment method, and you agree to Stripe's applicable terms. We do not receive or store your full card details.

Taxes. Listed prices may not include applicable sales tax, which will be added at checkout where required.

Order confirmation and delivery. After a successful payment, we provide access to or a download of your Product — typically immediately — through your account, your library, or the email tied to your purchase. You are responsible for providing an accurate email address.

Availability. We may add, change, or stop offering any Product at any time. If we cancel an order before delivery, we will refund the amount paid for that order.

8. Digital products and license

When you buy a Product, you are buying a limited license to use it — not ownership of the Product itself.

Your license. Subject to these Terms and your payment, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Product for your own farm or business.

What you may not do. You may not resell, redistribute, sublicense, rent, lend, share, publicly post, or otherwise make a Product — or any login or "make a copy" link used to access it — available to anyone else. You may not remove any branding or notices, or use the Products to build a competing product.

Our rights. Common Acres and its licensors retain all intellectual property rights in the Products. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership to you.

Enforcement. If you breach this license, we may revoke your access to the Product without refund, in addition to any other remedy available to us.

9. Refunds and cancellations

Because our Products are digital and delivered immediately, all sales are final and payments are non-refundable, except where required by law or where we choose to make an exception. If you believe there is a problem with your purchase — for example, you were charged in error, cannot access what you paid for, or the Product is materially not as described — contact us within 14 days through the about page and we will work with you in good faith to make it right, which may include restoring access or issuing a refund at our discretion.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We do not warrant that grant matches, eligibility results, deadlines, amounts, or any other information on the Site are accurate, complete, or current, and we do not guarantee any grant award, tax benefit, or program outcome.

11. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, COMMON ACRES AND ITS OPERATORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SITE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Common Acres from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Site, your content, or your violation of these Terms.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you've violated these Terms or pose a risk to the community or the Site.

14. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Davidson County, Tennessee.

15. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be noted by updating the "Effective" date above; significant changes may also be announced on the Site or by email. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Reach us via the about page. See also our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer.