Terms of Service

Effective date: 01 July 2025

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of the websites, platforms, and services operated by Abelson Ventures Ltd. t/a Chronoby’s, including our content licensing services and our podcast Watch Lovers Playground (collectively, the “Services”).

Who we are. Abelson Ventures Ltd., Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Email: hello@chronobys.com. Phone: +353 1 233 7520 (“Chronoby’s,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.

1) Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms and revise the “Effective date” above. Changes take effect on posting unless a later date is stated. Your continued use of the Services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance. If you do not agree to the changes, you must stop using the Services and, where applicable, cancel your license(s).

2) Our Services

Chronoby’s curates, creates, and licenses editorial and multimedia content about the global watch industry (the “Chronoby’s Content”) to clients worldwide. We may also provide software features, feeds, newsletters, APIs (if any), downloads, and access-controlled libraries (the “Platforms”). We also produce and distribute the Watch Lovers Playground podcast.

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any Services, content library, or feature at any time with or without notice. Access to the Services may include advertising or sponsorship disclosures.

3) Accounts and Access

If we provide you with account credentials or access tokens, you must keep them confidential and use them only for your internal purposes and in accordance with these Terms and any order form, insertion order, or license schedule (each, an “Order”). You are responsible for all activity under your account. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized use or security incident.

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live) to enter into an Order or subscribe to paid access. If you access on behalf of a company, you represent that you have authority to bind the company to these Terms.

4) Intellectual Property Ownership

All Chronoby’s Content and the Platforms, including text, images, audio, video, artwork, designs, metadata, data compilations, the “look and feel,” logos, trademarks, and trade dress, are owned by Chronoby’s and/or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, database, and other intellectual property laws. No ownership rights are transferred to you under these Terms.

5) License Grants

5.1 Standard Content License

Subject to your timely payment of all fees and compliance with these Terms and the applicable Order, Chronoby’s grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to reproduce and display the specific Chronoby’s Content identified in your Order (the “Licensed Content”) for the permitted uses and territories and term set out in that Order.

5.2 Mandatory Visible Credit (Attribution)

All public-facing uses of Licensed Content must include prominent, legible attribution to “Chronoby’s” as the original author/source, placed in reasonable proximity to the Licensed Content (e.g., byline, caption, credit line, or end credit), such as:
“© Chronoby’s — Original content by Chronoby’s.”
If technically constrained (e.g., social cards), a shortened credit such as “via Chronoby’s” is acceptable. Failure to provide attribution is a material breach and may result in immediate suspension or termination of the license.

5.3 Restrictions (What You May Not Do)

Unless expressly permitted in your Order or by prior written consent, you may not:

Sublicense, resell, redistribute, or make the Licensed Content available as a standalone product, dataset, library, or API to third parties.
Use Licensed Content to train, fine-tune, or evaluate any machine learning or AI system; use in retrieval-augmented generation; or include in any dataset intended for model development or benchmarking.
Cache, bulk download, or archive Licensed Content beyond what is necessary for the permitted use; or create any competing database.
Alter credit lines, remove copyright notices, or misrepresent authorship or endorsements.
Use Licensed Content in unlawful, misleading, defamatory, or sensitive contexts (e.g., medical, financial, or legal advice) without appropriate qualifications and our prior written approval.
Text and data mining: For avoidance of doubt, we object under Article 4 of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (and any local implementations) to text/data mining of the Chronoby’s Content for any purpose, and opt out of such uses to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5.4 Podcast Materials

Unless expressly licensed in an Order, Watch Lovers Playground episodes, transcripts, artwork, and clips are not included in standard content licenses. Contact us for podcast-specific licensing and syndication rights.

5.5 Trial, Sample, and Preview Access

Any sample or preview content is provided solely for evaluation and may not be published or distributed.

6) User Submissions and Feedback

If you submit comments, testimonials, ratings, data, or other materials to us (“Submissions”), you grant Chronoby’s a worldwide, non‑exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty‑free, transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, distribute, and display those Submissions in any media for operating, improving, and promoting the Services. You represent you own or have the rights to your Submissions and that they do not infringe any third‑party rights or applicable law. We may moderate, edit, or remove Submissions at our discretion.

7) Fees, Taxes, and Billing

Fees are as set out in your Order or on our pricing page (if applicable). Unless stated otherwise, fees are exclusive of taxes, duties, and withholdings, which you are responsible for paying. We may suspend or terminate access for late or failed payments. Except as required by law or specified in your Order, fees are non‑refundable.

Auto‑renewal (if specified) will continue for successive terms unless canceled before renewal. We will provide reasonable notice of any material pricing changes for renewing terms.

8) Third‑Party Links, Tools, and Content

The Services may link to or incorporate third‑party websites, tools, feeds, or content. We do not endorse and are not responsible for third‑party materials or practices. Your use of third‑party services is governed by their terms and policies.

9) Software and API Terms (if provided)

We may provide downloads, SDKs, or APIs (“Software”). Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non‑transferable license to use the Software solely to access the Services as permitted. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works of the Software except to the extent such restrictions are prohibited by applicable law.

10) Prohibited Uses and Technical Protections

You agree not to:

Access data or systems without authorization, or attempt to bypass rate limits or security controls;
Use bots, scrapers, or automated means to access or copy the Services or Chronoby’s Content, except for standard web indexing by general‑purpose search engines that respect robots.txt and do not store or reproduce more than short non‑AI‑generated snippets;
Introduce malware or engage in activity that degrades the Services or interferes with others’ access;
Use the Services in violation of sanctions, export controls, or applicable laws.

We may employ technical measures to enforce these Terms and protect the Services.

11) Privacy

Our processing of personal data is described in our Privacy Policy. If you provide personal data of others, you represent you have a lawful basis to do so. To the extent we process personal data as a processor on your behalf, the parties may enter into a data processing agreement.

12) Disclaimers

The Services and Chronoby’s Content are provided “as is” and “as available.” To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non‑infringement. We do not warrant that the Services will be uninterrupted or error‑free, or that content will meet your requirements. Editorial content is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment, legal, medical, or professional advice.

13) Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Chronoby’s and its officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages (including lost profits, revenue, goodwill, data) arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms shall not exceed the amounts paid by you to us for the Services giving rise to the claim in the twelve (12) months preceding the first event giving rise to liability. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (e.g., fraud, death or personal injury caused by negligence).

14) Indemnity

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Chronoby’s and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any third‑party claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your Submissions; (b) your use of the Services or Licensed Content in breach of these Terms or an Order; or (c) your violation of law or third‑party rights.

15) Term and Termination

These Terms apply while you access or use the Services. We may suspend or terminate access immediately if you breach these Terms or an Order, including failure to provide required attribution. Upon termination, your licenses automatically end and you must cease use and, upon request, delete or return Licensed Content not authorized for continued archival use.

Sections that by their nature should survive (including ownership, attribution, restrictions, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnity, and governing law) will survive termination.

16) Governing Law and Venue

16.1 EU/UK/Rest of World (default)

These Terms and any dispute or claim (contractual or non‑contractual) arising out of or in connection with them are governed by Irish law. The courts of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction, and venue is proper in Dublin, Ireland.

16.2 United States – Optional Arbitration

If you are located in the United States, you and Chronoby’s may mutually agree in writing to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services by binding, individual arbitration under the Consumer Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Class and representative actions are waived in any such arbitration and, to the extent permitted by law, in court. Nothing prevents either party from seeking injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent unauthorized use or infringement of intellectual property.

If the parties do not agree to arbitrate, the governing law and forum in Section 16.1 applies.

17) Notices and Contact

Legal notices may be sent to hello@chronobys.com and by post to Abelson Ventures Ltd., Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland. We may provide operational notices via the Services or email associated with your account.

18) Copyright Complaints

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe material available through the Services infringes your copyright, please send a written notice that includes: (a) your contact details; (b) identification of the copyrighted work; (c) identification of the allegedly infringing material and its location; (d) a statement of good‑faith belief that the use is not authorized; and (e) a statement made under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and you are the rights holder or authorized to act for the rights holder. We may remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material and, where appropriate, terminate repeat infringers.

If you believe material was removed in error, you may send a counter‑notice including sufficient detail for us to assess the claim. We will handle notices consistent with applicable law. Notices can be sent to hello@chronobys.com.

19) Compliance; Export; Sanctions

You must comply with all applicable laws, including export controls and sanctions. You represent that you are not located in a jurisdiction subject to comprehensive sanctions and are not a restricted party.

20) Miscellaneous

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with any Order and policies referenced herein (e.g., Privacy Policy), constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Services.
No waiver. A failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver.
Severability. If any provision is held invalid, the remainder remains in effect.
Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.
Force majeure. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control (e.g., internet failure, power outages, labor disputes, acts of God).

21) Industry‑Specific Disclosures and Editorial Independence

Chronoby’s maintains editorial independence in reporting and opinion related to the watch industry. Sponsorships, affiliate links, and paid partnerships (if any) will be disclosed in accordance with applicable laws and advertising standards. Licensed Content does not constitute endorsement of any product or service unless expressly stated in writing.

Appendix A – Sample Credit Line Guidance

Article page/byline: “By Chronoby’s” with link to our site if permitted.
Social post: “via Chronoby’s” or “Original reporting: Chronoby’s.”

If you have questions about attribution placement or format, contact hello@chronobys.com.