Terms of Service

Last updated: March 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Allowd platform (“Service”), operated by Rouge Hill Consulting (“we,” “us,” or “our”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Registered users must explicitly accept these Terms before accessing protected features of the Service. We may require re-acceptance when these Terms are materially updated.

2. Description of Service

Allowd is a deterministic sign by-law compliance-checking platform. The Service provides digital access to municipal sign by-law content, automated rule evaluation, and related tools. All compliance outputs are generated from structured rule data without runtime AI inference.

3. User Accounts

Certain features may require registration. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities under your account.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose;
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or systematically download content from the Service;
• Interfere with the security or integrity of the Service;
• Misrepresent compliance results obtained from the Service as official municipal approvals.

5. Data Collection & Analytics

By using the Service, you acknowledge and agree that we collect and store usage data, including inputs you submit during compliance evaluations (such as address, sign type, and sign parameters), evaluation outcomes, session identifiers, and feature-usage events. This data is processed on our own infrastructure and is used solely for operating, improving, and securing the Service. We do not share this data with third-party analytics vendors. For full details, see our Privacy Policy.

6. Intellectual Property

All software, design, and original content on the Service are the property of Rouge Hill Consulting. Municipal by-law text reproduced in the Service remains the property of the respective municipalities and is provided for informational purposes.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that compliance outputs are error-free or constitute legal or professional advice. Users should verify results with the relevant municipal authority.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rouge Hill Consulting shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Service.

9. Modifications

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Ontario.

11. Contact

Questions about these Terms may be directed to us through the Allowd platform.