Terms of use
Pickaside is a free tool for informal rankings and group decisions. These terms are plain language from the person who runs the site, Scott Hogeveen. They are not a lawyer’s opinion. If you need a contract for a formal election, a workplace process, or anything with legal consequences, use something else.
What the result means
A score is an average of the positions people gave an option. It is not a percentage of people who voted for it, not a fact about the world, and not a decision that binds anyone who did not agree to be bound. Ties stay tied. Options nobody ranked are not recommended. An option someone marked unworkable is not recommended either.
What not to use it for
Do not use Pickaside for elections, hiring, discipline, medical choices, or emergencies. Do not put passwords, payment card numbers, or other people’s private information into a title, an option, a nickname, or a contact message. Do not use a ranking to harass someone.
Your content
You keep what you type. You give Pickaside permission to store and show it as the product needs: group links show the list and nicknames to anyone who has the link, and a public list tally shows the combined order. The organizer of a group can delete that group. A public challenge link cannot be centrally revoked. Remove it where you shared it.
Acceptable use
Do not attack the site, scrape it in a way that degrades it for other people, or submit ballots with the aim of stuffing a public tally. One browser, one order per list, is the rule the software enforces. It is not a strong defence against someone who is determined.
No warranty
The site is provided as it is. Lists are written to be accurate, and they can still be wrong or out of date. Flight numbers, player counts, and film runtimes are the figures publishers and common listings use. Check the box, the disc, or the file you will actually use. Pickaside is not liable for a dinner, a round, or a film that did not work out.
Ads
There are no ads today. If they are added, they will be labelled and kept off voting and group screens. The privacy policy will say so before that happens.
Changes
The site and these terms can change. The current text is the one on this page. Continued use after a change means you accept the current text.
Contact
Questions go through the contact form.