Terms of service.

TideLab is a sailing-education platform — interactive simulators (ColRegs lights, day shapes, sound signals, radar), practice quizzes, course overviews, study materials, crew tools, and buying guides.

This is educational content, not a formal qualification. Passing a quiz here certifies you in nothing; for real RYA or STCW credentials you must take the official course and exam.

If you create an account you're responsible for the security of your credentials — tell us at once if you suspect unauthorised access. You must be 16 or older.

We may suspend or terminate accounts for abuse — scraping, automated mass requests, harassment, or attempts to bypass our security.

You agree not to:

• Reverse-engineer, scrape, or systematically download our content.
• Use the platform to harass, defraud, or harm others.
• Probe or test security controls without permission.
• Resell or republish our content without permission (the /embed widgets are licensed for embedding with attribution).

Our simulators are embeddable iframes under /embed. You may embed them on your own site (a sailing-school resource page, crew-training intranet, etc.) without prior permission, provided the “Powered by TideLab” footer link stays intact.

All content, designs, code, and brand assets on tidelab.io are owned by TideLab or its licensors. Quiz questions, course bodies, study guides, and the simulators are our copyrighted work. You retain ownership of anything you submit to us.

Some links in our comparison and buying guides are affiliate links — we may earn a small commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. We disclose this on every guide. Affiliate revenue doesn't determine our verdicts.

The platform is provided as is. Don't rely on TideLab for safety-critical decisions at sea — use the official IMO COLREGS, your maritime authority, and qualified instructors.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, TideLab is not liable for indirect, consequential, or incidental losses arising from your use of the platform.

These terms are governed by the laws of [JURISDICTION] — replace with your chosen jurisdiction (e.g. England and Wales, or Romania). Disputes will be heard in the courts of that jurisdiction.

We may update these terms; material changes will be flagged on the homepage and dated above. Continued use means you accept them. Questions: hello@tidelab.io.