Terms of Service
Website: Get Grumpy (getgrumpy.ca)
Operator: Clayton Mattatall, Ontario, Canada
Effective date: October 9, 2026
1. Agreement to these Terms
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) apply to access to and use of Get Grumpy at getgrumpy.ca (the “Website”), including its articles, public comments, and contact features. The Website is operated by Clayton Mattatall (“the operator,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) in Ontario, Canada.
By accessing or using the Website, including posting a comment or sending a message through a contact feature, you agree to these Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law. If you do not agree, do not use the Website or submit content through it.
2. Nature of the Website
The Website publishes material selected and written by its operator, which may include commentary, criticism, satire, opinion, and discussion of public issues. Strong language and controversial viewpoints may appear. Material is provided for general information, commentary, and discussion; it is not legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the operator does not represent that every statement is independently verified, complete, current, or suitable for a particular purpose. Opinions should be understood in context. You are responsible for evaluating information before relying on it.
3. Eligibility and General Audience
The Website is intended for a general audience. You may use it only in compliance with these Terms and applicable law. You are responsible for ensuring that your use is lawful where you access the Website.
4. Comments and User Submissions
Comments may be displayed publicly as soon as submitted. The operator may, but is not required to, review, moderate, edit where appropriate, decline to publish, restrict visibility of, or remove comments at any time. The operator may disable comments or restrict access to comment features where considered appropriate. No particular review time, response, or outcome is guaranteed.
You are responsible for content you submit, including its accuracy, legality, and consequences. Submitting a comment does not mean the operator endorses, verifies, adopts, or agrees with it. A comment’s appearance on the Website does not make it the operator’s statement or opinion.
By submitting a comment, you confirm that you have the rights and permissions necessary to submit it and that its submission and display will not violate another person’s rights or applicable law. You grant the operator a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, and technically format the comment as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, moderate, and maintain the Website. This license does not transfer ownership of your content and continues only as reasonably necessary for those purposes, subject to applicable law and any rights you may have to request removal.
Do not submit confidential or sensitive personal information in a public comment. The operator cannot guarantee that content posted publicly will remain private, even if later removed.
5. Prohibited Conduct
You must not use the Website or its contact or comment features to:
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impersonate another person or organization, falsely claim an affiliation or authorization, or misrepresent your identity in a deceptive or unlawful way;
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post or transmit unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, harassing, or abusive content, or content intended to intimidate or unlawfully target another person;
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publish defamatory statements, malicious falsehoods, or factual allegations you know are false or make recklessly without a reasonable basis;
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infringe copyright, moral rights, trademarks, privacy, confidentiality, or other legal rights;
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publish another person’s personal information without a lawful basis or in a manner that unlawfully invades their privacy;
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send spam, unsolicited promotions, deceptive solicitations, malware, or harmful code;
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attempt unauthorized access to the Website, its hosting environment, systems, or data, or interfere with its security, availability, or operation;
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use automated means to overload, scrape, probe, or disrupt the Website in a manner that violates law, these Terms, or reasonable technical restrictions;
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circumvent moderation, removal, access restrictions, or security measures; or
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use the Website to facilitate unlawful activity or encourage others to do so.
Criticism, satire, disagreement, and strongly worded opinions are not prohibited merely because they are controversial or unwelcome. They remain subject to applicable law and these Terms.
6. False Information, Defamation, and Complaints
Do not present invented or materially misleading factual claims as true, knowingly spread false information about an identifiable person or organization, or use the Website to publish allegations that unlawfully damage another person’s reputation. Opinions, satire, and allegations must be assessed in context; this section does not prohibit lawful expression, fair comment, or other expression protected by law.
If you believe a comment or other material is unlawful, defamatory, impersonating you, or infringing your rights, contact
The operator may consider complaints and take action at their discretion but does not promise to investigate every complaint, respond by a particular deadline, or remove material in every case. Complaints must not knowingly be false or submitted for an improper purpose.
7. Copyright and Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise indicated, original articles, text, graphics, design, and other materials created by the operator are owned by the operator or used with permission and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. All rights are reserved except for rights granted by law or expressly stated by the relevant rights holder.
You may access and read the Website for personal, non-commercial use. You may share a link to a page and quote a reasonable excerpt where permitted by law, provided you do not misrepresent the source or context and provide appropriate attribution where reasonably practicable. You must not reproduce, republish, commercially exploit, or adapt substantial Website content without permission, except as allowed by applicable law.
You must not submit content that infringes another person’s rights. Nothing in these Terms removes rights or exceptions available under the Copyright Act (Canada), including applicable fair dealing rights. Ownership of third-party material remains with its respective rights holder.
8. No Endorsement of User Comments
User comments and submissions are provided by their authors, not by the operator. The operator does not necessarily review comments before they appear and does not guarantee their truth, legality, reliability, or appropriateness. Displaying, leaving online, editing, or removing a comment is not an endorsement of it.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the operator disclaims responsibility for user-generated statements and submissions. This provision does not exclude or limit any duty or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, nor does it determine the rights or liabilities of any person under applicable law.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
The Website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The operator does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, available at all times, or free of harmful components, or that its content will be accurate, complete, current, or suitable for your purposes.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the operator will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive loss or damage, or for loss of data, profits, goodwill, or business opportunities, arising from or related to use of, inability to use, or reliance on the Website or user submissions. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by law, including liability that cannot legally be waived or rights that cannot be waived under applicable consumer protection or other legislation.
You use the Website at your own discretion and are responsible for your decisions and actions based on its content. This section is not a guarantee that the operator is immune from claims and does not prevent a court or other competent authority from determining liability under applicable law.
10. Indemnity
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to be responsible for claims, losses, liabilities, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful use of the Website or breach of these Terms, including claims that your submitted content infringes another person’s rights. This applies only to the extent that the claim or loss is attributable to your conduct and does not require you to indemnify the operator for the operator’s own conduct where such an obligation would be unlawful or unenforceable.
11. External Websites
The Website may refer to or link to third-party websites or resources. Such links are provided for convenience or context. The operator does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites, their content, availability, policies, or practices. Accessing third-party resources is at your own risk and subject to their terms.
12. Privacy
The Website’s collection, use, and handling of personal information are addressed in the Privacy Policy published on the Website. These Terms should be read together with that policy. If there is a conflict concerning personal information practices, the Privacy Policy governs that subject, subject to applicable law. Do not send sensitive personal information unless necessary for your inquiry.
13. Removal, Restriction, and Changes to the Website
The operator may remove content, restrict or block access, disable a feature, or suspend or discontinue any part of the Website at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. The operator is not obligated to retain comments or other submissions for any particular period.
14. Changes to These Terms
These Terms may be updated from time to time. The revised version will be posted on the Website with an updated “Last updated” date. Changes apply from the stated effective date or, if none is stated, from the time they are posted, subject to applicable law. Continued use after changes are posted indicates acceptance of the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law. If you do not agree to a change, stop using the Website.
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and disputes arising from use of the Website are governed by the laws of Ontario and the applicable laws of Canada, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory law provides otherwise. Subject to applicable law and any non-waivable rights, the courts of Ontario will have jurisdiction over disputes relating to these Terms or the Website.
16. Severability and No Waiver
If a provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it will be severed or limited only to the extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the extent legally possible. A failure or delay in enforcing a provision does not waive the right to enforce it later.
17. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Website’s Privacy Policy and any additional terms expressly stated for a particular feature, form the terms governing your use of the Website, subject to applicable law. They do not limit rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded.
18. Contact
Questions, complaints, or notices concerning these Terms or Website content may be sent to:
Clayton Mattatall
Operator of Get Grumpy
Ontario, Canada
Email: