Terms of Service

By using GreenSteps you agree to these terms. They're intentionally short and plain.

The service

GreenSteps provides estimates of personal carbon emissions, AI-generated guidance, and community features (pledges, challenges). Estimates are based on published emission factors from sources like the IPCC, IEA, EPA, and India's CEA. They are approximations for awareness and education — not certified carbon accounting.

Acceptable use

• Don't submit hateful, harassing, or unlawful content to the pledge wall or chatbot.
• Don't attempt to overload, scrape, or disrupt the service.
• Don't misrepresent the AI's output as professional advice.

AI-generated content

The AI assistant can make mistakes. Always verify important decisions (e.g. major purchases, financial choices) with primary sources. We cite our knowledge base where relevant, but we don't guarantee accuracy.

Accounts

You're responsible for activity under your account. We may suspend accounts that violate these terms.

No warranty

The service is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. We're not liable for decisions made based on the estimates or guidance provided.

Changes

We may update these terms. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised terms.

GreenSteps is an open-source project built for the Google Carbon Footprint Awareness Challenge. Self-hosted deployments may set their own terms.