Icarpool question - URGENT

[Pamela Blackhorse]

Does the below from Icarpool terms and conditions, extend to Oregon DLC? Lake Oswego, OR will be running an incentive program and would like to include children under 18 years of age. I assume this includes Oregon, but want to make sure.

Eligibility

Children or minors (persons under the age of 18) are not permitted to use the Service. Our services are available only to, and may only be used by, individuals who can form legally binding contracts under “Applicable Law” (Applicable Law is described below). “Applicable Law” means any applicable law, statute, treaty, regulation and ordinance of any state, province, territory or country. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Your participation of the Service is for your personal use. Business and government entities are permitted to use the Service only after explicit approval from us

 

Thanks,

P

[Amol B]

Hi Pamela,

Those terms extend to all users signing up for all iCarpool implementations. 

What type of use were you looking at? What kind of incentive are you planning? I've seen an example of an incentive to children via parents who had signed up in the iCarpool system - however, the users signed up in the system were parents (so over 18 years).

Thanks,

Amol

[Pamela Blackhorse]

Thanks!

[Pamela Blackhorse]

Hi Amol,

The City of Lake Oswego sent me this scope of what they will be doing:

We are using the website to promote active transportation (our definition includes is all non-car related transportation, so carpooling does not count), through the Lake Oswego 100 Mile Challenge.  The trip tracking website is primarily a mechanism for people to keep track of their active miles (such as walking or taking the bus to school/work), with the goal of reaching 100 (in a month or a year).  There are incentive drawings for people who meet the challenge.  The goal of this behavior change based program is to get people to try leaving their car at home and to help people see that small trips add up to big savings – money as well as carbon.

School drop-off and pick-up cause big congestion problems in Lake Oswego.

I did state that a schoolpool might be in order for the schools that are having the most traffic congestions issues. However, they want to focus on something is not carpool related; which is why they are requesting children under the age of 18 be eligible. 

I reiterated that legally icarpool cannot allow anyone under the age of 18, as is reflected in the terms and conditions of the site. They would like to know if there could be an exception. I advised mostly likely no, but that I would ask you anyway. 

I may have them contact you (or whomever you think is best) for better clarification. 

Thanks,

P 

[Amol B]

Hi Pamela,

Unfortunately, the legal terms and usage don't allow exceptions. I am happy to speak with folks from the city if it would help.  Let me know.

Thanks,

Amol