Agreement and eligibility
These Terms of Use are a binding agreement between you and the California-based independent operator of MotoM1 ("MotoM1," "we," "us," or "our"). They govern your access to the MotoM1 website and installable web app (the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 13 to use the Service. If you are under the age of legal majority where you live, you may use it only with permission and supervision from a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. The Service is intended for users in the United States.
Elleven Media Group designed the Service and provides hosting administration as an independent service provider. Elleven Media Group is not the operator of MotoM1 and is not a party to these Terms.
Educational purpose and DMV independence
MotoM1 is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, approved by, or operated by the California Department of Motor Vehicles or any other government agency. It does not issue permits, schedule tests, provide official examination questions, or guarantee that you will qualify for or pass any examination.
The current California Motorcycle Handbook, California law, and official DMV instructions control if they differ from the Service. Always confirm licensing rules, fees, appointments, examination requirements, and safety guidance directly with the California DMV.
Safety and no professional advice
Content is provided solely for general educational purposes. It is not legal advice, professional driver training, or a substitute for an approved safety course, qualified instruction, sound judgment, or compliance with law. Motorcycle riding can cause property damage, serious injury, or death. Never access or use the Service while operating a vehicle or whenever doing so would be unsafe or unlawful.
Limited license
Subject to these Terms, MotoM1 grants you a limited, personal, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Service for lawful, non-commercial study. You may install the web app and export or copy your own locally stored study progress. No other right or license is granted by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.
Prohibited use
You may not, or help another person to:
- use the Service unlawfully or in a way that harms, disrupts, probes, overloads, or compromises it;
- bypass security or access controls, introduce malicious code, scrape at unreasonable volume, or interfere with another visitor;
- misrepresent MotoM1 as an official DMV service or imply government sponsorship or endorsement;
- commercially resell, republish, repackage, frame, or exploit the Service without written permission;
- reverse engineer the Service except to the limited extent applicable law expressly permits despite this restriction;
- infringe intellectual-property, privacy, publicity, or other rights; or
- remove or obscure ownership, attribution, safety, or legal notices.
Content and intellectual property
The Service, including its software, design, original explanations, selection, organization, and MotoM1 branding, is owned by or licensed to the operator and is protected by applicable laws. References to the California DMV, the California Motorcycle Handbook, and other third-party names or materials remain the property of their respective owners. These Terms do not grant ownership of MotoM1 or third-party content.
Your device and study data
Study history and active sessions are stored locally in your browser. You are responsible for your device, browser profile, backup files, and sync codes. Clearing browser data, uninstalling the web app, device failure, software updates, or storage restrictions may permanently delete progress. MotoM1 has no operator-side copy and cannot restore locally stored information. Review the Privacy Policy for details.
Accuracy, updates, and availability
We may correct, modify, update, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time without liability. Questions, answers, explanations, handbook references, and legal requirements may contain errors or become outdated. An offline or cached copy may not immediately receive changes. You are responsible for checking current official sources before relying on information or taking an examination.
Third-party services and links
The Service may link to or rely on third-party services and providers, including Elleven Media Group, Cloudflare, and California DMV websites. Links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party content, terms, privacy, security, availability, or conduct. Your use of a third-party service is at your own risk and may be governed by separate terms.
Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate access to the Service if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms, created risk or legal exposure, or misused the Service. You may stop using the Service at any time. On termination, the license granted to you ends. Provisions that by their nature should survive—including ownership, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, and general terms—will survive.
Disclaimer of warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service and all content are provided "as is" and "as available." MotoM1 disclaims all express, implied, and statutory warranties, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, availability, security, and examination results. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, current, or free of harmful components. You use it at your own risk.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, MotoM1, its operator, and contributors will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages; personal or property loss arising from reliance on educational content; or loss of data, opportunity, goodwill, profits, or exam fees, arising out of or related to the Service or these Terms, even if advised that such damage was possible.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, their total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or related to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid to use the Service during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim or US $100. These limitations do not apply to liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers or limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.
Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MotoM1, its operator, and contributors from third-party claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, losses, and reasonable costs arising from your unlawful misuse of the Service, your material violation of these Terms, or your infringement of a third party's rights. This section does not require indemnification for conduct attributable to MotoM1 and does not limit non-waivable consumer rights.
Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except to the extent the law where you live gives you non-waivable rights. Nothing in these Terms waives any protection that applicable law does not allow you to waive.
Informal dispute resolution
Before filing a formal claim concerning the Service or these Terms, you and MotoM1 agree to make a good-faith effort to resolve the dispute informally. Send a written notice describing the issue, the relief requested, and information reasonably sufficient to evaluate the claim to motom1ca@pm.me. The receiving party will have 30 days to respond before either party starts formal proceedings. This requirement does not prevent either party from seeking urgent injunctive relief, does not require arbitration, and does not extend or waive an applicable limitation period.
Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms when the Service or applicable requirements change. We will post the revised Terms here and replace the effective date. For material changes, we will provide a prominent in-Service notice when reasonably possible. Unless law requires otherwise, changes apply prospectively when they take effect. Your continued use after that date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
General terms
These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement concerning the Service and supersede prior understandings about it. If a provision is unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent and the remaining provisions will remain effective. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a transfer of the Service. We are not liable for delay or failure caused by events beyond reasonable control. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. These Terms create no agency, partnership, joint venture, employment, fiduciary, or third-party-beneficiary relationship.
Notices and contact
Questions, legal notices, and good-faith reports of copyright or other rights concerns may be sent to motom1ca@pm.me. Include enough detail to understand and respond to the matter. MotoM1 may provide notices by posting them in the Service. A posted notice is effective when published unless it states a later effective date.