Welcome to First Year For Real. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the firstyearforreal.com website and all related services (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Service.
Last Updated: October 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing, browsing, or using First Year For Real at firstyearforreal.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and First Year For Real. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Service following any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.
2. Description of Service
First Year For Real provides calm, practical guidance for first-time parents in the United States navigating the first year of parenthood. Our Service includes educational content, articles, resources, and information related to newborn care, postpartum recovery, infant feeding, sleep guidance, and family systems support.
The content provided through firstyearforreal.com is for informational and educational purposes only. Our Service is designed to offer general guidance and support but does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We do not provide medical services, and nothing on our Service should be construed as establishing a doctor-patient or healthcare provider-patient relationship.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time, with or without notice, and without liability to you.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of First Year For Real may require you to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. First Year For Real will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information.
You must be at least 18 years of age to create an account and use our Service. By creating an account, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You specifically agree not to:
Use the Service in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
Impersonate or attempt to impersonate First Year For Real, our employees, another user, or any other person or entity
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Service
Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device or manual process to monitor or copy our Service without our prior written permission
Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Service, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Service
Use the Service to transmit any advertising, promotional materials, or unsolicited communications
Harass, abuse, or harm another person or group through the Service
We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this provision, including removing content, suspending or terminating accounts, and reporting violations to law enforcement authorities.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
The Service and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by First Year For Real, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.
The First Year For Real name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of First Year For Real or its affiliates. You may not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on the Service are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any material from firstyearforreal.com, except as incidental to normal web browsing or as expressly permitted in these Terms.
6. User Content
Our Service may allow you to submit, post, or share comments, questions, feedback, or other content ("User Content"). You retain ownership of any intellectual property rights that you hold in your User Content. By submitting User Content to First Year For Real, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights to submit your User Content and that your User Content does not violate any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights.
You agree that your User Content will not contain material that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, or otherwise objectionable. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, edit, or remove any User Content that we determine in our sole discretion violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable.
You acknowledge that First Year For Real does not endorse any User Content and that User Content does not reflect the views or opinions of First Year For Real. We are not responsible for any User Content posted by users of the Service.
7. Medical Disclaimer
The information provided on firstyearforreal.com is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. The content on First Year For Real should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician, pediatrician, or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or your child's health.
Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on our Service. If you think you or your child may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.
First Year For Real does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Service. Reliance on any information provided by First Year For Real is solely at your own risk.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, First Year For Real, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:
Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service
Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service
Any content obtained from the Service
Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
In no event shall the aggregate liability of First Year For Real exceed the amount you paid, if any, to access the Service during the twelve months preceding the claim, or one hundred dollars ($100), whichever is greater.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless First Year For Real, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to:
Your violation of these Terms of Service
Your use of the Service
Your User Content
Your violation of any rights of another person or entity
10. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease.
You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us or by discontinuing your use of the Service. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the state in which First Year For Real is headquartered, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. You agree to waive any right to a jury trial or to participate in a class action.
12. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will notify you by posting the updated Terms on firstyearforreal.com and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms. We may also provide additional notice, such as through email or a notice on our homepage.
Your continued use of the Service following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page periodically so you are aware of any changes.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and such provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable.
14. Entire Agreement
These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by First Year For Real on the Service, constitute the entire agreement between you and First Year For Real concerning the Service and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, regarding the Service.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:
First Year For Real
Website: firstyearforreal.com
Email: Contact information available on our website
We will make every effort to respond to your inquiries in a timely manner.