Terms of Service

1. Agreement

By creating an account or using The Stringer (the "Service"), you agree to these Terms of Service (the "Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the Service. The Service is operated by [LEGAL ENTITY NAME], a [JURISDICTION] [ENTITY TYPE] ("we," "us," or "our").

2. What The Stringer Does

The Stringer is an offensive anti-spam tool. When you flag an email as spam, our system uses an AI language model to generate realistic replies designed to engage the spammer in a time-wasting conversation. We may also redirect the spammer to decoy landing pages ("stings") designed to waste their attention.

You authorize us to read the subject, body, sender, and headers of emails you flag, and to send replies from your connected email account on your behalf, solely for the purpose of operating the Service.

3. Eligibility and Accounts

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to use the Service. You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activity under your account. You must provide accurate information and keep it up to date.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Service only against emails you reasonably believe to be unsolicited, fraudulent, or malicious (spam, scams, phishing). You agree NOT to:

• Flag legitimate correspondence or emails from identifiable individuals you know personally, as a form of harassment;
• Use the Service to harass, stalk, defame, or threaten any specific person;
• Attempt to overwhelm, rate-limit-exhaust, or degrade third-party systems beyond the spam conversation itself;
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract our source code, prompts, or machine-learning weights;
• Resell, sublicense, or provide the Service to third parties except as we explicitly permit;
• Use the Service in violation of any applicable law, including anti-spam laws (CAN-SPAM, GDPR, CASL, etc.).

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules.

5. Subscriptions and Billing

Paid tiers are billed monthly or annually in advance through Stripe. Prices are listed on our pricing page and may change on 30 days' notice. You may cancel at any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. We offer a 14-day refund on your first paid subscription — contact support@the-stringer.lol.

Usage above your tier's monthly limits will pause new replies until the cycle resets or you upgrade.

6. AI-Generated Content

The replies and sting pages generated by the Service are produced by large language models and may be inaccurate, unexpected, or occasionally inappropriate. You acknowledge that you are responsible for reviewing content sent from your email account. You may disable auto-send and use approval mode (Pro and Power tiers) to review each reply before it is sent.

7. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, design, sting pages, and brand, is owned by us and protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. These Terms grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the Service for its intended purpose. Content that you submit (e.g., notes, rules, persona tweaks) remains yours, but you grant us a license to process it as necessary to operate the Service.

8. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle personal data and email content. By using the Service you agree to our privacy practices.

9. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT IT WILL ALWAYS CORRECTLY IDENTIFY SPAM OR GENERATE APPROPRIATE REPLIES.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) [$100 / PENDING LEGAL REVIEW]. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of a third party.

12. Termination

You may terminate your account at any time through the app. We may suspend or terminate your access for violation of these Terms, non-payment, or at our reasonable discretion on 30 days' notice. Upon termination, we will delete your account data within [30 / 90] days, except where retention is required by law.

13. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the updated Terms with a new "Last updated" date and notify active accounts via email for material changes. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

14. Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of [JURISDICTION — PENDING LEGAL REVIEW], without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Disputes will be resolved in the courts of [VENUE — PENDING LEGAL REVIEW], unless required otherwise by your local consumer-protection law.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms? support@the-stringer.lol.