Terms & Conditions

Cardinal Apps Inc. ("we", "our" or "Cardinal"), reserves the right to change the terms within this Terms & Conditions agreement at any time without prior notice.

When we say "Cardinal's applications", we mean the software that users self-host, the websites that we host, the mobile applications that we distribute, the software that we run in the cloud, and everything in between that connects it all.

By continuing to use Cardinal's products, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.

When you use any Cardinal product, you agree:

1. 1.0 That you are at least fourteen (14) years old.
2. 1.1 To not distribute any application that uses Cardinal's APIs and attempts to offer similar or competing features as Cardinal's own applications.
3. 1.2 To not distribute Cardinal's applications either privately or publicly.
4. 1.3 To not monetize access to Cardinal's applications or otherwise accept payment for their use.
5. 1.4 To not use Cardinal's applications for commercial purposes.
6. 1.5 To not send an excessive amount of HTTP requests to Cardinal's cloud servers.
7. 1.6 To not use Cardinal's cloud servers for anything other than the features provided by Cardinal's own applications, in the manner that they are intented to be used.
8. 1.7 To not use unlicensed copyrighted materials in Cardinal's applications.
9. 1.8 To not use illegal materials in Cardinal's applications.
10. 1.9 To always use Cardinal's products in good faith¹.
    1. 1.9.1 By not abusing bugs or exploits.
    2. 1.9.2 By not disseminating information about bugs or exploits.

When you use any type of Cardinal account, you agree:

1. 2.0 To not share your account login information with anyone else.
2. 2.1 To not share or move your account session token(s), cookie(s), and/or other locally stored account data.
3. 2.2 To not attempt to impersonate any user whose account you do not own.
4. 2.3 To not send fake/spoofed HTTP requests to Cardinal's cloud servers.
5. 2.4 To not send HTTP requests on the behalf of anyone else to the cloud servers.

When you use the community forums, you agree:

1. 3.0 To not promote or share links to, either publicly or privately, copyrighted and/or illegal materials, or other websites where links to such material can be found.
2. 3.1 To not harass other users.
3. 3.2 To not post racist or otherwise hateful content.
4. 3.3 To not post adult-only content.
5. 3.4 To not post unnecessarily offensive or shocking content.
6. 3.5 To not solicit other users.
7. 3.6 To not advertise a business or product without special written permission.
8. 3.7 To not upload images for any other purpose than being posted on the forums.
9. 3.8 To not impersonate other users.
10. 3.9 To not impersonate Cardinal Apps Inc. personnel.

Cardinal's community forums are family-friendly and accepting of users of all skill levels. Users are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the above rules. We reserve the right to remove forum users at our own discretion.

When you purchase any Cardinal product, you agree:

1. 4.0 That in the event of a billing dispute, you shall grant us the opportunity to refund your purchase before initiating a chargeback with your credit provider.
2. 4.1 That any billing discrepancies, issues, or problems shall be brought to our attention without delay by sending an email to the billing email address on the Contact page.

When you purchase a Cardinal subscription, you agree:

1. 5.0 That your access to the purchased features will only last for as long as your subscription is active and paid for.
2. 5.1 That we will automatically bill you for the next billing cycle at the end of your current billing cycle.
3. 5.2 That should you no longer wish to continue your subscription, it is your responsibility to cancel it.
4. 5.3 That if you opt to cancel your subscription before the end of the billing cycle, you will retain access to the tier for the remainder of the billing cycle, and not receive a partial refund.
5. 5.4 That we will automatically terminate your subscription if your billing account is in arrears for seven (7) days.

In the event of a failed payment, we will grant you a grace period of seven (7) days during which we will make up to three (3) additional attempts to collect payment. If all fail, then at the end of the grace period we will terminate your subscription and make no further attempts to collect payment.

Non-compliance

Failure to comply with these Terms & Conditions can result in having your access to Cardinal's cloud services revoked without warning. We may also terminate your subscription, refund your purchase(s), and apply bans of varying degrees at our discretion.

Disclaimer

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

¹ Are you going to pen test? A courtesy email to hackers[@]cardinalapps[dot]io first would be appreciated.