Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and CAFE SOFTWARE LLC ("Company," "we," "our," or "us") governing your access to and use of cafe.link (the "Service").

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Service.

2. Description of Service

cafe is a social calendar sharing application that enables users to easily create, manage, and share event schedules. The Service allows you to:

• Create and manage calendars with custom privacy settings (private, unlisted, or public)
• Add events with details, dates, times, and locations
• Share calendars via QR codes or shareable links
• Export events to popular calendar applications
• RSVP to events and interact with event details
• Comment on and share photos for events
• Curate calendars by linking events from other users' calendars

3. User Accounts

3.1 Registration

To access certain features of the Service, you must create an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

3.2 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

3.3 Age Requirements

You must be at least 13 years old (or 16 in the European Economic Area) to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.

4. User-Generated Content

4.1 Your Content

You retain all ownership rights in the content you create, post, or share through the Service ("User Content"), including calendars, events, comments, and photos.

4.2 License to cafe

By posting User Content to the Service, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with operating and providing the Service.

This license allows us to:

• Display your calendars and events according to your chosen privacy settings
• Generate shareable links and QR codes for your calendars
• Allow other users to view and import your public or unlisted calendars
• Create backups and ensure service reliability

4.3 Responsibility for Content

You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to publish your User Content.

4.4 Content Standards

User Content must not:

• Contain false, misleading, or deceptive information
• Infringe any intellectual property or other proprietary rights
• Contain hateful, threatening, or harassing content
• Include personal information of others without their consent
• Contain malware, viruses, or other harmful code
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations

5. Privacy Settings and Public Content

When you create a calendar, you can choose its privacy setting:

• Private: Only you can view and access the calendar
• Unlisted: Anyone with the link can view the calendar
• Public: The calendar is discoverable and accessible to anyone

You acknowledge that public and unlisted calendars may be viewed, shared, and linked to by other users. You should not include sensitive or confidential information in public or unlisted calendars.

6. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any laws
• Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or other users' accounts
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service
• Use automated scripts, bots, or crawlers to access the Service
• Harvest or collect information about other users without their consent
• Upload or transmit viruses or other malicious code
• Spam, solicit, or send unsolicited messages to other users
• Create multiple accounts for abusive purposes
• Use the Service to compete with or create a similar service

7. Intellectual Property Rights

7.1 Service Content

The Service and its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are owned by CAFE SOFTWARE LLC and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

7.2 Trademarks

"cafe," the cafe logo, and other marks are trademarks of CAFE SOFTWARE LLC. You may not use these marks without our prior written permission.

7.3 Feedback

If you provide us with any feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant us the right to use such feedback without any obligation to you.

8. Third-Party Services and Links

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

The Service integrates with third-party calendar applications (Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, etc.) for export functionality. Your use of these applications is governed by their respective terms of service.

9. Termination

9.1 By You

You may terminate your account at any time by accessing your account settings and selecting the delete account option. Upon termination, your account and all associated data will be permanently deleted.

9.2 By Us

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe:

• Violates these Terms or our Privacy Policy
• Is harmful to other users, us, or third parties
• Violates applicable laws or regulations
• Exposes us or our users to legal liability

9.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

10. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE.

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will function uninterrupted, secure, or available at any particular time or location
• Any errors or defects will be corrected
• The Service is free of viruses or other harmful components
• The results of using the Service will meet your requirements

You use the Service at your sole risk. We are not responsible for any event information accuracy or for any damages resulting from reliance on User Content.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CAFE SOFTWARE LLC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION 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

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, OR $100, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CAFE SOFTWARE LLC and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, and suppliers 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
• Your use of the Service
• Your User Content
• Your violation of any rights of another party

13. Dispute Resolution

13.1 Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

13.2 Arbitration

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, except as otherwise provided herein. The arbitration shall be conducted in Delaware, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

13.3 Exceptions

Either party may seek equitable relief in court for infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights.

13.4 Class Action Waiver

You agree that any arbitration or proceeding shall be limited to the dispute between us and you individually. To the full extent permitted by law, no arbitration or proceeding shall be joined with any other, no dispute shall be arbitrated on a class-action basis, and there is no right or authority for any dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity.

14. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Service prior to the effective date of the changes. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

15. General

15.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements.

15.2 Waiver and Severability

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver. If any provision is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

15.3 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights under these Terms without restriction.

15.4 Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

16. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us: