Terms of Service
1. Acceptance of Terms
2. Changes to Terms
3. Services Provided
4. User Accounts
5. User Content and Ownership
5.1. Content Ownership:
You retain all ownership rights to the content, documentation, and materials you create, upload, or publish through the Service ("User Content"). However, by using our Service, you grant publish.dev a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, distribute, display, and perform your User Content solely to provide and improve the Service.
5.2. Public Content:
Unless specifically configured as private, User Content published through the Service may be publicly accessible and indexable by search engines. You are responsible for ensuring you have appropriate rights to make your content public.
5.3. Content Responsibility:
You are solely responsible for all User Content you upload, publish, or share through the Service. You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to use and publish your User Content.
6. Prohibited Content and Conduct
You may not use the Service to upload, publish, or share content that:
- Infringes upon intellectual property rights of any third party;
- Contains malware, viruses, or other harmful code;
- Is defamatory, libelous, threatening, harassing, or abusive;
- Violates privacy rights or contains personal information without consent;
- Is spam, promotional content unrelated to documentation, or repetitive content;
- Contains illegal content or promotes illegal activities;
- Violates export control laws or contains restricted technical information;
- Is sexually explicit, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate for a professional platform;
- Attempts to circumvent security measures or gain unauthorized access to systems.
You also agree not to use automated systems to create accounts, upload content, or interact with the Service without express written permission.
7. Content Moderation and Takedown
7.1. Content Review:
publish.dev reserves the right, but has no obligation, to review, monitor, and moderate User Content. We may remove or disable access to any content that violates these Terms, poses security risks, or is otherwise deemed inappropriate.
7.2. Takedown Process:
If your content is removed, we will attempt to notify you via email. You may appeal content removal decisions by contacting us at support@publish.dev.
7.3. Emergency Removal:
We may immediately remove content without prior notice if it poses immediate security risks, legal liability, or violates applicable laws.
8. User Obligations
- Use the Service in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Not use the Service for any unlawful or prohibited purposes.
- Not interfere with or disrupt the security, integrity, or performance of the Service.
9. Refunds and Cancellations
We are committed to providing clear and fair refund policies in accordance with payment processing best practices.
9.1. Refund Eligibility:
- Refunds may be requested within 30 days of the original purchase date.
- Refunds are subject to our discretion and the specific terms of the service purchased.
- Digital services that have been fully delivered or accessed may not be eligible for refund.
9.2. Refund Processing:
- Approved refunds will be processed back to the original payment method used for the purchase.
- Refund processing typically takes 5-10 business days to appear on your statement, depending on your bank or card issuer.
- You will receive email confirmation when a refund has been processed.
- Refunds cannot be issued to a different payment method than originally used.
9.3. Partial Refunds:
- Partial refunds may be issued for services that have been partially used or delivered.
- Processing fees are non-refundable and will be deducted from refund amounts.
9.4. Cancellations:
- Service cancellations must be requested before the next billing cycle to avoid charges.
- Cancelled services will remain accessible until the end of the current billing period.
- No refunds will be provided for partial billing periods unless required by law.
9.5. Disputed Charges:
- We encourage customers to contact us directly before disputing charges with their bank.
- Chargebacks may result in account suspension while the matter is resolved.
- Additional documentation may be required to process refund requests or resolve disputes.
For refund requests or questions about our refund policy, please contact us at support@publish.dev.
10. Copyright and Intellectual Property
publish.dev respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), we have adopted the following policy toward copyright infringement.
10.1. Copyright Infringement Policy:
We reserve the right to (1) block access to or remove material that we believe in good faith to be copyrighted material that has been illegally copied and distributed by any of our users, and (2) remove and discontinue service to repeat offenders.
10.2. Reporting Copyright Infringement:
If you believe that material or content on our Services infringes your copyright, please send a notice of copyright infringement containing the following information to our Designated Agent:
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, including information regarding the location of the infringing materials with sufficient detail so that we can find and verify its existence;
- Your contact information including address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided is accurate and you are authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner.
10.3. Response to Infringement Notice:
Upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement, we may:
- Remove or disable access to the infringing material;
- Notify the content provider who is accused of infringement;
- Terminate the content provider's access to the Services if they are a repeat offender.
10.4. Counter-Notice Procedure:
If you believe that material was removed in error, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information:
- Your physical or electronic signature;
- Identification of the material that has been removed and the location where it appeared;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or misidentification;
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal Court for the judicial district in which your address is located.
If a counter-notice is received, we may send a copy to the original complaining party and may replace the removed material in 10-14 business days unless the copyright owner files a court action.
Designated Agent Contact: For copyright notices, please contact us at legal@publish.dev.
11. Legal Disclaimers and Limitations
11.1. Warranty Disclaimer:
publish.dev and its licensors, suppliers, partners, parent, subsidiaries or affiliated entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, employees, consultants, contract employees, representatives and agents, and each of their respective successors and assigns (publish.dev and all such parties together, the "publish.dev Parties") make no representations or warranties concerning the Services, including without limitation regarding any Content contained in or accessed through the Services.
THE SERVICES AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED BY publish.dev ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
IN PARTICULAR, THE publish.dev PARTIES DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT TO YOU THAT:
- Your use of the Services will meet your requirements;
- Your use of the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or free from error;
- Any information obtained by you as a result of your use of the Services will be accurate or reliable;
- Defects in the operation or functionality of any software provided to you as part of the Services will be corrected.
11.2. Limitation of Liability:
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL ANY OF THE publish.dev PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR (A) ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, (B) ANY SUBSTITUTE GOODS, SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY, (C) ANY AMOUNT, IN THE AGGREGATE, IN EXCESS OF ONE-HUNDRED ($100) DOLLARS OR (D) ANY MATTER BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL.
11.3. Indemnity:
You agree to indemnify and hold the publish.dev Parties harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from or in any way related to any claims relating to (a) your use of the Services (including any actions taken by a third party using your account), and (b) your violation of these Terms.
11.4. Assignment:
You may not assign, delegate or transfer these Terms or your rights or obligations hereunder, or your Services account, in any way without publish.dev's prior written consent. We may transfer, assign, or delegate these Terms and our rights and obligations without consent.
11.5. Choice of Law:
These Terms are governed by and will be construed under applicable Canadian federal law and the laws of the Province of Alberta, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.
11.6. Dispute Resolution:
Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Alberta Arbitration Act or the rules of the ADR Institute of Canada. YOU AND publish.dev WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR JURY.
11.7. Class Action Waiver:
ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES MUST BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT ON A CLASS BASIS. CLAIMS OF MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER OR USER CANNOT BE ARBITRATED OR LITIGATED JOINTLY OR CONSOLIDATED.