Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using VibeCodes at vibecodes.co.uk (the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”) and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and VibeCodes (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. About VibeCodes

VibeCodes is a collaborative platform that allows users to submit software project ideas, vote on and discuss ideas, collaborate with other developers, manage tasks using kanban boards, and use AI-powered tools to enhance and develop their projects. The Service is currently provided free of charge as a community platform.

3. Eligibility & Account Registration

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are under 16 years old, you confirm that you have obtained consent from a parent or guardian before registering.

You may register using GitHub OAuth, Google OAuth, or an email and password. You are responsible for:

• Maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.
• All activity that occurs under your account.
• Notifying us immediately at info@vibecodes.co.uk if you suspect unauthorised access.

You must provide accurate information during registration and keep your profile details up to date. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that contain false information.

4. User Content

“User Content” means any ideas, descriptions, comments, task names, attachments, or other material you submit to the Service.

4.1 Ownership

You retain ownership of all intellectual property rights in your User Content. By submitting content to the Service, you grant VibeCodes a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to host, store, display, and reproduce that content solely for the purpose of operating and improving the Service.

4.2 Your Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for your User Content. You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary rights to submit the content.
• The content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, or other rights.
• The content complies with applicable law and these Terms.

4.3 Removal

We reserve the right to remove any User Content that violates these Terms or that we deem harmful to the Service or its users, without prior notice.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Post content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, hateful, threatening, or harassing.
• Infringe any third-party intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights.
• Distribute malware, spam, or unsolicited promotional material.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service, its infrastructure, or other users' accounts.
• Scrape, crawl, or extract data from the Service by automated means without our express written consent.
• Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation.
• Use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation, including UK data protection law.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service.

Violation of these rules may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account and, where appropriate, referral to law enforcement authorities.

6. AI Features

VibeCodes offers AI-powered features including idea enhancement, board generation, and AI agent personas, powered by Anthropic's Claude models via the Vercel AI SDK.

• No reliance: AI-generated output is provided for convenience only. You should independently verify any AI output before relying on it for decisions.
• Content submission: When you use AI features, relevant portions of your content may be sent to Anthropic's API for processing. Please do not include sensitive personal data in prompts.
• Usage limits: AI features are subject to per-user daily usage limits. We reserve the right to adjust or withdraw AI features at any time.
• BYOK: If you provide your own Anthropic API key, you are subject to Anthropic's own Terms of Service and usage policies.

7. Intellectual Property

All rights in the VibeCodes platform, including its software, design, logos, and documentation, are owned by or licensed to VibeCodes and are protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use our trade names, trademarks, service marks, or logos without our prior written consent. The open-source components of the Service are subject to their respective licences, as indicated in the GitHub repository.

8. Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third-party providers including:

• Supabase — database, authentication, and storage
• GitHub & Google — OAuth authentication
• Anthropic — AI model processing
• Vercel — hosting and deployment

Your use of these third-party services is subject to their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the practices of third-party providers.

9. Privacy & Data Protection

We process your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Please review the Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and store your information.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer under English law.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, VibeCodes and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profits, or loss of goodwill.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising under these Terms shall not exceed £100. Nothing in these Terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under English law.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless VibeCodes and its operators from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms or applicable law.

13. Termination

You may delete your account at any time from your profile settings. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service at our sole discretion, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (including sections on intellectual property, limitation of liability, and governing law) will do so.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. For material changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users (for example, via a notice in the application or by email). Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

15. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms and any disputes arising in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection rights you may have under the law of your country of residence.

If a dispute arises, we encourage you to contact us first to seek an informal resolution before initiating formal proceedings.

16. Contact

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