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Terms of Use

Effective Date: April 20, 2026

These Terms cover your use of CARAPACE — the Linux installer, the website at carapace.info, the macOS application (distributed as Carapace-*.dmg), and the iOS application (distributed through the Apple App Store) — together, the "Software."

By installing, downloading, running, or using any part of the Software, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, don't use it.

1. No warranty

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR SECURE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES; IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS THE ABOVE EXCLUSION APPLIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

2. Your responsibility

You are solely responsible for:

  • the security of any system on which you install, run, or use the Software (including physical and network access, OS updates, firewall, SSH, and remote-access configuration — including Tailscale, which we recommend but do not operate);
  • your API keys and any charges those keys incur with third-party AI providers or hosting companies;
  • the data you process with the Software, and for backups;
  • evaluating AI output before relying on it — models can be wrong.

The Software is designed so conversations and agent data stay on hardware you control. That also means: if your server disappears, so does your data. We don't have copies.

3. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF LEGAL THEORY. THE AUTHOR'S TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS OR (B) ONE U.S. DOLLAR.

This includes — without limitation — any liability for data breaches, privacy incidents, credential or API-key compromise, data loss, or any other security event affecting your systems or data.

Some jurisdictions don't allow certain limitations of liability. In those jurisdictions the above applies only to the extent permitted.

4. Third-party services

The Software works with third-party services (Tailscale, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Cloudflare, Apple, your hosting company, and others). Those services are operated by their owners under their own terms, and we're not responsible for their availability, pricing, security, or the charges you incur with them.

5. You agree to indemnify

If a third party sues us because of how you used the Software or the data you processed with it, you agree to cover our reasonable costs (including attorneys' fees) to defend or resolve the claim, to the extent permitted by law.

6. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States. Any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California.

7. Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. The current version will always live at carapace.info/terms/. Continued use after an update means you accept the new version.

Contact

Questions: github.com/mikeypaepke-gif/carapace-site/issues

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