Terms of Use

1. Ownership and Intellectual Property

1.1 The Site and all of its content, including without limitation its design, text, graphics, logos, screenshots, source code, and the projects presented on it, such as Bulldog (collectively, the “Materials”), are owned by plause and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

1.2 All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved. Except as permitted in Section 5, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, republish, sell, or create derivative works from the Materials without our prior written permission.

1.3 Requests for permission to use any of the Materials may be sent as described in Section 10.

2. Publicly Available Source Code

Some of our source code is published on GitHub so that it may be viewed. The public availability of source code does not grant any license to use, copy, or redistribute it. Unless a specific project is accompanied by a license stating otherwise, all such code remains subject to Section 1.

3. Your Content

3.1 Any message, bug report, screenshot, file, or other material you submit to us (“Your Content”) remains your property. We claim no ownership of Your Content, and we use it only to respond to you or to address the matter you raised.

3.2 Information you create or store using our applications likewise remains yours. For example, Bulldog stores your schedule and notes on your own device, and that information belongs to you.

4. Third-Party Trademarks

Names, logos, and marks of third parties appearing on the Site, including those of the University of Minnesota and Canvas, are the property of their respective owners. Their appearance on the Site does not imply any affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement by those owners.

5. Acceptable Use

You may browse the Site and share links to it for personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:

1. interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its underlying systems;
2. impose an unreasonable load on the Site, including through automated means; or
3. use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of these Terms.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site, the Materials, and our projects are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, plause shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, use, or profits, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Site, the Materials, or our projects.

8. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites provided for convenience only. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party website.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date above. The complete revision history of these Terms is publicly available on GitHub. Your continued use of the Site after any revision constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

10. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms may be directed to plause via github.com/noplause.

See also: Privacy Policy