Terms of Service.

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Padforms website at padforms.com and the Padforms desktop application for macOS and Windows (together, the "Service").

The Service is provided by Padforms, based in Leeds, United Kingdom ("Padforms", "we", "us", or "our"). You can contact us through the contact form on our website.

By creating an account, downloading the app, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

Padforms is a desktop training application for finger drumming on MPC-style pads and other 16-pad MIDI controllers, together with a supporting website and (in future) optional cloud sync.

The Service is currently in active development. New features will be added, changed, or removed over time.

You must be at least 16 years old to create an account, or have the consent of a parent or guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf. You must have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract.

To use the app you need to create an account. You agree to provide accurate information when you sign up and keep it current, keep your password confidential, not share your account with anyone else, and use one account per person.

Tell us promptly through the contact form on our website if you suspect unauthorised access. You are responsible for activity that takes place under your account.

You agree not to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits.

You agree not to scrape, harvest, or systematically extract content from the website or app, and not to resell, redistribute, or republish Padforms lessons or other content without our written permission.

You agree not to use automated tools to interact with the Service in a way that places an unreasonable load on it, and not to use the Service for any unlawful, infringing, abusive, or harmful purpose.

You agree not to interfere with the operation of the Service or attempt to gain unauthorised access to it or to other users' accounts.

The Padforms name, logo, branding, website content, lesson curriculum, exercise designs, and software (other than open-source components used under their respective licences) are owned by Padforms or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Service and its content for your own private practice and learning, in line with these Terms.

If, in future, the app lets you author your own custom lessons or exercises, you will retain ownership of the original material you create. By saving such material in the app or syncing it to our servers, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, back up, and display that material as necessary to provide the feature to you. We will not publish your custom lessons to other users without your permission.

If you send us feedback, bug reports, suggestions, or device or controller profiles, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to use that material to operate and improve the Service.

You confirm that anything you send us is yours to share and does not infringe anyone else's rights.

Padforms is currently free to use while we grow. We may introduce paid tiers or paid features in future. If we do, we will give existing users reasonable advance notice, and any features that are free at the time you started using them will either remain available at no cost for a reasonable transition period or be clearly described before any change takes effect.

We do not process payments at this time.

The Service is offered on a "best effort" basis while it matures. Features may change, be added, or be removed. The app may contain bugs, and behaviour may evolve between releases.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we make no promise that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or fit for any particular purpose.

We may release updates, patches, and new versions of the app from time to time. Some updates may be required in order for the Service to keep working, for example, to maintain compatibility with our servers or to fix security issues. By using the Service you agree to receive these updates.

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time by contacting us through the contact form on our website or using the in-app account deletion option when available.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if you materially breach these Terms, if we are required to do so by law, or if we discontinue the Service. Where reasonable, we will give you notice before doing so.

On termination, you can continue to access any practice data that is stored locally on your computer, and (once cloud sync is available) we will provide a reasonable means to export data you have synced before your account is closed.

To the fullest extent permitted by English law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available". We do not give any warranties, conditions, or guarantees about the Service, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, except those that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes any liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Subject to the disclaimers above, we will not be liable to you for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential losses; for loss of profits, revenue, goodwill, opportunity, or anticipated savings; or for loss or corruption of data, beyond our duty to take reasonable care.

Our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with the Service, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, is limited to the greater of (a) the total amount you have paid us for the Service in the 12 months immediately before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred pounds sterling (GBP 100).

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless against reasonable losses, damages, and costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your breach of these Terms, your misuse of the Service, or your infringement of any third-party rights, to the extent caused by your actions or omissions.

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter (including non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

If a dispute arises, we ask that you contact us first through the contact form on our website so we can try to resolve it informally. If we cannot resolve it that way, the courts of England and Wales will have exclusive jurisdiction, except that, if you are a consumer, you may be entitled to bring proceedings in the courts of the part of the United Kingdom in which you live.

If any part of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining parts will continue in full force. Our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of that right.

These Terms (together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies referenced) make up the entire agreement between you and us in relation to the Service, and supersede any prior agreements on the same subject. You may not transfer your rights under these Terms without our written consent. We may transfer our rights and obligations to a successor in connection with a reorganisation or change of legal form, provided your rights under these Terms are not reduced.

We may update these Terms from time to time. For material changes we will give at least 30 days' notice via the website or by email where appropriate, and update the date above. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms. If you do not accept them, you should stop using the Service before they take effect.

Questions about these Terms can be sent through the contact form on our website.