Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of Project·X (the “Service”), an invitation-only, members-only community for collectors operated by [ENTITY NAME] (“we,” “us,” or “our”). By applying for membership, accepting an invitation, or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Please read Section 13 (Binding Arbitration & Class-Action Waiver) carefully — it affects how disputes between you and us are resolved.

1. Eligibility & Age Requirement

The Service is restricted to individuals who are at least 21 years of age. By using the Service you represent and warrant that you are 21 or older and that the age confirmation you provide is accurate. We may suspend or terminate any account we reasonably believe belongs to someone under 21.

2. Invitation & Membership

Access to the Service is by invitation only. Invitations are personal to you and may not be sold, transferred, or shared. We may accept or decline any membership application, revoke an invitation, or limit the number of members at our discretion. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity under your account.

3. Content Policy — Collector & Educational Use Only

The Service is for collector and educational discussion only. You agree that you will not use the Service to:

• Offer, solicit, negotiate, arrange, or complete the sale, purchase, trade, or transfer of any firearm, firearm component, ammunition, or other regulated item;
• Post tactical, operational, or “how-to” content intended to facilitate unlawful activity or harm;
• Post content depicting or promoting illegal items, violence, or political agitation;
• Violate any applicable federal, state, or local law;
• Post another person’s private information, or content you do not have the right to share;
• Harass, threaten, impersonate, or abuse other members.

The Service does not facilitate commerce in firearms or regulated items and is not a marketplace. Any discussion of items you own is for collector and educational context only.

4. Your Content

You retain ownership of the content you post (text, images, video, and collection records). You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and display your content solely to operate and provide the Service to you and other members. You are solely responsible for your content and represent that you have the rights necessary to post it.

We may remove content or restrict accounts that violate these Terms, and we operate reporting and moderation tools for that purpose.

5. The Safe & Serial Numbers

The Safe is a private space to organize your collection. To protect your privacy, the Service stores only the last four digits of any serial number you choose to record; you should not enter full serial numbers or other sensitive identifiers. You control the privacy level (private, friends, or public) of each collection and item.

6. Subscriptions & Payments

Certain features require a paid membership. Subscriptions are billed in advance on a recurring basis (monthly or annually, depending on the plan you select) through our third-party payment processor, Stripe. By subscribing, you authorize us and Stripe to charge your payment method on a recurring basis until you cancel.

• Renewals. Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date.
• Cancellation. You may cancel at any time through your account settings. Cancellation stops future renewals; you retain access until the end of the current paid period.
• Refunds. Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable and partial periods are not prorated.
• Price changes. We may change subscription prices; we will give reasonable advance notice, and changes take effect on your next renewal.

7. Acceptable Use

You agree not to (a) reverse engineer, scrape, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service; (b) interfere with or disrupt the Service; (c) use the Service to send spam or malicious code; or (d) use automated means to access the Service except as we expressly permit.

8. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice, if you violate these Terms or if we discontinue the Service. You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and dispute resolution) will survive.

9. Disclaimers

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free. Content posted by members is theirs, not ours, and we do not endorse it.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, [ENTITY NAME] and its officers, members, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, use, or goodwill, arising out of your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim or USD $100.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless [ENTITY NAME] from any claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or of any law or third-party right.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Subject to Section 13, you and we submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware for any matter not subject to arbitration.

13. Binding Arbitration & Class-Action Waiver

Please read this section carefully. You and [ENTITY NAME] agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court. The arbitration will be administered under the rules of a recognized arbitration provider, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.

Class-action waiver. You and we agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding. You and we also waive any right to a jury trial. If this class-action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim will proceed in court, but the rest of this section still applies.

Opt-out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing x@patterns.co within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your name and that you opt out of arbitration.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will provide reasonable notice (for example, by email or an in-app notice). Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at x@patterns.co.