Terms of Service

Effective Date: September 18, 2025
Version: 1.0

Welcome to pandō. Like you, we believe in clear, explicit contracts. This document is our Terms of Service—the rules for using our software. It's written to be understood, not to obscure. By using our software and services ("the Service"), you agree to these Terms.

This agreement is between you and pandō ("we," "us," or "the Company").

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1. License to Use pandō

Three License Types

We offer three distinct licenses. Using a license in a manner not permitted is a violation of these Terms.

Personal License

We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use pandō for free. A Personal License is strictly for non-commercial use, including:

  • Personal projects not intended for commercial gain.
  • Educational use in an academic setting.
  • Contributions to bona fide open-source projects.

Any work that is funded by, performed for, or intended to be contributed to a for-profit company or commercial entity requires a Commercial License.

Commercial License

A paid Commercial License is required for any professional or commercial use. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Writing or refactoring code for a company's internal systems or products.
  • Work performed as a contractor or consultant for a for-profit entity.
  • Any use intended to generate revenue for a business.

Evaluation License

We grant you a 14-day license to evaluate pandō in a non-production environment for commercial purposes. An Evaluation License may not be used for any revenue-generating work. At the end of the evaluation period, you must purchase a Commercial License to continue using pandō for any commercial work.

2. Intellectual Property and Ownership

We Own pandō: We retain all rights, title, and interest in the Service itself, including the software, our brand, and our website. This is a license to use our tool, not to own it.

You Own Your Code: You retain all rights, title, and interest in your own code and any transformations of it created using pandō. We claim absolutely no ownership or intellectual property rights over your work.

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3. Restrictions on Use

Your right to use pandō is conditioned on your agreement not to:

  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software, except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits it.
  • Resell, sublicense, or otherwise transfer your license.
  • Use the Service to develop a competing product.
  • Remove or obscure any proprietary notices.

4. Third-Party AI Services

  • pandō allows you to optionally connect to third-party AI service providers (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic) using your own API keys.
  • When you use these features, your data is sent to that third party. Your use is subject to the terms and privacy policies of that provider.
  • We are not responsible for the practices of any third-party service.

5. Fees and Payment

For Commercial Licenses, you agree to pay all applicable fees as described on our website's pricing page or in a separate enterprise agreement between you and Pandō. This includes the initial license or subscription fees, as well as any subsequent add-on purchases for additional services or requests. All payments are processed by our third-party payment processor (e.g., Stripe) and are subject to their terms.

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6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is," without any warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that the Service will be error-free or that it will meet all of your requirements.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event will pandō be liable for any lost profits, revenue, or data, or for any indirect, special, or consequential damages. Our total liability to you will not exceed the amount you paid for the Service in the 12 months preceding the event that gave rise to the claim.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless pandō and its employees from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses arising out of your use of the Service in violation of these Terms or in violation of any applicable law or third-party right.

9. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate your license if you violate these Terms. You can terminate this agreement at any time by ceasing all use of the Service and deleting all copies of the software.

10. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

11. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and pandō regarding your use of the Service and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals, or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter.

12. Governing Law

This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

13. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. For any material change, we will (a) email the address associated with your account or most recent purchase, and (b) post a banner notification within the application at least 14 days before the new terms take effect. The "Effective Date" at the top of this page always reflects the most recent revision.

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14. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms or need to submit a legal notice.

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