Terms of Service

These terms govern your use of Bramble. By signing in or using the app, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use Bramble.

1. The service

Bramble is a private shared space — calendar, chat, and photos — for you and the people you invite into a "bramble" (a small group, typically a family or close friends). The service is provided as-is. We may update features, fix bugs, and refine the experience over time.

2. Your account

• You sign in with Google OAuth. You're responsible for keeping your Google account secure.
• You must be old enough to enter a binding agreement in your jurisdiction (typically 13+, with some regions setting it higher).
• You're responsible for the activity that happens under your account.
• You agree to provide accurate information when signing up and to keep it current.

3. Your content

You retain ownership of the messages, events, photos, voice notes, and other content you create in Bramble ("Your Content"). By posting it you grant us a limited license to store, transmit, and display it to the other members of the bramble you posted it in — that's the only way the app can do its job.

You're responsible for Your Content. Don't post anything you don't have the right to share.

4. Acceptable use

Don't use Bramble to:

• Harass, threaten, defame, or harm anyone.
• Share illegal content or content you don't have rights to.
• Share sexually explicit content involving minors. Reports of CSAM will be forwarded to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the relevant authorities.
• Spam, phish, or attempt to scam other members.
• Reverse-engineer, scrape, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the service or other users' data.
• Use the service in any way that violates applicable law.

We have zero tolerance for objectionable content and abusive users. You can report any message from inside the app (long-press the message, then choose Report) or by emailing bramblecustomerservice@gmail.com, and you can block any member so their content no longer appears for you. We review reports and act on them — including removing content and ejecting users who post objectionable material or behave abusively — within 24 hours. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these rules, and severe violations may be reported to law enforcement.

5. Brambles and members

• The person who creates a bramble is its owner. Ownership can be transferred from the bramble's manage sheet.
• Owners can remove members from a bramble.
• Anyone can leave a bramble at any time. Leaving doesn't delete content you posted while a member; it stays for the remaining members.
• If the last member leaves a bramble, the bramble and all its content are permanently deleted.

6. Privacy

Our handling of your personal data is described in the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these terms by reference.

7. Notifications

If you enable browser or push notifications, you consent to receiving them about activity in your brambles. You can disable notifications globally or per-bramble in Settings → Notifications at any time.

8. Termination

• You can terminate your account at any time via Settings → Manage → Delete account. Deletion is irreversible (see Privacy Policy for what's removed vs anonymized).
• We may terminate or suspend your account for material violations of these terms, with notice where reasonably possible.

9. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Bramble and its operators won't be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including lost profits or data, arising from your use of the service. Total aggregate liability for any claim related to the service won't exceed the amount you paid us in the prior 12 months — which, for a free service, is zero.

11. Changes to these terms

If we make material changes to these terms, we'll update the "last updated" date below and surface a notice in the app the next time you open it. Continued use after a change indicates acceptance.

12. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts of San Francisco County, California, except as required by your local consumer protection laws.

13. Contact

Questions about these terms: bramblecustomerservice@gmail.com.