Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Open Altar ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Service.

Open Altar, Inc. ("we," "us," "our") reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

2. What Open Altar Is — and Is Not

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, suicidal thoughts, or medical emergency, immediately contact emergency services (911 in the U.S.), call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or seek care from a licensed professional.

3. User Eligibility & Certifications

This Service is not intended for use by minors. By creating an account or using Open Altar, you certify to us that:

• You are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction)
• You assume full responsibility for the use of this Service by any minors who may access it through your account
• Any information you have submitted to us is accurate, complete, and truthful
• Your use of this Service is subject to all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations

We reserve the right to verify your age and terminate accounts that violate this requirement.

4. Account Responsibilities

You are responsible for:

• Maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials
• All activities that occur under your account
• Notifying us immediately of any unauthorized access

You may not share your account, impersonate others, or create accounts using false information.

5. Assumption of Risk & AI Limitations

You acknowledge and agree that:

• Open Altar is powered by AI technology (including third-party models from Anthropic and OpenAI) and may produce inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or inappropriate content
• AI-generated spiritual guidance, reflections, prayers, meditations, and insights are not authored by humans and do not represent the views of any religious authority, clergy, or licensed professional
• The Service provides reflective content for personal growth purposes only
• You are solely responsible for how you interpret and act upon content provided by the Service
• The Service does not replace professional guidance, community support, or human relationships
• AI-generated pattern detection (themes, emotions, spiritual states) is approximate and should not be relied upon as a clinical or diagnostic tool
• Sacred text citations generated by AI may contain errors in reference, translation, or context
• We make no guarantees about specific spiritual, emotional, psychological, or therapeutic outcomes or benefits from using the Service

6. Acceptable Use

You agree NOT to use the Service to:

• Violate any local, state, national, or international law
• Harass, abuse, threaten, or harm others
• Submit content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, or hateful
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or other users' accounts
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
• Use automated systems (bots, scrapers, etc.) without permission
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code

7. AI-Generated Content & Voice

The Service generates text and audio content using artificial intelligence. Regarding this content:

• AI-generated reflections, prayers, meditations, and voice audio are created programmatically and are not reviewed by humans before delivery
• Voice prayers and meditations are synthesized using AI text-to-speech technology — they are not recordings of real people
• You may not represent AI-generated content as human-authored spiritual counsel, professional advice, or official religious teaching
• You may not use AI-generated voice content for commercial purposes, redistribution, or to impersonate a real person
• We reserve the right to modify, limit, or discontinue AI features, voice options, or generation limits at any time

8. Subscription & Billing

Open Altar offers free and paid subscription plans. Paid subscriptions are billed through Stripe, our payment processor.

Billing Terms:

• Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled before the renewal date
• You authorize us to charge your payment method on each renewal
• Pricing may change with 30 days' notice to active subscribers
• Refunds are not provided for partial billing periods, except as required by law
• You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings

9. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for:

• Violation of these Terms
• Fraudulent or illegal activity
• Abuse or misuse of the Service
• Any reason at our sole discretion

Upon termination, your right to use the Service immediately ceases. We are not liable for any loss resulting from termination.

10. Intellectual Property

Your Content: You retain ownership of reflections, text, and personal content you submit ("User Content").

By submitting User Content, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to process, store, and display your content solely to provide the Service to you.

Our Content: All Service features, design, software, AI models, and generated reflections ("Service Content") are owned by Open Altar, Inc. or our licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from Service Content without express permission.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

12. Limitation of Liability

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Open Altar, Inc., its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:

• Your use of the Service
• Your violation of these Terms
• Your violation of any rights of another party
• Your User Content

14. Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Informal Resolution: Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at support@openaltar.app to attempt informal resolution.

Binding Arbitration: If informal resolution fails, any dispute arising from these Terms or the Service shall be resolved through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules.

The arbitration shall be conducted in the United States, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

Class Action Waiver: You agree to resolve disputes on an individual basis only. You waive any right to participate in class actions, class arbitrations, or representative proceedings.

Exceptions: Either party may seek injunctive relief in court for intellectual property infringement or misuse.

15. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

17. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Open Altar, Inc. regarding the Service.

18. Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact us at: