Terms of Service — The Council

1. Acceptance of these terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of The Council mobile application and related services (the "Service"). By using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you disagree with any part of them, do not use the Service.

2. Changes to these terms

We may modify these Terms. We will post the revised Terms on this page and update the date above. Continued use of the Service after a change means you accept the revised Terms.

3. Using the Service

The Council is a personal planning application for creating and managing goals, habits, routines, tasks, and time-tracking data, with AI assistance for planning and guidance.

Age

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. By using it you confirm that you meet this requirement.

Your account

Some features require an account. You are responsible for keeping your credentials confidential and for activity under your account. Tell us immediately if you suspect unauthorized use.

4. AI processing and third-party providers

The Service's AI features are provided using OpenAI, a third-party AI provider. To generate plans, suggestions, and guidance, content you enter in the app — and any voice recordings you make — is transmitted to OpenAI for processing.

Before any of your data is sent to OpenAI, the app presents a disclosure identifying OpenAI and listing the categories of data involved, and asks for your agreement. You may decline, and you may withdraw your consent at any time in Settings. If you decline, AI-dependent features are unavailable; the rest of the Service continues to work.

Our Privacy Policy sets out exactly what is sent, why, how long it is retained, and the protections that apply. By consenting in the app you agree to that processing.

AI-generated content

Content generated by AI — goal breakdowns, habit recommendations, schedules, summaries, and insights — is suggestive, not authoritative. You understand and agree that:

AI-generated content may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unsuitable for your circumstances.
You are responsible for reviewing and adjusting it before relying on it.
We are not liable for decisions you make on the basis of AI-generated content.

Not professional advice

The Service is not a medical, mental-health, legal, or financial service, and nothing it produces is professional advice. Suggestions relating to exercise, sleep, diet, or wellbeing are general in nature. Consult a qualified professional before acting on anything that could affect your health, finances, or legal position.

5. Your content

The Service lets you create and store goals, tasks, habits, notes, and other personal information ("User Content"). You retain all rights to your User Content.

By submitting User Content you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to store and process it solely to operate and provide the Service to you — including transmitting it to OpenAI for processing where you have consented. This licence exists only to run the Service, ends when you delete the content or your account, and does not permit us to sell your content or use it for advertising.

You confirm that you own or have the rights to your User Content and that it does not infringe anyone else's rights.

6. Prohibited uses

You agree not to use the Service to:

Engage in any illegal activity.
Interfere with, compromise, or disrupt the Service or its infrastructure.
Transmit viruses, malware, or other malicious code.
Scrape, data-mine, or otherwise harvest data by automated means.
Harass, abuse, or harm another person.
Impersonate another user or person.
Access areas of the Service you are not authorized to access.

7. Intellectual property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality (excluding User Content) are and remain our exclusive property and that of our licensors, protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used without our prior written consent.

8. Backups and data

We take reasonable measures to protect and back up your data, but we recommend you keep your own copies of anything important. You can request a portable copy of your data at any time by emailing us. We are not responsible for loss of data you have not independently backed up.

9. Third-party links

The Service and this website may link to third-party sites we do not control. We are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices, and we do not endorse them. Your use of them is at your own risk.

10. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your account and access to the Service if you breach these Terms, or where required by law. On termination your right to use the Service ceases immediately.

You may terminate at any time by deleting your account in Settings → Delete Account, or by contacting us.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we and our directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, and affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including loss of profits, data, use, or goodwill — arising from:

Your access to, use of, or inability to use the Service.
The conduct or content of any third party on the Service.
Any content obtained from the Service.
Unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or content.
Decisions you make based on AI-generated recommendations or insights.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

12. Disclaimer

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted or secure, that defects will be corrected, or that results will meet your requirements.

13. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law provisions. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. If any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions stay in effect.

14. Dispute resolution

Disputes should first be raised with us directly so we can try to resolve them in good faith. If that fails, both parties agree to binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Nothing here prevents either party from seeking relief in small-claims court.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms: curtisgaye5@gmail.com.