Terms of Service

1. Agreement to these Terms

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) are a binding legal agreement between you (“you”, “your”, or the “user”) and The Vibe Father (“The Vibe Father”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), covering your access to and use of the The Vibe Father desktop application, the thevibefather.com website, and all related software, services, and content (together, the “Service”).

By creating an account, purchasing a plan, activating a license, downloading, or using the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy and Refund Policy, which are incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree, do not access or use the Service.

Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a legally binding contract. If you use the Service on behalf of a company or other entity, you represent that you are authorized to bind that entity, and “you” includes that entity.

2. What the Service is — and is not

The Vibe Father is a native macOS “harness”: a local control layer that helps you orchestrate third-party AI coding tools, command-line interfaces, and large language models that you supply and pay for. Key things to understand:

• ›We do not provide the AI models. The Service runs AI tools through your own third-party accounts and API keys. We are not the provider of, and are not responsible for, those models, their output, their availability, their pricing, or their terms.
• ›You bring your own keys and bear your own costs. Any fees, tokens, rate limits, or usage charged by third-party providers are solely your responsibility. We do not resell tokens and add no markup.
• ›The Service is a tool, not a guarantee of results. It assists with software development; it does not warrant any particular outcome, and it does not replace your professional judgment.

3. Accounts, sign-in, and security

Some features, and use of the desktop application, require an account and sign-in through thevibefather.com. You agree to provide accurate, current information and to keep it up to date. You are responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. Notify us promptly at hello@thevibefather.com of any unauthorized use. We are not liable for any loss arising from your failure to secure your account. We may refuse, suspend, or reclaim any account or username at our discretion.

4. License grant and restrictions

Subject to your compliance with these Terms and payment of applicable fees, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to install and use the Service for your own lawful software-development purposes.

• ›One seat, one device at a time. A license activates the Service on one Mac at a time. You may move it to another machine by deactivating the prior device from your account.
• ›No sharing, reselling, or transfer. You may not sell, rent, lease, lend, sublicense, distribute, or share your account, license, or keys. Credentials found to be shared or offered publicly may be revoked without refund.
• ›No circumvention. You may not bypass, disable, or tamper with licensing, authentication, usage limits, or security measures.
• ›No reverse engineering. Except to the limited extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law, you may not decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or attempt to derive source code from the Service.
• ›No competing use. You may not use the Service to build, train, or improve a competing product or service, or to copy its features or design.

All rights not expressly granted are reserved by us. The license is not a sale of the software; we and our licensors retain all ownership of the Service.

5. Plans, billing, and automatic renewal

Plans are sold in U.S. dollars and processed by our third-party payment processor, Stripe. The amounts charged today are:

• ›Monthly — $20/month, recurring.
• ›Yearly — $100/year, recurring.
• ›Lifetime — $500 one time (see Section 6).

Authorization and renewal. By purchasing a subscription, you authorize us and Stripe to charge your payment method on a recurring basis (monthly or yearly) at the then-current price, automatically and without further action by you, until you cancel. Renewal charges are applied at the start of each new billing period.

Cancellation. You may cancel at any time from your account or Stripe's customer portal. Cancellation stops future renewals; your access continues until the end of the period you have already paid for. Except as stated in our Refund Policy, cancellation does not entitle you to a refund of amounts already charged.

Price changes. We may change prices and plan features. Changes to recurring prices take effect at your next renewal, and we will give reasonable advance notice where required. Your continued use after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance.

Taxes. Prices exclude taxes unless stated. You are responsible for all applicable sales, use, VAT, GST, and similar taxes, which may be collected by Stripe or by us.

Failed payments. If a charge fails, we may suspend or downgrade access until payment succeeds. You are responsible for keeping a valid payment method on file.

Payment security. We do not receive or store your full card number, CVC, or full payment credentials — these are handled entirely by Stripe under its own terms and PCI-DSS obligations.

6. Lifetime licenses

A “Lifetime” license is a one-time purchase that grants continued access for the commercially reasonable lifetime of the Service — that is, for as long as we continue to offer The Vibe Father as a product. “Lifetime” refers to the lifetime of the product, not the lifetime of the purchaser, and it is not a guarantee that the Service, any specific feature, any third-party integration, or any server-side component will remain available forever. Lifetime licenses include updates we make generally available to lifetime holders while the Service is offered. Lifetime licenses are sold in limited quantity and, once sold out, may become unavailable. Lifetime purchases are subject to the same 7-day refund window described in Section 7 and are otherwise non-refundable.

7. Refunds

We offer a 7-day money-back guarantee from the date of your initial purchase of a plan. If you request a refund within those 7 days, we will refund that initial purchase. After 7 days, all sales are final and payments are non-refundable, including renewals and lifetime purchases, except where a non-waivable right applies under mandatory law. Full details, including how EU/UK consumer rights are handled, are in our Refund Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

8. Third-party services, tools, and models

The Service is designed to work alongside third-party command-line tools, AI models, integrations, and services (for example, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and others). Your use of any third party is governed by that third party's own terms and privacy practices, and takes place under your own accounts and keys. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party services, their content, output, security, availability, or charges. Any dealings between you and a third party are solely between you and that third party.

9. AI output — your responsibility to review

The Service can run AI agents that read, write, modify, execute, and delete files and run commands in your projects and on your machine, sometimes autonomously. You are solely responsible for supervising, reviewing, testing, and verifying everything the AI does before relying on it, deploying it, or shipping it. AI output may be inaccurate, incomplete, insecure, infringing, or harmful, and may cause data loss or unintended changes. We do not warrant the correctness, quality, safety, legality, or fitness of any AI-generated code or action, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any consequence of AI output or actions taken through the Service. Maintain your own backups and version control.

10. Your content and feedback

Your content is yours. You retain all rights to the code, projects, prompts, and other content you create or process with the Service (“Your Content”). We claim no ownership of Your Content. Because the Service is local-first and runs on your machine using your own keys, we do not require, receive, or store Your Content on our servers in the ordinary course of operating the Service (see our Privacy Policy).

Feedback. If you send us suggestions, ideas, or feedback, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use them for any purpose without obligation or compensation to you.

11. Our intellectual property

The Service, including its software, design, “Vibe” character and branding, text, graphics, and all related intellectual property, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by law. Except for the limited license in Section 4, nothing in these Terms transfers any of our intellectual property to you. You may not use our names, logos, or trademarks without our prior written permission.

12. Acceptable use

You agree not to, and not to permit anyone to:

• ›use the Service for any unlawful, infringing, deceptive, or harmful purpose, or in violation of any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right;
• ›use the Service to generate or deploy malware, spam, or content that is illegal, or to violate others' privacy or intellectual-property rights;
• ›interfere with, disrupt, overload, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, our systems, or other users;
• ›misrepresent your identity or affiliation, or share, resell, or circumvent licenses or security as described in Section 4; or
• ›use the Service in any way that could expose us to legal liability or damage our reputation.

We may investigate and take any action we deem appropriate for a violation, including removing content, suspending or terminating access, and cooperating with law enforcement.

13. Disclaimer of warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY OUTPUT WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you.

14. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE (OR OUR OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, OR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, CODE, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNTS YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS ($50). These limitations are an essential basis of the bargain between us. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Vibe Father and its owners, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of the Service; (b) Your Content or the code and actions produced through your use; (c) your violation of these Terms or any law; or (d) your violation of any third-party right, including any third-party AI provider's terms.

16. Suspension and termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access or license, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, if we believe you have violated these Terms, to protect the Service or other users, or as required by law. On termination, your license and right to use the Service end immediately; Sections that by their nature should survive (including Sections 4, 9–11 and 13–19) will survive. Termination for your breach does not entitle you to a refund.

17. Changes to the Service and these Terms

We may modify, add, or discontinue features of the Service at any time. We may also update these Terms; when we make material changes, we will update the “last updated” date and, where appropriate, provide notice. Changes are effective when posted. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

18. Governing law; arbitration; class-action waiver

Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State in which The Vibe Father is established and operated, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and, where applicable, by the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act.

Informal resolution first. Before filing a claim, you agree to contact us at hello@thevibefather.com and try to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

Binding arbitration. Except for claims that qualify for small-claims court and claims for injunctive relief relating to intellectual property, any dispute arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms will be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration, rather than in court, administered by a recognized arbitration provider under its consumer rules, with the seat and venue in the state in which The Vibe Father is established. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent 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 CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims or preside over any form of a class proceeding.

If any part of this Section is found unenforceable, the remainder will still apply; if the class-action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim (and only that claim) will proceed in court. This Section does not apply where prohibited by the mandatory law of your country of residence; consumers may have the right to bring proceedings in their home jurisdiction.

19. General

• ›Entire agreement. These Terms, with the Privacy Policy and Refund Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us and supersede any prior agreements.
• ›Severability. If any provision is held invalid, the rest remains in effect.
• ›No waiver. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it.
• ›Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• ›Force majeure. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.
• ›Notices. We may provide notices by email or by posting on the website; you consent to electronic communications.

20. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email hello@thevibefather.com.