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# Terms of Service

Last updated: April 24, 2026

## 1. Acceptance of Terms

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

## 2. Description of Service

ScreenTinker is a digital signage management platform that allows users to remotely manage content on display devices. The Service includes a web dashboard, API, Android application, web player, and related tools.

## 3. Accounts

You must provide accurate information when creating an account. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

## 4. Subscription Plans and Billing

- Free accounts are limited to 1 device and 500MB of storage.
- New accounts receive a 14-day free trial of the Pro plan.
- Paid subscriptions are billed monthly or annually as selected.
- You may cancel your subscription at any time. Access continues until the end of the billing period.
- Refunds are handled on a case-by-case basis within 30 days of purchase.
- We reserve the right to change pricing with 30 days notice to existing subscribers.

## 5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

- Use the Service for any illegal purpose or to display illegal content
- Upload malware, viruses, or harmful code
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users' accounts or devices
- Circumvent device limits, trial restrictions, or other usage controls
- Resell the Service without a reseller agreement
- Use the Service to send unsolicited advertising or spam
- Overload the Service infrastructure through automated or abusive means

## 5.1 Prohibited Content - Zero Tolerance

ScreenTinker maintains zero tolerance for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Any account found to upload, display, transmit, or facilitate the distribution of such material will be immediately terminated and reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and appropriate law enforcement agencies, as required under 18 U.S.C. 2258A.

All account data, upload records, IP logs, and device telemetry associated with such violations will be preserved and provided to law enforcement pursuant to lawful requests. This policy applies to all content uploaded, displayed, or transmitted through the Service, including content on connected devices, in the web player, and through the API.

## 6. Content

- You retain ownership of content you upload to the Service.
- You grant us a limited license to store, transmit, and display your content as necessary to provide the Service.
- You are solely responsible for ensuring you have the rights to display any content you upload.
- We may remove content that violates these terms or applicable law.

## 7. Device Management

- You are responsible for devices you connect to the Service.
- The Service collects device telemetry (battery, storage, network status) for monitoring purposes.
- Remote control features should only be used on devices you own or have authorization to manage.

## 8. Self-Hosted Deployments

If you deploy ScreenTinker on your own infrastructure:

- You are responsible for server security, backups, and maintenance.
- We provide the software as-is without managed hosting guarantees.
- License terms still apply to self-hosted deployments.

## 9. Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

## 10. Service Availability

- We strive for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service.
- We may perform maintenance with reasonable notice when possible.
- We are not liable for damages resulting from service interruptions.

## 11. Intellectual Property

The ScreenTinker software, dashboard, APIs, and documentation are our intellectual property. Your subscription grants you a license to use the Service, not ownership of the software.

ScreenTinker incorporates open-source software components licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0 licenses. A complete list of third-party software and their licenses is available at our Third-Party Software Notices page.

## 12. Restrictions

The core ScreenTinker software is open-source and available at github.com/screentinker/screentinker under the MIT License. The restrictions in this section apply only to the hosted Service at screentinker.com and to proprietary components that are not published under the MIT License, including the license key generation and validation system, billing infrastructure, and internal deployment tooling.

In connection with your use of the hosted Service and those proprietary components, you agree not to, and will not permit others to:

- Circumvent, bypass, disable, tamper with, or forge any license keys, authentication, or usage-tracking mechanisms
- Share, transfer, or assign your account credentials, license keys, or API tokens to unauthorized parties
- Overload, attack, or otherwise abuse the hosted platform or its infrastructure
- Scrape, crawl, or programmatically extract data from the hosted Service beyond the provided API and documented rate limits
- Operate the hosted Service beyond the scope of your current subscription plan
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code of proprietary components not published under the MIT License

Violation of these restrictions may result in immediate termination of your account and may subject you to legal action. Nothing in this section limits, modifies, or overrides any rights granted to you by the MIT License covering the open-source portion of ScreenTinker, which governs that code exclusively.

## 13. License Keys and Self-Hosted Deployments

- Self-hosted Enterprise deployments require a valid license key issued by ScreenTinker.
- License keys are non-transferable and tied to a specific organization.
- License keys are issued for a specific term (monthly or annual) and must be renewed to maintain functionality.
- Upon expiration of a license key, the Software will enter a grace period of 14 days, during which functionality is preserved but a renewal notice is displayed.
- After the grace period, the Software will operate in a limited mode equivalent to the Free plan until a valid license key is provided.
- Tampering with, bypassing, or forging license keys is strictly prohibited and constitutes a material breach of these terms.
- We reserve the right to remotely verify license key validity and disable functionality for invalid or expired keys.

## 14. Termination

- You may terminate your account at any time from the Settings page.
- We may terminate accounts that violate these terms with or without notice.
- Upon termination, your content will be deleted after 30 days.

## 15. Limitation of Liability

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

## 16. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We will notify registered users of material changes via email. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance.

## 17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these terms or the Service shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

Users accessing the Service from outside the United States acknowledge that the Service is operated from and governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Wisconsin.

If any provision of these terms is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

## 18. Contact

For questions about these terms, contact us at support@screentinker.com