1. Agreement to terms
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) form a binding agreement between you and LineLedger (“LineLedger,” “we,” “us”) governing your access to and use of the LineLedger website at lineledger.com and the hosted application at app.lineledger.com (together, the “Service”). By creating an account or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Service. If you are using the Service on behalf of a company or other entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms.
2. The service
LineLedger is double-entry accounting software. The underlying application is open source and released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (“AGPLv3”). You may run the software yourself under the terms of that license; these Terms govern only the hosted Service we operate at app.lineledger.com. If you self-host, your use of the software is governed by the AGPLv3, not by these Terms.
3. Free service
The hosted Service is currently provided to you free of charge. We do not charge subscription fees today, and you have no payment obligations to LineLedger for use of the Service. If we introduce paid features in the future, we will give you reasonable advance notice and update these Terms accordingly. You are never obligated to upgrade.
4. Your account
To use the Service you need to create an account. You agree to:
- Provide accurate, current, and complete information and keep it up to date.
- Keep your credentials confidential and use a strong, unique password.
- Be responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
- Notify us promptly at hello@lineledger.com if you suspect unauthorized access.
Each account is intended for use by a single human or, where applicable, a single organization. You may not share login credentials.
5. Your data and content
You retain all rights to the data you enter into the Service, including your accounting records, contacts, documents, and any other content you submit (“Your Content”). You grant LineLedger a limited, non-exclusive license to host, store, process, transmit, back up, and display Your Content solely as needed to provide, secure, and support the Service for you. We claim no ownership over Your Content.
You are responsible for the accuracy, legality, and integrity of Your Content, and for having the rights to submit it.
6. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Use the Service to violate any law or the rights of any third party.
- Disrupt, overload, or impair the Service or the servers or networks that deliver it.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, or data.
- Reverse-engineer, probe, or scan the hosted infrastructure (you are of course free to study, modify, and redistribute the AGPLv3 software itself under that license).
- Scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data from the Service.
- Use the Service to facilitate money laundering, tax evasion, fraud, or other unlawful financial activity.
- Use the Service to send unsolicited communications or malicious code.
7. Not professional advice
The Service is software that helps you keep records. It is not a substitute for professional accounting, bookkeeping, tax, audit, or legal advice. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Service, and your records and filings, comply with the laws that apply to you. We strongly recommend consulting a qualified professional for advice specific to your situation.
8. Third-party services
The Service relies on third parties to function, including a payments processor (Stripe), a cloud hosting provider, an analytics provider, and a transactional email provider. When you interact with these third parties through the Service — for example, when a customer pays you via Stripe through the customer portal — their own terms and privacy policies apply to that portion of the interaction. We are not responsible for third-party services, but we choose providers we consider reputable and bind them by appropriate contractual obligations. For details about how data flows to these providers, see our Privacy Policy.
9. Intellectual property
The LineLedger name, logo, and brand are owned by LineLedger. The software itself is licensed under the AGPLv3 — see the LICENSE for the full terms and your rights under that license. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to our trademarks beyond what is permitted by fair-use principles or the AGPLv3.
10. Service availability and changes
We provide the Service on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We may modify, add, or remove features, perform maintenance, or temporarily suspend the Service. We will make reasonable efforts to give advance notice of material changes that affect you, but we may need to act without notice for security, legal, or operational reasons. We do not guarantee any specific uptime.
11. Disclaimer of warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Service is provided without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, and uninterrupted or error-free operation. Some jurisdictions, including parts of Canada, do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties — in those cases, the exclusions above apply to the fullest extent permitted, and you may have additional statutory rights that these Terms do not override.
12. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, LineLedger and its contributors, officers, employees, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising out of or relating to the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Our total aggregate liability to you for any and all claims relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) CAD $100 or (b) the amounts you paid to LineLedger for the Service in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim. Because the hosted Service is free today, this cap is intentionally low.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud.
13. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LineLedger and its contributors from and against any claims, damages, losses, and reasonable costs (including reasonable lawyers’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your use of the Service; (c) Your Content; or (d) your violation of any law or third-party right.
14. Termination
You may stop using the Service and close your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service if you materially breach these Terms, if we are required to do so by law, or if continuing to provide the Service to you would expose LineLedger to material legal or operational risk.
For a reasonable period after termination (at least 30 days unless prohibited by law), you may export Your Content. After that period, we may delete Your Content from active systems as described in our Privacy Policy. Sections of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination — including sections on Your Data and Content, Intellectual Property, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Governing Law, and Miscellaneous — will survive.
15. Governing law and venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
You and LineLedger submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Vancouver, British Columbia for any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, except that either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property or confidential information.
16. Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised Terms here and update the “Last updated” date above. For material changes, we will give you reasonable advance notice by email or through the Service where feasible. Your continued use of the Service after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree, stop using the Service.
17. Miscellaneous
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and LineLedger regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements on the same subject. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all of our assets. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. Notices to you may be sent to the email address on your account; notices to us should be sent to hello@lineledger.com.
18. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email hello@lineledger.com.