General Terms of Service

Thanks for using our products and services! We work hard to give you the best experience possible. We don't know all of our customers personally, so we created this Terms of Service to help keep things in order.

When we say "Company", "we", "our", or "us" in this document, we are referring to 521 Dimensions LLC.

When we say "Services", we mean any product created and maintained by 521 Dimensions LLC under the Server Side Up brand, including digital products, open source projects, development services, and educational content.

We may update these Terms of Service in the future. Whenever we make a significant change to our policies, we will notify users through our website or email.

When you use our Services, now or in the future, you are agreeing to the latest Terms of Service. That's true for any of our existing and future products and all features that we add to our Services over time.

Which Terms Apply to You?

These General Terms apply to all Server Side Up products and services. Depending on what you've purchased or are using, additional product-specific terms may also apply:

Service Products

• Development Retainer Services - Terms for our monthly and annual development retainer services

Digital Products & Community

• Digital Products & Community - Terms for books, courses, open source projects, and community access

External Products

• Bugflow Terms - Terms for our Bugflow product
• Spin Pro Terms - Terms for our Spin Pro product

Important: When product-specific terms exist, they incorporate these General Terms by reference. If there's a conflict between the General Terms and product-specific terms, the product-specific terms control for matters related to that specific product.

Account Terms

1. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. The Company cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
2. You may not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
3. You are responsible for all content posted and activity that occurs under your account.
4. You must be a human. Accounts registered by "bots" or other automated methods are not permitted.

Use Restrictions

Many people use our products and services. As exciting as that is, we also recognize that technology is an amplifier: it can enable the helpful and the harmful. That's why we've established these restrictions. If you have an account with any of our Services, you can't use them for any of the restricted purposes listed below. If we find out you are, we will take action.

Restricted Purposes

• Child exploitation, sexualization, or abuse: We don't tolerate any activities that create, disseminate, or otherwise cause child abuse. Keep away and stop. Definitely stop.
• Doxing: If you are using our Services to share other peoples' private personal information for the purposes of harassment, we don't want anything to do with you.
• Infringing on intellectual property: You can't use our Services to make or disseminate work that uses the intellectual property of others beyond the bounds of fair use.
• Malware or spyware: Code for good, not evil. If you are using our Services to make or distribute anything that qualifies as malware or spyware, begone.
• Phishing or otherwise attempting fraud: It is not okay to lie about who you are or who you affiliate with to steal from, extort, or otherwise harm others.
• Spamming: No one wants unsolicited commercial emails. We don't tolerate folks (including their bots) using our Services for spamming purposes. If your emails don't pass muster with CAN-SPAM or any other anti-spam law, it's not allowed.
• Violence, or threats thereof: If an activity qualifies as violent crime in the United States or where you live, you may not use our Services to plan, perpetrate, or threaten that activity.

We've outlined these restrictions to be clear about what we won't stand for. That said, this list is by no means exhaustive. We will make changes over time.

Reporting Abuse

See someone using our Services for one of the restricted purposes? Let us know by emailing us and we will investigate. If you're not 100% sure, report it anyway.

Please share as much as you are comfortable with about the account, the content or behavior you are reporting, and how you found it. Sending us a URL or screenshots is super helpful. If you need a secure file transfer, let us know and we will send you a link. We will not disclose your identity to anyone associated with the reported account.

Payment Terms

1. Payment terms vary by product and service. Refer to product-specific terms for detailed payment information.
2. All fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities.
3. You are responsible for paying all applicable taxes associated with your purchase.
4. We process refunds according to our Fair Refund Policy and applicable product-specific terms.

Affiliate Links and Recommendations

1. Some links on our website may be affiliate links, meaning we may receive a small commission if you make a purchase through these links.
2. We only recommend products and services that we genuinely believe in and would use ourselves.
3. Affiliate commissions help support our website and allow us to continue creating valuable content.
4. The presence of an affiliate link does not influence our recommendations or reviews in any way.
5. We are committed to transparency and will disclose affiliate relationships when required by law.

Copyright and Content Ownership

1. All content posted on the Services must comply with U.S. copyright law.
2. We claim no intellectual property rights over the material you provide to the Services.
3. The names, look, and feel of the Services are copyright© to the Company. All rights reserved.
4. You may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of the HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or visual design elements without express written permission from the Company.

Privacy and Security

1. Data Protection
   • We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information
   • We only collect and process data necessary for providing our Services
   • We do not sell your personal information to third parties
   • We may use anonymized data for service improvement
2. Security Measures
   • We implement industry-standard security practices
   • We regularly update our security protocols
   • We monitor for and respond to security threats
   • We use encryption for sensitive data transmission
3. User Responsibilities
   • Keep your account credentials secure
   • Notify us immediately of any security breaches
   • Use strong passwords and enable 2FA when available
   • Do not share your account access with others
4. Data Retention
   • We retain your data only as long as necessary
   • You can request data deletion subject to legal requirements
   • We maintain backups for service continuity
   • We comply with applicable data protection laws

For more detailed information about how we handle your data, please view our Privacy Policy.

Liability

You expressly understand and agree that the Company shall not be liable, in law or in equity, to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, lost profits, special, consequential, punitive or exemplary damages, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from: (i) the use or the inability to use the Services; (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the Services; (iii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iv) statements or conduct of any third party on the service; (v) or any other matter relating to this Terms of Service or the Services, whether as a breach of contract, tort (including negligence whether active or passive), or any other theory of liability.

Product-Specific Terms

Some of our products have their own specific terms of service. Please refer to the applicable product-specific terms listed in the Which Terms Apply to You? section at the top of this page.

Additional Resources

• Community Rules: Discord server members should review the #rules channel
• Getting Help: See our How to Ask for Help guide for best practices

If you have a question about any of these Terms of Service, please contact our Support team.