Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a legal agreement between you and Brightly Notes (“Brightly Notes,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) governing your access to and use of our website and application (the “Service”).

By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you are using the Service on behalf of a school, program, or organization, you represent that you are authorized to accept these Terms on its behalf.

You must provide accurate information when creating an account and keep it up to date. You are responsible for safeguarding your login credentials and for all activity that happens under your account.

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority where you live, to create an account. The Service is intended for educators and caregivers, not for use by children.

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in line with these Terms. You will not misuse the Service, attempt to disrupt it, access it without authorization, or use it to store or share unlawful, harmful, or infringing content.

You are responsible for obtaining any consent required to photograph a child and to share that child’s information and images with families. You agree not to upload content you do not have the right to share.

You retain ownership of the photos, notes, and other content you upload (“Your Content”). You grant Brightly Notes a limited license to host, process, and display Your Content solely to provide the Service, such as building and delivering updates to the family recipients you choose.

You are responsible for Your Content and for ensuring you have the rights and permissions necessary to use it within the Service.

Brightly Notes offers a free plan and paid plans. Paid plans may begin with a free trial; if you do not cancel before the trial ends, you authorize us to charge the applicable fees.

Fees are billed in advance on a recurring basis and are non-refundable except where required by law. You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel from your billing settings; changes take effect according to the terms shown at the time you make them.

You may stop using the Service and cancel your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you violate these Terms or use the Service in a way that could cause harm or legal liability.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ends. We will handle Your Content in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Brightly Notes will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, revenue, or profits arising from your use of the Service.

Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, notify you. Your continued use of the Service after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

Questions about these Terms? Reach us at hello@brightlynotes.com and a real person will reply.