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Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use, and related notices for Geckodupe, a product of Flareform. By using the website, browser tools, account, billing, documentation, or hosted API, you agree to these terms. Last updated: August 6, 2026.

1. Terms of Service

1.1 Operator and product

Geckodupe is operated by Flareform (“Flareform,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). References to “Service” mean the Geckodupe website, local browser tools (Text Data, Directories, Media, Spam, and related UI), documentation, account system, Stripe billing integration, and hosted API endpoints. “You” means the individual or entity accessing or using the Service.

1.2 Agreement

Accessing or using the Service constitutes acceptance of this Legal page. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and “you” includes that organization.

1.3 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live) and legally able to enter contracts. Accounts require a valid email address. You are responsible for keeping credentials confidential and for all activity under your account and API keys.

1.4 License to use

Subject to these terms, Flareform grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for your lawful internal or commercial purposes. We retain all right, title, and interest in the Service, branding, documentation, and software. No rights are granted except as expressly stated.

1.5 Your content and local processing

Local browser tools are designed to process data on your device. You are solely responsible for data you paste, upload, select, or process locally, including that you have all rights and permissions needed, and that processing complies with applicable law. Flareform does not claim ownership of your local datasets. You grant Flareform only the limited rights needed to operate hosted features you choose to use (for example, account metadata, API request payloads you send to us, and billing records).

1.6 Changes and availability

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with or without notice. We may update these terms by posting a revised Legal page. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation.

1.7 Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access, accounts, or API keys if we believe you violated these terms, created risk, failed to pay, or as needed to protect the Service or others. Sections that by nature should survive (including disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, and governing law) survive termination.

2. Privacy Policy

2.1 Local tools

Text Data, Directories, Media, and local Spam tools are intended to run in your browser. Dataset contents you process with those tools are not uploaded to Flareform for deduplication. Browser storage (for example preferences or session tokens) may remain on your device. Clear site data in your browser to remove local state.

2.2 Account and authentication

If you create an account, we process email address, password hashes or magic-link/session tokens, email verification status, plan and usage metadata, and related security logs. Passwords are stored hashed, not as plaintext. Session tokens authenticate the web app; do not share them.

2.3 Hosted API

When you call hosted endpoints with an API key, we receive and may temporarily process the request payload, headers needed for auth and abuse prevention, timestamps, response metadata, and usage counters. Do not send secrets, regulated health data, payment card numbers, or other sensitive personal data unless you have a lawful basis and accept the risk. You are the controller of data you submit via API; Flareform processes it to provide the Service and enforce limits.

2.4 Billing

Paid plans are processed by Stripe. We receive subscription status, customer identifiers, and related billing metadata. Payment card details are handled by Stripe under Stripe’s terms and privacy policy. We do not store full card numbers on Geckodupe servers.

2.5 Email

We may send transactional email (verification, sign-in codes, password reset, billing notices) through an email provider. Delivery is not guaranteed. Marketing email, if any, will follow applicable consent rules.

2.6 Logs, security, and abuse

We may retain IP addresses, user-agent strings, request paths, error rates, and similar telemetry to operate, secure, rate-limit, and debug the Service. We may block or throttle traffic that appears abusive.

2.7 Cookies and similar tech

The site may use local storage or similar browser storage for sessions and preferences. We do not sell personal information. Third-party CDNs or fonts loaded by the site may receive standard technical requests from your browser.

2.8 Retention and deletion

We retain account, billing, and usage records as needed to provide the Service, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. You may request account closure via the contact channel below; we will delete or anonymize personal account data where reasonably practicable, subject to legal retention needs and backups.

2.9 International users

The Service may be hosted in multiple regions. By using it, you understand your information may be processed where we or our processors operate. Where required by law, you are responsible for ensuring your use is lawful in your jurisdiction.

2.10 Children

The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 where that is the applicable age). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

3. Acceptable Use

You will not, and will not allow others to:

• Violate law, including spam, fraud, harassment, IP infringement, or privacy laws
• Use the Service to send unsolicited bulk messages or evade anti-spam systems without lawful authority
• Probe, scan, or attack infrastructure; bypass rate limits, auth, or billing; or reverse engineer except as allowed by law
• Share API keys publicly, embed keys in client-side apps, or use another user’s credentials
• Upload malware, or process data you are not allowed to process
• Misrepresent affiliation with Flareform or Geckodupe
• Use the Service in a way that risks harm to minors, critical infrastructure, or public safety

We may investigate and take action, including suspension, without prior notice when we reasonably believe a violation occurred.

4. API keys and hosted features

API keys authenticate server-side calls. You are responsible for all usage under your keys, including charges and quota consumption. Rotate or revoke keys if compromised. Hosted results (scores, cleaned text, idempotency decisions) are tools to assist you; you remain responsible for how you act on them in production systems. Open or anonymous API access, if enabled in a deployment, remains subject to these terms and may be revoked.

5. Plans, trials, and billing

Plan names, limits, and prices are described on Pricing and may change. Taxes may apply. Subscriptions renew until canceled through the Stripe customer portal or other method we provide. Fees already charged are generally non-refundable except where required by law or expressly stated by us. Failure to pay may result in downgrade or suspension. Local soft caps for guests and plan quotas are enforcement tools, not a warranty of capacity.

6. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” To the maximum extent permitted by law, Flareform disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that deduplication, spam scores, normalization, media matching, or idempotency will be complete, accurate, or suitable for any particular use case. You are solely responsible for verifying outputs before deleting files, modifying production data, blocking users, or taking automated action. Local tools depend on your browser and device; we are not responsible for browser bugs, lost local data, or interrupted downloads.

7. Limitation of liability; indemnity

7.1 Limitation

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Flareform and its owners, affiliates, contractors, and suppliers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business interruption, arising from or related to the Service or these terms, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility. Our aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you paid to Flareform for the Service in the three (3) months before the claim arose, or (b) fifty U.S. dollars (US $50). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those cases our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted.

7.2 Indemnity

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Flareform and its personnel from and against claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your content, your use of the Service, your API traffic, your violation of these terms or law, or your infringement of third-party rights.

7.3 Essential basis

The disclaimers and limits in this Legal page are a fundamental part of the bargain and apply even if any remedy fails of its essential purpose.

8. Intellectual property; feedback

Geckodupe, Flareform, logos, and related marks are trademarks or trade dress of their respective owners. You may not use them without prior written permission except for factual references. Feedback you provide may be used by Flareform without obligation to you.

9. Third-party services

The Service may link to or integrate third parties (including Stripe, email providers, GitHub Pages, CDNs, and Cloudflare). Their terms and privacy policies govern their services. Flareform is not responsible for third-party outages, policies, or acts.

10. Export and sanctions

You may not use the Service if you are prohibited under applicable export control or sanctions laws, or for prohibited end uses.

11. Governing law; disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, unless mandatory local consumer law requires otherwise. Exclusive venue for disputes that are not resolved informally is the state or federal courts located in Delaware, except that Flareform may seek injunctive relief in any jurisdiction. You waive jury trial to the extent permitted by law. If a provision is unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These terms are the entire agreement regarding the Service and supersede prior conflicting terms for the same subject.

12. Contact

Questions about this Legal page: use the public repositories and organization contact channels at github.com/orgs/Gekodupe or visit flareform.com. For privacy requests, include enough detail for us to verify and respond.

This page is provided for transparency and risk allocation. It is not personalized legal advice. If your use case requires a signed MSA, DPA, or other contract, contact Flareform before relying on the Service for regulated workloads.