Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using codeseed.app at codeseed.app (the "Service" or "Platform"), you ("User", "you") agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Service. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and codeseed.app. We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time as described in Section 16.

2. The Service

codeseed.app is a free educational platform that connects software development learners with real programming projects and human mentors. The Service allows you to:

• ◆Browse and claim project ideas across multiple programming languages and skill levels
• ◆Automatically fork a template GitHub repository to your own GitHub account upon claiming a project
• ◆Receive automated AI-powered code review feedback when you open a pull request
• ◆Communicate with mentors through the platform's messaging system
• ◆Submit project ideas as a mentor for other learners to claim and build
• ◆Receive code review from experienced human mentors

The Service is provided free of charge. We reserve the right to introduce optional paid features in the future, in which case we will update these Terms accordingly and notify existing users.

3. Eligibility

3.1 Age requirements

To use codeseed.app, you must meet the minimum age requirements set out in our Privacy Policy (Section 12). In summary:

• ◆16 years or older in the EU/EEA and UK
• ◆13 years or older in the United States and other jurisdictions
• ◆The age required by your local law if higher than the above

Because codeseed.app requires a GitHub account, you must also meet GitHub's minimum age requirements (13 years), which may be higher in certain countries under GitHub's Terms.

3.2 GitHub account

You must have a valid, active GitHub account to use codeseed.app. By signing in, you represent that your GitHub account is yours and that you have the right to use it. You must comply with GitHub's Terms of Service at all times when using codeseed.app.

3.3 Legal capacity

You represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement. If you are a minor, you represent that your parent or legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms on your behalf.

4. Your Account

4.1 Account creation

Your codeseed.app account is created automatically when you first sign in with GitHub. One GitHub account corresponds to one codeseed.app account. You may not create multiple accounts or transfer your account to another person.

4.2 Account security

Your codeseed.app account is secured through GitHub OAuth. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your GitHub account, including your GitHub credentials and two-factor authentication settings. codeseed.app is not liable for any loss arising from your failure to secure your GitHub account.

4.3 Accurate information

You agree that the information associated with your account (drawn from your GitHub profile) is accurate. If your GitHub profile information changes materially, your codeseed.app profile will reflect those changes on your next login.

4.4 Account deletion

You may delete your account at any time via Settings → Delete Account. Account deletion is permanent and irreversible. See our Privacy Policy for details on data retention after deletion.

5. GitHub Integration

5.1 GitHub App installation

Claiming a project installs the codeseed.app GitHub App on your GitHub account or selected repository. By authorising this installation, you grant the GitHub App the following permissions:

• ◆Read access to your profile (username, email, avatar)
• ◆Write access to create a new repository on your behalf (the forked project repository)
• ◆Read access to commit metadata in the forked repository
• ◆Write access to post AI review comments on pull requests in the forked repository
• ◆Administration of webhooks on the forked repository for commit tracking

We request only the minimum permissions necessary for the Service to function. We do not access your private repositories beyond the forked project repository you explicitly create through codeseed.app.

5.2 Repository ownership

The forked repository created in your GitHub account is yours. codeseed.app may read commit activity and post automated review comments, but does not own the repository. You remain responsible for the content of your repository and its compliance with GitHub's Terms of Service.

5.3 Repository licence

Template repositories used for project forks may carry open-source licences (e.g. MIT, Apache 2.0). By forking a template, you agree to comply with the terms of that licence. codeseed.app is not responsible for licensing disputes arising from your use of forked repositories.

5.4 GitHub Terms compliance

Your use of GitHub through codeseed.app is subject to GitHub's Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policies. codeseed.app is not responsible for GitHub's availability, changes to GitHub's API, or GitHub's enforcement actions against your account.

6. Project Claims

6.1 Claiming a project

Claiming a project on codeseed.app commits you to making a good-faith effort to complete it. You agree to:

• ◆Work through the project steps in a reasonable timeframe
• ◆Maintain a basic level of activity on the forked repository
• ◆Communicate with your mentor in a timely and respectful manner
• ◆Open pull requests as described in the project steps for mentor review

6.2 Abandoning a claim

You may abandon a project claim at any time via your Dashboard. Abandoned claims free up the project for other learners. There is no penalty for abandoning a claim in good faith. Repeated claiming and abandoning of projects without genuine effort may result in account restrictions.

6.3 Concurrent claims

You may hold a limited number of active project claims simultaneously, as determined by codeseed.app's platform rules. Current limits are displayed on the Explore page.

7. User Content & Intellectual Property

7.1 Your content

You retain ownership of all content you create and submit to codeseed.app, including project ideas, descriptions, and messages ("User Content"). By submitting User Content to codeseed.app, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to use, display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content solely for the purpose of operating and improving the Service.

7.2 Content standards

You represent and warrant that your User Content:

• ◆Is accurate and not misleading
• ◆Does not infringe any third party's intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other legal rights
• ◆Does not violate any applicable law or regulation
• ◆Does not contain malicious code, viruses, or harmful software
• ◆Complies with these Terms and our Acceptable Use Policy (Section 10)

7.3 codeseed.app's intellectual property

All rights, title, and interest in the codeseed.app platform — including its design, source code, trademarks, logos, and content created by codeseed.app — are owned by or licensed to codeseed.app. These Terms do not grant you any rights to use codeseed.app's intellectual property except as expressly stated herein.

7.4 Code you write

The code you write in your forked project repository belongs to you, subject to the terms of the repository's open-source licence (if any). codeseed.app does not claim any ownership over your original code.

8. AI-Generated Content

8.1 AI project ideas

Some project ideas on codeseed.app are generated by an AI system and reviewed by our moderation process before publication. AI-generated project ideas are provided as educational guidance only. We make no representations or warranties regarding their accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose.

8.2 AI code review

codeseed.app provides automated AI code review feedback when you open a pull request on your project repository. This feedback is:

• ◆Advisory only — it is not a substitute for professional software engineering advice
• ◆Not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or free from error
• ◆Not intended to replace human mentor review
• ◆Subject to the limitations and biases inherent in AI language models

8.3 AI limitations

You acknowledge that AI systems can produce incorrect, biased, or inappropriate outputs. codeseed.app is not liable for any decisions you make based on AI-generated content. You are responsible for independently evaluating any AI output before acting on it.

8.4 Data processing by AI provider

Your pull request content and code may be transmitted to our AI provider (Google Gemini) for the purpose of generating review feedback. See our Privacy Policy (Section 8) for details. We do not use your code to train AI models.

9. Mentor Responsibilities

If you register as a mentor or submit project ideas, you additionally agree to the following:

9.1 Project submissions

• ◆Projects you submit must be original, educational, and appropriate for the stated difficulty level
• ◆Project steps must be realistic in scope and time estimate
• ◆Resources you link must be publicly accessible and legally shareable
• ◆You must not submit projects designed to extract unpaid labour or intellectual property from learners
• ◆You grant codeseed.app the right to publish, display, and moderate your submitted projects

9.2 Code reviews

• ◆You commit to reviewing learner pull requests within a reasonable timeframe (we recommend within 72 hours)
• ◆Feedback must be constructive, respectful, and educationally valuable
• ◆You must not provide discriminatory, harassing, or harmful feedback
• ◆Persistently inactive mentors (no review activity for 30+ days on active claims) may have their projects temporarily removed from the platform

9.3 No compensation

Mentoring on codeseed.app is currently voluntary and unpaid. Mentors do not receive financial compensation from codeseed.app for reviewing learner code, except where explicitly agreed in a separate written agreement.

10. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• ◆Violate any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation
• ◆Submit or transmit content that is defamatory, obscene, hateful, threatening, or discriminatory
• ◆Harass, abuse, stalk, or threaten other users, mentors, or codeseed.app staff
• ◆Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
• ◆Submit project ideas with the intent of extracting free intellectual property or unpaid work from learners
• ◆Create fake or duplicate accounts
• ◆Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Service, our systems, or other users' accounts
• ◆Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network associated with the Service
• ◆Introduce malicious code, viruses, worms, or any other harmful software
• ◆Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the Service without our express written permission
• ◆Use the Service for any commercial purpose without our prior written consent
• ◆Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security features of the Service
• ◆Use the Service in a way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it
• ◆Violate GitHub's Terms of Service or Acceptable Use Policies through your use of GitHub features on the platform

Violation of this section may result in immediate account suspension or termination, as described in Section 11.

11. Termination

11.1 Termination by you

You may stop using the Service at any time and delete your account via Settings → Delete Account. Deletion takes effect immediately.

11.2 Termination by codeseed.app

We may suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, if we reasonably believe you have:

• ◆Violated these Terms or our Acceptable Use Policy
• ◆Engaged in fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity
• ◆Posed a security risk to the Service or other users
• ◆Provided false information in the course of using the Service

For suspensions or terminations not related to a violation or misconduct (e.g. discontinuation of the Service), we will provide at least 30 days' notice where reasonably practicable.

11.3 Effect of termination

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Sections 7 (Content & IP), 12 (Disclaimers), 13 (Limitation of Liability), 14 (Indemnification), and 15 (Governing Law) survive termination.

12. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that:

• ◆The Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
• ◆The results obtained from the Service will be accurate or reliable
• ◆Any errors in the Service will be corrected
• ◆The Service will meet your specific requirements or expectations
• ◆Third-party services integrated with codeseed.app (GitHub, Google, Resend, etc.) will remain available

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, codeseed.app and its operators, employees, and agents shall not be liable for:

• ◆Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages
• ◆Loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunities
• ◆Damages resulting from your reliance on AI-generated content or code review feedback
• ◆Damages resulting from third-party service interruptions (GitHub, Google, Resend, etc.)
• ◆Damages arising from unauthorised access to or alteration of your data caused by factors beyond our reasonable control

Where liability cannot be fully excluded under applicable law (including EU and UK consumer law), our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service shall not exceed €100 (one hundred euros) or the amount you have paid us in the preceding 12 months, whichever is higher.

14. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless codeseed.app and its operators from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with:

• ◆Your breach of these Terms
• ◆Your violation of any law or the rights of any third party
• ◆Content you submit to the Service that infringes third-party rights
• ◆Your misuse of the GitHub integration in violation of GitHub's Terms of Service

This indemnification obligation does not apply to the extent the claim arises from codeseed.app's own negligence, fraud, or wilful misconduct.

15. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

15.1 Governing law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Romania and, where applicable, the laws of the European Union. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) does not apply.

15.2 Jurisdiction

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms or the Service that cannot be resolved informally shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Romania, unless mandatory consumer protection laws in your country of residence require otherwise.

15.3 EU Online Dispute Resolution

If you are an EU consumer, you may also use the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr to resolve disputes.

15.4 Consumer rights

Nothing in this Section limits your rights as a consumer under the mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence. EU and UK consumers may always bring proceedings in the courts of their country of residence.

15.5 Informal resolution

Before initiating formal proceedings, we encourage you to contact us at hello@codeseed.app so we can attempt to resolve the dispute informally. Most issues can be resolved quickly this way.

16. General Provisions

16.1 Changes to Terms

We may modify these Terms at any time. For material changes, we will provide at least 30 days' notice via the platform and/or by email. Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree with the changes, you must stop using the Service and may delete your account.

16.2 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

16.3 Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorised representative of codeseed.app.

16.4 Entire agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and codeseed.app with respect to the Service and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, representations, and warranties.

16.5 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, provided that the successor agrees to be bound by these Terms.

16.6 Force majeure

codeseed.app shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, pandemic, natural disasters, government actions, or failures of third-party infrastructure providers (including GitHub, Google/Google Gemini, or our hosting providers).

17. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

Email: hello@codeseed.app
Legal / Privacy: privacy@codeseed.app