DECKBOARD Terms

Terms of Service

Last updated 2026-07-11

Plain English, no fine-print traps. This is the agreement between you and the people who run Deckboard. A reasonable person should finish it feeling informed — not trapped.

1. Who runs Deckboard #

Deckboard (the app at deckboard.party) is a platform operated by surfacemarket.ai. When these terms say “we,” “us,” or “Deckboard,” that’s who we mean. By creating an account or using the service, you agree to what’s written here.

2. Free to use today #

Deckboard is free to use today. Every feature described on the site is available at no charge right now, and no credit card is required to sign up.

Some features may require payment in the future. We’re honest about this rather than promising “free forever.” If we ever introduce paid features:

  • Anything that costs money will be clearly labeled as such before you are ever charged — no surprise bills, no auto-enrolled trials that quietly start billing.
  • Nothing you already created is held hostage. Your boards, messages and settings remain yours and remain accessible; we won’t lock content you already made behind a new paywall.

3. Your account #

Using Deckboard requires an account, and an account requires a valid email address. You’re responsible for keeping your password safe and for activity that happens under your account. Use an address you actually control — it’s how we send account-security email such as password resets, and, if enabled later, address verification.

4. Acceptable use #

Deckboard is a display for your content. Keep it lawful and fair to everyone else:

  • No unlawful content on boards. Don’t use Deckboard to display or distribute content that is illegal, or that harasses, defames, or infringes someone else’s rights.
  • Don’t abuse the APIs or rate limits. No attempts to overwhelm, circumvent, or reverse the service’s rate limits, and no using the API to attack or disrupt Deckboard or other people’s boards.

If usage crosses these lines, we may limit or suspend the account involved (see Ending things).

5. Your content #

The content you display is yours. We don’t claim ownership of the messages, images, menus or feeds you put on your boards. We store and transmit that content only to run the service for you. You keep whatever rights you had going in.

6. The service is provided “as is” #

We work hard to keep Deckboard reliable, but it’s provided as is, without warranties. Live-data channels depend on outside sources that can change or go down. We may change, add, or discontinue features as the product evolves. If we retire something significant, we’ll try to give reasonable notice. To the extent the law allows, we’re not liable for indirect or incidental damages arising from use of the service.

7. Ending things #

You can delete your account at any time. Deleting your account removes your personal data as described in the Privacy Policy. You’re free to stop using Deckboard whenever you like — there’s no contract term to run out.

On our side, we may suspend or terminate accounts that abuse the service — for example, unlawful content or deliberate abuse of the APIs and rate limits. Where practical and appropriate, we’ll reach out first.