Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding agreement between you and Hardbook, operated by Adam Alboas a sole proprietor based in Maze, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel ("Hardbook," "we," "us"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, don't use the Service.

You must be at least 16 years old to use Hardbook (18 in jurisdictions where 18 is required for binding contracts), and you must have the legal authority to enter into these Terms. If you are accepting these Terms on behalf of a company, you represent that you have authority to bind that company.

Hardbook is a day-rate booking and contract engine for freelancers. It lets you create a brandable booking portal, take pencil and hard bookings, generate signed contracts, and optionally sync availability with Google Calendar. Features may be added, changed, or removed as the product evolves.

You're responsible for safeguarding your credentials and for all activity under your account. Use a strong password (or sign in with Google), keep your contact email up to date, and tell us promptly at service@hard-book.com if you suspect unauthorized access. We may suspend accounts to protect the Service or other users.

You agree not to:

• use Hardbook to harass, defraud, or abuse your clients or anyone else;
• upload unlawful, infringing, defamatory, or harmful content;
• scrape, mass-export, or programmatically extract data from the Service except via documented APIs and within reasonable limits;
• reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive source code from the Service;
• interfere with the Service, probe for vulnerabilities, or bypass rate limits or access controls;
• resell, sublicense, or operate Hardbook as a service to third parties without our written permission.

You retain ownership of everything you put into Hardbook — your bookings, contracts, branding, logos, motion-identity videos, and client records ("Your Content"). You grant Hardbook a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, transmit, display, and process Your Content solely as needed to operate the Service for you and the people you choose to share your portal with. This license ends when you delete the relevant content or close your account, except where we're required to retain it by law.

You represent that you have the rights to upload and use Your Content (including any third-party logos, photos, or videos you put into your studio).

The Hardbook platform — including the website, software, design system, brand, name, logo, and contract templates we provide — is owned by us and our licensors. These Terms grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use the Service for its intended purpose. Nothing here transfers any of our intellectual property to you.

Hardbook integrates with third-party services (e.g., Google Calendar, payment processors). When you enable an integration, you also agree to that provider's terms. We're not responsible for third-party services, and they may change or break in ways outside our control.

Hardbook offers a free tier and may offer paid tiers (such as "Pro" features in Hardbook Studio). Paid tiers, if you opt in, are governed by the pricing displayed at signup. Fees are non-refundable except where required by law. We may change pricing on at least 30 days' notice; changes apply to the next billing cycle.

You may stop using Hardbook at any time and request account deletion per our Privacy Policy. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms, if your use poses a security or legal risk, or if we discontinue the Service. We'll give reasonable notice where we can.

No warranty.THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.

Calendar sync and availability. Hardbook syncs availability with third-party calendar providers (e.g., Google Calendar) on a best-effort basis. We do not guarantee that syncs will be timely, complete, or free of conflicts. We are not liable for missed bookings, double-bookings, lost revenue, or any other loss arising from delayed, failed, or partial calendar syncs, including failures caused by the third-party provider, network outages, or scope or token revocations.

Contract templates are not legal advice. The contract templates, clauses, and contract-generation features in Hardbook are provided as productivity tools for general informational purposes only. They are not legal advice, do not create a lawyer-client relationship, and may not be appropriate for your specific jurisdiction, project, or circumstances. You are responsible for having a qualified lawyer review any contract before you rely on it. Hardbook makes no representation that the templates are current, accurate, or enforceable.

Third-party services.Features that depend on third-party services (Google APIs, payment processors, email delivery, hosting providers) are subject to those providers' terms and uptime. We are not responsible for outages, errors, or changes to those services.

No indirect damages. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, HARDBOOK, ADAM ALBO, AND ANY AFFILIATES OR CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOST WAGES, LOST BOOKINGS, LOST REVENUE, LOST GOODWILL, LOST DATA, COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, LEGAL FEES, OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE — EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE).

Specific carve-outs. Without limiting the above, we are not liable for: (a) missed bookings, double-bookings, or scheduling conflicts arising from calendar-sync delays, errors, or failures; (b) any outcome arising from your use, modification, or signing of contract templates generated by Hardbook, including disputes, unenforceability, or losses of any kind; or (c) interruptions or failures of third-party services on which Hardbook depends.

Cap. OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF (i) THE FEES YOU ACTUALLY PAID HARDBOOK IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM AND (ii) USD 100.

Some jurisdictions don't allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above may not apply to you. Where that is the case, our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by applicable law.

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hardbook and its affiliates from any claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of Your Content, your use of the Service in breach of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third-party right.

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Israel, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The competent courts located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, and you and Hardbook each consent to that jurisdiction. Either party may still seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property or confidential information.

We may update these Terms as the Service or the law changes. If a change is material, we'll update the effective date and notify active users by email or in-product. Continued use after the change means you accept the new Terms.

Questions about these Terms? Email service@hard-book.com.

See also our Privacy Policy.