Terms of Service
Effective Date: 2026-04-20
1. Acceptance
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of blinkz.ai and blinkz.org (the "Site"), both operated by Blinkz LLC. By using the Site you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.
These Terms cover the Site only. Client engagements, paid project work, and deliverables are governed by a separate written Services Agreement or Statement of Work ("SOW") between you and Blinkz LLC. Where those documents conflict with these Terms for the subject matter they cover, the signed agreement controls.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old to submit forms on the Site or to enter into any contract with us. By using the Site, you represent that you meet this requirement and have the legal authority to enter into these Terms on your own behalf or on behalf of the entity you represent.
3. Permitted Use
You may browse the Site, contact us, book calls, and apply to the Builder Residency. You may not:
• Attempt to access any part of the Site that is not publicly accessible.
• Scrape, mirror, or systematically copy content except for standard search-engine indexing.
• Submit false information or impersonate others.
• Upload or transmit anything unlawful, infringing, harmful, or designed to disrupt our systems.
• Use the Site to send spam, phishing content, or unsolicited commercial messages.
• Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from any part of the Site beyond what is exposed to a standard browser.
4. Intellectual Property
The Site — including its design, text, graphics, logos, brand marks, layout, and underlying code — is owned by or licensed to Blinkz and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Nothing in these Terms grants you any license or right to use any Blinkz brand, logo, or code beyond browsing the Site.
Ownership of project deliverables created under a paid engagement is handled in the applicable Services Agreement or SOW, not here.
5. Builder Residency
The Builder Residency (/mentorship, /register) is a paid educational program.
Enrollment Agreement. Enrollment requires payment and acceptance of a separate enrollment agreement, which may include additional terms on scheduling, attendance, and intellectual property of student projects.
Refund Policy. Tuition is refundable during Phases 1–4 (the Foundation phases) of the program, minus any pass-through costs already incurred on your behalf (software subscriptions, API credits, etc.). Once Phase 5 begins, tuition is non-refundable.
Outcomes Disclaimer. The Residency is an educational program. We do not guarantee employment, freelance income, client acquisition, revenue, or any specific business or career outcome. Your results depend on your own effort, skill, and market factors outside our control.
6. Forms and Communications
When you submit the contact form or the Residency application, you consent to us using the information you provide to respond to you, process your application, and send a confirmation email.
We do not add you to any marketing newsletter. Transactional emails (confirmations, project communications, Residency correspondence, scheduling reminders) are sent as part of the service and cannot be opted out of while you have an active matter with us.
7. Third-Party Services and Links
The Site embeds or links to third-party services including Calendly, Formsubmit, Resend, Leadsy, Cloudflare, and jsDelivr. Your use of those services is subject to their own terms and privacy policies.
Links to external sites are provided for convenience. We do not control or endorse the content of external sites and are not responsible for them.
8. AI-Generated Content Disclaimer
We build systems that use artificial intelligence, including large language models, AI agents, and automation tools. Outputs from AI systems — whether on the Site, in our proposals, or in deliverables built for clients — may contain inaccuracies, incomplete information, or content whose training origin is not fully traceable.
For Site visitors: do not rely on any AI-generated content on the Site as professional, legal, financial, or medical advice.
For clients: the handling of AI-generated deliverables, indemnification around third-party training data claims, and acceptance criteria are addressed in your Services Agreement. Please read it carefully.
9. Disclaimers
The Site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and uninterrupted availability, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
We do not warrant that the Site will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted, or that any content on the Site is accurate, complete, or current.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Blinkz LLC, its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunities, arising out of or relating to your use of the Site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Site will not exceed the greater of (a) USD $500, or (b) the amount you paid Blinkz LLC in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
Some jurisdictions do not allow these limits. In those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by applicable law.
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Blinkz LLC and its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents from any third-party claim, loss, liability, damage, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of (a) your breach of these Terms, (b) your misuse of the Site, or (c) your violation of any law or the rights of any third party.
This is mutual in spirit: for paid engagements, our reciprocal indemnity obligations to clients are governed by the Services Agreement.
12. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules.
13. Binding Arbitration and Class Waiver
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Site — except as carved out below — will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. Arbitration will take place in North Carolina, United States, or by video hearing at the arbitrator's discretion. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Small Claims Carve-Out. Either party may bring an individual action in small-claims court in the county of either party's residence, so long as the claim stays in that court.
Injunctive Relief Carve-Out. Either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to stop unauthorized use or infringement of intellectual property.
Class Action Waiver. You and Blinkz each waive the right to participate in a class, collective, or representative action. Disputes will be arbitrated only on an individual basis.
Opt-Out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing [email protected] within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, with the subject "Arbitration Opt-Out" and your full legal name. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms.
14. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to us, other users, or third parties.
Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including IP, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, Governing Law, and Arbitration — will survive.
15. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms when our practices or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top will be updated. Material changes will be highlighted at the top for a reasonable period. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
16. Severability; Entire Agreement
If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. These Terms — together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and any Services Agreement or SOW you have signed with us — constitute the entire agreement between you and Blinkz regarding their subject matter.
17. Contact
Questions about these Terms: email [email protected].