Terms of service

Last updated: August 11, 2026

These are the terms for using Heartmark. They are written to be read, not skimmed past. Two sections near the end are in formal legal language, because the exact wording of those matters; everything else is in plain English. If something here is unclear, ask and we will explain it.

What Heartmark is

Heartmark is a place to keep track of gift ideas for the people in your life — what you noticed, what you already bought, the dates you do not want to miss. It is built and run by one person. It is early software, and it is honest about that: features change, things occasionally break, and we would rather tell you that here than imply a polish we have not earned yet.

Using your account

You need an account to use Heartmark, and you are responsible for what happens under it. Keep your sign-in details to yourself. You must be at least 18 years old to sign up, and by signing up you are telling us that you are.

One account per person. Do not share a login, and do not try to reach parts of Heartmark that are not yours — other people’s accounts, the systems underneath, or anything you have found a way into that was clearly not meant for you.

What you record about other people

This is the part worth reading twice. Heartmark holds details about people who never signed up — the people you are keeping ideas for. Their names, their dates, the things you noticed about them.

You are responsible for what you record about someone else, and for whether you are allowed to record it where you live. Record what you would be comfortable having recorded about you, and keep it to what helps you be thoughtful toward them. If someone asks you to remove what you have kept about them, do it — you can edit or delete any of it at any time, and deleting your account removes all of it at once.

Heartmark does not contact the people you add. They will not hear from us because you wrote their birthday down.

What stays yours

Your ideas, your notes, your photos, and your details about your people stay yours. We store them so we can hand them back to you. We do not sell them, we do not advertise against them, and we do not use them to build a picture of you for anyone else.

We need your permission to store and display that material back to you — that is what running the service requires, and it is the only thing that permission covers. It ends when you delete the material.

What we ask you not to do

Do not use Heartmark to store material you have no right to, to harass, track or surveil someone, or to resell what the service produces as though it were your own product. Do not attempt to break it, overload it, or take it apart to rebuild it elsewhere.

If an account is being used this way, we may close it.

What we do not promise

Heartmark comes as it is. We work to keep it running and to keep your material safe, but we cannot promise the service will always be available, that nothing will ever go wrong, or that a feature you rely on today will look the same in a year. Keep your own copy of anything you would be upset to lose. In formal terms:

The Service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Heartmark does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or that any feature will remain available.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Heartmark shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, or for any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Service.

Ending it

You can delete your account whenever you like, from your account settings. Deleting it removes the information tied to it — your people, your ideas, your photos, your history. It is not a request that sits in a queue.

We may close an account that breaks these terms. If we ever shut Heartmark down, we will tell you before we do, and give you a way to take your material with you.

When these terms change

We will update this page and change the date at the top. If a change matters — if it affects what we do with your material or what you are agreeing to — we will tell you rather than expecting you to notice.

The legal part

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its conflict-of-laws provisions. The state and federal courts located in Washington State shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising under these terms.

If any provision of these terms is held unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Questions

Write to privacy@heartmark.app and a person will answer.