Terms and Conditions

1. Introduction

Welcome to The Birthday Poster ("we," "our," or "us"). These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of our website located at birthdayposter.com (the "Service") operated by us as a personal project.

By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access the Service.

2. About Our Service

The Birthday Poster is a personal website that allows users to create personalized birthday posters with fun facts and curiosities. This is not a commercial enterprise but a personal project.

Our Service uses secure cloud hosting and various third-party services to provide functionality, including authentication, analytics, and data storage.

3. User Accounts

When you create an account with us, you must provide information that is accurate, complete, and current at all times. You are responsible for safeguarding the password and for all activities that occur under your account.

We use secure authentication services for user login and session management. By creating an account, you agree to the terms of service of our authentication provider.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service:

• For any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to take unlawful actions
• To violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances
• To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
• To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
• To submit false or misleading information
• To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code

5. Content and Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of The Birthday Poster and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.

When you upload content to create posters, you retain ownership of your content but grant us a license to use it for the purpose of providing the Service.

6. Data Storage and Processing

We use secure cloud storage services hosted in the European Union to store user data. All data processing is conducted in compliance with GDPR regulations.

For detailed information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

7. Analytics and Tracking

We use third-party analytics services to understand how users interact with our website. This helps us improve the Service. You can opt out of analytics tracking through our cookie preferences.

8. Disclaimers

The information on this website is provided on an "as is" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, this personal project excludes:

• All representations, warranties, and conditions relating to this website and the use of it
• All liability for any damages arising out of or in connection with your use of this website

9. Limitation of Liability

As this is a personal project and not a commercial service, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. We will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.

10. Privacy and GDPR Compliance

We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with GDPR regulations. As a personal project based in Europe, we ensure:

• Transparent data processing practices
• Lawful basis for all data processing activities
• Respect for your rights as a data subject
• Data minimization and purpose limitation

11. Third-Party Services

Our Service integrates with several third-party services:

• Cloud Hosting: For website hosting and deployment
• Authentication Services: For secure user login
• Analytics Services: For website analytics (EU-hosted)
• Database Services: For secure data storage (EU region)

Use of these services is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be interpreted and governed by the laws of the European Union and the country where the service operator is based, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

13. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at: