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Terms of use

Last updated September 23, 2026. In effect from September 23, 2026

These terms cover Backburner, Backpack, Backdrop and back.dev — together, "the Services". By using the Services, you agree to these terms. They form a contract between you and Tom Grady, trading as Back.

Back is a trading name of Tom Grady, a sole proprietor in Washington State, in the United States. For questions about these terms, contact legal@back.dev.

1. What the Services are

One Back account signs you into all of them.

2. Cost, limits and availability

The Services are free, with a storage limit of 5 GB per account. We may introduce additional limits to keep them free. We will notify you before a new limit affects your existing content.

The Services are at an early stage of development. Features may change, fail or be withdrawn. Keep your own copies of anything you cannot afford to lose.

3. Your account

You need a Back account. Keep your password private; you are responsible for activity under your account. Contact security@back.dev if you suspect unauthorized access.

You must be 13 or older to use the Services. If you live somewhere that sets a higher minimum age for online services, that age applies to you. If you are under 18, please check with a parent or guardian first.

Because Back is based in the United States, you may not use the Services if you are in a country under US trade embargo or on a US restricted-party list.

4. Ownership and use of your content

Your tasks, goals, files, documents, spreadsheets, projects, footage and comments are yours. We claim no ownership.

You give us only the permission needed to provide the Services: to store, process and back up your content, and display it to people you choose to share it with. This permission ends when you delete the content or your account.

We will not use your content to train models, whether our own or another provider's, and we will not sell it or provide it to advertisers. We will ask for your permission before using your content for any purpose beyond providing the Services. You may decline.

5. Acceptable use

You must not use the Services to break the law, store or share material without the necessary rights, harass anyone, or distribute malware. You must not attempt to damage, overload or gain unauthorized access to the Services or other people's accounts, or use share links to distribute infringing or harmful material.

We may suspend or remove accounts that violate these restrictions. Where reasonable, we will explain the reason beforehand and give you an opportunity to respond.

Good-faith security research. Testing against your own account in good faith, reported to security@back.dev, does not breach these terms, and we will not take action against you for it. See security.txt.

6. Sharing

Anyone with a share link or invite can use it to access the shared content. Share them only with people you intend to give access to. You can turn off any link or invite at any time.

7. Copyright complaints

Backpack and Backdrop let you publish content at a web address. If you believe content on the Services infringes your copyright, write to legal@back.dev, for the attention of Tom Grady.

Your signed notice must identify the copyrighted work and the location of the allegedly infringing copy in enough detail for us to find it. Include your contact details and statements that you believe in good faith that the use is unauthorized, that the information in your notice is accurate, and that you are the rights-holder or authorized to act on their behalf. US law requires these details in a takedown notice.

We will remove content identified in a valid notice and notify the person who posted it. They may dispute the removal by sending a counter-notice with their contact details and consent to the jurisdiction of a US court. We will forward the counter-notice to the complainant and restore the content unless the complainant takes court action.

We close the accounts of people who infringe repeatedly. This is a condition of the legal protections that apply to hosting user content.

8. Warranties and liability

We will take reasonable care in providing the Services. They are provided as they are, without a guarantee of availability, uninterrupted operation, freedom from errors or protection against data loss. Keep your own copies of important content, as described in clause 2.

The following warranty disclaimer applies:

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THE LAW ALLOWS, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", AND WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Liability that remains unrestricted. We do not exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, for our own gross negligence or willful misconduct, for anything under the Washington Consumer Protection Act (chapter 19.86 RCW), or for anything else the law that applies to you does not let us limit. If you are a consumer, you keep all of your statutory rights and nothing here takes them away.

Subject to the exclusions above, because the Services are free, our total liability to you for everything arising out of them is limited to US$100, and we are not liable for lost profits, lost business, lost data, or indirect or consequential loss.

9. Claims arising from your content or conduct

If someone brings a claim against us because of content you shared through the Services or your breach of clause 5, you agree to cover our reasonable costs of handling the claim. This applies only to claims arising from your own actions. We will notify you promptly and allow you to participate in handling the claim.

10. Closing an account or Service

You can stop using the Services at any time. Delete your account yourself at account.back.dev, or ask us at privacy@back.dev and we will do it for you. Both options permanently delete your account rather than deactivate it. Our privacy notice explains what is deleted.

We may suspend or close an account that breaches clause 5, or discontinue a Service. Before discontinuing a Service, we will give you reasonable notice and a way to export your data.

11. Changes

We will publish changes here and update the date. We will notify you of material changes in the app or by email before they take effect. If you do not accept a change, you can delete your account.

12. Governing law and disputes

Back is run from Washington State in the United States. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes will be heard in the state courts of King County, Washington, or the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Both parties consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.

Consumers outside the United States retain their local protections. You retain every protection under your country's law that cannot be excluded by contract, and you may bring a claim in your country's courts. Where your local law conflicts with this clause, your local law takes precedence.

Before filing a claim, please email legal@back.dev and allow 30 days to resolve the dispute. We will give you the same notice and opportunity to resolve a dispute before filing a claim.

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