1. Agreement and operator
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) form a legally binding agreement between you and Bruce Stenberg, an individual doing business as Canvas, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (“Canvas,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). They govern startwithcanvas.com, app.startwithcanvas.com, Canvas Clipper for Google Chrome, and related features and support (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, creating an account, connecting Canvas Clipper, or accepting an order, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Services.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years of age and legally able to enter a binding contract. You may use the Services globally where their use is lawful, but you are responsible for complying with local law. The Services may not be used where prohibited by United States export controls, sanctions, or other applicable restrictions.
3. Accounts and business use
You must provide accurate account information, keep access credentials and devices secure, and promptly notify us of suspected unauthorized use. You are responsible for activity under your account unless applicable law provides otherwise.
You may create or use an account for a business or other organization. If you do, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and “you” includes both you and the organization. Organization administrators may manage access, content, and settings and may be able to access or remove organization-controlled content.
4. Alpha service
Canvas is free during Alpha. Alpha features are under active development and may be incomplete, change, or become unavailable. You should keep independent copies of important content and should not rely on Alpha features for safety- critical, emergency, regulated, or other uses where an interruption or error could cause material harm.
5. Future trials, subscriptions, and payment
We may later offer trials, paid subscriptions, usage-based features, or business plans. Before charging you, we will present the price, billing interval, included features, taxes or material fees, and any automatic-renewal terms that apply. By starting a paid plan, you authorize the stated charges. Subscriptions continue for the disclosed term and renew only as described at purchase, until canceled under the provided controls.
Except where applicable law requires otherwise or an order expressly states otherwise, all charges are final and there are no refunds or credits for partial periods, unused time, or unused features. Ending a subscription stops future renewals but does not reverse charges already incurred.
6. Your content
You retain ownership of content you submit to Canvas (“Your Content”). You grant Canvas a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, copy, transmit, display, format, analyze, and otherwise process Your Content only as needed to provide, secure, support, and improve the Services, comply with your sharing choices, and meet legal obligations. This license lasts while Your Content is stored in the Services and for limited backup, security, and legal-retention periods afterward.
You represent that you have the rights and permissions needed to submit and use Your Content, including content captured from third-party websites. You are responsible for Your Content and for the people with whom you share it. Do not submit highly sensitive personal, health, financial, authentication, or confidential information unless you have determined the Services and your sharing settings are appropriate for it.
7. Canvas Clipper
Canvas Clipper acts only when you invoke it to preview and save selected page information into Canvas. You must use it only on content you are permitted to access and copy. You may not use Canvas Clipper to evade access controls, collect data unlawfully, infringe intellectual-property or privacy rights, or capture confidential information without authorization. The source website’s terms may independently restrict what you may copy or reuse.
8. Acceptable use
You may not use the Services to:
- violate law or another person’s rights;
- upload malware or attempt unauthorized access;
- probe, disrupt, overload, or circumvent security or usage limits;
- scrape or collect data except through features we intentionally provide;
- impersonate another person or misrepresent affiliation;
- send spam, facilitate abuse, or distribute unlawful or harmful content;
- reverse engineer the Services except where that restriction is prohibited by law; or
- resell or commercially exploit the Services without written permission.
We may investigate suspected violations and take proportionate action, including limiting or suspending access.
9. AI-assisted features
Some Canvas features may use artificial intelligence to organize, transform, or suggest content. AI output may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unsuitable. You are responsible for reviewing output before relying on or sharing it and must not use it as a substitute for qualified professional advice. Inputs and outputs are Your Content to the extent permitted by applicable law, subject to the license in Section 6.
10. Third-party services and links
The Services may link to or interoperate with third-party websites, content, or services. Third parties have their own terms and privacy practices. Canvas does not control and is not responsible for them. Your dealings with a third party are between you and that third party.
11. Canvas intellectual property and feedback
Canvas and its licensors own the Services, software, visual design, trademarks, and other materials we provide, excluding Your Content. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Services for their intended purpose.
If you provide feedback, you grant Canvas a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free right to use it without restriction or compensation, provided we do not identify you publicly as its source without permission.
12. Suspension, termination, and data
You may stop using Canvas at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you materially breach these Terms, create a security or legal risk, fail to pay a future charge when due, or if continuing the Services is no longer commercially or technically feasible. When practical, we will provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure or export content.
After termination, your right to use the Services ends. Sections that by their nature should survive—including ownership, payment obligations, disclaimers, liability limits, indemnity, and dispute terms—will survive. Content handling is governed by the Privacy Policy and available product controls.
13. Disclaimers
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” CANVAS DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, AND DATA PRESERVATION. CANVAS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain disclaimers, so some of this section may not apply to you.
14. Limitation of liability and indemnity
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CANVAS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, GOODWILL, DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICES, EVEN IF ADVISED THAT SUCH DAMAGES ARE POSSIBLE. CANVAS’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID CANVAS FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR (B) US $100.
These limits do not apply where prohibited by law, including liability that cannot legally be limited. To the extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold Canvas harmless from third-party claims and resulting losses arising from Your Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of another person’s rights. This indemnity does not require an individual consumer to indemnify Canvas for Canvas’s own unlawful conduct.
15. Binding arbitration and class action waiver
Please read this section carefully. It affects your right to go to court.
Informal resolution first
Before filing a claim, you and Canvas must try in good faith to resolve it for at least 30 days. Send a written notice to support@startwithcanvas.com with your name, account email, a description of the dispute, and the relief requested. Canvas will send notices to your account email. Any limitations period is tolled during this 30-day process.
Agreement to individual arbitration
Except for the exceptions below, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this agreement to arbitrate. The arbitrator may award the same individual remedies a court could award. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.
Hearings may occur by video, telephone, or documents unless the arbitrator determines an in-person hearing is necessary. Any in-person hearing will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, unless the parties agree otherwise or the applicable AAA rules require another location. Fees will be allocated under the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, subject to applicable law.
Exceptions
Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court if it qualifies. Either party may also seek temporary or injunctive relief in court to prevent actual or threatened infringement or misuse of intellectual property, confidential information, or security credentials. Government agencies may pursue remedies available by law.
Class action waiver
YOU AND CANVAS AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, REPRESENTATIVE, OR PRIVATE-ATTORNEY-GENERAL ACTION. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT COMBINE CLAIMS OR PRESIDE OVER ANY SUCH PROCEEDING WITHOUT EVERY PARTY’S WRITTEN CONSENT. YOU AND CANVAS WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.
Thirty-day right to opt out
You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing support@startwithcanvas.com within 30 days after you first accept these Terms. Use the subject “Arbitration Opt-Out” and include your name, account email, and a clear statement that you opt out. Opting out will not affect any other part of these Terms or your ability to use Canvas.
If part of this section is unenforceable
If a court determines that the class action waiver cannot be enforced for a particular claim or remedy, only that claim or remedy will proceed in court after all arbitrable claims are resolved. Otherwise, an unenforceable part will be severed and the rest of this section will remain effective.
16. Governing law
Pennsylvania law governs these Terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except that the Federal Arbitration Act governs Section 15. For any dispute permitted to proceed in court, you and Canvas consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, unless applicable consumer law requires another forum.
17. Changes to the Services or Terms
We may change the Services and these Terms. If a change materially reduces your rights, we will provide reasonable advance notice where required. The revised Terms become effective on the stated date. Your continued use after that date constitutes acceptance where permitted by law. Changes to Section 15 will not apply retroactively to a dispute of which Canvas had actual notice before the change.
18. General terms
These Terms, the Privacy Policy, and any accepted order are the entire agreement concerning the Services. If an order conflicts with these Terms, the order controls only for that order. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. If a provision is unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the rest remains effective. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent; Canvas may assign them as part of a reorganization, financing, merger, acquisition, or asset transfer.
19. Contact
Questions about these Terms: support@startwithcanvas.com
Bruce Stenberg, doing business as Canvas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States