Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of TickerRoom (the "Service"), operated by an individual based in Texas, USA ("we," "us," "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract under applicable law. By using the Service you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements and that all information you provide is accurate and current.

2. Beta service

TickerRoom is currently in private beta. The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, may change, malfunction, be temporarily unavailable, or be discontinued at any time without notice, and may contain bugs or inaccuracies. We make no commitment to any specific feature, level of service, or uptime, and your access can be revoked at any time during the beta.

3. Accounts

• You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and for all activity that occurs under your account.
• One account per person. Do not share, sell, or transfer your account, invite codes, or login credentials.
• Notify us immediately at [email protected] of any unauthorized use of your account.
• You are responsible for any losses or harm we incur as a result of unauthorized account use that you fail to prevent or report.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation.
• Scrape, crawl, mirror, frame, harvest, or otherwise systematically extract data or content from the Service except as expressly permitted.
• Use automated means (bots, scripts, headless browsers) to access the Service or create accounts.
• Attempt to interfere with, probe, scan, or compromise the security or integrity of the Service or its underlying systems.
• Bypass, disable, or circumvent any technical access controls, rate limits, or other measures we use.
• Resell, redistribute, or commercialize any content, data, or output obtained from the Service without our prior written permission.
• Use the Service to harass, abuse, defame, or infringe the rights of any other person or entity.
• Reverse engineer or attempt to derive the source code or underlying ideas of the Service except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits despite this restriction.

5. Content and intellectual property

The Service, including its code, design, layout, graphics, text, and the form in which third-party data is presented, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. We grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use, subject to these Terms.

Market data, fundamentals, options chains, news, and similar information shown on the Service are sourced from third parties (including, currently, Yahoo Finance via the open-source yfinance library). Those parties retain all rights in their data, and your use of that data may be subject to their terms.

6. No investment advice

TickerRoom is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, or financial planner. Nothing on the Service constitutes investment, financial, legal, accounting, or tax advice, and no content is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions and outcomes. See the Disclaimer for more.

7. Third-party links and services

The Service may include links to third-party websites (e.g., SEC EDGAR, news publishers, brokerage research, charting providers). We do not control those sites, do not endorse them, and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or availability.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

The service and all content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, non-infringement, and quiet enjoyment. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or that data shown will be accurate, complete, or timely.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall TickerRoom or its operator be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, trading losses, or business opportunities, arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the service, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other legal theory, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our aggregate liability to you for all claims arising out of or related to the service shall not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you have paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100.00).

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless TickerRoom and its operator from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of the rights of any third party.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including suspected violation of these Terms. You may terminate your account at any time by emailing [email protected]. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and the governing-law clause) will survive.

12. Changes to the Terms

We may update these Terms. If we make a material change, we will notify registered users by email and update the effective date above. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service that cannot be resolved informally shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Texas, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

Before filing any formal claim, you agree to first contact us in good faith at [email protected] and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days.

14. Miscellaneous

These Terms (together with the Disclaimer and Privacy Policy) constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force. Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of that right. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a sale, merger, or other transfer of the Service.

15. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [email protected].