Terms of Service

1. Acceptance

By creating an account, signing in, browsing, or otherwise using recordshelf, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the service.

2. About recordshelf

recordshelf is an independent application for saving records, building a profile shelf, following other users, and sharing collection-related activity. The service is operated as a nonprofit personal project and is provided as-is.

3. Accounts

You are responsible for the activity on your account and for keeping your login credentials secure. Please use accurate information where required, do not impersonate another person, and notify the developer if you believe your account has been accessed without permission.

4. User Content

You may add profile details, reviews, ratings, shelves, currently spinning records, images, and other collection-related content. You keep ownership of content you submit, but you grant recordshelf a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, reproduce, resize, and share that content as needed to operate the service.

Do not upload or post content that is unlawful, abusive, harassing, hateful, invasive of privacy, infringing, misleading, malicious, or otherwise harmful to the community or service.

5. Community Rules

Use recordshelf respectfully. Do not attempt to disrupt the service, scrape or overload the site, access another user’s account, bypass security, spam users, or use the service for unlawful activity.

6. Third-Party Data and Services

recordshelf may display album art, artist information, release metadata, or links from third-party sources. That material belongs to its respective owners. recordshelf is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Discogs, Spotify, or any record label, artist, publisher, marketplace, or rights holder unless expressly stated.

7. Intellectual Property

The recordshelf name, interface, code, design elements, and original site content are owned by the project owner unless otherwise noted. You may not copy, sell, or misuse the service in a way that violates applicable law or the rights of others.

8. Copyright Concerns

If you believe content on recordshelf infringes your copyright, please contact the developer with enough information to identify the material, your contact details, a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is unauthorized, and a statement that the information you provide is accurate.

9. Support and Donations

recordshelf may include links to support the developer. Contributions are voluntary and help support development or operating costs. Unless clearly stated otherwise, support contributions are not purchases, subscriptions, or guarantees of specific features, availability, or support response times.

10. Availability and Changes

The service may change, break, pause, or shut down at any time. Features may be added, modified, or removed without notice. recordshelf is provided without warranties of any kind, including warranties of availability, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, recordshelf and its developer will not be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost data, lost profits, service interruptions, or issues caused by third-party services.

12. Account Removal and Moderation

recordshelf may remove content, limit access, suspend accounts, or terminate accounts if needed to protect users, the service, the developer, or comply with law. You may request account or content removal by contacting the developer.

13. Updates to These Terms

These terms may be updated as the service evolves. The updated date at the top of this page will change when meaningful updates are made. Continued use of recordshelf after updates means you accept the revised terms.

14. Contact

For support, account requests, copyright concerns, or questions about these terms, please use the project’s GitHub page or the support form.