Introduction

Welcome to Chat NiteThought. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of our chat application. By using Chat NiteThought, you agree to be bound by these Terms. This is a personal learning project created to explore modern application development with Electron and Spring Boot.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Chat NiteThought, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the application.

Description of Service

Chat NiteThought is a messaging application that allows users to:

• Send and receive real-time messages
• Create and participate in group chats
• Authenticate using Google OAuth
• Experience cross-platform desktop functionality via Electron

Educational Purpose: This application is primarily a learning project to understand full-stack development, real-time communication, and modern deployment practices.

User Responsibilities

Account Security

• Maintain the security of your Google account credentials
• Notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account
• Use the service only through official channels

Acceptable Use

You agree NOT to use the service to:

• Send illegal, harmful, or offensive content
• Harass, abuse, or threaten other users
• Spam or send unsolicited messages
• Impersonate others or create fake accounts
• Attempt to hack, disrupt, or compromise the service
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations

Content and Messages

User Content

You retain ownership of the messages and content you send through Chat NiteThought. However, by using the service, you grant us a limited license to store, transmit, and display your content as necessary to provide the service.

Content Moderation

We reserve the right to remove content that violates these Terms or is otherwise inappropriate. As a learning project, moderation capabilities may be limited.

Learning Project Disclaimer

Service Availability

We strive to maintain service availability, but as a learning project:

• Service may be temporarily unavailable for maintenance or updates
• Features may be added, modified, or removed as part of the learning process
• We do not guarantee 100% uptime or data persistence
• The service may be discontinued at any time

Limitation of Liability

Chat NiteThought is provided "as is" without any warranties. We are not liable for any damages arising from your use of the service. This includes but is not limited to data loss, service interruptions, or security breaches.

Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policyto understand how we collect, use, and protect your information.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the service at any time, with or without cause or notice. You may also stop using the service at any time. Upon termination, these Terms will remain in effect regarding any past use of the service.

Open Source and Learning

This project may become open source in the future to help other developers learn. If you have suggestions or want to contribute to the learning process, please visit our GitHub repository.

Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time as the project evolves. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms. We will update the "Last updated" date when changes are made.

Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us through our GitHub repositoryor create an issue for discussion.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws. Any disputes will be resolved through appropriate legal channels.