Terms
Terms, in plain English.
Chortal is an early, soft-launch product. These terms are written to be readable rather than exhaustive — short, honest, and specific to how the product actually works today. By creating an account or using Chortal, you agree to what's below.
Using Chortal
We're happy to have you. A few things we ask you not to do, because they break the product for everyone else or get into territory we're not equipped to support yet:
- Don't try to access other families' data, scrape the site or the app, or use automated tools to query our systems beyond ordinary browser and app use.
- Don't reverse-engineer the app, decompile it, or probe for vulnerabilities. If you find a security issue, please email us — we want to hear about it.
- Don't use Chortal to harass, defraud, or harm other people, including the children using your account.
- Don't resell, sublicense, or rebrand Chortal as your own product.
Your family account
Chortal accounts belong to the parent or guardian who creates them. You're the account owner. Your kids access the family through PIN-gated profiles inside your account — they don't have their own logins, emails, or independent accounts. You are responsible for what happens under your account, including the chores you approve and the earnings, savings, and spending you record on a child's behalf.
Soft launch — no warranty
Chortal is provided "as is" and "as available." We're a small team in early access. We don't guarantee uninterrupted availability, freedom from bugs, or that any specific feature will keep working in its current form. We don't make warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, except where the law doesn't allow us to disclaim them. Chortal doesn't move real money — it's a tracker — so a Chortal outage won't cost you actual funds, but it may cost you a chore log or a savings goal.
Suspending or ending accounts
We can suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms — especially abusive use, security probing, or activity that harms other users. You can delete your account at any time by emailing us; see the Privacy page for the 30-day deletion timeline. We try to give a heads-up before terminating, unless the violation is severe or the account is being used to actively harm other users.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of [governing jurisdiction — to be filled in before public launch], without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Contact
Questions about these terms, security reports, or account issues? Email legal@chortal.app. We'd rather hear from you than have you guess.
Last updated: May 20, 2026.