Terms of Service
These Terms govern your use of the LonelyTavern app ("the App"), operated by LonelyTavern LLC ("we", "us"). By using the App you agree to these Terms and to our Acceptable-Use Policy and Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
1. You must be 18+
The App is for adults only. By using it you confirm you are at least 18 years old.
2. What the App is — and isn't
LonelyTavern is a single-player, local tool for AI roleplay — a private environment that runs on your own device. It is not a social network or community platform: there are no accounts, no feed, no messaging between users, and no shared or user-generated content visible to anyone else. It provides no AI model and no characters or content of its own, and there is no in-app store, catalog, or network of characters or other content to browse or download. You connect your own third-party AI provider, supply your own API keys, and import content files that are already on your device (for example, a Tavern character-card PNG or a lorebook JSON you obtained elsewhere) or create your own. You are solely responsible for your providers, your keys, the content you import or create (characters, lorebooks, and the like), and everything you generate with them.
3. License
We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for your own lawful, personal use, subject to these Terms. You may not reverse-engineer, resell, or redistribute the App except as permitted by applicable law or its open-source license (if any).
4. Acceptable use
Your use must comply with our Acceptable-Use Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms. Among other things, you must never use the App to create, generate, or store sexual content involving minors, or other illegal content. Violation may result in termination of your license, and illegal content or conduct may be reported to the authorities.
5. Your content and responsibility
You are solely responsible for the content you import or create (characters, lorebooks, and the like) and the content you generate. You represent that you have the necessary rights to any content you import, and that your use does not infringe anyone's rights or violate any law. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim arising out of your content or your use of the App.
6. Disclaimers
THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.
AI output is fictional and automatically generated by the third-party provider you connect. It may be inaccurate, offensive, or inappropriate, is not reviewed or endorsed by us, and is not professional advice of any kind (medical, legal, financial, or otherwise). You use it at your own risk. We do not control, and are not responsible for, any third-party AI provider, its output, or its handling of your data.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits any warranty or right that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
7. Limitation of liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE (AND OUR MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND AGENTS) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE APP OR THESE TERMS, UNDER ANY THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE), EVEN IF WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY AND EVEN IF A REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE APP OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (a) THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU PAID US, IF ANY, IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (b) US $100.
These limitations do not apply to liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law — for example, under California Civil Code § 1668, liability for fraud, willful injury, or violation of law cannot be waived. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
8. Dispute resolution; arbitration; class-action waiver
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY — IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
(a) Informal resolution first. Before starting arbitration, email us at [email protected] describing the dispute and the relief you want. We will try in good faith to resolve it for 60 days before either side starts a formal proceeding.
(b) Agreement to arbitrate. If we cannot resolve it, you and we agree that any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to the App or these Terms will be resolved by binding individual arbitration, not in court, except as stated below. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section.
(c) Administrator and rules. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules (at adr.org), as modified by these Terms. It may be conducted by video, telephone, or written submissions, or in person in the county where you live, at your election.
(d) Class-action and jury waiver. You and we may bring claims against the other only on an individual basis, and not in any class, consolidated, or representative action. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may award relief only to the individual party and only as needed for that party's claim. You and we waive any right to a jury trial.
(e) Public injunctive relief. Nothing here waives the right to seek public injunctive relief where that right cannot be waived under applicable law (including California law under McGill v. Citibank). Any such claim will be severed and may be brought in court, and arbitration of the remaining claims will be stayed until it is resolved.
(f) Exceptions. Either party may (i) bring an individual claim in small-claims court if it qualifies, and (ii) seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to stop infringement or misuse of intellectual property.
(g) 30-day opt-out. You may opt out of this Section 8 by emailing [email protected] within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating that you opt out and the identifier you use with the App. Opting out does not affect the rest of these Terms.
(h) Severability. If the class-action waiver in (d) is held unenforceable for a claim, that claim is severed and heard in court while the rest of this section stands. If (b) is held unenforceable, disputes are resolved by the courts in Section 9.
9. Governing law and venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules, and by applicable U.S. federal law (including the Federal Arbitration Act for Section 8). For any dispute not subject to arbitration, you and we consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Sacramento County, California, and waive any objection to that venue. Nothing here deprives you of mandatory consumer-protection rights of your place of residence.
10. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your license at any time if you violate these Terms. You may stop using the App at any time by uninstalling it.
11. Changes
We may update these Terms; the effective date above will change, and continued use after an update means you accept the revised Terms.
12. General terms
- Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining Terms will stay in full effect.
- No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Acceptable-Use Policy and Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us about the App and supersede any prior agreements about it.