Terms of Service
These terms cover your use of Yearloom. They're written in plain English to be readable. If anything is unclear, email hello@yearloom.co.
By using Yearloom, you agree to these terms.
What Yearloom is
Yearloom is a service that enhances and captions children's artwork, then lets you save it as a digital gallery and physical printed volumes. It's a small business run by a solo founder.
Who can use Yearloom
You must be at least 18 years old and the parent or legal guardian of any child whose artwork you upload. By using Yearloom, you confirm both.
Your account
You're responsible for keeping your Google account secure. Use a strong password and enable two-factor authentication on your Google account. We're not responsible for unauthorized access if your Google account is compromised.
Artwork you upload: ownership, license, and your warranties
You retain full ownership of any artwork you upload to Yearloom. Yearloom claims no ownership of your child's art.
However, by uploading artwork, you grant Yearloom a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to:
- Store the artwork in our database and storage
- Process the artwork through AI services (Anthropic, Replicate) to generate enhanced images and captions
- Display the artwork back to you and any household members you authorize through your gallery
We'll only ever use your child's artwork in our marketing if you say yes first.
Your warranties (this is important):
By uploading artwork, you warrant and represent that:
- You are the parent or legal guardian of the child who created the artwork
- The artwork was created by your child (not copied from a copyrighted source, not created by another family's child, not created by a professional artist)
- You have the full right and authority to grant Yearloom the licenses above
- No third party (including the other parent, co-guardian, or any other family member) will have a valid legal claim against Yearloom for displaying or processing the artwork
Your indemnification:
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Yearloom (its founder, employees, contractors, and affiliates) from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:
- Any artwork you upload that violates the warranties above
- Any claim by a third party related to ownership or rights in the artwork
- Any misuse of Yearloom by you or anyone using your account
- Any violation of these Terms by you
In plain English: if you upload someone else's child's art and they sue us, you're responsible for our legal costs. So please only upload your own family's artwork.
Acceptable use
You agree not to upload:
- Artwork that isn't your own child's (no copyrighted material, no other families' children's work without permission, no professional artist work)
- Content that is illegal, harmful, or violates anyone's rights
- Content that could endanger or exploit children in any way
- Automated mass uploads (Yearloom is for thoughtful family use, not bots)
- Content that is hateful, discriminatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise inappropriate
We reserve the right to remove any artwork that violates these terms and to suspend or terminate accounts that repeatedly violate them, with or without notice.
About the captions and enhancements
Yearloom uses AI to clean up photos and write the titles and captions on each piece. It's clever, but it's not a person. Sometimes it will misread a drawing, pick an odd title, or miss the joke entirely. You can edit or regenerate any caption before it goes in a book, and you approve the book before it prints. We're not responsible for how a caption reads or for choices the AI makes — that's what the edit button is for. If a caption ever feels wrong or inappropriate, tell us at hello@yearloom.co and we'll fix it and look at why.
Yearloom claims no special intellectual property over the captions generated for you — they're part of your gallery, and you own them.
Email communications
By creating an account, you consent to receive emails from Yearloom, including welcome messages, product updates, feature announcements, occasional founder notes, and essential account communications (billing, security, terms changes).
You may opt out of marketing and product emails at any time via the opt-out link in any email. Essential account communications cannot be opted out of while your account is active.
Purchase and billing
Yearloom costs $49 per year. Your first year is $39. Your subscription renews automatically each year until you cancel. You can cancel any time from Account → Manage subscription. When you cancel, you keep access through the end of your paid year. We don't refund partial years.
Books and the 30-day guarantee
Books are printed on demand when you order them. Once a book is printed, it can't be returned — it's a custom product made just for you.
If the book isn't what you expected — a printing defect, missing pages, damaged in shipping, or something that just doesn't look right — contact us at hello@yearloom.co within 30 days of delivery. We'll reprint it or refund you, your choice. We want you to love the book.
Shipping times are estimates, not guarantees. Most books arrive within two weeks, but we're not responsible for carrier delays once the book ships. You'll get a tracking number when it does.
Intellectual property
- You own your uploaded artwork
- You own the AI-generated captions (we claim no rights to them)
- Yearloom owns the software, design, brand, AI prompts and systems, and operational infrastructure
- "Yearloom" and any logos are trademarks of the business
Third party services
Yearloom relies on Google, Supabase, Amazon Web Services, Anthropic, Replicate, and Stripe to operate. We are not responsible for outages or issues with these services, but we'll do our best to maintain reliable service overall.
Warranty disclaimer
Yearloom is provided "as is" and "as available." We do our best to make it reliable, beautiful, and useful, but we make no warranty that it will be error-free, available at all times, secure, or meet your specific expectations. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Limitation of liability & disputes
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (a) YEARLOOM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND; (b) IN NO EVENT SHALL YEARLOOM OR ITS OPERATORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS, OR GOODWILL; (c) OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Yearloom and its operators from any claims arising from your use of the service, your uploaded content, or your violation of these terms.
Any dispute arising from these terms or the service shall be resolved through binding individual arbitration in Santa Barbara County, California, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. You may opt out of arbitration within 30 days of first use by emailing hello@yearloom.co.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California. If any provision is unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect.
Termination
You can delete your account from Account → Delete my account. This permanently removes everything — your profile, artwork, captions, children's information, and order history. We can suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or that we believe pose a risk to other users or to the service, with or without notice.
If your account is terminated, you can request a copy of your data within 30 days. After 30 days, we may permanently delete it.
Changes to these terms
We may update these terms periodically. If we make significant changes, we'll email active users at least 30 days in advance. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.
Contact
Questions about these terms: hello@yearloom.co
General support: hello@yearloom.co
Yearloom is operated by Loomworks LLC, a California limited liability company.