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Terms of Service

Last updated July 15, 2026

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a binding agreement between you and JHBuddy(“we”, “us”) and govern your use of the JHBuddy Planner web app at app.jhbuddy.com (the “Service”). JHBuddy is a trade name of a New Jersey limited liability company; you are contracting with that company, not with any individual. By creating an account or using the Service you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

PLEASE READ SECTION 14 CAREFULLY. IT REQUIRES DISPUTES TO BE RESOLVED BY BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the United States to use the Service. The Service is intended for personal, non-commercial use and is offered only where permitted by law.

2. The Service

JHBuddy helps you log how you spend time, compare it against typical time benchmarks, receive rules-based coaching, view job-market and networking insights, and plan learning toward a goal. We may add, change, suspend, or remove features at any time, with or without notice.

3. Your account

You are responsible for all activity under your account and for keeping your credentials secure. Provide accurate information and notify us promptly of any unauthorized use. We may refuse, suspend, or reclaim accounts at our reasonable discretion.

4. Plans, payments, and renewals

  • Parts of the Service may be free and parts may require a paid subscription. Prices, tiers, and included features may change; changes apply prospectively.
  • Auto-renewal. Paid subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period until you cancel. You can cancel at any time in Settings or via our payment portal; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period.
  • Payments are processed by our payment provider (e.g. Stripe); we do not store card numbers. Applicable taxes may be added.
  • Refunds. Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable, including for partial periods. Free-trial or beta access can be modified or ended at any time.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to, and not to attempt to:

  • access accounts, data, or systems that are not yours, or probe or breach security;
  • disrupt, overload, scrape, crawl, or copy the Service or its data, or use bots on it;
  • reverse-engineer, decompile, or resell the Service or its data;
  • upload malicious code or content you have no right to share (including others’ personal data);
  • use the Service to violate any law, regulation, or third party’s rights; or
  • misrepresent your identity or affiliation.

We may investigate violations and suspend or terminate accounts involved in them.

6. Your content

You retain ownership of the content and data you submit (logs, notes, imported contacts, application materials). You grant us a limited, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, process, and display that content solely to operate, secure, and improve the Service for you. You represent that you have the necessary rights to the content you submit — including any contact information you import — and that your use of it in the Service complies with applicable law. If you send us feedback or suggestions, we may use them without obligation to you.

7. Our intellectual property

The Service — including its software, design, text, branding, benchmarks, and compiled market data — is owned by JHBuddy or its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the limited right to use the Service for its intended purpose, no rights are granted to you.

8. Job-application assistance

Where the Service helps you prepare or track job applications, it acts as an assistant only: it may draft materials and organize responses, but you review, approve, and submit every application yourself. We do not submit applications on your behalf. You are solely responsible for the accuracy, truthfulness, and legality of anything you submit to an employer or job board, and for complying with the terms of any third-party site you use. JHBuddy is not a recruiter, staffing agency, employment agency, or career counselor, and makes no representation about any employer or listing.

9. Third-party services and data

The Service integrates with third parties you choose to connect (such as Google and Microsoft) and displays data derived from third-party sources (such as public job-market and government data). Your use of third-party services is governed by their own terms; we do not control them and are not responsible for them, their availability, or their accuracy. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any job board, employer, or data provider referenced in the Service.

10. Informational purposes only — no professional advice

Benchmarks, comparisons, coaching, market data, salary figures, and networking insights are estimates provided for general informational purposes. They may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong, and you should not rely on them as your sole basis for any decision. JHBuddy Planner provides general time-management information, not medical advice. Nothing in the Service is medical, mental-health, legal, tax, financial, investment, or career-placement advice, and no guarantee is made of any job, interview, income, savings, or other outcome. Coaching that touches sleep, exercise, or energy is general wellness information only — consult a qualified professional before making health decisions. Your decisions, and their results, are your own responsibility.

11. Disclaimers

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AND UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT DATA (INCLUDING BENCHMARKS, MARKET, OR SALARY DATA) IS COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR ACCURATE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED.

12. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW: (a) JHBUDDY AND ITS OWNER, AFFILIATES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST OPPORTUNITIES (INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES), OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY; AND (b) OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS (US $100). Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you; in that case liability is limited to the smallest amount permitted by law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless JHBuddyand its owner, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from: (a) your use or misuse of the Service; (b) your content, including contacts or personal data you import; (c) any application or material you submit to an employer or job board; or (d) your violation of these Terms, applicable law, or any third party’s rights.

14. Dispute resolution — binding arbitration and class-action waiver

  • Informal resolution first. Before filing a claim, you agree to email us at privacy@jhbuddy.com describing the dispute and to give us 30 days to try to resolve it informally.
  • Binding arbitration. Any dispute not resolved informally will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, rather than in court. The Federal Arbitration Act governs this section.
  • Class-action and jury waiver. Disputes will be resolved only on an individual basis. YOU AND JHBUDDY EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.
  • Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court, or seek injunctive relief for intellectual-property or unauthorized-access claims.
  • Opt-out. You may opt out of arbitration by emailing privacy@jhbuddy.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms, stating your name, account email, and intent to opt out.

15. Termination

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time from Settings. We may suspend or terminate your access at any time if you violate these Terms, create risk or legal exposure for us, or if we discontinue the Service. Sections 6–14 and 16–18 survive termination.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. Material changes are reflected by the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, notified in the app or by email. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept them; if you do not, stop using the Service and delete your account.

17. Governing law and venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey and applicable US federal law, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Subject to Section 14, any claim not subject to arbitration must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New Jersey, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

18. Miscellaneous

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest remain in effect and the provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permitted. These Terms (with the Privacy Policy) are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale. We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

19. Contact

Questions: privacy@jhbuddy.com.