# JoeSSH Terms Of Sale Last updated: 2026-07-30 > **Fail-closed commercial draft.** These terms do not create a current offer. > JoeSSH Community is free under the MIT License. JoeSSH Pro, Founder access, > hosted Sync, and paid support are not currently for sale. Paid checkout must > remain disabled until every `{{...}}` field is replaced, the exact offer is > approved, and the checklist in > [docs/commercial-release-readiness.md](docs/commercial-release-readiness.md) > is complete. ## 1. Seller And Contact The future seller or service provider will be: - legal name: `{{SELLER_LEGAL_NAME}}`; - business form or registration: `{{SELLER_BUSINESS_FORM_AND_REGISTRATION}}`; - contact address: `{{SELLER_CONTACT_ADDRESS}}`; - support contact: `{{SUPPORT_CONTACT_EMAIL_OR_FORM_URL}}`. If a merchant of record is used, `{{CHECKOUT_PROVIDER_LEGAL_NAME}}` will process the order, payment, invoicing, indirect tax, and refund workflow according to its checkout terms. The JoeSSH seller remains responsible for the product or service commitments stated in the offer. ## 2. When A Contract Is Formed An order is an offer to buy the item described at checkout. A contract is formed only when the merchant confirms payment and the purchased entitlement is delivered or activated. An order may be declined or refunded for payment failure, legal restrictions, obvious pricing error, fraud risk, unsupported country, or inability to deliver. Before the buyer confirms payment, checkout must show: - seller and merchant-of-record identity; - product and edition, platform, version or service term, and included features; - price, currency, applicable tax treatment, and total due; - whether payment is one-time or recurring; - renewal interval, renewal price or calculation, and cancellation method; - delivery method and expected timing; - system requirements and material technical limitations; - update period, support scope, and any hosted-service limits; - links to these terms, the Privacy Policy, and Refund Policy. ## 3. Products And Entitlements ### JoeSSH Community Community source code and the rights granted by its MIT License remain governed by [LICENSE](LICENSE). These sale terms do not narrow the MIT permissions, make Community features subscription-only, or convert earlier MIT releases into proprietary software. ### JoeSSH Pro Pro is a future product hypothesis. A launch offer must identify the exact paid-only feature or operated service boundary. It may not rely on disabled Community buttons or claim that basic local SSH, PTY, SFTP, port forwarding, known-host verification, or self-hosting rights require payment. A one-time local Pro license, if offered, permits continued use of the version and platform delivered at purchase. Access to future major versions, hosted services, or updates after the stated update period is included only if the checkout says so. ### Founder Access Founder access, if offered, is a limited early-adopter package, not an equity interest, investment, ownership right, lifetime cloud promise, or guaranteed product roadmap. The checkout must state its seat cap, supported platform, features, update period, feedback channel, and end of any preview status. ## 4. Delivery And Activation Digital delivery may use a download, license key, account entitlement, or merchant fulfillment feature named at checkout. The buyer is responsible for a compatible Windows device and for retaining the order record and recovery information. The seller must provide a documented recovery route before license enforcement is enabled. A license system may verify an entitlement but must be described in the Privacy Policy before it sends device or account information. ## 5. Prices, Taxes, And Payment Prices are those displayed at checkout. The checkout must show the final currency and tax treatment before confirmation. Currency conversion, bank, or intermediary fees may be charged by the buyer's provider. The merchant of record or payment provider may apply its payment terms and perform legally required identity, sanctions, fraud, tax, or transaction checks. JoeSSH must not collect full payment-card credentials when the hosted provider is responsible for processing them. ## 6. Renewals And Cancellation Recurring billing is permitted only after the buyer has seen the interval, initial total, renewal price or method, and cancellation path. The verified customer portal is `{{CHECKOUT_CUSTOMER_PORTAL_URL}}`. Cancellation stops the next renewal. Access and refund treatment follow [REFUND_POLICY.md](REFUND_POLICY.md) and any more favorable mandatory right. Material adverse changes to a recurring offer must be announced before the next renewal with a practical cancellation route. ## 7. Updates, Availability, And Support The applicable checkout description and release notes define the supported platforms and features. JoeSSH is Windows-first; macOS, Linux, mobile, hosted Sync, or team features are included only when the offer explicitly names them. Community support is best effort under [SUPPORT.md](SUPPORT.md). A paid response target or availability commitment exists only if the purchased offer states it. Beta and preview software may change and may contain defects, but that label does not remove mandatory consumer rights or permit material misdescription. Hosted-service maintenance, capacity, backup, incident, and end-of-service terms must be published before any hosted subscription is sold: `{{HOSTED_SERVICE_POLICY_URL_OR_NOT_APPLICABLE}}`. ## 8. Acceptable Use Of Paid Services Restrictions in this section apply only to seller-operated accounts, license services, and hosted services. They do not restrict the independent rights granted in MIT-licensed code. A buyer must not use a paid service to violate law, compromise systems without authorization, distribute malware, evade sanctions, attack the service, bypass account limits, or infringe others' rights. The seller may suspend a hosted service when reasonably necessary to stop abuse or protect users, and will provide notice and an appeal route when lawful and practical. ## 9. Intellectual Property The purchase grants only the entitlement described at checkout. It does not transfer ownership of JoeSSH names, logos, proprietary service code, or third party components. Community code remains subject to MIT; third-party components remain subject to their own licenses. Brand use is governed by [TRADEMARKS.md](TRADEMARKS.md). ## 10. Warranties Community software carries the warranty disclaimer in the MIT License. For paid products and services, the seller will provide the product materially as described at checkout and will not exclude warranties or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded. Except for those express and mandatory commitments, and to the maximum extent allowed by law, paid software and services are provided without implied warranties beyond the applicable consumer guarantees. ## 11. Liability Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including any liability for fraud, intentional misconduct, or other protected claims under applicable law. To the maximum extent allowed by law, the seller's aggregate liability arising from a paid offer will not exceed the greater of the amount paid for that offer during the 12 months before the event or the minimum amount required by law. Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential loss when such an exclusion is lawful. Users remain responsible for backups, authorization to access remote systems, command review, and infrastructure recovery. ## 12. Termination And Service End The seller may terminate a paid account for material breach after reasonable notice and opportunity to cure, unless immediate action is required for security, abuse, or law. Termination does not remove MIT rights in Community code already obtained. Before selling any hosted service, the seller must publish data export, retention, notice, and wind-down terms. A lifetime hosted-service promise is not permitted. ## 13. Governing Terms And Consumer Rights These terms are governed by `{{GOVERNING_LAW_AND_FORUM}}`, without overriding mandatory consumer protections or dispute rights in the buyer's place of residence. The checkout must disclose any required complaint, mediation, or online-dispute route before launch. If a translation conflicts with the controlling version, the controlling language is `{{CONTROLLING_LANGUAGE}}`, except where local law requires otherwise. ## 14. Changes The terms accepted for an order govern that order. New terms may apply to future orders. Material changes to a recurring service will be announced before renewal and will not retroactively remove paid entitlements or statutory rights.