Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Rulebook.Trade. By accessing or using our trading journal service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our service.
These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Rulebook.Trade. We may update these Terms from time to time, and your continued use of the service after such updates constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.
Service Description
Rulebook.Trade is a trading journal platform designed to help traders track execution quality, document trading strategies, and build discipline through a 1–5 star execution rating system.
The platform currently includes:
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the service at any time, with or without notice, though we will endeavour to provide reasonable advance warning for any material changes.
Account Registration & Security
Account Creation
To use Rulebook, you must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Provide accurate, current, and complete registration information.
- Maintain and promptly update your account information if it changes.
- Keep your password secure and confidential at all times.
Account Responsibility
You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You must immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other security breach via our contact page. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security obligations.
One Account Per User
Each user may only maintain one Rulebook account. Creating multiple accounts to circumvent service limitations or restrictions is prohibited and may result in termination of all associated accounts without notice or refund.
Subscription & Payment
Billing & Renewal
Paid subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date. By subscribing, you authorise us to charge your payment method on a recurring basis at the price in effect at the time of renewal. Prices are subject to change with 30 days' advance notice.
Cancellation & Refunds
You may cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings. Cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period - you retain access until that date. We do not provide refunds for partial billing periods, except as required by applicable law or at our sole discretion in exceptional circumstances.
User Content & Data
Your Trading Data
You retain full ownership of all trading data, notes, screenshots, and other content you upload to Rulebook ("User Content"). By uploading User Content, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to:
- Store, process, and display your User Content solely to deliver the service to you.
- Create encrypted backups to ensure data security and recovery.
- Generate anonymised, aggregated analytics - with no personally identifiable information - to understand platform usage patterns.
Data Accuracy
You are solely responsible for the accuracy and legality of your User Content. We do not verify the accuracy of the trading data you enter.
Data Backup
While we maintain regular encrypted backups of the platform, you are responsible for maintaining your own backup copies of data that is important to you. We are not liable for any loss or corruption of User Content caused by factors outside our reasonable control.
Intellectual Property Rights
Rulebook's Property
The Rulebook.Trade service - including all software, text, graphics, logos, interface design, and other content (excluding your User Content) - is owned by Rulebook.Trade and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
Your Licence to Use
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use Rulebook solely for your personal trading journal purposes, subject to these Terms. You may not:
- Copy, modify, or create derivative works based on our software or platform content.
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the service.
- Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.
- Use our trademarks, logos, or branding without prior written permission.
Prohibited Activities
By using Rulebook.Trade, you agree not to engage in any of the following:
- Violate any applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights.
- Infringe on the intellectual property rights of Rulebook or others.
- Upload or transmit malicious code, viruses, or any harmful content.
- Attempt to gain unauthorised access to our systems, servers, or other users' accounts.
- Use automated scripts, bots, or scrapers to access or extract data from the service.
- Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the service or its infrastructure.
- Impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
- Share, sell, or transfer access to your account with any third party.
- Use the service in connection with any illegal trading activity or market manipulation.
- Harass, abuse, or harm other users of the platform.
Disclaimers & Warranties
No Trading Advice
Service "As-Is"
The service is provided "as-is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of:
- Merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
- Accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any content or data.
- Uninterrupted, timely, or error-free operation.
- Freedom from viruses or other harmful components.
Third-Party Services
Rulebook may integrate with or link to third-party services such as payment processors, affiliate links, analytics providers, and cloud infrastructure. We are not responsible for the performance, availability, content, or data practices of any third-party service.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Rulebook and its officers, directors, employees, and agents shall not be liable for:
- Any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.
- Loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunities.
- Trading losses or missed trading opportunities of any kind.
- Damages resulting from your use of, or inability to use, the service.
- Damages resulting from unauthorised access to or alteration of your account or data.
Termination
Termination by You
You may terminate your account at any time by using the account deletion feature in your settings, or by contacting our team. Upon termination, your right to use the service immediately ceases. We may retain certain data as required by law or for legitimate business purposes, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Termination by Us
We may suspend or permanently terminate your account immediately, without prior notice, if you:
- Violate any provision of these Terms.
- Engage in fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activities.
- Fail to pay applicable subscription fees after reasonable notice.
- Abuse the service in a manner that harms other users or our infrastructure.
Modifications to Service & Terms
Changes to the Service
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of Rulebook at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of material changes when practicable, but cannot guarantee advance notice in all circumstances (for example, emergency security patches).
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will notify you by:
- Posting the updated Terms on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
- Sending an email notification for any significant or material changes.
- Displaying an in-app notice at your next login.
Your continued use of Rulebook after updated Terms take effect constitutes your acceptance of the modified agreement.
Governing Law & Disputes
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of Finland, without regard to conflict of law principles. If you are located in the European Union, mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence may also apply.
Dispute Resolution
We strongly prefer to resolve disputes quickly and informally. If you have a concern, please reach out to us first. Our formal dispute process is as follows:
Class Action Waiver
You agree that any arbitration or legal proceeding shall be limited to the dispute between you and Rulebook individually. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you waive any right to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration against Rulebook.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about these Terms and Conditions, or need to exercise any rights described herein, please reach out via our contact page. Select General question or Partnership / Press as the topic - a real person from our team will respond personally.
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