Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you and [COMPANY LEGAL NAME] ("Stellar," "we," "us," or "our"), a Delaware corporation. By creating an account, signing in, or otherwise accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree to these Terms, do not create an account or use the Services.

You must be at least 18 years old to use the Services. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement.

The Services are currently available to users in the United States. Access to the Services is by invitation only. We reserve the right to limit availability based on geography or other criteria at our discretion.

You must create an account to use the Services. Account creation is through Google Sign-In. You may only have one account, and the email address you use to request access must match the email address you use to sign in.

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for all activity that occurs under your account. You must not share your account credentials or allow others to access your account. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately.

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep your profile information up to date.

Stellar is a career intelligence platform. The Services currently include the features listed below. Features marked "(planned)" are not yet available, are described for transparency, and may change or may never be released:

Certain features of the Services require credits. Credits are a prepaid license to access paid features and are not a form of currency, stored value, or financial instrument.

Credit Pricing. Credits are available as a one-time purchase of $10 for 20 credits via Stripe Checkout. The number of credits per purchase may be adjusted by Stellar with 30 days advance notice.

Credit Usage. Interview preparation question bundles cost 1 credit each. Resume generation beyond 3 free per calendar month costs 2 credits each. Core features (experience capture, enrichment, job description decoding) are free.

Credit Policy. Credits do not expire. Credits are non-refundable except where required by applicable law. In the event of a refund (processed through Stripe), the corresponding credits will be deducted from your balance. Credits have no cash value and cannot be transferred, sold, or exchanged.

Discounts and Promotional Codes. We may offer discounts or promotional codes through Stripe Coupons from time to time. Discount offers are subject to their stated terms, are not retroactive, cannot be combined unless expressly stated, and may be withdrawn or modified at our discretion.

Taxes. Prices are exclusive of applicable taxes. Where required by law, applicable taxes will be calculated and displayed at checkout once tax collection is enabled.

Payment Processing. All payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. Your use of Stripe is subject to Stripe's own terms of service and privacy policy. Stellar does not receive, process, or store your payment card information.

Ownership of Your Content. You retain ownership of all content you submit to the Services, including career experiences, brain dumps, job histories, education records, honors, and any other information you provide ("User Content"). Stellar does not claim ownership of your User Content.

License to Stellar. By submitting User Content, you grant Stellar a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, process, store, display, and transmit your User Content solely for the purpose of providing, maintaining, and improving the Services. This license includes the right to share your User Content with our service providers (such as Anthropic for AI processing and Supabase for storage) as necessary to deliver the Services.

License Termination. This license terminates when you delete your User Content or close your account, subject to the 30-day grace period described in Section 16 and any data that must be retained for legal compliance as described in our Privacy Policy.

Feedback. If you provide suggestions, ideas, or other feedback about the Services, you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to use that feedback for any purpose, including improving the Services, without obligation or compensation to you.

The Services use artificial intelligence to generate content including resumes, career documents, interview coaching feedback, job description analysis, and experience enrichment suggestions ("AI-Generated Content").

Ownership of AI Output. You own the AI-Generated Content produced from your User Content through the Services, subject to the same license granted to Stellar in Section 6.

No Guarantee of Accuracy. AI-Generated Content may be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or unsuitable for your purposes. Stellar makes no warranty regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or fitness of AI-Generated Content for any particular use.

Your Responsibility to Review. You are solely responsible for reviewing, verifying, and editing all AI-Generated Content before using it for any purpose, including submitting resumes to employers, sharing career documents, or relying on coaching suggestions. You should not use AI-Generated Content without first confirming that it accurately represents your experience and qualifications.

Input Accuracy. You are responsible for the accuracy and truthfulness of all information you provide as input to AI features. If you provide false, misleading, or exaggerated information, the resulting AI-Generated Content will reflect those inaccuracies. Stellar is not responsible for AI output based on inaccurate input.

No Training on Your Data. Stellar does not use your User Content or AI-Generated Content to train its own AI models. Our third-party AI providers (Anthropic and OpenAI) are contractually prohibited from using your data to train their models.

Consulting Network Program (Planned). Stellar may in the future offer an opt-in program that connects you with consulting networks (such as Guidepoint and GLG) for professional consulting opportunities. This program is not currently available. If we launch it, participation will be entirely voluntary, and Stellar would share a curated professional profile with participating consulting networks only after you opt in. Stellar may receive a referral fee for successful placements. You would be able to withdraw from the program at any time, and we would provide the controls to do so when the program becomes available.

Career Coach Marketplace (Planned). Stellar may in the future provide a platform to connect you with independent career coaches and educational programs. This feature is not currently available. If we offer it, you would be able to book coaching sessions and enroll in programs through the Services, with payment processed via Stripe.

Stellar Is a Platform, Not a Provider. If and when these marketplace features are offered, Stellar will not employ, supervise, direct, or control career coaches or educational program providers, and does not guarantee the quality, accuracy, suitability, or outcomes of any coaching services or educational programs. Your engagement with any coach or program would be a direct relationship between you and that provider.

Marketplace Disputes. If these features are offered and you have a dispute with a career coach or educational program provider, you should attempt to resolve it directly with the provider. Stellar may assist with dispute resolution at its discretion but is not obligated to do so. Refund policies for marketplace services would be stated at the time of booking.

You agree to use the Services only for lawful purposes related to your personal career development. You must not:

Stellar owns all rights, title, and interest in the Services, including the platform, software, algorithms, user interface, design, trademarks, logos, and documentation (excluding User Content and AI-Generated Content, which you own as described in Sections 6 and 7).

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of the Services or underlying technology, and you may not reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of the Services.

The Stellar name, logo, and all related marks are trademarks of [COMPANY LEGAL NAME]. You may not use these marks without our prior written consent.

The Services integrate with and rely on third-party services, including Google (authentication), Anthropic (AI text processing), OpenAI (voice transcription), Stripe (payment processing), Supabase (database), Vercel (hosting), Upstash (rate limiting and abuse prevention), Resend (email), and Sentry (error and performance monitoring).

Your use of these third-party services is subject to their respective terms of service and privacy policies. Stellar is not responsible for the availability, accuracy, or practices of third-party services. If a third-party service experiences an outage or discontinues service, certain features of Stellar may be temporarily or permanently unavailable.

THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, AI-GENERATED CONTENT, FEATURES, AND FUNCTIONALITY, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, STELLAR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, AND ACCURACY.

STELLAR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. STELLAR DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY AI-GENERATED CONTENT, RESUME, COACHING FEEDBACK, OR OTHER OUTPUT PRODUCED BY THE SERVICES.

YOU USE THE SERVICES AND RELY ON AI-GENERATED CONTENT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, STELLAR AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY AND EVEN IF STELLAR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, STELLAR'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO STELLAR IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY ARISING FROM DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Stellar and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to:

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT REQUIRES BINDING ARBITRATION AND LIMITS YOUR ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN COURT OR AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION.

Informal Resolution First. Before initiating any formal dispute proceeding, you agree to contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL] and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least 30 days. Most disputes can be resolved without formal proceedings.

Binding Arbitration. If we cannot resolve a dispute informally, you and Stellar agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services shall be resolved exclusively through binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted in the English language. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Class Action and Jury Trial Waiver. YOU AND STELLAR EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. YOU AND STELLAR EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. All claims and disputes must be brought in your individual capacity, not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding.

Public Injunctive Relief; Severability of This Section. Notwithstanding the class action and representative action waiver above, nothing in these Terms waives your right to seek public injunctive relief, meaning injunctive relief that has the primary purpose and effect of prohibiting unlawful acts that threaten future injury to the general public. Any claim for public injunctive relief must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction and will be stayed pending the outcome of any individual arbitration of your other claims. If the class action and representative action waiver above is found unenforceable as to a claim for public injunctive relief or any particular remedy, then only that claim or remedy will be severed and proceed in court, and the remainder of this Section will remain in full force and effect.

Opt-Out Right. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to [CONTACT EMAIL] within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. Your notice must include your name, email address associated with your account, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of the arbitration agreement. If you opt out, you and Stellar agree to resolve disputes in the courts specified below.

Small Claims Exception. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court in the applicable jurisdiction if the claim qualifies.

Arbitration Venue. Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the State of California.

Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of the arbitration agreement in this section. Nothing in these Terms waives any non-waivable rights or protections you may have under the laws of your state of residence, including the rights of California residents under California law.

Termination by You. You may close your account at any time through your account settings or by contacting us. Upon closing your account, a 30-day grace period begins during which your account is deactivated but your data is preserved. You may reactivate during this period. After 30 days, your data is permanently deleted in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Termination by Stellar. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including but not limited to: (a) violation of these Terms, (b) fraudulent or abusive activity, (c) extended account inactivity (12 or more months), or (d) discontinuation of the Services. Where practicable, we will provide advance notice before termination.

Effect on Credits. Upon account termination, any remaining credits in your account are forfeited and are non-refundable, except where required by applicable law.

Effect on Data. Upon termination, your data is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, including the 30-day grace period and the retention of legally required records.

Surviving Provisions. The following sections survive termination of these Terms: Section 6 (User Content and Ownership, to the extent of any surviving license), Section 7 (AI-Generated Content), Section 12 (Disclaimers), Section 13 (Limitation of Liability), Section 14 (Indemnification), Section 15 (Dispute Resolution), and Section 18 (General Provisions).

The Services are currently available on an invite-only basis. During this period:

Changes to These Terms. We may update these Terms from time to time. For material changes, we will notify you by email at least 30 days before the changes take effect. For non-material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Services after changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree, you may close your account.

Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Stellar regarding the Services and supersede all prior agreements, whether written or oral.

Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

Assignment. You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. Stellar may assign its rights and obligations to an affiliate or successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

Force Majeure. Stellar shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, government actions, power failures, internet disruptions, cyberattacks, pandemics, or third-party service outages.

No Third-Party Beneficiaries. These Terms do not create any rights for any third party.

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at:

[COMPANY LEGAL NAME]

Email: [CONTACT EMAIL]

Address: [REGISTERED ADDRESS]