terms of service
the rules for using pepita. written to be readable. by using pepita, you agree to them.
these terms of service ("terms") are a contract between you and pepita. by signing in to pepita, creating a site, or otherwise using the service, you agree to these terms. if you don't agree, don't use pepita.
1. the agreement
these terms, together with our privacy policy, form the entire agreement between you and pepita. we may introduce additional terms for specific features (for example, ai top-ups); those additional terms supplement and, where they conflict, override these general terms.
2. who can use pepita
you can use pepita if you are at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is higher. if you use pepita on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organisation to these terms. pepita is not directed at children.
you must also not be a person barred from receiving the service under applicable laws (including export, sanctions, or trade laws of any country where pepita operates).
3. your account
to use pepita you sign in with a supported identity provider (currently google). you are responsible for keeping that account secure and for everything that happens through it. tell us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised.
one person, one account, unless we explicitly allow organisation accounts.
4. what pepita does
pepita gives you:
- a browser-based editor to create websites from a prompt, by click-to-edit, or both
- storage for your site's files and assets, in a github repository created for each site
- free hosting at
yourname.pepita.page, with a public "live" url and shareable preview links - custom domains at no extra charge (see section 9)
- version history and rollback
pepita is offered on a best-effort basis. we may add, remove, or modify features at any time to improve the service or to respond to legal or technical requirements.
5. your content
you own the content you create on pepita — text, images, code, and any other material ("your content"). we don't claim ownership.
to run the service for you, you grant pepita a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, reproduce, and display your content, and to transmit it to users who visit your published site. this licence lasts only as long as we need it to provide the service (for example, while your site is published), and ends when you delete the content or your account, except to the extent a limited backup copy may persist for a short period before being purged.
you are responsible for your content. you represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to post and publish it, and that doing so does not infringe any third party's rights or break any law.
ai-generated output
when you use the ai assistant, the code, text, and other material it generates for you ("output") is treated as part of your content: you own it and pepita claims no rights in it, subject to any third-party open-source licences that apply to components it includes. because the output is produced by an ai model, it is provided as-is — it may contain errors or insecure patterns, and similar prompts may produce similar output for other users. you are responsible for reviewing, testing, and deciding whether to publish any output before you rely on it.
data you collect from others
if you use pepita to collect or process other people's personal data through your site (for example, a contact form, or the analytics that every site has), you act as the data controller for that data and pepita acts as your processor. you must have a lawful basis and provide any notices your visitors are entitled to. if you need a data processing agreement (for example, under the gdpr), contact terms@pepita.dev and we will make one available.
backups
you are responsible for keeping your own copies of anything important. while we take reasonable measures to protect your content, we do not guarantee that it will never be lost or corrupted, so we recommend exporting a copy from time to time.
6. what you cannot do
you may not use pepita to:
- publish content that is illegal, infringing, defamatory, harassing, threatening, obscene, or sexually explicit involving minors
- distribute malware, phishing pages, or anything designed to compromise others' devices or accounts
- create login pages, forms, or interfaces that mimic another service in order to harvest credentials, tokens, payment details, or other sensitive data
- clone or closely imitate the brand, logos, or identity of a third party in a way likely to make visitors believe they are dealing with that third party
- operate fake payment, cryptocurrency, investment, or other financial forms, or collect government identifiers (such as passport, social-security, or ID numbers) under false or deceptive pretences
- send spam or bulk unsolicited messages, or operate services that do
- impersonate another person or entity
- circumvent our access controls, rate limits, or abuse-prevention measures
- scrape, reverse-engineer, or attempt to extract the pepita source code or models
- use pepita in a way that harms its infrastructure or disrupts service for others
- violate any applicable law, export control, or sanctions regulation
we may remove content or suspend accounts that we, in our reasonable judgment, believe violate these rules.
reporting abuse
if you find a pepita-hosted site that violates these rules — phishing, malware, impersonation, or other abuse — report it to abuse@pepita.dev with the url and a short description. we review reports and take appropriate action, which may include removing content or suspending the account responsible.
copyright complaints (dmca)
we respect intellectual-property rights. if you believe content on a pepita-hosted site infringes your copyright, send a notice to copyright@pepita.dev including: identification of the copyrighted work, the url of the allegedly infringing material, your contact details, a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is unauthorised, and a statement — under penalty of perjury — that your notice is accurate and that you are the rights-holder or authorised to act on their behalf. on a valid notice we will act promptly, which may include removing or disabling access to the material.
7. third-party services
pepita integrates with other services, including google (sign-in), github (repository storage), cloudflare (infrastructure), anthropic (the model behind the built-in ai assistant), and polar.sh (merchant of record for paid features). their own terms and privacy policies apply to your use of those services through pepita. we are not responsible for the practices of third-party providers.
if you choose to bring your own anthropic api key for ai usage, you are also subject to anthropic's terms for that traffic, and you are responsible for any charges anthropic bills against your key.
some features — notably the ai assistant — rely on third-party providers that are available only in certain countries. where a provider does not serve your region, those features will be unavailable to you, even if you can otherwise access pepita.
8. intellectual property
pepita, including the website, editor, service logic, and associated trademarks, logos, and marks, belongs to us or to our licensors. nothing in these terms gives you any right to use those marks except as necessary to use the service.
some elements embedded in generated sites (for example, icon sets, open-source fonts, or starter templates) are provided by third parties under their own licences. those licences travel with the content.
9. payment
the core pepita builder and hosting are free, on a pepita.page subdomain or on your own custom domain.
paid features are billed by polar.sh as merchant of record. polar processes the card payment, collects vat / sales tax in your jurisdiction, and pays out the net to us. that means polar's name appears on your card statement and on the invoice — not pepita's.
custom domains
attaching a custom domain to a site is free — there is no subscription and no per-domain charge. you remain responsible for registering the domain itself with your registrar and for any fees the registrar charges.
ai top-ups (one-time)
the built-in ai assistant runs on a prepaid balance tied to your account and spent on ai across all your sites. you top up at the amount you choose at checkout (a whole-dollar amount, currently minimum usd $20, subject to change); we credit your balance once polar confirms the order. each ai call is deducted from your balance at pepita's then-current rates for the model used — before you pay, the app shows roughly what an amount buys in each mode. top-ups are non-refundable except where required by law. when the balance reaches zero the assistant stops; you can top up again at any time.
we grant $5 in starter balance per account when your account is created. the starter balance isn't redeemable for cash.
bring your own anthropic key
as an alternative, you can save your own anthropic api key on your account. while a key is saved, ai calls run under your anthropic account and anthropic bills your card directly — pepita charges nothing for ai. you remain responsible for any charges anthropic bills against your key.
price changes and tax
we may change our prices. previous one-time top-ups aren't affected by price changes.
taxes, if any, are added at checkout based on your billing address and remitted by polar.
10. changes to the service
we may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of pepita at any time. where reasonable, we will give notice of material changes that adversely affect paid features.
11. suspension and termination
by you. you can stop using pepita at any time and delete your account from your settings. deletion is permanent (see also privacy policy — retention).
by us. we may suspend or terminate your access, remove your content, or cancel your subscription if:
- you materially breach these terms
- your use of the service creates a real risk of legal, security, or operational harm
- we are legally required to
- you haven't used the service or logged in for a long period — we'll give notice first
sections that by their nature should survive termination (including 5, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18) will continue to apply after termination.
12. your data on exit
pepita provides an export feature that lets you download your site as a static archive at any time. you are encouraged to use it before you delete your account. after deletion, your content is removed within the timeframe described in the privacy policy.
13. disclaimer
pepita is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied. to the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, and uninterrupted operation.
we do not warrant that pepita will meet your requirements, that it will be secure or error-free, or that defects will be corrected. you use pepita at your own risk.
14. limitation of liability
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, pepita and its affiliates will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business, arising out of or relating to your use of the service.
our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or relating to these terms or the service is limited to the amount you paid pepita in the twelve (12) months before the claim arose, or one hundred united states dollars (usd $100), whichever is greater.
some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. in those jurisdictions, the above limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law, and nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law (for example, liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or fraud).
15. indemnity
you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless pepita and its affiliates from any third-party claim, loss, damage, liability, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of (a) your content, (b) your use of the service, (c) your breach of these terms, or (d) your violation of any law or third-party right.
16. governing law and disputes
these terms are governed by the laws of Estonia, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. the courts of Estonia (the Harju County Court, Tallinn) have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute, except that you may bring claims in the courts of your country of residence if mandatory local law so requires.
if you are a consumer in the european union or the united kingdom, you keep the benefit of any mandatory consumer-protection provisions of the law of your country of residence.
before filing any formal claim, please contact us at terms@pepita.dev and give us 30 days to resolve the issue. many disputes can be resolved informally.
17. changes to these terms
we may update these terms. when we do, we will update the "last updated" date at the top. for material changes that affect your rights, we will try to give you reasonable advance notice — for example, a banner in the app or an email — before the change takes effect. continued use of pepita after a change means you accept the updated terms.
18. miscellaneous
- entire agreement. these terms and the privacy policy are the complete agreement between you and pepita on the subject.
- no waiver. our failure to enforce a provision doesn't waive it.
- severability. if any provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains in force.
- no assignment. you may not assign or transfer these terms without our written consent. we may assign these terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- no agency. nothing in these terms creates a partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship.
- force majeure. we are not liable for failures caused by events outside our reasonable control.
- feedback. if you send us suggestions or feedback, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free right to use them to improve pepita, with no obligation or payment to you.
19. contact
email us at terms@pepita.dev for any questions about these terms or about pepita itself.