Terms of use

1. About the project and test-mode notice

By accessing or using The Graveyard ("the Service"), you agree to abide by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any provision, please discontinue using the website.

2. Eligibility and accounts

You must be at least 18 years of age or possess legal capacity in your jurisdiction to create an account or publish listings. You are responsible for safeguarding your login credentials and for any activity that occurs under your account.

3. Listings, code ownership, and conduct

When submitting a project or repository to the platform:

• Original authorship: You represent and warrant that you are the creator or authorized owner of the software, or possess the lawful right to license or transfer the intellectual property.
• No malicious payload: You must not upload viruses, trojans, ransomware, backdoors, or malicious exploit code.
• No stolen or proprietary secrets: You must not upload code containing leaked proprietary corporate secrets, stolen API credentials, private customer data, or unredacted keys.
• Accurate descriptions: Cause of death, completion percentages, lines of code, and known limitations must reflect accurate assessments of the codebase.

4. Software licenses and transfers

The platform facilitates three distinct interaction models:

• For Sale (`buy`): Designed as an exclusive one-time transfer of project ownership. Upon purchase fulfillment, the seller agrees not to resell the listing to any other party.
• Free Fork (`adopt`): Claimants receive non-exclusive rights under the open-source license declared on the listing (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL).
• Seeking Partner (`collab`): A bilateral matchmaking channel for co-founders. Specific terms (equity, rev-share, milestone fees) must be mutually agreed between parties.

5. User content license to the platform

You retain ownership of the software and text you submit. By uploading listings, you grant The Graveyard a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display, host, and index your project title, descriptions, covers, and metrics solely for platform operation and discovery.

6. Copyright reporting and takedowns

We respect intellectual property rights. If you believe your copyrighted software has been uploaded without authorization, email us at our GitHub repository with:

• The specific listing URL on The Graveyard.
• Proof of your ownership or original repository link.
• Your contact information and statement of good faith.

Infringing listings will be promptly archived and removed from public discovery.

7. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

THE SERVICE AND ALL TRANSFERRED CODEBASES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Because projects listed on The Graveyard are dormant or abandoned software, they may contain bugs, incomplete dependencies, or unpatched vulnerabilities. You accept full responsibility for reviewing, testing, and deploying any acquired code.

8. Account termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate intellectual property rules, upload malicious software, or abuse communication channels.

9. Governing law (placeholder notice)

These Terms shall be construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Note for Production Deployment: This clause is a portfolio template placeholder and should be reviewed with qualified legal counsel prior to processing commercial financial volumes.