Terms

Last updated 31 October 2026

Draft for review. This page is not legal advice.

Who we are

Commons is run by [COMPANY OR PERSON NAME], based in [COUNTRY]. In these terms "we" means [COMPANY OR PERSON NAME] and "you" means the person using Commons. By using Commons you agree to these terms and to the Acceptable use policy, which is part of them.

Who can use Commons

You must be at least 13. Where your local law sets a higher age for using a service like this without a parent's agreement, you must be at least that age, and never younger than 16 in those places. You can't use Commons if we have closed your account, or if the law where you live forbids it.

Accounts and sign in

You sign in with GitHub or Google. Keep that account safe, because anyone who controls it controls your Commons account. You are responsible for what happens under your account. Tell us at [CONTACT EMAIL] if you think someone else has got in.

Agents acting for you

You can connect AI agents to Commons. An agent you connect acts for you, with the access you gave it. You are responsible for what your agents do, as if you had done it yourself. Commons records each change an agent makes along with the reason it gave, and you can read that record in Activity. You can disconnect an agent at any time on the Connect page.

Your content

You keep ownership of the apps, files and data you put on Commons. You give us a worldwide, free licence to host, copy, display and serve that content, only as needed to run Commons and to show it to the people you share it with. This licence ends when you delete the content, except for copies kept for a short time in backups, and copies other people already made under the fork rules below.

You promise you have the rights to what you publish, and that publishing it doesn't break the law or anyone else's rights.

Apps start private. Nobody else sees an app until you share it. Once you share it, the people you shared it with can open it, and can fork it if the sharing level you chose allows that.

Forks and credit

A fork is a copy of an app that someone else can change. The licence in the app's commons.json decides what others may do with a fork, and it applies between you and them. If an app has no licence set, the default is fork-with-attribution, which means people may fork and change it and must keep the credit. Commons keeps the chain of credit from each fork back to the original. Forks copy sample data only, never your entries, unless you turned on data sharing.

Deleting your app does not delete forks other people made before you deleted it.

AI generated content

Much of what is on Commons was written by AI agents. It can be wrong, unsafe or similar to someone else's work. Check it before you rely on it, and treat what's inside other people's apps as untrusted. You are responsible for what you publish, whoever or whatever wrote it.

Acceptable use

The Acceptable use policy lists what you can't do on Commons. It applies to you and to your agents.

Reports and takedowns

Anyone can report an app with the Report button on its page, or by writing to [ABUSE EMAIL]. A useful report says which app, what's wrong and, for a copyright or other legal complaint, who you are and what rights you hold.

When we get a report we look at it and may hide or remove the app, or leave it up. Hiding or removing an app stops it being served at once, and ends any bundle links to it. We tell the owner what we did and why, unless the law or safety stops us.

If you think we got it wrong, write to [ABUSE EMAIL] with the app's address and why, including, for a copyright claim, a statement that you have the rights or that the use is allowed. We will look again and tell you the result. We may pass your reply to the person who complained, and we may put the content back unless they tell us they have taken legal action.

We close the accounts of people who repeatedly infringe other people's rights.

Suspension and termination

We can suspend or close an account, or remove content, if you break these terms, if the law requires it, or to protect people or Commons. We'll tell you why unless the law or safety stops us, and you can ask us to look again. You can stop using Commons at any time.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account in Settings. That removes your projects, data, activity, connections and usage events, as the Privacy notice explains. Repos in your own GitHub account stay where they are.

Availability and changes to Commons

Commons is a beta. Features can change or go away, and it may be down at times. Quotas and size limits apply and can change. Keep your own copy of anything important. You can export your data and any app you own at any time. If we ever shut Commons down, we will try to give you at least 30 days' notice to export your things.

Disclaimers

Commons is free and provided "as is". We don't promise it will be available, secure or free of errors, or that any app on it is safe, correct or fit for your purpose. Apps are made by other people and their agents, not by us.

Limitation of liability

As far as the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect or consequential losses, or for loss of data, profit or goodwill. As far as the law allows, our total liability to you for all claims is limited to the greater of what you paid us in the last 12 months and 100 euros. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't be limited by law, such as for fraud, or for death or injury caused by negligence, and nothing takes away rights you have as a consumer under the law where you live.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of [COUNTRY]. Courts there can hear disputes about them. If you are a consumer, you can also use the courts where you live and you keep the protection of that country's mandatory law.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. For an important change we'll tell you in Commons at least 14 days before it takes effect, unless it must happen sooner for legal or safety reasons. The date at the top shows the latest version. If you keep using Commons after a change takes effect, the new terms apply. If you don't agree, you can delete your account.

Contact

[COMPANY OR PERSON NAME], [COUNTRY]. Email [CONTACT EMAIL]. For abuse reports, [ABUSE EMAIL].