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Terms of Service

Last updated: 23 June 2026

Educational only — not financial advice. TradingBuddy is a learning resource. Nothing here is financial, investment, legal, or tax advice, or a recommendation to trade. Trading involves substantial risk of loss — never trade money you can't afford to lose. See our full Risk disclaimer.

1. Acceptance of these terms

By accessing or using TradingBuddy (the "Service"), you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy notice. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.

2. Who can use it

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract where you live. By using the Service you confirm that you meet these requirements.

3. What the Service is

TradingBuddy provides educational content (lessons, a knowledge test, a market calendar) and practice tools (backtesting, paper trading on simulated funds, and a strategy/bot builder). It is for learning only. We are not a broker, exchange, investment adviser, or money manager, and the Service does not execute real trades or handle real money for you.

4. Your account

  • You're responsible for the accuracy of the details you provide and for keeping access to your account secure.
  • You may not share your account, impersonate others, or create accounts using false information.
  • You can delete your account and data at any time from Account → Privacy & data.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to misuse the Service — including attempting to break, overload, scrape, or reverse-engineer it; abusing the AI assistant or automated features; uploading unlawful content; or using it to break any law or regulation. We may suspend or terminate access for misuse.

6. Subscriptions & payments

  • Some features may be offered as a paid plan ("Pro"). Prices and what's included are shown on the Pricing page and may change with notice.
  • Payments are processed by Stripe; we never see or store your full card details. Your purchase is also subject to Stripe's terms.
  • Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. You can cancel anytime and keep access until the end of the current billing period.
  • Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable. Paying for the Service does not entitle you to any trading profit and does not change the educational, non-advisory nature of the Service.

7. Intellectual property

The Service, its content, and its branding are owned by TradingBuddy or its licensors and are protected by law. You get a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Service for your own learning. Third-party data and embeds remain the property of their providers.

8. Your data

We handle the information you provide as described in our Privacy notice. We don't sell your data.

9. Third-party data & services

The Service relies on third parties for live data and features (e.g. Binance, gold-api.com, TradingView, Anthropic, Supabase, Stripe). Their content is provided "as is"; we don't control it and aren't responsible for its accuracy, availability, or their terms.

10. Disclaimers & limitation of liability

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Market data and any results shown are for illustration and learning, not for making real trading decisions. To the fullest extent permitted by law, TradingBuddy and its operators are not liable for any trading or investment losses, or for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, arising from your use of the Service. Some jurisdictions don't allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.

11. The test contest

  • Eligibility: open to participants aged 18+ who complete the test with genuine, accurate details, where permitted by local law.
  • One entry per person. Entries are identified by email; duplicate or automated entries are disqualified.
  • How winners are chosen: the highest test scores over the contest period win. Ties are broken by the earliest submission time.
  • Prize: free access to TradingBuddy's tools and bots, tiered by score. Access is non-transferable and has no cash alternative.
  • Notification: winners are contacted by the email they provided. If a winner can't be reached within a reasonable time, an alternate may be selected.
  • Fair play: attempting to cheat, game, or manipulate scores voids the entry.

12. Termination

You can stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or end your access if you breach these terms or to protect the Service or other users.

13. Changes to the Service or terms

We may update the lessons, the test, the tools, these terms, or any prize at any time. Material changes to these terms will be reflected by the "last updated" date above; continuing to use the Service means you accept the updated terms.

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of [the country where TradingBuddy's operator is established — to be completed before launch], without regard to conflict-of-law rules, and disputes will be handled by the courts there. The Service is available globally, but we make no claim that it is appropriate or available in every location. If you are a consumer, you still benefit from any mandatory protections of the country where you live.

15. Contact

Questions about these terms? hello@tradingbuddy.example

Note: These are starter terms for an educational project. Before a real public or paid launch, have them (and the contest under local promotion law) reviewed by a qualified professional, and complete the governing-law and contest details above.