Terms of Service
☑️ 1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using The Encoded Box ("Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use our Service.
🎓 2. User Responsibilities
You agree to use our Service only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else's use of the Service.
🚷 3. Prohibited Uses
You may not use our Service:
- For any unlawful purpose or to promote illegal activities
- To generate codes containing malicious content
- To impersonate any person or entity
- To interfere with or disrupt the Service
⚠️ 4. Barcode Usage Disclaimer
🗣📢 Important Notice About Barcode Usage
The barcodes generated by The Encoded Box are not GS1-compliant and cannot be used for retail purposes or any commercial product identification that requires official barcode registration.
Permitted Uses:
- Internal inventory tracking within your organization
- Asset management systems
- Document tracking
- Non-commercial personal projects
- Educational purposes
Prohibited Uses:
- Retail product labeling for sale in stores
- Any use requiring GS1 certification
- Medical product identification
- Pharmaceutical product labeling
For commercial retail use, you must obtain officially licensed barcodes from GS1 or an authorized reseller. The Encoded Box accepts no liability for barcodes used improperly in commercial settings.
🔒 5. Privacy Policy
Your use of our Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your data (or rather, how we don't collect it).
©️ 6. Intellectual Property
All content and materials available on The Encoded Box, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and software, are the property of The Encoded Box and are protected by copyright laws.
🚧 7. Limitation of Liability
The Encoded Box shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages resulting from your access to or use of, or inability to access or use, the Service.
♻️ 8. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms.
📬 9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@theencodedbox.com.