Terms of Service

Effective Date: December 17, 2025
Last Updated: December 26, 2025

1. Introduction

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Simplist ("Simplist", "we", "us", or "our"), a multi-tenant headless CMS and content analytics platform for blogs and technical documentation. The Service includes the SaaS dashboard at app.simplist.blog, the marketing website at simplist.blog, the REST API at api.simplist.blog, the official TypeScript SDK @simplist.blog/sdk, and any related tools and services (collectively, the "Service").

The Service is operated by Gaëtan HUSZOVITS, an independent contractor based in France (the "Operator").

By creating an account, accessing, or using any part of the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Service.

2. Definitions

  • "Account" – your authenticated user profile in the Simplist dashboard.
  • "Project" – a workspace in which you manage articles, tags, API keys, webhooks, settings, and analytics.
  • "Owner" – the Project member with the special OWNER role and full rights, including billing and deletion.
  • "Member" – any user who has joined a Project via invitation.
  • "Role" / "Project Role" – a set of fine-grained permissions (for example: canManageProject, canManageMembers, canManageArticles, canManageApiKeys, canManageWebhooks, canViewAnalytics, canManageBilling, canDeleteProject).
  • "Content" – all text, media, and metadata you store in Simplist, including articles, article variants, tags, and images.
  • "API" – the REST API at api.simplist.blog and any programmatic access via the SDK.
  • "Free Plan" / "Starter" – the no-cost plan with limited quotas and features.
  • "Pro Plan" / "PRO" – the paid subscription plan with extended quotas and advanced features.

3. Eligibility and Account Registration

3.1 Age and capacity

You must be at least 16 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

3.2 Account creation and authentication

To use the dashboard, you must create an Account using at least one of the following methods:

  • Email and password (stored only as a secure hash);
  • OAuth via Google or GitHub;
  • Passkeys (WebAuthn);
  • Optional two-factor authentication (TOTP).

You must provide a valid email address and keep your Account information accurate and up to date.

3.3 Account security

You are responsible for:

  • Maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and passkeys;
  • All activity occurring under your Account;
  • Promptly notifying us of any suspected unauthorized access.

3.4 One Account per individual

You must not share your personal Account with other individuals. Projects support collaboration via invitations and roles so that each collaborator has their own Account.

4. Projects, Roles, and Members

4.1 Projects

Projects are the primary organizational unit in Simplist. Within a Project you can manage articles, tags, analytics, API keys, webhooks, settings (slug, icon, color, avatar, allowed origins, base URL, article URL pattern, default language), and members.

4.2 Roles and permissions

Each Project has configurable roles with granular permissions. The OWNER role always has full access, including billing and deletion, and is the only role allowed to transfer ownership.

4.3 Membership and invitations

Members join a Project through invitations sent to their email address. Invitations are scoped to one Project and one role, have an expiration date, and can be revoked before acceptance. A Member can leave a Project at any time, except that the Owner must first transfer ownership.

4.4 Project deletion (danger zone)

Only users with canDeleteProject may permanently delete a Project. Deletion is initiated from the Project settings and requires explicit confirmation of the Project slug.

When a Project is deleted:

  • All articles and article variants for that Project are permanently removed;
  • All associated analytics records (page views, events, aggregates) are removed;
  • All API keys are marked deleted and immediately stop working;
  • All tags, webhooks, roles, members, and invitations for that Project are removed;
  • Caches and temporary data for that Project are invalidated and expire shortly after.

Project deletion is irreversible. You are responsible for exporting any data you need before deleting a Project.

5. Acceptable Use and Content

5.1 Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to:

  • Violate any applicable law or regulation;
  • Infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of third parties;
  • Publish content that is unlawful, hateful, harassing, or obscene;
  • Upload malware or code designed to disrupt or compromise systems;
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any systems or data;
  • Bypass rate limits, quotas, or security controls;
  • Scrape or crawl the Service in a way that overloads infrastructure;
  • Use the Service for high-risk applications where failure could lead to injury or serious harm.

5.2 Content responsibility

You are solely responsible for Content you create, host, or distribute through the Service, including via the API and webhooks. We do not proactively moderate or pre-approve Content, but we may remove or restrict Content that we reasonably believe violates these Terms, infringes rights, or poses a risk.

5.3 Intellectual property

You retain ownership of your Content. You grant Simplist a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, and transmit your Content as necessary to operate, maintain, back up, and improve the Service.

All rights in the Service itself (including software, UI, documentation, and branding) are owned by the Operator and its licensors. You receive a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use the Service in accordance with these Terms.

6. Plans, Quotas, and Features

6.1 Free (Starter) plan

The Starter plan is designed for side projects, small blogs, and evaluation. Per Project it typically includes:

  • Up to 5 active articles;
  • Up to 50 MB of image storage;
  • Up to 1,000 API calls per month;
  • One member (Owner only);
  • Basic analytics (7 days, top 3 articles/countries, device breakdown);
  • No article language variants or bulk operations.

6.2 Pro plan

The Pro plan is designed for professional and production use. Per Project it typically includes:

  • Unlimited articles (subject to fair use);
  • Up to 1 GB of image storage;
  • Up to 500,000 API calls per month;
  • Up to 10 members;
  • Advanced analytics (30/90 days + custom periods, UTM tracking, engagement funnels, recent activity);
  • Article language variants and per-variant cover images;
  • Scheduled publishing with automatic cron-based publishing;
  • Bulk operations and extended webhook capacity.

Current plan limits and prices are displayed on the pricing page and may be updated over time.

6.3 Quota enforcement

The Service tracks quotas for each Project (articles, members, storage, monthly API calls). When quotas are exceeded, we may reject new API calls, block new article creation or variants, block adding members, or disable features such as bulk operations until usage is back within limits or the plan is upgraded.

7. Public API, SDK, and API Keys

7.1 API authentication

The REST API at api.simplist.blog is authenticated using API keys sent in the X-API-Key header. All API access must occur over HTTPS.

7.2 API key management

Within each Project, members with canManageApiKeys can create API keys with specific permissions (e.g. read, analytics), set optional expirations, and revoke keys when no longer needed.

You are responsible for:

  • Keeping API keys confidential and storing them securely;
  • Not embedding secret keys in public repositories or client-side code;
  • Rotating keys promptly if you suspect compromise;
  • Configuring CORS and allowed origins appropriately.

7.3 Rate limiting and quotas

API usage is subject to per-key and per-Project rate limits as well as monthly quotas based on your plan. We may temporarily or permanently throttle or revoke keys that abuse or threaten the stability or security of the Service.

7.4 SDK usage

The official TypeScript SDK @simplist.blog/sdk is a convenience wrapper over the REST API. Using the SDK does not change your responsibilities under these Terms or the Privacy Policy.

8. Analytics, Logs, and Webhooks

8.1 Visitor analytics

When analytics are enabled and integrated on your site, Simplist records pseudonymous analytics about visitors to your articles, including browser and device information, derived geographic region, referrer and UTM parameters, and engagement metrics (time on page, scroll depth, exit position, events).

Analytics are designed to be privacy-friendly and do not intentionally attach directly identified user accounts to visitor records by default. For details about what is collected and how long it is stored, see the Privacy Policy and GDPR & Data Protection pages.

8.2 Operational logs and audit trails

To secure and operate the Service we maintain internal logs and audit-like records, such as who created or updated an article, membership history, invitation status, API key metadata, webhook deliveries, and scheduler activity (for example, scheduled publishing and account deletion processes).

8.3 Webhooks

Eligible Projects can configure outgoing webhooks for events like article.published, article.scheduled, article.updated, and article.deleted. You are responsible for:

  • Configuring secure webhook URLs and secrets;
  • Validating signatures or authenticity where applicable;
  • Handling retries and idempotency on your side.

9. Billing, Payments, and Taxes

9.1 Billing provider

Subscriptions are processed by Stripe. Stripe stores and processes your payment method details under its own terms and privacy policy. We receive only limited billing identifiers such as customer and subscription IDs, status, and basic metadata.

9.2 Subscription cycles and auto-renewal

Pro subscriptions may be billed monthly or annually and renew automatically unless canceled before the end of the current billing period. The then-current price and applicable taxes are displayed before checkout.

9.3 Plan changes and cancellations

  • You can upgrade from Free to Pro at any time; Stripe handles charges and proration.
  • You can downgrade or cancel Pro effective at the end of the current billing period via the dashboard or Stripe billing portal.
  • When downgrading to Free, Content or usage above Free limits may become inaccessible but is generally not immediately deleted.

9.4 Failed payments

If Stripe cannot charge your payment method, it may retry over a grace period. If payment ultimately fails, we may suspend Pro features and treat the Project as if it were on the Free plan until payment issues are resolved.

9.5 Refunds

If you are not satisfied with the Service, you may request a full refund within 14 days of your initial purchase. Refund requests must be submitted to support@simplist.blog. After this period, subscription fees are non-refundable except where required by law.

9.6 Taxes

Fees are displayed exclusive of VAT, sales tax, or similar taxes, which may be added and collected by Stripe based on your billing address. You are responsible for any bank or currency conversion fees.

10. Account Deletion and User-Initiated Termination

10.1 Deletion workflow

You may request deletion of your Account from the account settings page. When you confirm deletion, a deletion date is scheduled (currently 14 days in the future). During this grace period:

  • You may receive reminder emails;
  • You may sign back in and cancel the deletion;
  • Your Account is marked as pending deletion but not yet removed.

If you do not cancel by the scheduled date, your Account is permanently deleted and associated user data is removed or anonymized, subject to legal retention obligations described in the Privacy Policy.

10.2 Ownership preconditions

If you are the Owner of one or more Projects, you must transfer ownership or delete those Projects before scheduling Account deletion. This prevents orphaned Projects and protects other members.

10.3 Effect of Account deletion

Once your Account is permanently deleted:

  • Your user profile and authentication data are removed from our primary database;
  • Your memberships in Projects are removed;
  • Any Projects still owned solely by you may be suspended or deleted according to internal safety policies;
  • Certain billing and audit records may be retained in line with legal, tax, or security retention obligations.

11. Termination by Simplist

We may suspend or terminate your Account or access to all or part of the Service if we reasonably believe that:

  • You have materially breached these Terms or applicable law;
  • Your use of the Service poses a security, legal, or reputational risk;
  • Your subscriptions remain unpaid beyond a reasonable grace period;
  • We are required to do so by law or court order.

Where reasonable, we will provide notice before termination. In urgent security or abuse scenarios, we may act without prior notice.

12. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

12.1 Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or availability.

We do not warrant that the Service will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted, or that any defects will be corrected, nor do we guarantee that your Content will not be lost.

12.2 Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no event shall the Operator be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenues, data, goodwill, or other intangible losses, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Service.

In all cases, our total aggregate liability for all claims related to the Service shall not exceed the greater of (a) the amounts you paid to us for the Service in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred euros (€100) for Free users and five hundred euros (€500) for paying users.

12.3 Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Operator from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to your use of the Service, your Content, or your violation of these Terms.

13. Data Protection and Privacy

Our collection and use of personal data is described in detail in the Privacy Policy, the Cookie Policy, and the GDPR & Data Protection page. Those documents are incorporated into these Terms by reference. In case of conflict regarding data protection, those documents prevail.

14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of France, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts located in France, except where mandatory law grants you the right to bring claims in another jurisdiction.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date and may provide additional notice via email or in-app notifications. Your continued use of the Service after the changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

16. Miscellaneous

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Our failure to enforce any right or provision will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any applicable enterprise agreements, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service.

17. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms or the Service, you can contact:

Gaëtan HUSZOVITS
Email: privacy@simplist.blog
Website: https://simplist.blog

By using Simplist, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service.