Terms of Service

1. Overview

GuitarGui is a free, open-source, educational guitar practice tool provided as-is for personal, non-commercial use. The source code is released under the MIT License. You are free to fork, copy, modify, and redistribute the code under the terms of that license.

2. No Warranty

This software is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. The authors and contributors shall not be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability arising from the use of this software.

GuitarGui is a hobby project intended for fun and learning. It is not professional music instruction software and should not be relied upon as a substitute for qualified instruction.

3. Third-Party Song Content

Song titles, lyrics, tablature, chord progressions, and other musical compositions referenced within this application are the intellectual property of their respective owners, songwriters, and publishers. They are included here solely for personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes under fair use principles.

GuitarGui does not claim ownership of any third-party musical works. No song content provided by this application may be used for commercial purposes, public performance, or redistribution without obtaining appropriate licenses from the rights holders.

If you are a rights holder and believe your work is being used improperly, please open an issue on the project’s GitHub repository and we will promptly address your concern.

4. Open-Source License

The GuitarGui source code is licensed under the MIT License. You may freely use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the software, subject to the conditions of the MIT License. The full license text is available in the LICENSE file in the project repository.

Note that while the code itself is MIT-licensed, third-party song content referenced by the application is not covered by this license and remains the property of its respective owners (see Section 3).

5. User Data & Privacy

GuitarGui is a local-first application. All user data — including practice progress, streaks, and preferences — is stored exclusively in your browser’s local storage. No personal data is collected, transmitted, or stored on any server. Clearing your browser data will permanently delete your progress.

Microphone access is used solely for real-time pitch detection and is never recorded, stored, or transmitted.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the authors, contributors, or maintainers of GuitarGui be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of data, loss of profits, or business interruption, arising out of or in connection with the use or inability to use this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the application after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.