Terms of Service
Effective date: 2026-05-05
**IMPORTANT: SECTION 18 CONTAINS A MANDATORY ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND
A CLASS ACTION WAIVER. READ IT CAREFULLY. BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU
AGREE TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION RATHER THAN IN
COURT, AND YOU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.
SECTION 18 ALSO EXPLAINS HOW TO OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION WITHIN 30 DAYS
OF ACCEPTING THESE TERMS.**
These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a binding agreement between you
and The Daily Rip (referred to as "we", "us", or "our"). They
govern your access to and use of:
- the iOS and Android mobile applications branded "The Daily Rip";
- the website at thedailyrip.app and any sub-domain we operate;
- and any other product, content, feature, API, or interaction we
provide (collectively, the "Service").
By creating an account, downloading the app, or otherwise accessing
the Service, you confirm you have read, understood, and agree to
these Terms and to our Privacy Policy, which is
incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the
Service.
1. Eligibility
The Service is intended for personal, non-commercial use by
collectors and hobbyists. By using it, you represent that:
- You are at least 13 years old. If you are between 13 and the age of
majority in your jurisdiction (typically 18), you may use the
Service only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal
guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.
- You are not located in, or a national or resident of, any country
to which the United States has embargoed goods or services, and you
are not on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted
parties.
- You have the legal capacity to enter into binding contracts.
If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you
represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these
Terms, in which case "you" refers to that organization.
2. Your Account
To access most features you must create an account. You agree to:
- Provide accurate and current information;
- Keep your password confidential and secure;
- Promptly notify us of any unauthorized use at
support@thedailyrip.app;
- Be responsible for all activity that occurs under your account.
We may refuse, reclaim, or remove any handle (username) that
infringes a trademark, impersonates another person, or violates these
Terms. One person, one account; we may suspend duplicate accounts
created to evade our limits or rules.
3. Description of the Service
The Daily Rip aggregates publicly observable price and sales data
related to trading cards (primarily Pokémon) and presents it to
collectors via a mobile app and web interface. Features may include
price charts, a watchlist, a portfolio tracker, a sales feed, an AI
assistant, push notifications, public profiles, and other tools.
The specific features available to you depend on your subscription
tier and may change over time. We do not guarantee that any
particular feature will remain available.
4. Subscriptions, Billing, and Automatic Renewal
The Service offers free, Pro, and Insider subscription tiers. Paid
tiers ("Subscriptions") are billed through:
- the Apple App Store (for iOS purchases) under your Apple ID;
- the Google Play Store (for Android purchases) under your Google
account.
We do not directly process payment information. Subscription pricing,
billing periods, and renewal terms are presented to you at the point
of purchase before you confirm.
4.1 Automatic renewal — important disclosure
**Your Subscription will automatically renew at the end of each
billing period at the then-current price for the same Subscription
length unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the
current period.** Your Apple ID or Google account will be charged for
the renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.
You can manage and cancel your Subscription at any time through your
Apple App Store or Google Play Store subscription settings on
your device. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid
period; you continue to have access to the paid tier until that date.
California residents: Pursuant to California Business &
Professions Code § 17602, you may cancel your Subscription at any
time without penalty by following the cancellation instructions
above. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid
period. The information required to be disclosed by California's
Automatic Renewal Law is set forth in this Section 4.
4.2 Free trials and introductory offers
If we offer a free trial or introductory price, you must cancel before
the trial or introductory period ends to avoid being charged the
recurring price. Trial eligibility is determined by Apple or Google
and may be limited to one trial per user per platform.
4.3 Refunds
Subscription refund requests are handled by Apple or Google under
their respective policies. We do not directly issue refunds for
purchases made through their platforms. To request a refund:
- Apple App Store: reportaproblem.apple.com
- Google Play Store: support.google.com/googleplay
4.4 Price changes
We may change Subscription pricing for future billing periods. If we
materially increase the price for an existing Subscription, we will
notify you in advance and your continued use of the Service after the
change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the new price. You can
cancel before the change takes effect to avoid being charged the
new amount.
4.5 Failed payments
If your payment method fails or your Subscription cannot be renewed,
we may downgrade your account to the free tier. Your data is
preserved.
5. User Content
5.1 What is User Content
"User Content" means any content you submit to the Service, including
but not limited to: profile information (handle, display name,
avatar, bio), photos of cards you own, AI assistant prompts, alert
thresholds, holdings, watchlist entries, owned-card lists, and any
text or media you post on a public profile.
5.2 License to us
By submitting User Content, you grant The Daily Rip a worldwide,
non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid-up, sublicensable, and
transferable license to host, store, reproduce, display, modify (only
to the extent reasonably necessary to operate the Service —
e.g., resizing images), distribute, and create derivative works of
your User Content **solely for the purpose of providing, improving,
and promoting the Service**. This license terminates when you delete
the relevant User Content from the Service, except (a) cached or
archival copies that may persist on third-party services beyond our
control and (b) non-identifying aggregate or de-identified data
derived from your User Content.
5.3 Your responsibility
You retain ownership of your User Content. You represent and warrant
that:
- You own or have the necessary rights to submit and license your
User Content as described above;
- Your User Content does not infringe, misappropriate, or violate
any third party's intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or
other rights;
- Your User Content does not contain personal information about
another person without that person's consent;
- Your User Content complies with these Terms and applicable law.
5.4 What we don't allow
You may not submit User Content that:
- Is illegal, fraudulent, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
defamatory, libelous, obscene, sexually explicit, hateful,
discriminatory, violent, or that depicts minors in any sexualized
manner;
- Infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other
intellectual property right;
- Contains personal data of another person, financial account
information, or other confidential information;
- Contains malware, exploits, or any code designed to disrupt or
compromise the Service or other users;
- Is intended to manipulate ratings, reviews, or trust signals on
third-party services.
We may, but are not obligated to, monitor User Content. We reserve
the right to remove any User Content that we determine, in our sole
discretion, violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable, with
or without notice.
6. Intellectual Property
6.1 Our IP
The Service, including all software, design, text, graphics,
trademarks, service marks, logos, layouts, and the compilation of
data, is owned by or licensed to The Daily Rip and is protected by
United States and international intellectual property laws. Except
for the limited license to use the Service for personal,
non-commercial purposes, we grant you no other rights in our IP.
6.2 Pokémon and other third-party trademarks
**The Daily Rip is an independent, third-party tool. We are not
affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or in any way officially
connected with The Pokémon Company International, Nintendo, Game
Freak, Creatures Inc., Wizards of the Coast, eBay Inc., TCGplayer
Inc., PriceCharting LLC, Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA),
Beckett Grading Services (BGS), Certified Guaranty Company (CGC),
Sportscard Guaranty Company (SGC), or any card grading, marketplace,
or trading-card-game publishing entity.**
"Pokémon", all character names, set names, card images, and other
intellectual property associated with the Pokémon Trading Card Game
are the trademarks and copyrights of their respective owners (The
Pokémon Company, Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc.). Card images
displayed in the Service are sourced from public catalogs (such as
PokemonTCG.io) and are presented for cataloging and identification
purposes under principles of nominative fair use. We claim no
ownership of these images or marks.
If you are an intellectual property owner and believe your rights
are infringed, see Section 14 (DMCA / Copyright Notice).
6.3 Feedback
If you submit suggestions, ideas, or feedback to us, you grant us a
perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable
license to use that feedback for any purpose without obligation to
you.
7. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to extract
source code or proprietary algorithms from the Service;
- Use any robot, scraper, crawler, automated tool, or similar means
to access the Service or extract data from it (other than via
authorized APIs we explicitly publish);
- Mass-export, resell, sublicense, or redistribute Service data;
- Circumvent, disable, or attempt to bypass any tier limit, rate
limit, paywall, authentication, or security mechanism;
- Use the Service to send spam, harass other users, or disrupt the
experience of others;
- Probe, scan, test the vulnerability of, or attempt to gain
unauthorized access to any part of the Service or any system or
network connected to it;
- Use the Service in connection with any illegal activity, including
market manipulation or fraud;
- Use the Service to develop a product or service that competes with
the Service;
- Misrepresent yourself or your affiliation with us or any other
person or entity.
Violation of this Section may result in immediate suspension or
termination of your account.
8. Third-Party Services and Data Sources
The Service displays data and links from third-party sources,
including but not limited to eBay, PriceCharting, TCGplayer, Apple,
Google, RevenueCat, OpenAI, Sentry, Supabase, and various card
grading companies. We do not control these third parties. Your use
of any third-party service is governed by its own terms and privacy
policy.
We make no representation or warranty about the accuracy,
completeness, timeliness, availability, or reliability of any
third-party content. Outbound links are provided for convenience and
do not imply endorsement.
9. AI Assistant
The Service includes an AI assistant feature ("Ask AI") powered by
third-party large language models. You acknowledge:
- AI-generated answers may be inaccurate, incomplete, biased, or
hallucinated. **Do not rely on AI output for any consequential
decision without independent verification.**
- Your prompts and the relevant card context are transmitted to our
AI provider (currently OpenAI) for processing. We do not include
your name, email, or other identifying information in those
prompts. Our provider's data-handling practices are governed by
its own policies.
- AI output is not authored by The Daily Rip and does not represent
our views.
- You may not use the AI assistant to generate content that is
illegal, harmful, defamatory, or otherwise prohibited under
Section 5 or Section 7.
10. No Financial, Investment, or Tax Advice
**Trading cards are speculative collectibles. Their values can rise
and fall sharply, may be illiquid, and may go to zero. The Daily Rip
provides informational and analytical tools only.**
NOTHING IN THE SERVICE — INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRICE DATA,
HISTORICAL TRENDS, AI-GENERATED CONTENT, ALERTS, EDITORIAL CONTENT,
OR PORTFOLIO VALUATIONS — IS FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, ACCOUNTING, TAX,
OR LEGAL ADVICE. We are not registered as a financial advisor,
broker-dealer, or investment company in any jurisdiction. Any
purchase, sale, hold, or trading decision you make based on
information from the Service is made at your sole risk. You are
solely responsible for evaluating the suitability of any decision
for your circumstances.
11. Privacy
Our collection and use of personal information is described in our
Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference
into these Terms.
12. Communications and Notifications
By creating an account, you consent to receive transactional
communications from us related to the Service (e.g., account
verification, password reset, billing receipts, security alerts) at
the email address or push-notification token associated with your
account. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time
through the in-app settings or the unsubscribe link in our emails;
you cannot opt out of essential transactional communications while
your account is active.
13. Apple-Specific Terms (iOS users only)
If you accessed the Service via the Apple App Store, the following
additional terms apply, and supplement (do not replace) the rest of
these Terms:
- These Terms are between you and The Daily Rip only, not Apple.
Apple is not responsible for the Service or its content.
- Your license to use the iOS app is limited to a non-transferable
license to use it on any iOS-supported device that you own or
control, in accordance with the Usage Rules in Apple's Media
Services Terms.
- Apple has no obligation to furnish maintenance or support for the
iOS app.
- If the iOS app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you
may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price (if
any) for the app to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law,
Apple will have no other warranty obligation for the app, and any
other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses
attributable to a failure to conform to any warranty will be our
responsibility.
- We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing claims relating to
the iOS app or your possession or use of it, including (a) product
liability claims; (b) claims that the iOS app fails to conform to
any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (c) claims
arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
- We, not Apple, are responsible for the investigation, defense,
settlement, and discharge of any third-party intellectual property
infringement claim related to the iOS app or your use of it.
- You represent that (a) you are not located in a country subject to
a U.S. government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S.
government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (b) you are
not on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted
parties.
- Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of
these Terms with respect to the iOS app. Upon your acceptance,
Apple has the right (and is deemed to have accepted the right) to
enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.
14. DMCA / Copyright Takedown Notice
We respect intellectual property rights and respond to valid notices
of alleged infringement under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512.
If you believe content on the Service infringes your copyright, send
a notice containing all of the following to our designated DMCA
agent (see contact below):
1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or
their authorized agent;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been
infringed;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the
material (e.g., a URL or screenshot);
4. Your contact information (address, telephone, email);
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is
not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information
in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or
authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
Designated DMCA agent:
- Email: support@thedailyrip.app (subject line: "DMCA Notice")
- Postal: [TO BE FILLED IN BY PUBLISHER — your physical mailing
address. Required for DMCA safe harbor.]
We may forward your notice to the user who submitted the content.
Repeat infringers will have their accounts terminated. Submitting
false notices may subject you to liability.
If you believe content was wrongly removed, you may submit a
counter-notice meeting the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 512(g).
15. Termination
You may terminate your account at any time from the in-app profile
screen. Termination by you triggers permanent deletion of your User
Content from our active systems within 30 days, except as described
in our Privacy Policy.
We may suspend or terminate your account, or restrict your access to
any part of the Service, at any time, with or without notice, if we
reasonably believe you have violated these Terms, used the Service
to harm others or our systems, engaged in fraudulent or illegal
activity, or otherwise pose a risk to us or other users.
Termination does not relieve you of payment obligations accrued
before termination, and the following Sections survive termination:
4 (to the extent of accrued obligations), 5.2 (license to us, only as
to retained de-identified data), 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
and 22.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties
**THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION:**
- Implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, title, and non-infringement;
- Warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade;
- Warranties that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, free of
errors or harmful components, or available at any particular time
or location;
- Warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or
timeliness of any data, content, or AI-generated output.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties.
In such jurisdictions, the exclusions in this Section apply only to
the extent permitted by law.
17. Limitation of Liability
**TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT
WILL THE DAILY RIP, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY:**
- Indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or
punitive damages;
- Loss of profits, revenue, business opportunities, goodwill, data,
or use;
- Damages caused by reliance on price data, AI output, or any other
content in the Service;
- Damages arising from third-party services, marketplaces, or sales;
- Damages arising from your inability to access the Service;
**REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.**
**OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE
TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A)
THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT
GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100).**
The exclusions and limitations in this Section apply to the maximum
extent permitted by law, even if a remedy fails of its essential
purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions or
limitations of liability, so portions of this Section may not apply
to you. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the
greatest extent permitted by law.
18. Mandatory Arbitration; Class Action Waiver
**PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS,
INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.**
18.1 Agreement to arbitrate
You and we agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out
of or relating to these Terms, the Service, our Privacy Policy, or
the relationship between you and us (a "Dispute") will be resolved by
binding individual arbitration rather than in court, except that:
- Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court
if the claim qualifies for that court's jurisdiction;
- Either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in
court for actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or
violation of intellectual property rights.
18.2 Procedure
The arbitration will be conducted by JAMS under its Streamlined
Arbitration Rules and Procedures (or by such other established
arbitration service as the parties may mutually agree). The
arbitration will be held in [CITY, STATE — to be filled in by
publisher, typically your city of business] or by video, at the
arbitrator's discretion. The arbitrator's decision will be final and
binding. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
The Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) governs the
interpretation and enforcement of this Section.
18.3 Class action waiver
**YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS
ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.** The
arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may
not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. If
this waiver is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this
Section 18 shall be null and void, and the Dispute will proceed in
court under Section 19.
18.4 Right to opt out
**You have 30 days from the date you first accept these Terms to opt
out of arbitration**, by sending a written notice to
support@thedailyrip.app with the subject line "Arbitration Opt-Out"
and including your name, the email address associated with your
account, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of the
arbitration agreement. If you opt out, neither you nor we will be
bound by the arbitration agreement in this Section 18 with respect
to disputes between us; instead, Section 19 applies.
18.5 Survival
This Section 18 survives termination of your account and these Terms.
19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction (for non-arbitration matters)
These Terms are governed by the laws of the **State of [STATE — to
be filled in by publisher]**, U.S.A., without regard to its
conflict-of-laws principles. For any Dispute that, under Section 18,
is allowed to proceed in court, you and we consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in
[COUNTY, STATE — to be filled in by publisher]. The United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not
apply.
20. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The Daily Rip, its
affiliates, and its directors, officers, employees, and agents, from
and against any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, cost, or
expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or
relating to:
- Your access to or use of the Service;
- Your User Content;
- Your violation of these Terms or applicable law;
- Your infringement or violation of any third party's rights.
We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume exclusive
defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to
indemnification by you, and you agree to cooperate with our defense.
21. International Users
The Service is operated from the United States. If you use the
Service from outside the United States, you do so on your own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom,
or another jurisdiction with specific consumer protection laws, you
may have additional rights under those laws (including statutory
warranty rights). Nothing in these Terms is intended to override
non-waivable rights you have under applicable consumer protection
laws.
22. General Provisions
22.1 Entire agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any policies or
notices we publish in the Service, constitute the entire agreement
between you and us regarding the Service and supersede any prior
agreements.
22.2 Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by
a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced
to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will
remain in full force and effect (subject to Section 18.3 regarding
the class action waiver).
22.3 No waiver
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms is not
a waiver of that right or provision.
22.4 Assignment
You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights or
obligations under them without our prior written consent. We may
freely assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition,
sale of assets, change of control, or by operation of law.
22.5 Force majeure
We are not liable for failure to perform any obligation under these
Terms to the extent that performance is delayed or prevented by
circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God,
natural disasters, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action,
labor disputes, internet or telecommunications failures, supplier
or third-party service failures, or pandemics.
22.6 No partnership
Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency,
fiduciary, or employment relationship between you and us.
22.7 Headings
Section headings are for convenience only and have no legal effect.
22.8 Notices
Notices to you may be sent by email to the address associated with
your account or by posting in the Service. Notices to us must be
sent to support@thedailyrip.app unless these Terms specify a
different method (e.g., DMCA notices in Section 14, arbitration
opt-outs in Section 18.4).
23. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material
changes, we will notify you in advance through the Service or by
email and will update the "Effective date" at the top. Material
changes take effect no sooner than 30 days after notice (or such
shorter period as required by law). Your continued use of the
Service after the new Terms take effect constitutes acceptance.
If you do not agree to the new Terms, you must stop using the
Service and may delete your account.
24. Contact
The Daily Rip
- General: support@thedailyrip.app
- Privacy: privacy@thedailyrip.app
- DMCA / IP: support@thedailyrip.app (subject: "DMCA Notice")
- Arbitration opt-out: support@thedailyrip.app (subject: "Arbitration Opt-Out")
- Web: thedailyrip.app
Postal address: [TO BE FILLED IN BY PUBLISHER — required for DMCA
safe harbor and various consumer-protection statutes]
Last updated: 2026-05-05.