Terms of Service

1. About Browns Digital

Who you are contracting with and what we provide.

Browns Digital is operated by Robert Brown in the Republic of South Africa. We build browser-based developer tools — including the Meta Tag Previewer and Favicon Generator at /tools/.

"We", "us", "our"

Robert Brown trading as Browns Digital.

"You", "your"

Any person or entity accessing brownsdigital.org or our tools.

"Services"

The website, documentation, and browser tools we make available.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract under applicable law. If you use the Services on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

3. Acceptable use

You may use brownsdigital.org and our tools for lawful purposes only. You must not:

• Violate applicable South African or international law
• Attempt unauthorised access to our systems, APIs, or other users' data
• Upload malware, scrape aggressively, or disrupt the service (including denial-of-service attempts)
• Use our tools to infringe intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or resell our tools without written permission
• Misrepresent affiliation with Browns Digital

4. Browser tools

Tools at /tools/ are provided for your convenience. Important limitations:

4.1 Local processing

Favicon uploads are processed in your browser. We do not receive your image files.

4.2 Your content

You must have the right to use any logos, images, trademarks, or text you supply. You are responsible for testing output before ship.

4.3 Output and testing

You are responsible for testing generated favicons, markup, and previews before production deploy. Social platforms change rendering without notice.

4.4 No guarantees

We do not guarantee search rankings, social engagement, platform compliance, or specific display on third-party sites. Previews are approximations based on publicly documented behaviour.

4.5 Availability

Tools are provided "as is" and may change, be limited, or be withdrawn at any time. We aim for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access.

5. Accounts

Free tools today do not require an account. If we introduce sign-in for paid features, additional terms will apply at registration. You are responsible for safeguarding credentials and for activity under your account.

6. Paid products (when available)

We may offer paid tiers (Pro, Studio, or similar). When we do:

• Pricing, billing interval, and features will be shown before you pay
• Checkout terms and refund policy will be presented at purchase
• Subscriptions may auto-renew unless stated otherwise — you may cancel per the flow shown at purchase
• Taxes (including VAT where applicable) will be disclosed as required by law

Until paid products launch, everything at /tools/ marked as available is usable without payment unless we state otherwise on the tool itself.

7. Intellectual property

We own the Browns Digital brand, website design, tool interfaces, documentation, and underlying code (unless otherwise noted). You receive a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Services for their intended purpose while these Terms apply.

You retain ownership of content you create or upload. Output generated from your inputs belongs to you, subject to any third-party rights in your source materials.

8. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind — express or implied — including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties that cannot be excluded under the Consumer Protection Act or other mandatory law.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by South African law, Browns Digital is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages — including loss of data, revenue, profits, or business opportunity — arising from use of the site or tools.

Our total liability for any claim relating to the free tools shall not exceed R500 (five hundred rand) or the amount you paid us in the preceding 12 months, whichever is greater.

Nothing here limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any liability that cannot be limited by law.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Browns Digital from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Services, your content, or your violation of these Terms or third-party rights.

11. Termination

You may stop using the Services at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you breach these Terms or if we discontinue a tool. Sections that by nature should survive (liability limits, IP, governing law) will survive termination.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms by posting a new version on this page. The "Last updated" date will change. Material changes will be noted here. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance unless prohibited by law.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of South African courts, without prejudice to your rights under the Consumer Protection Act where you qualify as a consumer.

14. Contact

• Email: robert@brownsdigital.org
• Website: brownsdigital.org