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Terms of Service

Last updated June 2026

These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your access to and use of Goodvernance, a software platform operated by Goodvernance, Inc., a corporation organised under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA (“Goodvernance”, “we”, “us”). By creating an account or using the platform, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the platform.

1. Introduction

Goodvernance is a SaaS platform that helps pre-incorporation founders create, sign and run a living Goodvernance Founder Agreement. These Terms form a binding agreement between you and Goodvernance, Inc.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract to use Goodvernance. You agree to use the platform only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.

3. Account registration

To use most features you must create an account with a valid email address and password. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide, for keeping your credentials secure, and for all activity under your account. Notify us promptly of any unauthorised use.

4. Description of the service

Goodvernance helps founders, before they incorporate, to:

  • generate a pre-incorporation Founder Agreement from their answers;
  • invite cofounders and collect electronic signatures;
  • track vesting-style intended-equity terms over time;
  • simulate the consequences of a founder departure;
  • propose and sign amendments creating new versions; and
  • maintain a tamper-evident audit trail of these events.

5. Pre-incorporation nature of the Founder Agreement

The Goodvernance Founder Agreement is a pre-incorporationdocument recording the founders’ intentions and commitments before a company exists. It does not replace the corporate documents you will need after incorporation (such as a certificate of incorporation, bylaws, stock purchase agreements or a stockholders’ agreement).

6. No company formation, no share issuance, no stock ledger

Goodvernance does not form or incorporate any company, does not issue or transfer shares or other securities, and does not create or maintain a stock ledger or cap table of record. Equity figures shown on the platform reflect intended founder equity, not issued shares.

7. No legal advice

Goodvernance is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Using the platform does not create an attorney-client relationship. The platform generates documents from your inputs and general product defaults, which are not personalised legal recommendations. See our No Legal Advice page and consult a qualified lawyer for your situation.

8. User responsibilities

You are responsible for the accuracy and lawfulness of the information you enter, for ensuring you have authority to agree to the terms you record, and for reviewing any generated document before relying on or signing it.

9. Cofounder invitations and signatures

When you invite a cofounder, you confirm you are authorised to share the relevant project information with them. Each invited cofounder receives a unique link and may review and sign the agreement. The current version of an agreement stays in force until all required founders have signed any proposed change.

10. Electronic signatures and platform records

Signatures collected through Goodvernance are electronic. Each signature is recorded with the signer, a timestamp, an IP address, the acknowledgments accepted at signing, and a cryptographic fingerprint (SHA-256) of the agreed terms. These records are designed to be timestamped and tamper-evident, but Goodvernance does not guarantee the legal enforceability of any agreement or signature, which depends on facts and laws outside our control.

11. Payments

Build for free. Sign for $99, which includes your first month of Goodvernance Live. After that first month, there is no automatic charge: Goodvernance Live ends unless you actively choose to continue at $29/month per company. You decide whether to continue, and you can stop at any time, with no commitment.

  • The $99 Founder Agreement fee is a one-time charge that unlocks agreement generation, cofounder signatures and PDF export, and includes your first month of Goodvernance Live.
  • After the included first month, nothing is charged automatically. To keep Goodvernance Live, you actively subscribe at $29/month per company.
  • If you choose to continue, you can cancel at any time from your billing settings; cancellation stops future charges and there is no long-term commitment.
  • If you do not continue after the included first month, you are not charged anything further.

12. Cancellation and access after cancellation

You may stop using Goodvernance Live at any time. If a Live subscription lapses or is cancelled, the living features (such as the active dashboard, amendments and the Governance Pack) may become unavailable, but your signed agreement and its signed PDF remain available to you. We do not delete your signed records solely because Live has lapsed.

13. User content and project data

You retain ownership of the information, projects and agreements you create (“User Content”). You grant Goodvernance the limited licence needed to host, process, generate, store and display your User Content in order to provide the service.

14. Goodvernance intellectual property

The Goodvernance name, logo, branding, interface, software and platform content are owned by Goodvernance, Inc. and protected by intellectual-property laws. Except as expressly permitted by these Terms, you may not copy, modify, distribute or create derivative works from the platform.

15. Acceptable use

You agree not to misuse the platform, including by attempting to disrupt or reverse-engineer it, accessing data you are not authorised to access, uploading unlawful content, or using it to harass others or violate the law.

16. Disclaimers

The platform is provided on an “as is” and “as available”basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted, error-free or fit for any particular purpose, or that any document it generates is legally sufficient for your needs.

17. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Goodvernance will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data or goodwill. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

18. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Goodvernance harmless from claims arising out of your User Content, your use of the platform, or your breach of these Terms, to the extent permitted by law.

19. Changes to the service

We may modify, suspend or discontinue features of the platform. We will use reasonable efforts to communicate material changes through the product.

20. Termination

You may stop using Goodvernance at any time. We may suspend or terminate access if you breach these Terms or use the platform unlawfully. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive.

21. Governing law

These Terms are intended to be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The governing law, jurisdiction and dispute-resolution provisions are subject to final legal review before launch.

22. Contact

For any question about these Terms, please use our contact form.

Last updated June 2026.