Terms of Service

1. Acceptance and eligibility

By using the service or creating an account, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, stop using the service. Account holders and purchasers must be at least 18 and legally able to enter a contract. An adult may use the tools to prepare a supervised family or classroom activity; children should not create accounts or submit personal information. An organization’s representative must be authorized to act for it.

2. What the service provides

BeadPattern converts photos into bead grids, offers drawing and color/group editing, displays project ideas, and creates printable files. Photo conversion and editing run locally in your browser without an AI API. Optional AI image generation uses APIMart. Patterns, color matches and estimated materials are planning aids: review them before making a physical item and follow the bead manufacturer’s safety and ironing instructions. No physical beads, supplies or shipping are included.

3. Accounts and free access

Uploading a photo locally, converting it, drawing, recoloring and grouping do not require an account. Saving projects, downloading exports, using AI and purchasing require Google sign-in with a verified email. Keep access to that email secure and contact us about suspected misuse. We do not collect your Google password. A free account includes basic exports and one free AI generation; no payment details are required and the free generation never converts automatically to a paid plan.

4. Plans, prices and availability

See Pricing for current availability. The AI pack is US$4.99 for 20 generations as a one-time purchase. Pro is US$29 per year for numbered sheets, tiled printing and color/group step guides. Pro does not include unlimited AI or an AI credit allocation. Purchases require an explicit payment at secure checkout; viewing a price or signing in does not charge you or create a subscription.

5. AI credit usage

One credit covers one successful image generation, currently using z-image-turbo through APIMart at 1K resolution. Prompts are limited to 800 characters, with one active request per account and service rate limits. A credit is reserved when a task starts. Failed submissions or confirmed failed tasks return that credit; successful results consume it even if you dislike the result. Tasks unresolved after 15 minutes are marked failed and credited back when the service next checks them. There is no promise of an unattended refund exactly at minute 15.

Credits have no scheduled expiration in the current service, no cash value and no automatic top-up. Separately purchased credits are independent of Pro membership. Do not submit sensitive personal information in prompts. Provider outages, capacity limits or content restrictions can delay or prevent generation.

6. Payments and delivery

Waffo Pancake is our payment processor and provides hosted checkout. Full card details are handled by Waffo Pancake and are not stored by BeadPattern. The final checkout total will show applicable taxes and the authorized currency and amount before payment. A one-time credit purchase authorizes only that purchase. Account entitlements are activated after server-side payment confirmation; a browser return or success message alone is not proof that your account has been credited. Contact support with your order reference if delivery is missing.

7. Annual renewal and cancellation

The Pro plan renews yearly at the disclosed annual price unless canceled before renewal. Any recurring charge requires your purchase authorization. Canceling renewal keeps Pro access through the already paid period, after which Pro-only exports stop; downloaded files remain yours to use subject to content rights. Canceling Pro does not expire separate AI credits.

Open Billing, choose Cancel renewal for your Pro purchase, and confirm. Billing shows the paid period end and renewal status. Cancellation takes effect for future renewal; it does not itself request a refund. If the provider cannot confirm cancellation, retry or contact support before your renewal date.

8. Refunds and billing disputes

A full refund is available for a first purchase requested within 7 calendar days of payment only if the purchased service has not been used. AI packs are used when a paid credit produces a successful generation; Pro is used when a Pro-only export is successfully generated. Used purchases, repeat purchases and renewals are not eligible for voluntary refunds. Mandatory consumer rights, duplicate charges and confirmed billing errors are not excluded. Contact support@beadpattern.app with your account email and order reference. Approved refunds are returned through Waffo Pancake to the original payment method.

Read the complete Refund Policy before purchasing. Canceling a renewal and requesting a refund are different actions. Please contact support about an unrecognized or duplicate charge; doing so does not waive your bank or consumer rights.

9. Content and permitted use

You retain rights you already hold in your uploads. You give us the limited permission needed to save, process and export content you submit to the server. Private saved projects are not automatically published in the gallery. We do not claim exclusive ownership of your AI outputs, but cannot guarantee their uniqueness, copyright eligibility or freedom from third-party rights. You are responsible for lawful personal, educational or commercial use of your inputs and results. Brand names identify compatible craft systems and do not imply endorsement.

10. Content standards, reports and prohibited conduct

Do not upload, request, generate or distribute pornography or sexually explicit/NSFW material; graphic violence, gore or content promoting violence; hateful or dehumanizing content targeting protected groups; child sexual abuse material or other content exploiting or endangering children; deceptive deepfakes or impersonation without authorization; or content that infringes copyright, trademarks, privacy or other rights. Illegal material, threats and harassment are also prohibited.

Do not distribute malware, attempt unauthorized access, circumvent payment or generation limits, farm free accounts, overload the service, or resell account access without permission. Do not represent AI results as certified professional advice.

Report suspected violations to support@beadpattern.app with a task or project reference and a description; do not attach illegal imagery. Optional AI requests are subject to any safety restrictions applied by APIMart and its model providers. BeadPattern does not currently operate a separate automated content-moderation service or manually review every generated image. Support reviews reported violations and available account/task records. We may reject a request, restrict AI access, remove hosted violating content where we control it, or suspend or terminate an account after review, and cooperate with legally required investigations. Contact support to request a review of an enforcement decision. We cannot erase files held solely on a user’s device or promise to control copies on third-party hosts.

11. Privacy and security

The Privacy Policy explains browser-local processing, server storage, Google sign-in, analytics, support email and APIMart/Waffo processing. Do not upload another person’s private material without permission. Keep independent downloads of important work; online project storage is not an archival or backup service.

12. Availability and liability

The service is provided as available. Outputs and physical craft results are not guaranteed, and access may be interrupted by maintenance or third-party failures. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses from using this craft-planning tool. Nothing excludes liability or warranties that cannot lawfully be excluded, or limits mandatory consumer rights.

13. Suspension and termination

You can stop using the service at any time and request account deletion through support. We may restrict accounts for serious abuse, fraud or legal requirements. Deletion of an account is separate from cancellation of a paid renewal and from legally required transaction retention. If we discontinue a paid service, we will address unused prepaid value under applicable law and the Refund Policy.

14. Governing law and changes

These terms are governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China, without overriding mandatory protections or dispute rights in your country of residence. Contact support to attempt an informal resolution of disputes. We publish revisions here with the effective date and will announce material changes on the website before they apply, except when an immediate change is legally or technically necessary. Changes to paid terms will not retroactively remove rights already accrued.

Contact

Email support@beadpattern.app for support, billing, cancellation assistance, refunds, privacy or security concerns. Include your account email and, for payment questions, the order reference. Do not send passwords or full payment card details.