Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance of these Terms

These Terms & Conditions (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and Stephen Bair, operating Stage Autograph (“Stage Autograph,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using the service, creating an account, checking an acceptance box, sending a contract, or signing through the service, you agree to these Terms and acknowledge the Privacy Policy. If you use the service for an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization, and “you” includes both you and that organization.

If you do not agree, do not use Stage Autograph. Organization account users must be at least 18 years old and legally able to enter this agreement.

2. The service

Stage Autograph provides tools for uploading source documents, assembling reusable packets, importing data, placing fields, sending contracts, collecting electronic signatures and responses, and recording workflow events. The service may evolve, and features may be added, changed, limited, or discontinued.

3. Stage Autograph is not a party to your contracts

Stage Autograph is a technology provider only. We are not a party, agent, witness, broker, fiduciary, employer, escrow service, law firm, tax adviser, payroll provider, or financial institution in connection with any user-created contract.

You alone select the parties, content, fields, recipients, signature method, deadlines, and workflow for each contract. We do not draft, review, negotiate, approve, interpret, monitor, enforce, or guarantee any contract or the performance of any party. Audit information records technical events in the service; it is not a notarization, independent identity verification, legal opinion, or guarantee that a particular person performed an action.

You are solely responsible for determining whether a contract and its electronic signature process are appropriate, accurate, complete, legally valid, enforceable, admissible, properly retained, and compliant with all applicable laws and organizational policies. Any dispute about a contract, payment, stipend, employment status, taxes, performance, signature authority, or identity is solely between the organization, sender, recipient, and other contract parties. Seek qualified legal, tax, or financial advice when needed.

4. Electronic records and signatures

By using an electronic signature workflow, you consent to conducting that transaction electronically. Senders are responsible for obtaining all required recipient consents and notices, choosing a legally appropriate process, confirming signing authority, and providing a way to retain or download the completed record. Certain documents or transactions may be excluded from electronic-signature laws or may require additional formalities. The legal effect of an electronic signature does not determine the validity of the underlying terms.

5. Accounts and security

You must provide accurate account information, protect credentials and authentication devices, use multi-factor authentication as required, and promptly report suspected unauthorized access. Organization administrators control user access and are responsible for promptly removing users who should no longer have access. Users must comply with the organization’s approved email-domain rules and may not share accounts. You are responsible for activity conducted through your account except to the extent caused by our breach of these Terms.

6. Your content and responsibilities

You retain ownership of documents, data, branding, signatures, and other content you submit (“Customer Content”). You grant us a limited, nonexclusive license to host, process, reproduce, transmit, display, back up, and otherwise use Customer Content only as needed to operate, secure, support, and improve the service or comply with law.

You represent and agree that:

• you have all rights, authority, notices, and consents needed to upload, use, disclose, and send Customer Content;
• your contracts and data are accurate and lawful and do not infringe, defame, harass, deceive, or violate another person’s rights;
• you will collect sensitive information only when necessary and will not use the service as the sole repository for critical records;
• you are responsible for recipient addresses, permissions, deadlines, reminders, completed copies, retention, payments, tax reporting, and legal compliance.

7. Acceptable use

You may not use Stage Autograph to violate law; impersonate or defraud; send deceptive, unsolicited, abusive, or unlawful messages; distribute malware; probe or bypass security; interfere with the service; access another organization’s data; reverse engineer the service except where law expressly permits; or upload content you lack authority to use. We may investigate suspected misuse and suspend or remove access when reasonably necessary to protect users, third parties, or the service.

8. Privacy and confidential information

Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle information. Organizations are independently responsible for their own privacy notices, permissions, security practices, and legal obligations. Do not submit sensitive data that is unnecessary for the contract workflow.

9. Availability, backups, and third-party services

Stage Autograph is under active development and is provided without a guaranteed uptime or service level. Maintenance, failures, security events, internet conditions, email filtering, and third-party services may delay or prevent access, delivery, or completion. You must verify contract status and keep independent copies of important source and signed documents. We are not responsible for third-party products or services that we do not control.

10. Fees and future subscriptions

The service may currently be offered without charge or on a trial basis. We may introduce paid plans in the future, but we will provide notice and obtain agreement to applicable pricing and billing terms before charging you. You are responsible for taxes associated with your use of a paid plan.

11. Suspension and termination

You may stop using the service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access for a material breach, security risk, unlawful use, nonpayment of future fees, or to protect the service or others. When reasonably possible, we will provide notice and an opportunity to export completed contracts. Provisions that by their nature should survive—such as ownership, disclaimers, limitations, indemnity, and dispute terms—will survive termination.

12. Disclaimer of warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Stage Autograph is provided “as is” and “as available.” We disclaim all express, implied, and statutory warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, noninfringement, accuracy, availability, security, legal effect, enforceability, delivery, and results. We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or immune from loss, delay, or unauthorized access.

13. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Stage Autograph, Stephen Bair, and their service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data, goodwill, contract value, payments, or business interruption, arising from or related to the service or any user-created contract, even if advised that such damages were possible.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, their total aggregate liability for all claims arising from or related to the service will not exceed the greater of one hundred U.S. dollars ($100) or the amount you paid Stage Autograph for the service during the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim.

These limitations do not exclude liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions, so portions of this section may not apply to you.

14. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Stage Autograph, Stephen Bair, and their service providers from third-party claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees arising from your Customer Content, your contracts or dealings with recipients, your violation of these Terms or law, or your infringement of another person’s rights. We will provide reasonable notice and cooperation, and you may not settle a claim in a way that admits fault or imposes obligations on an indemnified party without written consent.

15. Governing law and disputes

Pennsylvania law governs these Terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Before filing a claim, you agree to send a written description to sbair@stephenbair.com and allow 30 days for an informal resolution. Any unresolved dispute arising from these Terms or the service must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in or serving Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and each party consents to their jurisdiction and venue.

16. General terms

Neither party is liable for delay caused by events beyond reasonable control. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them in connection with a reorganization or transfer of the service. Failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. If a provision is unenforceable, it will be limited to the minimum extent necessary and the remainder will stay in effect. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement about the service and do not modify any separate contract created between users.

17. Changes and contact

We may update these Terms by posting a revised version and changing the effective date. Material changes may also be announced in the service or by email. Continued use after updated Terms take effect constitutes acceptance. Questions may be sent to sbair@stephenbair.com.