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Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 14, 2026


These terms govern your use of RobertsRules.org (the “Site”), operated by RobertsRules.org of Port Monmouth, New Jersey. By using the Site, you agree to these terms.

The Service

RobertsRules.org provides reference materials on parliamentary procedure, meeting-management tools, an AI-powered question-answering assistant (the “AI Parliamentarian”), and related features. Free accounts include limited use of these features; paid subscriptions expand those limits as described on our pricing page.

Not Professional Advice

The Site, including the AI Parliamentarian, provides general educational information about parliamentary procedure. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for a credentialed parliamentarian, an attorney, or your organization's own bylaws and adopted parliamentary authority. AI-generated answers may contain errors or omissions, and may not reflect the edition of Robert's Rules your organization has adopted. For rulings that matter — elections, discipline, bylaws interpretation, litigation-adjacent questions — consult your bylaws, your adopted authority, and qualified professionals. Your organization's presiding officer and its own rules always control; nothing on this Site does.

Accounts

You must provide accurate information when registering and keep your credentials secure. You are responsible for activity under your account. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms, abuse the Site, or disrupt other users. You may close your account at any time by contacting us.

Subscriptions & Billing

Paid plans are billed monthly in advance through our payment processor, Stripe. We do not see or store your card number. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. You may cancel at any time from your billing page; cancellation stops future renewals and your plan benefits continue through the end of the current billing period. Except where required by law, payments are not prorated or refunded for partial periods. Prices may change with at least 30 days' notice; changes take effect at your next renewal.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to misuse the Site — including attempting to breach security, scraping at disruptive volume, reselling access, submitting unlawful content, or using automated tools to circumvent usage limits. Content you post to groups and meetings must be yours to post and must not be unlawful, defamatory, or infringing.

Your Content

You retain ownership of content you submit (group pages, agendas, minutes, uploads). You grant us the limited license needed to store and display it to you and to the members you share it with. We do not claim ownership of your organization's documents.

Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability

The Site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or uninterrupted availability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, RobertsRules.org's total liability for any claim arising from your use of the Site is limited to the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim arose (or $50 if you have paid nothing). We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including decisions your organization makes in reliance on information from the Site.

Privacy Policy

What we collect

  • Account information: name, email address, optional phone/location, and a password (stored hashed). If you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email from Google; we never see your Google password.
  • Content you create: groups, meetings, agendas, minutes, uploads.
  • AI Parliamentarian questions: questions and answers are logged, along with your IP address, to operate the service, enforce usage limits, and improve the Site.
  • Usage data: standard server logs (IP address, browser, pages visited) and Google Analytics.

How we use it

  • To operate the Site, your account, and your subscription.
  • To send transactional email (verification, password resets, billing) via our email provider, Postmark.
  • To process payments via Stripe, which handles your card details under its own privacy policy.
  • To answer AI Parliamentarian questions, your question text is processed by Anthropic's Claude API.
  • Published Q&A: questions submitted to the AI Parliamentarian may be published in our public Questions & Answers archive in anonymized, edited form — with names, organizations, and identifying details removed.

What we don't do

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties except the service providers named above (Stripe, Postmark, Google, Anthropic, our hosting providers) as needed to run the Site, or where required by law.

Cookies

We use cookies for login sessions and security (CSRF protection), and Google Analytics uses cookies to measure traffic. Blocking non-essential cookies does not prevent you from using the Site.

Data retention & deletion

We retain account data while your account is active. To request deletion of your account and associated personal data, email us at the address below and we will process the request within 30 days, except for records we must keep (such as billing history).

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be noted by updating the date above, and continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

Contact

Questions about these terms or your data: [email protected] or our contact form.