Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and UrbanKit Studio LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("UrbanKit Studio", "we", "us", "our"), and govern your access to and use of our websites (including urbankitstudio.com and its subdomains), tools, API and MCP server (the "Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1) The Service

UrbanKit Studio provides tools, available in the browser and through an API and MCP server, for planning and property-research workflows. These include utilities to create public-notice radius mailing lists, generate Avery® 5160 label PDFs/CSVs, look up parcels against public county ArcGIS® REST services, and a directory ("atlas") and API of public county parcel endpoints.

The Service is, in substance, a directory and a thin client. It helps you find and query property records that counties and other government bodies publish themselves. UrbanKit Studio does not own those records and does not operate the county servers that hold them.

We may modify, add, or remove features at any time, and may suspend the Service for maintenance, security, or operational reasons.

2) Your responsibilities

• Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old and able to form a binding contract to use the Service. If you use the Service for an organization, you confirm that you are authorized to accept these Terms for it, and "you" includes that organization.
• Accounts and API keys: Keep your password and API keys confidential. You are responsible for activity under your account and for usage charges made with your API keys until a key is revoked, including charges made by anyone who obtained a key from you or your systems. If you think a key has been exposed, revoke it from your account and tell us at contact@urbankitstudio.com. We may suspend or revoke a key that we believe has been exposed or misused.
• Verify requirements: You are responsible for confirming public notice and mailing list requirements for your jurisdiction, including buffer distances, ownership rules, and formatting.
• Right to use data: You must have the legal right to upload, use, and process any CSV/GeoJSON or other data you provide to the Service, and to use any outputs you generate.
• No sensitive data: Do not upload or enter sensitive personal information (e.g., SSNs, financial info, medical info). If your data includes names/addresses, treat it as personal data and handle it accordingly.
• Follow each source's terms: When the Service helps you query a county, municipal, or other third-party data source (for example, a county GIS or ArcGIS® REST endpoint), you are responsible for reviewing and complying with that source's own terms of use, access rules, and rate limits. Some jurisdictions restrict bulk downloads or commercial reuse of their records; those restrictions are yours to honor.

3) Acceptable use

The Service is intended for ordinary lookup and export use through the interfaces we provide, including our documented API and MCP server within their published limits. You agree not to:

• Use the Service in any way that violates applicable law or regulations.
• Engage in bulk, systematic, or automated retrieval of data beyond the intended interface — for example, scripting the Service to harvest records at scale, or scraping pages or API responses outside the documented, permitted endpoints and their published limits.
• Attempt to disrupt, overload, or probe the Service or related systems.
• Bypass, circumvent, or attempt to circumvent usage limits, authentication, or access controls.
• Reverse engineer the Service except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by law.
• Use the Service to process data you do not have rights to use, or to violate privacy rights.
• Use the Service to compile a county's or other source's records into a bulk data set, or to resell, redistribute, or republish such a data set.

Nothing in this Section limits what an open license, such as a Creative Commons license, lets you do with data its publisher released under that license. For that data, the license controls.

Where the Service offers a documented API or higher-volume plan, use it within the limits and terms of that plan. Programmatic access outside those documented limits is not permitted.

You may use results from the Service, including from the API and MCP server, inside your own applications, products, and workflows, including commercial ones, as long as you follow these Terms, each source's terms, and your plan's limits. You must use owner names, addresses and other results lawfully, including under laws on marketing, mail, calls and privacy.

Not for consumer reports

UrbanKit Studio is not a consumer reporting agency, and the Service does not provide consumer reports as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 and following) defines them. You may not use the Service, or any result from it, as a factor in deciding whether a person is eligible for credit, insurance, employment or housing, including tenant screening, or for any other purpose covered by that Act. We may suspend or end access that we believe is used this way.

Sanctions and export

You may not access or use the Service if you are located in, or ordinarily resident in, a country or region subject to comprehensive U.S. sanctions, or if you are named on, or owned or controlled by a person named on, the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals List or another U.S. restricted-party list. You may not use the Service in breach of U.S. sanctions or export laws. We may use IP-address location and other signals to restrict access from those places, and you may not use a VPN, proxy or other means to get around these restrictions. We may refuse, suspend or close any account we reasonably believe breaks this section. Paid plans are also subject to our payment processor's country restrictions.

4) Data processing and outputs

In the free browser tools, uploaded files (such as CSV or GeoJSON) are processed in your browser and not intentionally uploaded to UrbanKit Studio servers. Outputs (CSVs/PDFs) are generated by your browser and downloaded to your device. Tools backed by the parcel atlas API (for example bulk enrichment and auto-county radius lookups) send the addresses or parcel you enter to UrbanKit Studio servers to run the query, and responses may be cached for reliability and billing: a county's response for up to 7 days and the Census geocoding response, which includes the matched address, for up to 30 days. Client workspaces store the data described in the Privacy Policy under Client workspaces.

Property data is provided "as is" from third-party government sources. Parcel records, owner names, addresses, and related fields come from county, municipal, or other public records, served as-is and largely pass-through. We do not create, verify, or warrant the accuracy, completeness, currency, or availability of that data, and a source can change, restrict, or take down its service at any time without notice to us. Our Data Availability Commitment describes the limited operational promise we do make — that we monitor indexed endpoints and disclose when one is down — and is not a warranty of accuracy.

You are solely responsible for reviewing and validating outputs (including addresses, parcel selections, duplicates, and formatting) and any property data before relying on them for notices, mailings, legal compliance, or any decision.

Articles, guides and tool notes about notice rules, statutes or county terms are general information, not legal advice. Check the current rule with the agency or a lawyer before you rely on it.

5) Third-party services and links

Geocoding

If you use geocoding features, your inputs (such as an address) may be sent to third-party geocoding providers (for example, the U.S. Census Bureau's geocoding service). Those services are governed by their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for third-party services.

Maps/tiles and open-source software

The Service may rely on mapping libraries and third-party map styles/tiles. Some components are open-source and are licensed under their respective licenses. Your use of third-party services is at your own risk and subject to their terms.

Links to third-party sites are provided for convenience; we do not control or endorse them.

6) Advertising

The Service does not currently display third-party advertising. If we introduce advertising in the future, any third-party ad provider may use cookies or similar technologies according to its own policies, and we will update our Privacy Policy accordingly.

7) Intellectual property

The Service, including its design, text, graphics, and code (excluding third-party/open-source components), is owned by UrbanKit Studio and protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Service for its intended purpose, subject to these Terms.

Code we publish under an open-source license, such as our MIT-licensed packages, is governed by that license, not by this Section. If you send us suggestions or feedback, we may use them without any obligation to you.

Third-party trademarks

Avery® is a trademark of CCL Label, Inc. ArcGIS® and Esri® are trademarks of Esri. All other product names, logos, and brands are the property of their respective owners. We name these marks only to describe compatibility or interoperability (nominative fair use); their use does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by their owners. UrbanKit Studio is not affiliated with or endorsed by any third party or government agency.

Copyright complaints

We respond to notices of claimed copyright infringement that follow 17 U.S.C. 512. We may remove content or disable access to it when we receive a notice. To send a notice, give our designated agent, in writing:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act for the owner of the exclusive right that is claimed to be infringed.
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed, or a representative list if one notice covers several works at one site.
• Identification of the material claimed to be infringing, with enough information for us to locate it.
• Your name, address, telephone number and email address.
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
• A statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the owner of the exclusive right.

Designated agent:
Copyright Agent
UrbanKit Studio LLC
5900 Balcones Drive Ste 100
Austin, TX 78731
Phone: (737) 787-1181
Email: contact@urbankitstudio.com

If we remove or disable access to material because of a notice and you believe that was a mistake or a misidentification, you may send our designated agent a counter-notice that includes:

• Your physical or electronic signature.
• Identification of the material that was removed or disabled and the location where it appeared before.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you have a good-faith belief the material was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification.
• Your name, address and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district of your address (or, if your address is outside the United States, any judicial district in which we may be found) and that you will accept service of process from the person who sent the notice.

When we receive a counter-notice that meets these requirements, we will send a copy to the person who sent the notice and will restore the material 10 to 14 business days after we receive it, unless that person tells us they have filed a court action to restrain you.

In appropriate circumstances, we terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

8) Paid subscriptions and billing

Some features are offered on paid plans. Paid plans and usage-based charges are processed by our payment processor, Stripe. Prices are in US dollars. We do not store your full card details; Stripe handles payment information under its own terms and privacy policy.

• Free trials: Some plans start with a free trial (the trial length and any card requirement are shown before you start). If you cancel before the trial ends, you are not charged. If you do not cancel, the plan's first billing period starts automatically when the trial ends, at the price shown when you started it. Trials are intended to be one per customer; we may decline a trial where one has already been used.
• Auto-renewal: Paid subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period (as shown when you subscribe) at the then-current price, until cancelled. By subscribing, you authorize these recurring charges. We disclose the price and billing interval before you subscribe.
• Cancel anytime: You can cancel at any time from your account or through the Stripe customer portal. When you cancel, your plan stays active through the end of the current paid period and does not renew after that.
• Refunds: Except where required by law or where these Terms say otherwise, payments are non-refundable, and cancelling stops future renewals rather than refunding the current period. If you were charged in error or believe something is wrong, contact us and we will review it in good faith. Where a refund is due, we send it within 30 days.
• Price changes: We may change the prices or features of subscription plans. We will email you between 14 and 30 days before a price change applies to your next renewal, and you can cancel before it takes effect. If you keep the plan after the change takes effect, you accept the new price. If you cancel within 14 days after the first charge at the new price, we will refund the unused part of that period on a pro rata basis.
• Taxes: Prices do not include taxes unless we say so. You are responsible for sales, use, value-added, and similar taxes on your purchases, and we will add them to your charges where we are required to collect them.
• Usage-based charges: Where a feature is metered (billed per use), charges accrue as you use it and are billed through Stripe per the rates shown for that feature.
• Failed payments: If a payment fails, we may suspend paid features until the balance is paid.

9) Disclaimer of warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED.

THIS APPLIES IN PARTICULAR TO PROPERTY AND PARCEL DATA, WHICH IS SOURCED AS-IS FROM THIRD-PARTY GOVERNMENT RECORDS. WE DO NOT WARRANT ITS ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, OR CONTINUED AVAILABILITY, AND THIRD-PARTY SOURCES MAY CHANGE OR REMOVE THEIR SERVICES AT ANY TIME.

10) Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, URBANKIT STUDIO AND ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF URBANKIT STUDIO AND ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU PAID US FOR THE SERVICE IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) US$100.

These limits apply even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose and even if we were told the damages were possible. They are part of the basis of the bargain: our prices, and the free tools, depend on them. Some jurisdictions do not allow some of these limits; where that is the case, they apply to the fullest extent the law allows. Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for fraud, gross negligence, or intentional or reckless misconduct, or any liability or consumer right that cannot be limited or waived by law, including non-waivable rights under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.

11) Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless UrbanKit Studio and its members, managers, employees and agents from and against any third-party claims, and the liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that result from them, to the extent they arise out of (a) data you provide to or process with the Service, (b) your violation of these Terms or of applicable law, or (c) your violation of the rights of a third party, including a data source's terms of use.

12) Termination

We may suspend or terminate access to the Service at any time if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms or if necessary to protect the Service, users, or the public. You may stop using the Service at any time; to cancel a paid plan, see Section 8. When your access ends, your license to use the Service ends with it, and Sections 4, 7, 8 (for amounts already owed), 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16 continue to apply.

13) Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time, and we will change the "Effective and last updated" date above when we do. If a change is material, we will tell you by email or through the Service at least 30 days before it takes effect, unless the change must take effect sooner to meet a legal requirement or to address security or abuse. Changes apply only going forward and do not apply to a dispute that arose before they took effect. If you do not agree to a change, stop using the Service and cancel any paid plan before the change takes effect. If you keep using the Service after that, you accept the updated Terms.

14) Governing law and disputes

• Governing law: These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to conflict of laws principles.
• Try to resolve it first: Before either of us files a claim, the party with the dispute will send the other a written notice describing it (to us by email or mail as set out in Section 15), and we will both try in good faith to resolve it. If it is not resolved within 30 days after the notice is received, either party may file a claim.
• Where claims are heard: Any claim arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service must be brought in the state courts located in Travis County, Texas, or in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, and each party consents to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. Either party may instead bring an individual claim in a small claims court that has jurisdiction over it. Either party may also ask any court with jurisdiction for an injunction to stop a misuse of its intellectual property or a threat to the security of the Service.
• Individual claims only: To the extent permitted by law, each party may bring claims against the other only individually, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any class, collective, or representative action, in any court.
• JURY TRIAL WAIVER: TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE.

15) Notices

We may send you notices at the email address on your account or by posting them on the Service. You may send us notices by email to contact@urbankitstudio.com or by mail to UrbanKit Studio LLC, 5900 Balcones Dr Ste 100, Austin, TX 78731, USA. Keep the email address on your account current. A notice sent by email counts as received when it is sent, unless the sender learns it was not delivered; a notice sent by mail counts as received when it is delivered.

16) General

• Severability: If a court finds any part of these Terms unenforceable, that part will be enforced to the fullest extent allowed and the rest of these Terms stays in effect.
• Assignment: We may assign these Terms to a successor to our business, but you may not assign them without our written consent.
• Entire agreement: These Terms, together with any plan terms we show you when you subscribe, are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service.
• Other agreements: If you have signed a separate agreement with us, such as a client workspace or Enterprise agreement, that agreement controls where it conflicts with these Terms. Where a plan includes an uptime commitment with service credits, those credits are your only remedy if we miss that commitment.
• No waiver: If we do not enforce part of these Terms, that does not waive our right to enforce it later.
• Force majeure: We are not responsible for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control, such as outages of county or other third-party data sources, hosting or network failures, natural disasters, or government action.
• Electronic communications: You agree to receive notices and other communications from us electronically.
• Relationship: You and we are independent parties. These Terms do not create a partnership, joint venture, employment or agency relationship.
• No third-party beneficiaries: Except for the people protected by Sections 10 and 11, these Terms give no rights to anyone other than you and us.
• Headings: Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect how these Terms are read.

17) Contact

Questions about these Terms? Use our contact page at https://urbankitstudio.com/contact, or email contact@urbankitstudio.com. Our mailing address is UrbanKit Studio LLC, 5900 Balcones Dr Ste 100, Austin, TX 78731, USA.