Terms of Service · v1.0

Terms of Service

LT · EN · Effective from 2026-05-01

TL;DR

Rūpestėlis is not traditional SaaS — it's a voluntary club. You join freely, use fairly, can leave anytime. We optimize for your wellbeing, not engagement time. Sigillum is a pre-order — each key is individually crafted, like a commissioned painting. You can cancel for full refund within 48 hours of purchase (if jeweler hasn't started yet).

1. Parties and scope

These terms are concluded between:

Service Provider: UAB Rūpestėlis Holding
Company code: 307514683
Registered office: J. Savickio g. 4, LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
Email: tomas@rupestelis.com

Service Recipient: You — a natural person (18+) or legal entity using Rūpestėlis services.

These terms apply to all Rūpestėlis services including: rupestelis.com, Sigillum Unicum order, Heart Members club, Augimo Akademija, Founding 50 application, CaaS, Animark, and other products.

2. Our core principles

I — Voluntary Club, not SaaS

Rūpestėlis is a voluntary club, not a buyer-seller relationship. We voluntarily take on commitments that classic SaaS doesn't. In return — we expect fair use.

II — Wellbeing optimization, not engagement

Our products are NOT optimized for maximum time-in-app. We optimize user wellbeing post-session. This is the fundamental difference from Character.AI, Replika, and other engagement-driven companion products. If our agent suggests closing the app and calling family — that's by design.

III — Ethics over profit

Per the NOVA Charter, our ethical code constrains business decisions. You can read the public Charter here. If ethics ever conflicts with profit — ethics wins.

IV — You own your data

Your data is yours. We are custodians, not owners. You can view, export, delete at any time. Details — in Privacy Policy.

3. Our services

The Rūpestėlis ecosystem includes (not all live simultaneously):

ProductWhat it isStatus (2026-05)
Sigillum UnicumPhysical key with cryptographic identityLive (pre-order)
Rūpestėlis IDHeart Members clubLive (registration)
Augimo AkademijaLearning platformFounding 50 cohort
CaaSCompliance-as-a-ServiceLive (B2B)
AnimarkVeterinary AI agentDevelopment
AntkaklisPet IoTQ3 2026
SkryniaMemory preservation productQ3-Q4 2026
GenesisBiological agent platformLive (B2B)
Geniju AkademijaLifelong AI WitnessQ4 2026+

4. Sigillum Unicum — pre-order terms

4.1. Pre-order essence

Sigillum is a made-to-order product. An order creates a production task for our jewelry partner in Lithuania or Poland. Each key is personally crafted, sigillum-signed (cryptographic identity), and packaged.

4.2. Production timeline

May arrive earlier or later depending on jeweler's load. We notify changes by email.

4.3. Refund policy

Sigillum is a made-to-order product — each key is individually crafted, like a commissioned painting. Under EU Consumer Directive Article 16(c), the 14-day withdrawal right does not apply to such items. But under our Voluntary Club principles, we voluntarily offer the following:

Refund process: write to tomas@rupestelis.com, response within 24 hours, money back within 5-10 business days.

4.4. Shipping

We currently ship to 28 EU/EEA countries: LT, LV, EE, PL, DE, FR, NL, BE, IT, ES, PT, AT, IE, SE, DK, FI, LU, GR, CZ, SK, SI, HR, HU, RO, BG, MT, CY, GB. For other countries — contact directly.

Shipping cost included in price. No hidden customs or transit fees within EU.

4.5. Sigillum authenticity

Each key has a unique SHA-256 hash, verifiable via rupestelis.com/verify by scanning the QR code on the key. This guarantees:

5. Founding 50 application (Akademija)

Founding 50 is a limited cohort of the first 50 Augimo Akademija students. Submitting an application is NOT automatic acceptance. We review each application personally. Response — within 14 days.

Founding 50 members receive:

Founding 50 is not sold for money — only via application form.

6. Heart Members club (Rūpestėlis ID)

Membership — free. Benefits:

Departure — anytime, via button or email. Within 6 months of departure, data is deleted (with tax law exception for orders).

7. Your obligations

By using our services you agree to:

8. Our obligations

We commit to:

9. AI agent usage — important

Legal context. In 2025, US Judge Anne Conway in Garcia v. Character Technologies ruled that LLM-based agent outputs qualify as a product, not First Amendment-protected speech — therefore product liability principles apply. We accept this interpretation and design our agents accordingly.

When using our AI agents (CaaS, Animark, Akademija assistants, etc.), you acknowledge:

10. Limitation of liability

We strive to deliver services at the highest quality, but:

Our maximum liability for any incident is limited to the amount you paid us in the past 12 months (or €500, whichever is higher).

11. Force majeure

We're not responsible for delays caused by: war, pandemic, government decisions, natural disasters, jewelry partner inability to produce, material supply shortages, infrastructure failures. In such cases — we notify immediately and offer either a wait or a refund.

12. Intellectual property

The entire Rūpestėlis ecosystem (logos, design, code, agent personalities, NOVA Charter wording, Sigillum hash system, Loneliness Index scale) is our intellectual property.

Open-source elements (if released) — under their respective licenses (Apache 2.0, MIT, AGPL).

13. Changes

We may update these terms. Material changes (refund policy, pricing structure, user rights) — announced by email with at least 30 days advance notice. You have the right to reject new terms — services then end.

14. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by Lithuanian law. Disputes are first resolved through negotiation. If unsuccessful — Vilnius District Court (jurisdiction of UAB registered office).

EU consumers may use the Online Dispute Resolution platform: ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

15. Validity and termination

Terms apply from start of service usage. You can stop using anytime. Payment obligations (completed orders) continue regardless of service termination.

16. Questions

Any question about these terms:

Tomas Margelis · CEO
tomas@rupestelis.com
Response within 7 business days. Personally.

A note on honesty. This document is v1.0 — the first public version. We value clarity over legal complexity. If something is unclear — ask, don't exploit ambiguity. Our principle: if a term should be clear but isn't, we change the text, not your understanding.