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Terms of Service

Last updated 4 September 2026. By using the pgProof command-line tool or the hosted service, you agree to these terms.

What pgProof does

pgProof backs up your PostgreSQL databases and restore-tests each backup in a disposable environment, reporting whether the restore succeeded. The command-line tool is free, open-source software (see Licence below) that runs on your own machine. The hosted service runs backups and drills on a schedule, stores encrypted backups, and sends you reports and alerts.

Your account and your responsibilities

• You must provide accurate information and keep your sign-in email secure.
• You may only connect databases you own or are authorized to back up.
• We strongly recommend connecting pgProof with a read-only database role — our setup script creates one. You are responsible for the credentials you provide and the access they grant.
• You are responsible for your own compliance obligations regarding the data you ask us to back up.

Acceptable use

Don't use pgProof to break the law, to access databases you have no right to, to overload or probe infrastructure that isn't yours, or to attempt to disrupt the service. We may suspend accounts that do.

The important part: backups, warranty, and liability

Please read this section carefully — it matters for any backup service.

• pgProof is a safety net, not a guarantee. We restore-test your backups precisely so that failures surface early, and we report results honestly. But no backup tool can promise that every future restore, on infrastructure and data we do not control, will succeed.
• The service is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• You remain responsible for your own disaster-recovery strategy. pgProof is one layer; it is not a substitute for your own judgment about how many copies of your data you need and where.
• Limitation of liability. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, our total liability for any claim arising from the service is limited to the amount you paid us for the service in the three months before the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including data loss or lost profits.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of the above may not apply to you.

Pricing and payment

The command-line tool is free. Paid plans for the hosted service, when available, are billed as described at checkout. This section will be expanded when paid plans launch.

The open-source tool

The pgProof command-line tool is licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0. You are free to use, modify, and self-host it under that licence. The hosted service and its infrastructure are proprietary.

Termination and changes

You may stop using pgProof and delete your data at any time. We may suspend or end access for violations of these terms. If we change these terms materially for the hosted service, we notify account holders by email; continued use after a change means you accept it.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Quebec and the applicable laws of Canada, and any dispute is subject to the courts of Quebec.

Questions about these terms: hello@pgproof.com.