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Terms of Service

Last updated: June 22, 2026

1. Who we are and what this covers

Splice CAD ("Splice", "we", "us", "our") is a cable-harness CAD tool offered both in a browser and as a desktop application. The service is operated by Splice Group, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company. You can reach us at info@splice-cad.com.

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") are a binding agreement between you and Splice Group, LLC governing your use of the Splice web app, the Splice desktop app, our marketing site, and any related services (together, the "Service"). By creating an account, downloading the desktop app, or otherwise using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

Two other documents form part of your relationship with us and are incorporated here by reference: our Privacy Policy (how we handle your data) and our Cookie Policy. The Open Source page lists the third-party software Splice is built on and is provided for transparency.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to use Splice. By using the Service you represent that you meet this requirement and that you have the authority to enter into these Terms — including, if you use Splice on behalf of an organization, the authority to bind that organization, in which case "you" means that organization.

3. Your account

  • You can sign in with Google or with an email and password. You may also generate an API key to use Splice from the command line.
  • You are responsible for keeping your credentials and API keys confidential, and for all activity that happens under your account.
  • Tell us promptly at info@splice-cad.com if you believe your account has been compromised.
  • You must give accurate account information and keep it current.

4. Your licence to use the Service

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Service for designing cable assemblies and generating related documentation, whether for personal or internal business purposes. This licence does not transfer any ownership in the Service to you.

5. Desktop application licence (EULA)

This section is the end-user licence agreement for the Splice desktop application ("Desktop App") and applies in addition to the rest of these Terms.

  • Licence grant. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and run the Desktop App on devices you own or control, for your own use or your organization's internal use.
  • Restrictions. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Desktop App except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits despite this limitation; remove or alter any proprietary notices; rent, lease, sublicense, sell, or distribute it; or use it to build a competing product.
  • Updates. The Desktop App includes an auto-update mechanism that may download and install updates automatically. These updates are governed by these Terms unless an update is accompanied by separate terms, in which case those terms apply to that update.
  • Local files. The Desktop App can store your designs as files on your own machine. You are responsible for backing up and securing those files.
  • Third-party components. The Desktop App and the Service include open-source components licensed under their own terms; see the Open Source page. Nothing in these Terms limits your rights under those licences.
  • Termination. This licence ends automatically if you breach these Terms. On termination you must stop using and delete the Desktop App.

6. Your content

"Your Content" means the harness designs, projects, part data, names, notes, and anything else you create, upload, or store in the Service.

  • You own it. As between you and us, you retain all rights in Your Content. We claim no ownership of it.
  • Licence to us. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, copy, transmit, display, and process Your Content solely to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Service and to provide it to you. This licence exists only so we can run the Service for you, and it ends when you delete Your Content or your account, except for residual copies in routine backups that are deleted on our normal cycle.
  • Your responsibility. You represent that you have the rights needed to use and store Your Content in Splice and that it does not infringe anyone else's rights or violate any law.

7. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Use the Service in violation of any applicable law or regulation, including export-control and sanctions laws.
  • Upload malware, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other accounts, or our systems.
  • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service — for example by probing, scanning, overloading, or circumventing rate limits or other protections.
  • Scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data from the Service except through features or APIs we provide for that purpose.
  • Resell, sublicense, or provide the Service to third parties as your own, or use it to build a competing product.
  • Misuse Splice to infringe intellectual-property rights or to store or share unlawful content.

We may investigate suspected violations and, where appropriate, suspend or terminate accounts involved.

8. Plans, fees, and payment

Splice is currently offered free of charge, subject to usage limits described on our Pricing page. We may offer paid plans or higher-limit options; if you purchase one, the following apply:

  • Fees, billing periods, and limits will be those presented to you at the time of purchase.
  • Payments are processed by our payment provider (Stripe). By paying, you also agree to the payment provider's terms, and you authorize us and the provider to charge your chosen payment method.
  • Unless stated otherwise or required by law, fees are non-refundable and exclusive of taxes, which you are responsible for.
  • We may change pricing or plan limits on reasonable prior notice; changes do not apply retroactively to a period you have already paid for.

9. Third-party services

Splice relies on third parties to run (for example, sign-in, hosting, email, and edge delivery) and may link to third-party sites. We are not responsible for third-party services or content, and your use of them is governed by their own terms. The sub-processors that handle your data are listed in our Privacy Policy.

10. Our intellectual property

The Service — including its software, design, text, graphics, logos, and the Splice name and marks, but excluding Your Content and third-party open-source components — is owned by Splice Group, LLC and its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. Except for the licences expressly granted in these Terms, we reserve all rights.

11. Feedback

If you send us ideas, suggestions, or feedback about Splice, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use it without restriction or obligation to you. We appreciate feedback, but please don't send us anything you consider confidential.

12. Disclaimers — read this if you manufacture from Splice output

Splice is a design and documentation tool, not an engineering authority. Diagrams, BOMs, cut lists, exports, and any other output the Service produces are aids to your work — not verified engineering deliverables. You are solely responsible for reviewing, validating, and testing every output against your own requirements, applicable standards, and the actual parts before you manufacture, assemble, install, or rely on anything. Do not treat Splice output as fit-for-manufacture without your own verification.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, title, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or that any output will be accurate or complete. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty exclusions, so some of these may not apply to you.

13. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

  • Neither Splice Group, LLC nor its owners, employees, or suppliers will be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or any costs arising from manufacturing, rework, downtime, or reliance on Service output.
  • Our total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to the Service or these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the Service in the 12 months before the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) USD 100.

These limits apply regardless of the legal theory and even if a remedy fails of its essential purpose. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you, and nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Splice Group, LLC and its owners and employees from any claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable legal costs arising out of your use of the Service, Your Content, or your breach of these Terms or of any law or third-party right. This does not apply to the extent a claim arises from our own violation of law.

15. Suspension and termination

  • You may stop using Splice at any time and delete your account from Account → Privacy, which removes Your Content as described in the Privacy Policy.
  • We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms, if required by law, or to protect the Service or other users — with notice where reasonable, and immediately where a breach is serious.
  • Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law — survive.

16. Changes to the Service and to these Terms

We are actively developing Splice and may add, change, or discontinue features. We may also update these Terms. When we make material changes, we will post a new "Last updated" date and, for registered users, give reasonable notice (for example by email) before the changes take effect. If you keep using the Service after the changes take effect, you accept the updated Terms; if you don't agree, stop using the Service and you may delete your account.

17. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. You and we agree that the state and federal courts located in Pennsylvania have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service, and you consent to venue there — except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property or confidential information.

Nothing in this section deprives you of any protection you are entitled to under the mandatory consumer-protection law of your country of residence.

18. General

  • Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, are the entire agreement between you and us about the Service and supersede any prior agreements on the subject.
  • Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest stays in effect and the unenforceable part is limited to the minimum extent necessary.
  • No waiver. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it.
  • Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our consent; we may assign them to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
  • Force majeure. Neither party is liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond its reasonable control.
  • No agency. These Terms do not create any partnership, agency, or employment relationship between us.

19. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Email info@splice-cad.com — a person, not an autoresponder, replies.

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