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Terms

Terms of service.

The rules that govern your use of AltGems. Plain English wherever possible. The financial disclaimer below is the most important paragraph on this page, so please read it.

Effective
April 20, 2026
Last updated
April 20, 2026

1. Acceptance of terms

By creating an AltGems account or using any part of our service, you agree to these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, and any additional terms that apply to specific features (for example, Stripe's terms when you subscribe). If you don't agree, don't use the service.

2. Your account

You're responsible for the accuracy of the information you enter. That includes your email, your portfolio data (acquisition price, cost basis, grading details), and anything you export for tax or insurance purposes. We render what you give us; garbage in, garbage out.

You're responsible for keeping your credentials secure. Don't share your password. Don't let someone else use your account. If you lose control of your credentials, email hello@altgems.io immediately and we'll help you recover.

You must be at least 18 years old to use AltGems.

3. Subscriptions and billing

AltGems offers three tiers: Collector (free), Enthusiast, and Investor. Enthusiast and Investor are billed monthly or annually; annual billing is cheaper per month. Current pricing always lives at altgems.io/pricing.

Paid subscriptions are processed by Stripe. When you subscribe, you authorize Stripe to charge the payment method on file at the start of each billing period. Monthly plans renew monthly, annual plans renew annually, until you cancel.

Cancellation is self-service via Stripe's billing portal from Settings. Cancelling stops the next renewal; access continues through the end of the period you've already paid for, then drops to the Collector tier. Your data stays put.

4. Refund policy

Monthly subscriptions are non-refundable once the billing period has started. Annual subscriptions may be refunded on a pro-rated basis at AltGems's discretion if requested within 30 days of the charge and no significant service outage has occurred. Email hello@altgems.io to request a refund. Refunds are processed to the original payment method within 5 to 10 business days.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

  • Scrape, mirror, or bulk-download AltGems data that isn't yours, including through the API, the admin surface, or by crawling public portfolio share links at scale.
  • Resell, resyndicate, or otherwise redistribute market data, tax computations, or grading ROI output as a paid service.
  • Use the platform to automate abusive volumes of eBay, PSA, or other third-party API calls. We pay per request on several of these integrations and we reserve the right to rate-limit or suspend accounts that spike usage abnormally.
  • Attempt to bypass authentication, row-level security, or tier gating. We log this and treat it as a terminable offense.
  • Upload content that violates the law or a third party's rights (for example, uploading someone else's stolen property records as your own).

6. Financial disclaimer

AltGems is not a licensed financial advisor, tax professional, or broker.

All valuations, tax estimates, grading ROI calculations, and portfolio analytics produced by AltGems are for informational purposes only. Consult a qualified tax professional before filing any tax return. Market prices shown on the platform are estimates based on public sale data (primarily eBay's sold listings) and third-party spot prices. They should not be relied on as appraisals for insurance, lending, collateralization, or investment decisions without independent verification from a qualified source.

The 28% collectibles rate we display is the IRS cap for long-term collectible gains; your actual liability depends on your income bracket, state taxes, and deductions we cannot see. Tax-loss harvesting output is a planning estimate, not legal advice. Grading ROI output is a break-even comparison between service tiers, not a guarantee of resale price after grading.

You are the sole decision-maker for every real-world action you take based on what AltGems shows you.

7. Third-party data

Market prices depend on third-party sources (eBay, spot-price APIs for precious metals, and others). We don't control these sources and can't guarantee their accuracy, completeness, or availability. Listings can be mispriced, categories can be mislabeled, and upstream APIs go down.

When we can't pull a current price we show “Not enough data” rather than a misleading number. When a refresh fails the previous successful price is preserved. These are our best-effort guardrails; they do not make third-party data reliable in a legal sense.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, AltGems and its team are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service, including lost profits, lost data, or errors in computed tax, insurance, or investment figures.

Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from or relating to the service is limited to the greater of (a) the fees you paid AltGems in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) $100 USD. This limit applies whether the claim is in contract, tort, or otherwise.

Some jurisdictions don't allow these limitations, in which case they apply to the fullest extent allowed there.

9. Termination

You can terminate your account at any time from Settings → Danger zone. We can terminate or suspend accounts that violate these Terms (especially Section 5), that cause abnormal load on third-party integrations, or for any other reason with reasonable notice.

On termination, your portfolio data is purged within 30 days as described in the Privacy Policy. Pre-termination fees you've paid are non-refundable unless otherwise required by law or by the Refund section above.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or from your use of AltGems will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Florida, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.

11. Changes to these terms

We may revise these Terms over time. Material changes (anything that reduces your rights, changes the refund policy, or adjusts the limitation of liability) will be announced at least 14 days in advance via email to the address on your account. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page always reflects the current revision. Continuing to use AltGems after a change takes effect counts as acceptance of the new Terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms: email hello@altgems.io. We respond within 24 hours.

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