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Terms and Conditions of Use for Q

Last updated January 2026

Welcome to Q ("Q", "we", "us", or "our"), operated by The Nexus Collective GmbH. By accessing our website at https://www.heyq.com or using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you should not use this service.

1. Service Description

Q is an AI-powered idea management platform that helps users structure, develop, and manage their product ideas. Our services include:

  • Structured Idea Management: Tools to capture and organize ideas, including problem statements, solutions, target users, scope, and constraints.
  • AI-Assisted Features: AI-powered ideation, content generation, and idea development assistance.
  • Context Layer for AI Tools: Integration with AI coding assistants via MCP (Model Context Protocol) to provide context about your ideas to tools like Cursor.
  • Workspace Management: Personal and team workspaces for organizing and collaborating on ideas.
  • Export Functionality: Ability to export your ideas as Cursor rules, MCP configurations, or ZIP archives.

2. Eligibility and Account Registration

2.1. Age Requirements

You must be at least 16 years old to use Q if you are located in the European Union, or 13 years old if you are located elsewhere. By using our service, you represent that you meet these age requirements.

2.2. Account Creation

To access most features, you must create an account using one of our supported authentication methods (email/password, Google OAuth, or magic links). You may optionally enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for additional security.

2.3. Account Responsibility

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. Each account is for a single individual; sharing account credentials is prohibited.

3. Workspaces and Collaboration

3.1. Personal Workspaces

Upon registration, a personal workspace is automatically created for you. This workspace is owned by you and cannot be transferred.

3.2. Team Workspaces

You may create or join team workspaces to collaborate with others. Team workspaces have roles (owner, admin, member) with different permission levels. The workspace owner is responsible for managing access and content within the workspace.

3.3. Inactive Workspace Deletion

Important: We reserve the right to delete workspaces that have been inactive for 12 consecutive months. Before any deletion, we will send at least two (2) email notifications to the workspace owner at the email address associated with their account. You are responsible for ensuring your contact information is up to date.

4. Subscription Plans and Payments

4.1. Available Plans

Q offers the following subscription tiers:

  • Free: Limited to 1 idea, 10 pages per idea, 25MB storage, and 50 Basic AI requests per month. Advanced AI features are available on a pay-as-you-go basis.
  • Solo: Unlimited ideas and pages, 1GB storage, unlimited Basic AI usage (during beta, subject to fair use), and $10 in AI credits included monthly.
  • Team: Same features as Solo, available per team member with a minimum of 2 seats. Includes $5 one-time trial credits per workspace and team management features.

4.2. Billing and Payments

All payments are processed securely through Stripe. Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless cancelled. We will provide at least 30 days notice before any price increases take effect.

4.3. Upgrades and Downgrades

Upgrades take effect immediately with prorated billing for the remainder of your billing period. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing period.

4.4. Cancellation and Refunds

You may cancel your subscription at any time. Upon cancellation, you will retain access to paid features until the end of your current billing period. We do not provide refunds for partial billing periods.

4.5. AI Credits

AI credits are subject to the following terms:

  • Monthly Credits (Solo plan): Reset at the beginning of each billing period. For yearly subscriptions, monthly credits roll over within the subscription year but expire at renewal.
  • Pay-as-you-go Credits: Purchased credits expire after 24 months of non-use. Once you make any AI request using your credit balance, the 24-month period resets.
  • Automatic Usage: When monthly credits are depleted, pay-as-you-go credits are used automatically.

4.6. Fair Use and Service Modifications

Important: Features described as "unlimited" (such as Basic AI during beta) are subject to fair use. We reserve the right to modify, limit, or discontinue unlimited features if they become commercially unviable or are subject to abuse. Features marked "during beta" may be modified or discontinued at any time.

5. User Content and Intellectual Property

5.1. Your Content

You retain ownership of all content you create on Q, including ideas, decisions, learnings, and other materials. By using our service, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to:

  • Store, display, and process your content to provide the service
  • Use anonymized and aggregated data to improve our platform (we will never identify you or your specific content)
  • Share your content with third-party AI providers as necessary to provide AI features you request

5.2. No AI Training

We do not use your content to train AI models. Your ideas and data are processed only to provide the services you request and are not used to train or improve AI systems.

5.3. Your Responsibilities

You are solely responsible for the content you create and share on Q. You represent that you have all necessary rights to your content and that it does not violate any laws or third-party rights.

5.4. Our Intellectual Property

The Q platform, including its design, features, code, and branding, is owned by The Nexus Collective GmbH and protected by intellectual property laws. Your use of the service does not grant you any ownership rights in our platform.

6. AI Features and Third-Party AI Services

6.1. AI Providers

Our AI features are powered by third-party providers, including OpenAI and others. When you use AI features, relevant portions of your content may be sent to these providers to generate responses. Use of these features is also subject to the providers' respective terms of service and privacy policies.

6.2. AI Limitations

AI-generated content is provided for informational and creative purposes only. We make no guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of AI outputs. You are responsible for reviewing and verifying all AI-generated content before relying on it.

6.3. Ownership of AI Outputs

You own the outputs generated by AI features for your use, subject to any applicable third-party AI provider terms. However, similar outputs may be generated for other users based on similar inputs.

6.4. Beta Features

Features marked as "beta" are experimental and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time without notice. Beta features are provided "as is" with no warranty.

7. MCP Integration and Third-Party Tools

7.1. Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Q supports integration with AI coding assistants like Cursor via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). When you use these integrations, selected idea data is shared with the connected tools to provide context for AI assistance.

7.2. Your Control

You control which ideas and data are shared through MCP integrations. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies and terms of service of any third-party tools you connect.

7.3. Third-Party Responsibility

We are not responsible for the behavior, outputs, or data handling practices of third-party AI tools. Your use of such tools is at your own risk and subject to their respective terms.

8. Acceptable Use Policy

8.1. Permitted Uses

You may use Q for personal or commercial purposes to manage and develop ideas, subject to these terms and your subscription plan limits.

8.2. Prohibited Uses

You may not use Q to:

  • Create, store, or share illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable content
  • Develop malicious software, code, or ideas intended to cause harm
  • Send spam, engage in automated abuse, or overwhelm our systems
  • Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from our platform
  • Build a competing service using our platform or data
  • Circumvent usage limits, billing, or access controls
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations

8.3. Content Moderation

We reserve the right to review, remove, or restrict access to content that violates these terms. We may suspend or terminate accounts engaged in prohibited activities without prior notice.

9. Data Protection and Privacy

9.1. Privacy Policy

Your use of Q is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

9.2. Data Processing

Your data is stored and processed using Supabase infrastructure, primarily located in the European Union. We use sub-processors including Supabase (database and authentication), OpenAI (AI features), Stripe (payments), PostHog (analytics), and Loops.so (email communications).

9.3. GDPR Compliance

We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. You have the right to access, correct, export, and delete your personal data as described in our Privacy Policy.

10. Export and Data Portability

10.1. Data Export

You may export your ideas and data at any time using our export features. Available export formats include Cursor rules configurations, MCP configurations, and ZIP archives containing your content.

10.2. Account Deletion

You may delete your account at any time through your account settings. Upon deletion, your personal data will be removed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We recommend exporting your data before deleting your account.

11. Service Availability and Modifications

11.1. Service Availability

We strive to maintain high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access to Q. The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

11.2. Modifications

We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue features ofQ at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of material changes that significantly affect your use of the service.

11.3. Maintenance

We may perform scheduled or emergency maintenance that temporarily affects service availability. We will endeavor to provide advance notice of scheduled maintenance when possible.

12. Termination

12.1. Termination by You

You may terminate your account at any time by deleting your account through the settings page or by contacting us at support@heyq.com.

12.2. Termination by Us

We may suspend or terminate your account immediately if you violate these terms, engage in prohibited activities, or if required by law. We may also terminate accounts that have been inactive for extended periods as described in Section 3.3.

12.3. Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your right to use Q ceases immediately. Your data will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Purchased credits and subscription fees are non-refundable upon termination.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that: (a) the service will meet your requirements; (b) the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free; (c) AI-generated content will be accurate, reliable, or suitable for any purpose; or (d) any defects in the service will be corrected.

14. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE NEXUS COLLECTIVE GMBH AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) EUR 100.

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

15. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Nexus Collective GmbH and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from: (a) your use of the service; (b) your content; (c) your violation of these terms; or (d) your violation of any rights of a third party.

16. Dispute Resolution

16.1. Informal Resolution

Before initiating any formal proceedings, you agree to contact us at support@heyq.com to attempt to resolve any dispute informally. We will endeavor to resolve complaints and disputes within 30 days.

16.2. Governing Law

These terms and any disputes arising from them shall be governed by the laws of Germany, without regard to conflict of law principles.

16.3. Jurisdiction

Any legal proceedings shall be brought exclusively in the courts of Hamburg, Germany, unless mandatory consumer protection laws provide otherwise.

16.4. EU Online Dispute Resolution

For consumers in the European Union, the European Commission provides an Online Dispute Resolution platform at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. We are neither obligated nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

17. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. For material changes that significantly affect your rights, we will provide at least 30 days notice via email or through the service. Your continued use of Q after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the modified terms.

18. Miscellaneous

18.1. Entire Agreement

These terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and The Nexus Collective GmbH regarding Q.

18.2. Severability

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

18.3. No Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

18.4. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these terms or your rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations under these terms without restriction.

18.5. Contact Information

For questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at:

The Nexus Collective GmbH
Poststraße 14-16
20354 Hamburg
Germany
Email: support@heyq.com
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