Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of thegreatrecap.com and the personalized book builder and ordering service operated by The Great Recap (“The Great Recap,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By using the site or placing an order, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the service.

1. What The Great Recap is

The Great Recap is a creative tool and print service that helps you design a personalized “recap” keepsake book — for example a year in review, a trip, a wedding, a friendship, a pet’s life, or a memorial — from photos, dates, and text you provide. The service uses artificial intelligence to generate cover and interior artwork and to suggest titles and copy. Finished books are manufactured and shipped by a third-party print-on-demand partner.

2. Eligibility and accounts

• The service is intended for adults. If you are under 16 (or the age of digital consent in your region), use it only with a parent or guardian.
• You may use the builder anonymously, but completing an order requires a valid email address and accurate shipping details.
• You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for activity that occurs under your account or session.

3. Your content and the license you grant us

You keep ownership of the photos, text, and other materials you upload (“Your Content”). To provide the service, you grant The Great Recap and its service providers a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, adapt, and process Your Content for the purpose of generating previews, producing your book, fulfilling and shipping your order, and providing support. This license ends when we delete Your Content in line with our Privacy Policy, except where retention is required by law or for completed orders.

You represent and warrant that you have all rights and permissions needed for Your Content, including the consent of any identifiable people whose photos or likenesses you include.

4. Acceptable use and prohibited content

You agree not to use the service to create, upload, or order content that:

• infringes anyone’s copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
• is unlawful, hateful, harassing, defamatory, or deceptive;
• is sexually explicit, or sexualizes or exploits minors in any way;
• depicts a real person in a misleading or non-consensual manner; or
• otherwise violates applicable law.

We may refuse, cancel, or remove any order or content that we reasonably believe violates these Terms, and may suspend accounts for abuse or fraud.

5. AI-generated content

Your book is created with the help of AI. AI output can be inaccurate, inconsistent, or contain artifacts and misspellings in embedded lettering. You are responsible for reviewing the cover and pages and approving your proof before printing. See our AI Policy for how AI is used and what is sent to providers.

6. Orders, pricing, and payment

• Prices, add-ons (such as a custom back-cover message), shipping options, and any taxes or duties are shown at checkout. We may update pricing at any time, but the price shown when you place an order is the price that applies to that order.
• Payments are processed by Stripe. By submitting payment, you authorize the charge for your order total.
• An order is confirmed once payment is captured. We may record an order before payment to let you resume checkout; only a paid order proceeds to production.

7. Production, shipping, and delivery

Books are printed to order by our print-on-demand partner and shipped to the address you provide. Production and delivery times are estimates and may vary by destination, carrier, and demand. Risk of loss passes on delivery to the carrier. You are responsible for providing a correct, complete address; orders returned or lost due to an incorrect address may require a reprint at additional cost.

8. Cancellations, refunds, and returns

• Because each book is personalized and made to order, it is generally exempt from standard “change of mind” return rights once you approve the proof and production begins.
• If your book arrives damaged, defective, or materially different from your approved proof, contact us within 14 days of delivery with photos and we will arrange a reprint or refund.
• If you need to change or cancel an order, contact us as soon as possible. We can usually accommodate changes only before production starts.

9. Intellectual property

The Great Recap owns the site, the builder, templates, brand, logos, and the software and pipelines that power the service. We grant you a personal, non-transferable right to use the service to create books for yourself or as gifts. Subject to your payment, the finished book and its generated artwork are yours to keep and gift for personal, non-commercial use; you may not resell, mass-produce, or commercially redistribute the generated artwork or templates without our written permission.

10. Disclaimers

The service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. We do not warrant that AI output will be accurate, that generation will always succeed, or that colors on screen will exactly match the printed result. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law (including statutory consumer rights).

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, The Great Recap will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or for loss of data or profits, arising from your use of the service. Our total liability for any claim relating to an order will not exceed the amount you paid for that order.

12. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws applicable at The Great Recap’s principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules, and subject to any mandatory consumer-protection laws of your country of residence.

13. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will post the new “Last updated” date above. Your continued use of the service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms where permitted by law.

14. Contact

Questions about these Terms: hello@thegreatrecap.com