Terms of Service

1. Open-Source Licensing & Code Usage

The GarrisonOS software source code is published under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPL-3.0). By accessing, downloading, cloning, or utilizing GarrisonOS, you agree to abide by the terms, copyleft obligations, and redistribution requirements stipulated in the AGPL-3.0 license. If you modify the software and run it on a network server to provide services, you are obligated to make your complete modified source code available to your users under the same license terms.

2. Pre-Production Prototyping & Experimental Status Disclaimer (Software & Website)

3. No Professional Legal, Accounting, or Tax Advice

GarrisonOS is software tooling and does not provide legal, accounting, tax, or regulatory advice. Real estate laws, statutory security deposit holding regulations, trust account commingling restrictions, fair housing statutes, and IRS tax reporting rules vary significantly by state, province, municipality, and jurisdiction. You, as the operator or property manager, are solely and exclusively responsible for ensuring that your operational procedures, lease agreements, deposit handling, and tax filings comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. You should consult licensed legal and certified public accounting (CPA) professionals before implementing any accounting or property management procedures.

4. Nominative Competitor Trademark & Comparison Disclaimer

Product names, company names, logos, and trademarks referenced on this website—including but not limited to AppFolio®, Buildium®, Yardi® Breeze, and Rent Manager®—are the registered trademarks of their respective owners. Their reference on this website is made strictly for nominative, comparative, and identification purposes under fair use doctrine. The GarrisonOS project is an independent open-source endeavor and has no affiliation, endorsement, sponsorship, or association with any of these commercial entities. Comparison data presented on this website represents our good-faith understanding of publicly available product features and pricing as of 2026 and is subject to change at any time without notice. Potential users should independently evaluate commercial options directly with vendors.

5. "AS IS" Warranty Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GARRISONOS AND THE GARRISONOS.ORG WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE AUTHORS, PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS, OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOSS OF USE, DATA, REVENUE, OR PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR REGULATORY FINES) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE, INSTALLATION, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

6. Website Terms & Modifications

We reserve the right to revise these Terms of Service at any time. Continued use of this website or software following any modifications signifies your acceptance of the updated terms. For questions regarding licensing, please review the LICENSE file in our repository.