Terms of Service

Effective: April 26, 2026  ·  Operated by Kayiita Johansson

In short: Kingtide is built and operated by Kayiita Johansson, an individual based in California, USA. By signing into Kingtide, you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. Kingtide is provided as is. We do our best, but you use it at your own risk and you are responsible for what's in your inbox. If something goes wrong (an important email gets archived, a triage decision misses), our liability is limited and you agree to keep us harmless.

1. Agreement to these terms

By creating an account, signing in with Google, or otherwise using Kingtide, you agree to these Terms of Service and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

"Kingtide", "we", "us", and "our" refer to Kayiita Johansson, an individual operating the Kingtide service at trykingtide.com (Oakland, California, USA). Kingtide is not a registered corporation; it is operated as a sole-proprietor product by Kayiita Johansson. "You" and "your" refer to the person or entity using the service.

2. What Kingtide does

Kingtide is a tool that, with your permission, reads metadata from a Gmail inbox you connect, decides which messages are likely noise (newsletters, receipts, social pings, shipping, etc.), archives those messages, and stars messages it judges to be important. It runs once on demand for the initial cleanup and then automatically every day to keep your inbox clean.

Kingtide uses the gmail.modify Google API scope. By design, this scope cannot send email and cannot permanently delete email. Everything Kingtide moves out of your inbox stays in Gmail's "All Mail" and can be restored.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old and have a valid Gmail account to use Kingtide. By using Kingtide you represent that you have the right to grant us access to the inboxes you connect.

4. Your account

You are responsible for keeping your Google account secure and for all activity under your Kingtide account. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us right away.

5. Subscription and billing

6. Acceptable use

Don't use Kingtide to do anything illegal, harmful, fraudulent, or that violates someone else's rights. Don't try to break, reverse-engineer, or abuse the service. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that we reasonably believe are doing any of these.

7. Your data

What data we collect, how we use it, and your rights are described in our Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy is part of these Terms.

8. The service is provided as is

In plain English: Kingtide tries hard to make the right call, but it will sometimes archive an email it shouldn't, or miss something that mattered. We give you a full audit log and a one-tap undo precisely because no automated tool is perfect. You are responsible for reviewing your inbox and the audit log.

9. Limitation of liability

10. Indemnification

11. Termination

You can stop using Kingtide at any time by disconnecting your inbox or deleting your account. We can suspend or terminate your access if we reasonably believe you've violated these Terms or put the service at risk. On termination, sections 7 through 13 of these Terms survive.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. If a change is material, we'll give at least 30 days' notice (by email and/or a notice in the app). Continued use of Kingtide after the effective date is your acceptance of the change.

13. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to conflict of laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the service will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

14. Contact

Kingtide is operated by Kayiita Johansson, an individual based in Oakland, California, USA. For any question about these Terms, the service, or your account, email info@trykingtide.com.

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