Terms of Service

Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Stackscraper Chrome extension, the stackscraper.com website, and any related services (collectively, the "Service"), operated by Stackscraper ("we", "us", or "our").

By installing the extension, creating an account, or making a purchase, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

What Stackscraper does

Stackscraper is a Chrome browser extension that reads Substack pages visible in your current browser session and exports their content to structured files (JSON, CSV, or Markdown) saved locally on your device.

The Service is provided on the terms described here. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with reasonable notice where practical.

What you may do

Subject to these Terms, you are permitted to:

• YESExport Substack content that you have legitimate access to through your own paid or free subscription.
• YESUse exported files for personal research, archiving, analysis, or AI workflow purposes.
• YESExport content from publications where you are a subscriber or member in good standing.
• YESShare the extension with colleagues, provided each user installs and activates their own copy.

You are responsible for ensuring that your use of exported content complies with the terms of service of the platform from which it was obtained, and with applicable copyright law.

What you may not do

• NOUse the extension to access, export, or scrape content you do not have legitimate authorization to view.
• NOCircumvent, disable, or interfere with access controls, authentication systems, or paywalls on any platform.
• NOResell, redistribute, sublicense, or share your Pro license key with other users.
• NOReverse engineer, decompile, or modify the extension beyond what is expressly permitted by applicable law.
• NOUse the Service to systematically harvest, republish, or commercially exploit content belonging to third-party creators without their permission.
• NOAttempt to extract, scrape, or access Substack's underlying API in ways that violate Substack's own terms of service.
• NOBypass, circumvent, or attempt to evade free-tier export limits, quota controls, or license restrictions by any means, including creating multiple accounts or reinstalling the extension to reset counters.
• NOUse the Service for any unlawful purpose or in a way that violates any applicable local, national, or international law.

Your license to use the extension

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use the Stackscraper extension on devices you own or control, solely for your personal or internal business purposes.

Free tier

The free tier grants access to up to 10 exports per month. This limit resets on a rolling monthly basis. We reserve the right to adjust free tier limits with reasonable notice.

Pro license

A Pro license is issued to a single individual user and is tied to the email address used at purchase. It may not be shared, transferred, or used simultaneously across multiple users. A license key that is shared or used fraudulently will be revoked without refund.

Payment and billing

Pro plan subscriptions are billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the plan selected at checkout. Payments are processed by Lemon Squeezy, who acts as the Merchant of Record for all transactions. This means Lemon Squeezy is the legal seller of record and handles checkout, VAT, sales tax collection, and billing-related matters on our behalf. We do not store your payment card details.

By making a purchase you also agree to Lemon Squeezy's terms of service. All prices are listed in USD.

Failed payments

If a payment fails, your Pro access may be suspended until the outstanding amount is settled. We will notify you by email before suspending access where possible.

Price changes

We may change subscription prices at any time. If you are on an active subscription, any price change will apply at your next renewal. We will notify you in advance of any price increase so you can cancel before being charged the new rate.

Cancellation and refunds

Pro subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless cancelled. You may cancel at any time through your Lemon Squeezy customer portal. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period, and you will retain access until then.

Except where required by applicable law, refunds are not generally provided for unused portions of a billing period. We may, at our discretion, issue refunds in cases such as duplicate charges, billing errors, or verified technical failures preventing use of the product.

Intellectual property

The Stackscraper extension, website, branding, and all associated code, design, and content are owned by Stackscraper and protected by applicable intellectual property law. These Terms do not transfer any ownership rights to you.

You retain all rights to the content you export. We claim no ownership over Substack posts, comments, or thread data that you export using the extension.

Content you export from Substack may be subject to the intellectual property rights of the original authors and the platform. It is your responsibility to use exported content in a way that respects those rights.

Third-party content and platforms

Stackscraper interacts with Substack, a third-party platform we are not affiliated with. We make no representations about Substack's availability, API stability, or terms of service. Changes to Substack's platform may affect the functionality of the extension, and we cannot guarantee that all features will continue to work indefinitely.

We are not responsible for any content exported from Substack or other platforms. The content of threads, posts, and comments belongs to their respective authors.

Disclaimer of warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of harmful components. We do not warrant that exported files will be complete, accurate, or formatted in a way suitable for any particular purpose.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Stackscraper and its operators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will not exceed the total amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or $20, whichever is greater.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded by law in your jurisdiction, including liability for fraud or personal injury caused by negligence.

Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time if you breach these Terms, engage in fraudulent activity, or if we are required to do so by law. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you before termination except where doing so would be impractical or legally prohibited.

You may stop using the Service at any time by uninstalling the extension and cancelling any active subscription. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including intellectual property, disclaimer, liability, and governing law) will continue to apply after termination.

Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Norway, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Service will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Norway.

If you are a consumer in the EEA or UK, you may also have the right to bring claims in your country of residence under mandatory local consumer protection laws, which these Terms do not override.

Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will make reasonable efforts to notify active Pro subscribers by email at least 14 days in advance.

Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must stop using the Service and cancel any active subscription.

Questions about these terms

If you have questions about these Terms or need to report a violation, reach out directly.