Terms and Conditions
Last updated: November 30, 2025
TL;DR: Use System Overflow fairly. Don't abuse the service, share accounts, or scrape our content. Your subscription is binding. We own the content but you own your learning progress. Be respectful, and we'll do the same.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using System Overflow, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access the service.
These terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the service.
2. User Accounts
- Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account.
- Single User Access: Each account is for individual use only. Account sharing, password sharing, or simultaneous use by multiple people is strictly prohibited.
- Accurate Information: You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
- Account Termination: We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including without limitation if you breach these Terms.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree NOT to:
- ❌ Use automated tools, bots, or scripts to access, scrape, or download content from the platform
- ❌ Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the service
- ❌ Copy, reproduce, or redistribute our learning content without explicit written permission
- ❌ Use the service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
- ❌ Violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws)
- ❌ Transmit any viruses, malware, or other malicious code
- ❌ Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the service or any other systems or networks
- ❌ Share your account credentials with others or allow others to use your account
4. Intellectual Property
Our Content
The service and its original content (excluding user-generated content), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of System Overflow and its licensors.
The service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Our trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
Your Content
You retain all rights to any content you create on the platform, including system design diagrams and notes. By using the service, you grant us a limited license to store and display this content as necessary to provide the service to you.
5. Subscriptions and Payments
- Subscription Plans: We offer various subscription plans (6 months and 1 year). Details about each plan are available on our pricing page.
- Payment Processing: All payments are processed through our third-party payment processor. By subscribing, you agree to their terms and conditions.
- Automatic Renewal: Annual subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date.
- Price Changes: We reserve the right to change our pricing at any time. Price changes will not affect existing subscriptions until renewal.
- Refunds: Refund policies are detailed in our Refund Policy.
6. Service Availability
We strive to maintain high availability of our service, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access. The service may be unavailable due to:
- Scheduled maintenance
- Emergency repairs
- Third-party service outages
- Circumstances beyond our reasonable control
We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from service unavailability.
7. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
No Guarantee of Results
System Overflow is an educational platform designed to help you learn system design concepts. We make no guarantees about job offers, interview success, or any specific outcomes from using our service.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, System Overflow and its affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses.
Our total liability to you for all claims arising from or related to the service shall not exceed the amount you paid to us in the 12 months preceding the claim.
8. Content Accuracy
While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date educational content, we make no warranties about the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of this information. System design practices evolve, and specific implementations may vary between companies.
Any reliance you place on our content is strictly at your own risk. We recommend verifying important technical details with official documentation and multiple sources.
9. Third-Party Links
Our service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by System Overflow. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless System Overflow and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the service, or your violation of these Terms.
11. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions will remain in effect.
12. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. We will provide notice of any material changes by:
- Posting the new Terms on this page
- Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page
- Sending an email notification for significant changes
Your continued use of the service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you must stop using the service.
13. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect.
14. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms? We're here to help.
Email us at: [email protected]