Welcome to Relationship Rules. These Terms are an agreement between you and (“Relationship Rules,” “we,” “us”) covering your use of relrules.com and our optional paid Premium subscription (the “Service”). By using the Service or subscribing, you agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Cookie Policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Service.
1. Who can use it
Relationship Rules is intended for a general, adult audience. By using the Service, you confirm that you are of legal age in your location, or that you have a parent or guardian’s permission to use it — and that you are old enough to enter into a contract before purchasing a Premium subscription. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from children (see our Privacy Policy). You also confirm that the information you give us is accurate.
2. Not professional advice
In short: our content is for information and support — it’s not a replacement for a professional.
Relationship Rules publishes articles and tips about relationships for general information only. It is not professional advice and is not a substitute for a qualified therapist, counselor, doctor, lawyer, or other professional, and using it doesn’t create any professional relationship. Use it at your own discretion. If you are in crisis or someone may be in danger, contact a qualified professional or your local emergency services right away.
For how we research, review, and correct our articles — including mental-health-related content — see our Editorial Standards page.
3. Your account
Some features need an account — created with an email and password, or through Facebook or Google sign-in. Keep your login details secure; you’re responsible for activity under your account, and you should tell us if you spot unauthorized use. If you sign in with Facebook or Google, their terms and privacy policies also apply. You can change your email or password, or delete your account, anytime from the My Account page. Deleting your account may cancel an active subscription.
4. Premium subscription & billing
In short: it renews automatically, and you can cancel anytime from your account.
Premium is an optional paid subscription. The price and billing period are shown at checkout. Unless stated otherwise, it renews automatically at the end of each period at the then-current price until you cancel, and you authorize us and our payment processor to charge your payment method on that recurring basis. Payments are handled by Stripe; we never see or store your card details. You can cancel anytime from My Account — cancelling stops future renewals, and your access continues until the end of the current paid period. Except where the law requires otherwise, payments are non-refundable and we don’t refund partial periods. We may change prices with reasonable advance notice; a change applies to your next billing period, and you can cancel before it takes effect. [Adjust the refund line to match your policy and any mandatory consumer rights where your members live.]
5. Acceptable use & your content
To keep Relationship Rules safe and useful, please don’t use the Service to break the law, infringe anyone’s rights, or disrupt, overload, scrape, or bypass the paywall or security of the Service. In particular, don’t post or submit content that:
- infringes someone’s intellectual property, privacy, or other rights;
- you know to be false or misleading;
- is abusive, harassing, threatening, hateful, or discriminatory;
- is obscene or sexually explicit, or depicts nudity or sexual activity;
- impersonates another person or misrepresents who you are; or
- contains viruses, malware, or anything designed to disrupt or damage software or systems.
You can post content such as comments, saved diary articles, and private notes (“Thoughts”). You keep ownership of what you post, and you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, and display that content only as needed to operate and provide the Service to you — we don’t sell it, sublicense it, or republish it elsewhere. You are responsible for what you post. We may remove, refuse, or stop displaying any content, and may suspend or terminate accounts that break these Terms, although we have no obligation to monitor content. When you delete your account, the content tied to it is removed as described in our Privacy Policy.
6. Our content
The Service and its content — including articles, design, logos, and the “Relationship Rules” name — belong to us or our licensors. You may access and use it for your own personal, non-commercial use. Please don’t copy, republish, resell, or create derivative works from our content without our permission.
7. Copyright & content removal
We respect intellectual property and ask you to do the same. Some articles reference or feature material that people have shared publicly — for example, public social media posts — with attribution and in line with our editorial standards. If you believe content on Relationship Rules infringes your copyright, uses your work without permission, or misrepresents you, you can ask us to remove it through our Content Removal Request page, and we review valid requests promptly.
8. Affiliate links & advertising
Relationship Rules is reader-supported. Some articles contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you buy something we recommend, at no extra cost to you. Any sponsored content is clearly labeled, and advertisers don’t influence our editorial decisions. A Premium subscription removes advertising from the Service.
9. Disclaimers & liability
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, and we don’t guarantee it will always be accurate, secure, uninterrupted, or error-free. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Relationship Rules will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential losses, and our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim or USD $50. Some places don’t allow these limits, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
10. Changes, governing law & contact
We may update these Terms from time to time. If changes are material, we’ll update the date above and, where appropriate, give notice; continuing to use the Service means you accept the update. These Terms are governed by the laws of Singapore. Questions? Contact us at [email protected].
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