The simple rules.

Kithcal is a free web service for coordinating family calendars. Use it for family-scale childcare scheduling. Don't use it for anything illegal, abusive, or harmful to other people.

Kithcal is in beta. That means it's stable enough to use day-to-day, but features may change, the occasional bug may slip through, and emails or notifications might occasionally hiccup. We're learning what families actually need by watching how real families (starting with mine) use it. Don't use Kithcal as your only safety net for anything time-critical — treat it as a complement to direct communication, not a replacement.

Kithcal accounts are for people 13 and older. The product is designed for adults coordinating schedules — parents, grandparents, sitters, siblings. Information about kids (allergies, pediatrician, routines) is entered by their parent or legal guardian, on their own authority. If you're under 18 and want to use Kithcal, get a parent's okay first.

You're responsible for what happens under your email. If someone else gets into your inbox, they can sign in as you — so keep your email secure. Don't impersonate other people. If you're inviting kids who don't have their own email, think twice — Kithcal is designed for adults coordinating schedules, not for children directly.

If you've set up Face ID, Touch ID, or Windows Hello, that biometric stays on your device — Kithcal never sees it. If you lose access to both your registered devices and your email account, we may not be able to recover your account. Keep a backup sign-in path (a second device with Face ID set up, or a recoverable email account) for peace of mind.

The events, care notes, and comments you add are yours. You grant Kithcal the limited permission needed to store them and show them to the people you've added to your calendar. Don't store anything sensitive that shouldn't be in a family calendar (medical record numbers, financial details, social security numbers, etc.). Use it for what it's for.

Family-scale use of Kithcal is free, with no expectation of payment, now or later. If paid tiers ever exist (e.g., for very large groups or specialty features), they'll be opt-in, and the existing family-scale experience stays free.

Kithcal is provided as-is. We don't guarantee it'll be available 24/7, free of bugs, or that emails always reach their destination — though we try. Don't use Kithcal as the sole system-of-record for something that really matters (medication schedules, custody-court documentation, etc.). It's a calendar, not a legal record.

You can delete your calendar from Settings any time (owners), or leave a calendar you've been added to (members). If you violate these terms in a way that hurts other users, we can remove your access.

Because Kithcal is a free beta run by one person on top of free-tier infrastructure, we reserve the right to discontinue the service. If that ever happens, we'll email current users at least 30 days before shutdown and provide a way to export your data (an iCal subscription URL exists today and isn't going away).

If these terms change in a material way, we'll email current users before the change takes effect. For typo-level clarifications, just check this page.

Email hello@kithcal.com. A real person reads it.