Legal

Terms of Use

Effective July 3, 2026

1. These terms

These Terms of Use are an agreement between you and BagelLabs LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“BagelLabs,” “we,” “us”), and govern your use of the Name Pending app for iOS and Android and the namepending.app website (together, the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or make a purchase. The Service is currently offered in the United States only.

3. The Service

Name Pending helps you review baby names: swipe through name pools built from public U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data, keep the names you like, and — in Couple Mode — share a list with a partner and see the names you both liked. Solo mode works entirely on your device without an account. Name popularity information is provided for interest and convenience; it may contain errors, and the SSA is not affiliated with and does not endorse Name Pending. We may add, change, or remove features as the Service evolves.

4. Accounts

Couple Mode requires an account, created by signing in with a one-time link sent to your email — there are no passwords. Keep your email account secure: anyone who can read your email can sign in to your Name Pending account. You’re responsible for activity under your account, and you agree to provide a working email address that’s yours.

5. Couple Mode year pass

What it is. Couple Mode is unlocked by a year pass — a one-time purchase, billed through your Apple App Store or Google Play account, that provides 12 months of Couple Mode from the date of purchase. One purchase unlocks the shared list for both of its members, and neither member sees ads while a pass is active.
No auto-renewal. The year pass is not a subscription: it never renews and never charges you automatically, and there is nothing to cancel. To keep Couple Mode after your pass ends, purchase another one — buying again before a pass ends adds 12 months to your remaining time, so you never lose days you’ve paid for.
Pricing. The price is shown at purchase. Price changes apply only to future purchases — never to time you’ve already bought.
Refunds. Payments are processed by Apple or Google, and refunds are handled through their processes and policies; we can’t issue app-store refunds directly.
Lapse. If your pass ends, new syncing and matching pause for the shared list and ads return, but synced data isn’t deleted by a lapse alone — what you’ve already reviewed and matched stays available, and a new pass picks up where you left off.

6. Free version and ads

The free version of the Service is supported by advertising, as described in the Privacy Policy.

7. Acceptable use

The Service is for personal, non-commercial use. You agree not to:

use the Service in violation of any law;
interfere with or disrupt the Service, probe or bypass its access controls, or access other users’ data;
scrape, harvest, or bulk-extract data from the Service;
reverse engineer or decompile the app except where the law permits it despite this term;
sell, share, or misuse invite codes, or join a list you weren’t invited to join;
impersonate anyone or misrepresent your affiliation.

8. Your content

You own the information you put into the Service. You grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to host, process, and transmit it solely to operate and improve the Service — including sharing your decisions and matches with the other member of your shared list, which is the point of Couple Mode. How we handle personal information is described in the Privacy Policy.

9. Our property

The Service — including its software, design, and branding — belongs to BagelLabs and its licensors and is protected by intellectual-property laws. We grant you a personal, non-transferable, revocable license to use the app on your devices. No other rights are granted. If you send us feedback or suggestions, we may use them without obligation to you.

10. App stores and third-party services

Your download and any purchases are also subject to Apple’s or Google’s own terms. Apple and Google are not parties to these terms, and they have no obligation to provide support or honor warranties for the Service. For iOS users: Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms and may enforce them against you as to the iOS app.

11. Termination

You can stop using the Service at any time and delete your account (see Delete account & data). We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these terms or if we reasonably need to in order to protect the Service or comply with law, with notice where practicable. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (including 8, 9, and 12–15) survive.

12. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. We don’t promise the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, that syncing will always succeed (it depends on your connectivity and third-party providers), or that name data is complete or accurate.

13. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BAGELLABS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICE IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM OR $50. Some jurisdictions don’t allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

14. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify BagelLabs against claims and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from your violation of these terms or misuse of the Service.

15. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. If you have a dispute with us, contact us first at support@namepending.app — most issues can be resolved informally, and we ask for 30 days to try. Any dispute that can’t be resolved informally will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Virginia, and you consent to their jurisdiction; either of us may instead use small-claims court where eligible.

16. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as the Service evolves. We’ll post updates on this page and change the effective date above, and we’ll give notice of material changes in the app or by email. Using the Service after changes take effect means you accept them.

17. Miscellaneous

These terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and BagelLabs about the Service. If part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect. Our not enforcing a provision isn’t a waiver. You may not assign these terms; we may assign them to a successor of the Service.

18. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email support@namepending.app.