Terms of Service

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using AlphaSteady (alphasteady.com), including our screener tools, backtesting engines, quantitative factors, and automated execution middleware (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not access or use the Service.

2. Non-Custodial Software Provider Status

AlphaSteady is exclusively a software technology and analytical tools provider. AlphaSteady is not a registered investment advisor (RIA), broker-dealer, financial planner, hedge fund, or depository institution with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), or any state or international financial regulatory body.

AlphaSteady does not take custody of customer funds, does not accept deposit of monies, and does not execute discretionary portfolio trades. All automated order execution is non-discretionary and routed directly to third-party brokerage institutions (such as Alpaca Securities LLC) via client-authorized API credentials.

3. Intellectual Property & Software License

AlphaSteady grants you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access and use the platform strictly in accordance with your chosen subscription tier. You may not decompile, reverse-engineer, redistribute, scrape, or resell the underlying quantitative factor calculations, API endpoints, or database structures without explicit prior written authorization.

4. User Accounts & Brokerage Credentials

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and any broker API keys connected to AlphaSteady. AlphaSteady utilizes industry-standard cryptographic practices (such as salted PBKDF2 and encrypted keystores), but you assume full responsibility for all activities occurring under your authenticated session.

5. Subscriptions, Billing & Cancellations

Paid subscriptions (Pro Quant, Institutional) are billed in advance on a recurring monthly or annual basis. You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account portal. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee for initial first-time subscriptions. All renewals are non-refundable once the billing period has commenced.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall AlphaSteady Technologies Inc., its founders, directors, employees, or data partners be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of investment capital, trading losses, lost profits, slippage variance, or operational interruptions resulting from the use or inability to use the Service.

7. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.