TERMS OF USE

A clear understanding.

Version 15 November 2026 · CertCompose by Alive & Thrive Ventures.

About these terms

Alive & Thrive Ventures in Australia provides CertCompose. These terms describe the permitted use of our website, certificate designs and Google Sheets add-on. Contact sean@aliveandthriveventures.com with questions. The Privacy Policy explains how information is handled.

The website is available before the public add-on launch. Installation is not yet open, and no launch date or Google approval is promised. The add-on provisions below apply when you use CertCompose. If you use it for an organisation, you must be authorised to do so.

The free edition

The initial edition allows 10 final certificate PDFs per Google user per UTC calendar month across the add-on’s spreadsheets. Labelled previews do not use this allowance. Google account and service quotas also apply. There is no checkout, subscription, paid upgrade or automatic renewal.

CertCompose supports the features and limits described in the How-to guide. Certificate email delivery, automatic Form processing, shared drives and multi-slide templates are not included in this edition. Creating a PDF does not deliver it to anyone.

Your content and responsibilities

You retain your rights in the content you supply. You authorise the processing needed to create templates, previews and PDFs and maintain saved progress. You must have the right to use recipient information, logos, signatures, images and imported templates, including any required permissions for children’s information.

Check every certificate before distributing it, including spelling, field mappings, dates, text fit and the accuracy of any achievement or qualification. You control your files and their sharing. Keep copies of important outputs and comply with your organisation’s privacy and record-keeping requirements.

Do not use CertCompose for fraud, misleading credentials, impersonation, unlawful content, infringement of other people’s rights or attempts to bypass access controls or usage limits.

Certificate claims

CertCompose is a document-generation tool. It does not verify identity, attendance, competence, qualifications, accreditation, CPD eligibility or the validity of an issuing organisation. Design elements such as seals, borders and signatures are decorative or user-provided; they do not imply official certification. The issuer is responsible for what a certificate represents.

Using the designs

You may customise the supplied starter designs to create and distribute certificates for personal, educational, community or business use. This permission does not transfer ownership of the CertCompose name, logo, software or design collection and does not allow you to resell the unmodified template collection as a standalone product. Rights in third-party material you add remain with their respective owners.

Availability and changes

We aim to provide a useful and reliable service, but availability depends on Google services, browser behaviour, network connections and administrator policies. Interruptions, limits and errors can occur. Use preview and the saved-batch recovery tools, and review outputs before retrying.

We may make reasonable changes to maintain security, fix faults or improve the service. Material changes to these terms or the free allowance will be explained on the website or in the app before they apply where practicable. No payment obligation will arise without a separate offer and your express agreement. You can stop using the service if you do not accept a change.

We may restrict use where reasonably necessary to address misuse, a security risk or a legal requirement. Where practicable, we will explain the reason and how to contact us. If the service is discontinued, we will give reasonable notice where possible; files already created in your Google Drive remain under your control.

Stopping use and removing data

You may stop using CertCompose, uninstall it and revoke Google access at any time. Before uninstalling, use Help → Recovery & remove saved data if you want to clear the app’s stored settings and journals. This does not delete your Drive files, sheet contents or the current month’s aggregate count. The Privacy Policy gives the full removal procedure.

Consumer rights and responsibility

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies rights, guarantees or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded, including under the Australian Consumer Law where it applies. Any applicable consumer guarantees and remedies continue to apply.

We do not promise that CertCompose will be uninterrupted, error-free or suitable for every intended use. This statement is subject to your non-excludable rights. These terms do not require you to waive those rights or indemnify us for our own negligence. Responsibility for a loss is determined under applicable law.

Questions or disputes

Please contact sean@aliveandthriveventures.com with a description of the issue so we can investigate and seek a practical resolution. Do not send passwords or sensitive recipient data. These terms do not prevent you from seeking help from a regulator, tribunal or court with jurisdiction.

Independent service

CertCompose is an independent product of Alive & Thrive Ventures. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Google’s own terms apply to your use of its services.