Build Your Alpaca
Terms of Service
Last updated October 9, 2026
Build Your Alpaca is a personal website describing personal software, plus a few free apps anyone can use. It sells nothing. These terms are short because there is not much to govern.
Who these terms are between
These terms are an agreement between you and Chris Thompson, an individual operating this website and the software described on it under the name Build Your Alpaca. By using this website, you accept them. If you do not accept them, please do not use the website.
What this website is
Most of this website is informational. It describes tools that Chris Thompson has built for his own use. It also hosts a few free apps, such as CrossWise and Nightshift, that anyone can use with a free account. Nothing here is for sale.
The software described here
The private tools described on this website, including the Assistant, are single-user programs. They run on hardware owned and operated by Chris Thompson and connect only to his own accounts. They are not distributed, not offered as a service, and have no users other than their owner.
Nothing on this website grants you a licence to use that software, and nothing here should be read as an offer to provide it.
Apps and accounts
You must be 13 or older to create an account. The apps are free. You sign in to them with a Google or GitHub account or an email address and password, and you are responsible for what happens under your account. Keep your password to yourself. Only put into the apps what is lawful and yours to share.
Apps may change, lose features, or shut down. Keep your own copies of anything important. Accounts used to abuse the apps or the systems behind them may be suspended or removed.
You can delete your account at any time at accounts.buildyouralpaca.com. The privacy policy explains what is kept and how it is deleted.
Using this website
You may read these pages, link to them, and quote from them with attribution. You may not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site or the systems behind it, interfere with its operation, or use automated means to place an unreasonable load on it.
Ownership
The text, design, and name Build Your Alpaca belong to Chris Thompson. Product names, logos, and trademarks belonging to other companies, including Google, are the property of their respective owners and are used here only to describe how the software works.
No warranty
This website and its apps are provided as is. No promise is made that they will be accurate, complete, current, or available at any particular time. Anything described here may change or be taken down without notice. To the fullest extent the law allows, all warranties, express or implied, are disclaimed.
Limits on liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, Chris Thompson is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of your use of this website or its apps, or your reliance on anything described on it.
Other websites
Some pages link to websites operated by other people and companies. Those links are provided for convenience. Their content and their own terms are their responsibility, not ours.
Changes
These terms may be revised. When they are, the updated version is posted on this page with a new date at the top. Continuing to use the website after a change means you accept the revised terms.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, United States, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute arising from them belongs in the state or federal courts located in Illinois.
Contact
Chris Thompson, support@buildyouralpaca.com.