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Terms of Use.

What you're getting, what you're responsible for, and what we can and can't do. Written in plain language because you shouldn't need a lawyer to read a free journal.

Last updated · October 2026

The short version

Edge Console is a free, local-first trading journal. You own your data, and you're responsible for backing it up. The app is provided as is, with no warranty, and nothing on this site is financial advice. Optional cloud sync exists — it writes a single backup file to your own Google Drive, and it's off until you turn it on. If you use the app, that's the deal.

Using the app means you accept these terms. If you don't agree with any part of them, the simplest thing to do is stop using it — you don't owe us anything, and there's nothing to cancel.

What this agreement covers

This agreement is between you and the person who operates Edge Console ("we", "us", "the app"). It covers everything on this site: the trade journal, the trade breakdown pages, the habit tracker, the to-do list, the session map, the cognitive gym, the account page and its optional cloud sync, the shop page, the blog, the guide, and the site-info pages you're reading now.

Using the site — or any part of it — means you accept these terms. You don't have to sign anything, and there's no checkbox to tick. The act of using the app is the agreement.

Using the app

Edge Console is a browser-based tool. It runs entirely on your device, using localStorage for text and OPFS for chart snapshots. There is no account system required, no email signup, and no subscription.

Cost
✓ Free — permanently. There is no paid tier, no "Pro" upgrade waiting in the wings, and no plan to introduce one.
Account
✓ None required — no signup, no email, no password. Signing in with Google is entirely optional and only used to enable cloud sync.
Cloud sync
Optional, and off by default. When enabled, a single backup file is written to a hidden app folder inside your own Google Drive. You can revoke access at any time. We never see the file.
Availability
Best-effort. The site is served as static files. It may occasionally be down for maintenance, updates, or reasons outside our control. We don't guarantee 100% uptime and we're not liable for interruptions.
Compatibility
The app works on modern browsers with localStorage and OPFS enabled. If your browser blocks or clears either, the app will appear to forget everything between sessions.
Offline use
Once the pages are loaded, the app works without an internet connection. Only external links and optional cloud sync require connectivity.

Your data is your responsibility

This is the most important section of these terms, and the one worth reading twice. Everything you log lives on your own device — text in your browser's local storage, snapshots in your browser's OPFS. We don't have a copy, we can't recover a lost one, and we have no way to see what's in yours.

That's the whole architecture — and it's why the app ships with export tools in four places, plus an optional cloud backup if you want one.

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If you clear your browser data, everything is gone. Every trade, every habit check-in, every task, every chart snapshot. There is no recovery from our side, because there is no "our side" — nothing is stored anywhere except on your device (and, only if you enable it, in your own Google Drive).
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You own your data. Everything you enter belongs to you. We make no claim over it, and we don't have access to it. Whatever you export is yours to keep, edit, or move to another tool.
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You back it up. The app gives you the tools — Export Trading in Rules & Risk, Export Habits in the Habit Tracker, Export in the To-Do page, and a full Export Backup on the Account page. Using them regularly is your responsibility, not ours.
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You accept the risk of loss. Browser data can be lost for many reasons — cleared cache, a new device, a fresh install, a browser update, an extension that clears storage. We aren't liable for any data loss that happens inside your browser.
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Moving between devices is manual — unless you enable sync. Without sync, you move data by exporting from one device and importing on another. With sync enabled, your journal is automatically kept in step through your own Google Drive. Import still replaces what's already there, so do it in that direction only.

Cloud sync (optional)

Sync is a feature, not a requirement. It is off until you turn it on, and it can be turned off at any time by signing out or revoking access. It exists for one purpose: to keep a backup copy of your journal inside your own Google Drive so a wiped browser, a new laptop, or a fresh install doesn't cost you the entire record.

If you do enable it, this is the arrangement:

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The data lives in your own Drive, not ours. A single file, edgeconsole.json, is written to a hidden application folder (appDataFolder) inside your Google account. That folder is only visible to the app that created it. Nothing travels through a server of ours, because there isn't one.
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Google's terms apply to Google's side. The sync feature uses Google Drive and Google Identity. Your use of those services is governed by Google's own terms and privacy policy, not ours. We use only the minimum scope needed: drive.appdata, which is restricted to the app's own hidden folder.
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Revoking is one click. You can revoke Edge Console's access at any time from your Google account (myaccount.google.com/connections). Revoking stops sync immediately. Your local data stays on your device; the cloud file stays in your Drive until you remove it yourself.
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Sync is not a warranty or a guarantee. It's a convenience. We don't guarantee that any particular sync will complete, that a conflict will be resolved the way you want, or that Google's services will remain available on any particular schedule. Keep using the export tools as well.
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Google API Services User Data Policy: Edge Console's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Not financial advice

Edge Console is a journaling tool. It records what you do. It does not tell you what to do, and nothing on this site or inside the app should be read as investment, financial, or trading advice.

This applies to every part of the site:

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No recommendations. Nothing here recommends any security, instrument, strategy, broker, or platform. If we list a prop firm or a charting tool, we're saying "this is what we use" — not "you should use this."
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No guarantee of results. Nothing in the app, the blog, or the shop guarantees profit, success, or any particular outcome. Analytics are descriptive, not predictive.
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No signals or alerts. The app never tells you to buy, sell, hold, or size a position. If it ever appears to, that's a bug — not advice.
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No personalized advice. We don't know your situation, your goals, or your risk tolerance. Even if we did, this isn't the venue for that conversation.
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Trading involves substantial risk of loss. It isn't suitable for everyone. Past performance doesn't indicate future results. Only trade with money you can afford to lose, and if you're unsure whether trading is right for you, speak to a licensed financial adviser in your jurisdiction.

Affiliate and referral disclosures

Some links on this site earn us a small commission if you sign up or buy through them. That's how the app stays free. Nothing on this site is a paid placement, and no brand has paid to be listed.

These are the only kinds of monetization on the site:

Amazon Associates
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. When you click a product link on the shop page, an affiliate cookie is set. If you buy anything within the cookie window, Amazon pays a small commission at no extra cost to you. The price you pay is unchanged.
Prop firm referrals
The Explore page lists prop firms with a referral code. If you sign up through one of our links, we may receive a small commission or a fee reduction for you — no extra cost to you either way. We only list firms we actually trade with, and no firm has paid to be listed.
Platform links
Charting and execution platforms are linked from the Explore page. Some of these links may earn us a small commission if you sign up for a paid tier. We only list platforms we actually use, and every recommendation is honest — the referral never changes what gets listed.
Tools & utilities
Some third-party tools — trade copiers, journaling add-ons, alerting services — are linked from the Explore page. Where a tool offers a referral program, we may earn a small commission. We only link to tools we have actually used or would recommend on merit alone.

Full affiliate disclosure appears on every page that contains such links. If you'd rather not support us that way, you're free to search for the same products, firms, or platforms directly — we won't mind.

No warranty

Edge Console is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. That includes — but isn't limited to — the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We don't warrant that:

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The app will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
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Any bugs or defects will be corrected within a specific timeframe.
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Your data will survive a browser update, profile reset, or extension conflict.
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Optional cloud sync will complete on any particular schedule, or resolve conflicts in any particular way.
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Using the app will improve your trading, your discipline, or your results.

This isn't a legal formality. It reflects the reality of a static site built and maintained by one person. If something breaks, tell us and we'll try to fix it — but we can't promise a fix, and we can't promise a timeframe.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of Edge Console. This includes — without limitation — lost profits, lost data, lost trading capital, missed opportunities, or business interruption.

Because the app is provided free of charge, our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising from these terms or from your use of the app is limited to zero. Nothing was paid, nothing is owed.

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What this means in practice: if you lose your trade log because you cleared your browser data, we can't compensate you for it. If sync fails and you end up with an older backup than you expected, we can't compensate you for it either. If the app has a bug that affects your data, we'll try to fix the bug — but we can't take responsibility for the consequences of using free software with no warranty.

Acceptable use

Edge Console is a personal tool. You're welcome to use it however you'd use a paper journal. In return, please don't do these things:

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Don't try to break the site. No denial-of-service attempts, no exploiting the app to attack other users, no automated scraping of the site at load levels it wasn't built for.
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Don't re-host or resell the app. You can save an offline copy for personal use, but you can't host it publicly, sell access to it, or ship it inside another product without permission.
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Don't use it for anything illegal. Whatever you log is your business, but the app itself shouldn't be used to facilitate fraud, money laundering, or anything else that would put us or other users at risk.
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Don't abuse the sync feature. Cloud backup is meant for one person's personal journal, not for bulk storage, sharing files, or anything that would breach Google's own terms of service.
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Don't remove our notices. If you keep an offline copy, keep the footer disclaimer and the affiliate disclosures intact. They're not decoration.

Frequently asked

The plain-language answers to the questions that come up most about the terms — the ones people actually want to ask before they skim a legal page.

Do I actually have to read all of this?

No. But if you're going to read one section, read Your data is your responsibility — it's the one with practical consequences. Everything else is standard boilerplate reduced to plain English: what you're getting, what you're not getting, and how we behave if something goes wrong.

The short version at the top of the page is a fair summary of the whole document. If it ever disagrees with a longer section somewhere below, the longer section wins — that's the point of the shortcut.

What am I actually agreeing to by using the app?

Four things, in this order:

  • You're getting a free tool, provided as-is, with no warranty.
  • You own your data, and you're responsible for backing it up.
  • Nothing on this site is financial advice.
  • If you break something on purpose or abuse the service, we can't be held responsible for the fallout.

That's the whole deal. There's no hidden obligation, no minimum commitment, no auto-renewal, nothing to cancel.

Can you change the terms without telling me?

Not invisibly. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page changes whenever the document does, and the document itself lives in version control — so anyone can compare old and new versions. That's one of the reasons it's a static site and not a database-driven one.

Beyond that, substantive changes — the kind that would actually matter to a user — get announced in the app itself. Typo fixes and clarified wording don't, because they don't change the deal.

What happens if the app breaks or loses my data?

If it's a bug, tell me and I'll try to fix it. If it's data loss (browser wipe, extension conflict, new laptop), there's not much I can do — because I never had a copy of the data in the first place. That's the architectural trade-off: nobody, not even me, can see your journal.

Which is exactly why the app gives you two ways to protect yourself: Export produces a JSON file you can keep anywhere, and Sync keeps a rolling backup in your own Google Drive. Using at least one of them is worth the two minutes it takes to set up.

What happens if I don't agree with something?

Stop using the app. That's the whole remedy. There's no account to close, no subscription to cancel, no refund to process, no cancellation period to sit through. You can just close the tab.

If you've enabled cloud sync and want to be thorough, revoke access from myaccount.google.com/connections and remove the app's hidden folder from your Drive. Everything else disappears the next time you clear your browser data.

Can I use Edge Console for my clients, or resell it?

Personal use — yes. Use it yourself, save an offline copy for your own device, share the link with friends, mention it in a video. All of that is fine.

What's not fine is repackaging it as your own product. You can't re-host it publicly, sell access to it, ship it inside a commercial product, or strip the footer and pass it off as something else. If you want to do something commercial with it, ask first — most things can be worked out.

Is there any subscription or payment at all?

No. No subscription, no Pro tier, no paywall waiting at trade 100, no premium features gated behind a payment, no ads, no "free trial" that turns into something else.

The only revenue this project earns comes from optional affiliate links on the shop and explore pages — which don't cost you anything extra and can be ignored entirely. If you never click one of those, the app still costs you nothing, ever.

What if cloud sync doesn't work the way I expected?

Sync is a convenience, not a guarantee. It usually works — but "usually" is the honest word. If two devices change data at the same time, the conflict resolves in a particular way and it may not be the way you'd have chosen. If Google's servers hiccup, sync waits and retries later.

The practical advice: keep exporting occasionally even if sync is on. The export is a snapshot you control, on storage you control, and it survives every kind of failure including ones sync can't recover from.

What if I'm in a jurisdiction where these terms don't work?

Then the local law wins. If you're a consumer in a jurisdiction with mandatory consumer-protection rules — the EU, the UK, Australia, and many others — those rules override anything here that would conflict with them. Nothing in this document is intended to strip rights you have by law.

If part of these terms is unenforceable where you are, that part is severed and the rest still applies. This is standard severability, and it's the clause that keeps a document like this working across many different legal systems.

Changes to these terms

These terms may change over time — usually to add clarity, sometimes to reflect how the app has changed, and occasionally to tighten something that was ambiguous. When that happens, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page changes with it.

Substantive changes will be noted on the app itself. Continuing to use Edge Console after a change means you accept the updated terms. If you don't, your remedy is simple: stop using it. There's no account to close and nothing to cancel.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws applicable at the operator's principal place of business, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from these terms or from your use of the app is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at that location.

If you're reading this from a jurisdiction where parts of these terms are unenforceable, those parts are severed, and the rest of the terms remain in effect. Nothing here is intended to override rights you have under mandatory consumer-protection law in your own jurisdiction.

Whole agreement

These terms, together with the Privacy Policy, form the entire agreement between you and us regarding Edge Console. They replace any prior discussion, promise, or understanding — verbal or written — about the app.

If any provision is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in force. If we don't enforce a provision on one occasion, that doesn't waive our right to enforce it later.

Contact

If anything here is unclear, or if you think a clause should say something different, the fastest way to fix it is to say so. Legal documents that nobody reads don't protect anyone — this one is meant to be read.

[email protected]
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A note on the tone of this page. These terms are written to be understood, not to hide anything. The app is free, has no required account system, collects nothing, and syncs only if you ask it to — so most of the usual legal furniture simply doesn't apply. What remains is the honest answer to "what's the deal if I use this."