Deposit terms

Last updated 23 August 2026. Applies to the $99 founding host deposit only.

1. What the deposit is

The $99 is a refundable deposit. It is not a purchase, a licence, a subscription, or a payment for software. No software is delivered in exchange for it, now or on any guaranteed date. What it buys is a place in the founding host queue and a price lock, both described below.

The deposit is charged by NJLIGames Ltd, a New York corporation, through Stripe. Card details are handled by Stripe and are never received or stored by us.

2. What it entitles you to

• A price lock, across every tier. If the product launches, you may subscribe at the founding rate for whichever tier you need at that time, and that rate does not rise for as long as your subscription remains continuously active. The founding rates as at the date above are $79 a month for Solo (up to 3 units), $199 for Studio (up to 10), and $349 for Unlimited (no cap). The lock is not restricted to the tier you selected when you paid. That selection tells us what to build first, nothing more. If you cancel and later return, the lock is gone.
• What the lock is not. Launch list pricing has not been set. The lock is a commitment that your price will not rise, not a discount against a published higher price. If we never raise list pricing, the lock will have cost you nothing and gained you nothing, and you should weigh that before paying.
• A $200 credit, larger than the deposit. Your first invoice is reduced by $200, not by the $99 you paid. On Solo that is roughly two and a half months, on Studio about one month, and on Unlimited a little over half a month. The credit applies once, to the first invoice, and any unused balance carries to the next invoice until it is used. It is not redeemable for cash and it is separate from the refund right below, which returns the $99 itself.
• Priority onboarding ahead of the general list, and a vote on build order.

It does not entitle you to equity, a share of revenue, a guaranteed feature, a guaranteed launch date, or any specific functionality. Anything described on the marketing page is an intention, not a commitment.

3. Refunds

On request, at any time, for any reason or none. Email hello@shorttermrentaldirect.com with the word refund. There is no form, no retention offer, and no requirement to explain yourself. The refund is issued to the original card. Expect it to be initiated within 3 business days and to appear according to your bank's own timing, typically 5 to 10 business days.

Two refunds happen automatically, without you having to ask:

• If fewer than 25 deposits are received by 13 November 2026, every deposit is refunded in full and the project stops. That is 60 days after the founding window opens on 14 September 2026. The clock runs from the day deposits can first be taken, not from the day this page went live, so the full 60 days is available to everyone.
• If founding hosts have not been onboarded by 1 September 2027, every deposit still held is refunded in full.

If the product changes materially from what was described when you paid, we will tell you what changed and offer a refund at that point rather than assuming you still want in.

4. What happens to the money in the meantime

Deposits sit in the company's Stripe balance and are not spent on operating costs before 13 November 2026, the end of the 60 day decision window, so that a full refund is always available on demand. This is a stated commitment by the company, not a legal trust, escrow, or segregated client account, and it is not protected by any deposit insurance scheme. Weigh it accordingly before paying. If the company became insolvent, you would be an unsecured creditor.

5. Price and tax

$99 is in United States dollars. Where sales tax applies to the deposit, it is included in that figure rather than added at checkout. Subscription prices quoted on the marketing page are the founding rates and are subject to the same treatment at launch.

6. What we do with your data

Two separate sets of data, held for different reasons.

If you pay: Stripe holds your payment details and gives us your email, name, the amount, and the tier you selected. We keep transaction records for as long as tax and accounting rules require.

If you fill in the survey: we hold your email and your answers. We use them to decide what to build and to email you when there is genuine news. That is the whole list of uses.

We do not sell it, rent it, share it with data brokers, or hand it to advertisers. Every email carries an unsubscribe link. Ask us to delete your record and we will, subject only to keeping the transaction records the law requires us to keep. Requests go to the same address as refunds.

7. Disputes

If something has gone wrong, email us first. A refund is faster than a chargeback and we have no reason to argue about one. Nothing here removes any right you have under the consumer protection law of your state.

8. Changes to these terms

The terms that apply to your deposit are the ones published on the day you paid. If this page changes afterwards, the earlier version still governs your deposit. Superseded versions are kept and available on request.