Terms of Service

Last updated: August 6, 2026

These terms govern your use of octodius.com ("Octodius", "we", "us"), operated by Matthew Dhlamini, based in South Africa. By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

Using the site

Our articles, blog posts, tools, and free projects are available to browse without an account. Some features — commenting, bookmarking, submitting content as a Creator, and buying paid projects — require you to create an account.

You agree to:

• Provide accurate information when creating an account.
• Keep your login credentials confidential and secure.
• Not use the site to distribute malware, spam, or unlawful content.
• Not attempt to disrupt, scrape at scale, or reverse-engineer the site's infrastructure.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.

Creator content

If you're approved as a Creator, you may submit posts and projects for publication. By submitting content, you:

• Confirm you own the rights to it, or have permission to share it.
• Grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide license to host, display, and distribute it on Octodius.
• Remain the owner of your content, and can request its removal by contacting us.

All submitted content is reviewed before publication and may be edited or declined at our discretion.

Paid projects

Some projects are sold for a one-time fee. Checkout is processed by PayPal; we don't handle or store your payment details directly. Purchases grant you access to the project files listed on that project's page for your own use.

Refunds are considered case-by-case — if a paid project doesn't match its description or you're unable to access it after purchase, contact us at hello@octodius.com and we'll work it out with you.

Intellectual property

Unless otherwise noted, articles, tutorials, and site design are owned by Octodius or their respective Creators. Our tools are free to use for personal and commercial projects. Please don't republish our articles or paid project files elsewhere without permission.

No warranty

Octodius is provided "as is." Our tools, articles, and projects are offered to help you learn and build — we don't guarantee they're error-free, complete, or fit for any particular purpose. Code snippets and projects should be reviewed before use in production.

Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, Octodius and its operator are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the site, its content, or its tools.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of South Africa.

Contact us

Questions about these terms? Email hello@octodius.com.