Is Zack a Dad? NO

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Terms of service

By using this website you agree that Zack is not a dad, until such time as Zack is, at which point you agree to that instead.

  1. The service

    Is Zack a Dad? provides one bit of information: whether Zack is a dad. It is provided as is, free, and without warranty of any kind, express, implied or gestational.

  2. Accuracy

    The answer is changed by hand, by the admin, from a button. There may be a delay between Zack becoming a dad and this website saying so. That delay is called "holding the baby" and is not a fault. Notifications wait a 60-second grace period after a change, in case of fat fingers, and are skipped if the answer is changed back in that time.

  3. Service levels

    We aim for the website to be up and the answer to be right. We make no promises about anyone's sleep after YES. Email is sent through Resend's free plan, so at most 90 emails go out a day: if more are due, the rest go after midnight UTC, and the daily "still no" email is skipped rather than crowd out real news. Push, webhooks and DNS don't wait for email.

  4. Acceptable use

    Please don't hammer the site. Forms accept 10 posts a minute per connection and the API 120 requests a minute; the automated email reply answers at most 5 emails a minute and 20 a day from any one sender. Beyond that you get a polite 429. Don't use the forms to post anything about anyone else, and nothing at all about the baby.

  5. Things you post

    Pool names, wall messages, name suggestions and stork initials are shown publicly (the wall and name suggestions only once approved). By posting them you let this site display them. The admin may approve, hide or delete anything, for any reason or none, and does not have to explain, being busy. Be kind; links are not allowed on the wall or in suggestions.

  6. The baby pool

    Each person gets 3 guesses. The guess closest to the moment the answer becomes YES wins; ties go to whoever guessed first. The pool closes the instant Zack becomes a dad. The prize is bragging rights: non-transferable, no cash alternative. No money changes hands, so this is not gambling, it is anticipation.

  7. Name suggestions

    All suggestions will be ignored. This is a binding commitment.

  8. Catch the Stork

    High scores are checked against how long you could possibly have been playing, and refused if they couldn't have been earned. Each connection may post 5 scores a day. The stork's lawyers reserve the right to reject initials. The stork itself accepts no liability for dropped deliveries.

  9. Pigeons, smoke signals and faxes

    These notification methods are offered for completeness. No pigeon will be dispatched, no fire lit, no fax sent. We are confident this is in everyone's interest, especially the pigeon's.

  10. The API, feeds and MCP server

    Free, keyless and open to any origin. They may change, though the answer will only ever be no, not yet or yes. Please don't build a business on them; if you do, please tell us what it is, because we're curious.

  11. Liability

    To the extent the law allows, our total liability to you is limited to the value of the information provided, which is one bit. We are not responsible for decisions made on the strength of the answer, such as buying a card too early.

  12. Privacy

    Covered, in full and with retention periods, in the privacy policy.

  13. Changes and law

    These terms may change; every change is a commit in the public repository. They are governed by the law of England and Wales. Questions and complaints go to a GitHub issue, which is public, so please keep personal details out of it.