Terms of Use

This website is operated by the operator of this website ("we", "the project"). Contact: hello@internetmademedoit.com. By using the website you accept these terms.

"The Internet Made Me Do It" is a transparent personal crowdfunding experiment. People may voluntarily send money to support one person's goal of building a house. A 3D model on the website shows progress and the extras the internet votes for. The 3D mansion, stages, "bad ideas" and jokes are entertainment: they describe a goal and a story, not a promise of what will be built, when, or where.

The project is not a charity, a non-profit, an investment, a loan, a lottery or a sale of goods. No contributor acquires any right over any property, money, profit or decision.

You must be at least 18 years old and legally able to make payments to contribute money. The free features may be used by anyone allowed to use social media in their country.

• Contributions are voluntary gifts to the operator, made in the currency shown at checkout. The amount you pay is final except as described in section 5.
• Payments are processed by third parties (Ko-fi with PayPal/Stripe, or Stripe directly) or sent directly in cryptocurrency to the project's public wallets. We never see or store full card details.
• Contributions are personal funds of the operator once received and may be used for the house project and related costs (construction, land, taxes, fees, running this website). 25% of net contributions is set aside for taxes, as shown live on the transparency page.
• The public figures on the website are calculated from the payment records; demo data is always labelled DEMO.
• Perks (a brick in the wall, a star on the Wall of Fame, a certificate) are symbolic, have no monetary value and may be changed or discontinued.
• Contributions are not tax-deductible and we do not issue donation receipts for tax purposes.
• We may refuse or refund any contribution, for example in case of suspected fraud, stolen payment methods, or a contribution we reasonably believe is inappropriate.

Wrong amount, duplicate payment, or changed your mind? Email hello@internetmademedoit.com within 14 days of the payment with the date and amount, and we will refund it to the original payment method. Refunded and disputed payments are removed from all public totals and the related Wall of Fame entry is removed. Crypto payments are final and cannot be refunded: always copy the address shown on the website and check the network. Please contact us before opening a chargeback; we answer fast.

Passing the brick, the mini-game, voting for bad ideas, making GIFs and memes are free and never require a payment. Game "Hype Coins" are fictional and have no value. Passing the brick is something you choose to do with your own friends: please only send it to people who would like to receive it, never to strangers in bulk.

• Your nickname and message are public. Do not use your full real name or anyone else's personal data.
• No hate, harassment, threats, sexual content, illegal content, spam, links, ads or impersonation. Messages are filtered automatically and may be hidden or removed by moderators at any time, without refund of the contribution.
• You keep ownership of what you write and give us a free, worldwide, non-exclusive licence to display it on the website and in the project's social media posts (for example "The Architect reads your messages"). You can edit or delete it at any time with your private edit link, or by emailing us.

The project's social accounts are run with the help of AI tools (the "Architect" character). Replies may be drafted by AI and are supervised by a human. Nothing posted by the Architect is financial, legal or professional advice.

The website, brand, Architect character, 3D models, memes and code belong to the operator or its licensors. You may share screenshots, GIFs and the share kit freely to talk about the project. You may not copy the website or present it as your own.

The website is provided "as is". We do our best to keep the numbers correct and the site online but do not guarantee it. To the extent permitted by law, our total liability towards you is limited to the amount you contributed. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have as a consumer under mandatory law.

We may update these terms; the date at the top will change and material changes will be announced on the website. If the project ends, the website and the transparency page will say what happened and how the funds were used.

These terms are governed by the law of Portugal. Consumers keep the protection of the mandatory law of their country of residence. Before going to court, please email us — most problems are solved in one reply. EU consumers may also use their national consumer arbitration centres.