VERSION 2026-10-02.1

Terms & Conditions

These terms describe your use of Barndominium Design Studio, developed by Buckeye Plans. By selecting “Agree & enter the studio,” you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not enter or use the studio. Questions: Owner@buckeyeplans.com.

1. Design development, not construction

The studio is a conceptual design, visualization and material-planning tool. All models, quantities, drawings, renderings and other outputs are NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION. They are not engineering calculations, stamped plans, permit approvals or instructions to build. Contact Buckeye Plans at Owner@buckeyeplans.com for a set of construction plans.

Qualified professionals must verify dimensions, structural adequacy, member sizes, loads, connections, foundations, codes, accessibility, site conditions and local requirements before construction or purchasing materials. An on-screen framing style does not establish a safe or engineered assembly.

2. Accounts and memberships

Guests may explore the design studio but cannot save projects or download deliverables. A free Homeowner account includes one saved project. Homeowner Plus costs $49 per month, renewed manually, and allows multiple projects while active. It does not include free downloads. When Plus expires, the original free project remains accessible; additional projects remain stored and require renewal to reopen. Contractor membership is $129 per month and Supplier membership is $499 per month, renewed manually. These accounts include full modeled material quantities and the material takeoff PDF while paid access is active. Paid account activation requires verified payment. A renewal reminder appears in your dashboard during the three days before expiry. Renewal email reminders are also scheduled when outgoing email delivery is configured. If you do not renew, access to saved projects and paid membership benefits is suspended until renewal; Contractor and Supplier projects are retained for 30 days after expiry; after this grace period the paid account closes and projects are no longer accessible through it. Admin may retain private archived records. Homeowner Plus keeps its original free project. Other deliverables require separate purchase. White-label licensing and setup are arranged individually. Homeowners do not receive an on-screen material list; the material list is available through a purchased PDF download.

Provide accurate account information and keep your password private. You are responsible for activity you authorize through your account. Contact us if you suspect unauthorized access. Do not access another person’s account, interfere with the service or misrepresent outputs as approved construction documents.

Contractor accounts include three selected service ZIPs; extra areas require separate verified payment at the displayed price. Only active registered Contractors who publish their profile appear in Contractor Search. Eligibility uses a 50-mile straight-line radius around Census ZIP-area reference points, which approximate ZIP locations and are not driving distances. A listing is not an endorsement, verification of licensure, or guarantee of a contract.

Homeowners choose whether to share a saved project snapshot and their contact details with a selected contractor. That contractor can review and accept or decline the lead. Acceptance is an expression of interest and does not create a construction contract. Suppliers can import and update their own product catalog and pricing; automatic regional product recommendations are not currently active.

3. Pricing and payments

No automatic charges. Homeowner signup is free. Homeowner Plus costs $49 per month. Contractor membership costs $129 per month and Supplier membership costs $499 per month. Renewals are manual, and no automatic subscription charge is made. Early renewal adds one calendar month to the current paid-through date; renewal after expiry begins a new month from payment confirmation. Optional deliverables and custom licenses are priced before checkout. Separate written licensing agreements may define their own scope and payment terms.

Checkout and AI generation may be unavailable during preview. When enabled, payment is processed through PayPal; returning from PayPal does not prove payment. The server must verify a successful payment before paid outputs are unlocked. For missing files, duplicate charges, cancellation or refund requests, contact Owner@buckeyeplans.com with your order reference. These terms do not limit any non-waivable consumer rights.

Reference imports and credits

Credit packs are one-time purchases: 15 credits for $9.99, 35 for $19.99, or 75 for $39.99. A successfully saved reference import costs 5 credits; Admin imports are complimentary. Reading a reference, reviewing a draft, failed imports and reopening an imported project do not spend additional credits. New reference reading requires at least 5 available credits, and reasonable daily processing limits apply. Credits are account-bound service credits, not cash, and cannot be transferred. They do not increase project limits, renew membership or include downloadable deliverables. Unspent balances remain stored with the account; membership suspension or account closure can limit access to account services. Contact Admin about corrections or refunds.

Reference imports produce preliminary editable geometry, not guaranteed reproductions or construction documents. Review dimensions, room layout, opening placement and roof settings against the original reference. Upload only content you are authorized to use. Floor-plan and labeled exterior references are sent to OpenAI for processing. The original uploads are not retained by our application; extracted drafts, model geometry and processing usage are retained with your account. Exterior views alone do not establish an interior layout. Unclear, unsupported or conflicting references may need manual drafting.

4. Quantities, images and availability

Material lists describe the current modeled design and its included components. They are not a guarantee that every item needed for a complete building has been modeled. Verify quantities, fabrication details, purchasing allowances, waste, stock availability and site-specific requirements with your builder and suppliers.

AI renderings are illustrations. They may alter openings, finishes or other details and must not be used to establish dimensions. Screen colors are approximate; use physical samples for final selections. Localized shopping reports are a coming-soon feature and are not currently offered for purchase or generation.

5. Your content and our software

You retain your rights in the project information and other content you provide. You give Buckeye Plans permission to store and process it as needed to provide the features you request. Submit only content you are authorized to use. Published business profile fields are visible to users searching the contractor directory. Lead project snapshots and entered contact details are shared only with the contractor you select; they are not published in the directory. You may share your authorized outputs for planning and project discussions while retaining their disclaimers. The software, branding and interface remain the property of their respective owners. Reselling, rebranding or hosting the software for others requires a separate license from Buckeye Plans.

6. Data use and essential storage

We process account details, saved designs, business profiles and ZIP areas, supplier product catalogs, consented lead requests, terms-acceptance records, package requests and output files to operate the studio. Passwords are stored as password hashes. Essential cookies maintain your sign-in session and remember acceptance of the current terms. A separate session cookie counts active visits for the private Admin live view. This live count keeps only the last two minutes of visit activity in server memory, without visitor names or IP addresses. A map pin appears only when a signed-in Contractor or Supplier has supplied a business ZIP; it shows the ZIP area, not a person’s position. The acceptance record includes the terms version and time, and your account identifier if signed in.

The website and its stored records are hosted using Hostinger. Passwords are created on the website. Paid account signup requires verified payment before password setup becomes available. If you request AI renderings, relevant model snapshots and your rendering preferences are sent to OpenAI to produce them. When you use checkout, PayPal processes payment details and returns transaction information used to verify your purchase. We do not need your PayPal password or complete payment-card details.

Contact Owner@buckeyeplans.com for questions about your records, corrections or deletion requests. Some transaction and operational records may need to be retained for applicable obligations and service administration. Do not submit sensitive personal information or confidential information that is unnecessary for your design.

7. Service changes and limitations

The studio is evolving and may contain errors or be temporarily unavailable. Features described as coming soon are not promises of a delivery date. Verify important project information independently and retain copies of purchased files. Buckeye Plans may restrict misuse or interference with the service. Nothing in these terms removes rights or obligations that cannot lawfully be excluded.

8. Updates and contact

We may update these terms as the service changes. The current version date appears above, and the studio will request acceptance when the required version changes. For account help, professional access, white-label licensing or construction plans, contact Owner@buckeyeplans.com.

Contact forms and private messages

Contact forms save your name, email and message in the private Admin inbox. Signed-in account messages and help tickets are visible to your account and Admin. Guest inquiries are not linked to an account solely by an unverified email address. Messages remain stored to support your requests; no conversation emails are sent automatically.

Live visitor analytics

We use a short-lived first-party session identifier to count active visitors. Our server estimates a city or region from your connection IP using a local location database. This live-view feature does not request GPS, retain IP addresses, or share them with a location lookup service. Approximate areas and counts expire from the live view after inactivity. Signed-in business ZIP areas may be used when an IP location is unavailable.