The terms of taking a seat.
These apply when you enter a Xertz round. They are written to be read, so they are short. Effective 30 August 2026.
What Xertz is
Xertz runs private one on one Lincoln-Douglas practice rounds. A round starts in Discord with the /debate command, both debaters accept there, and each receives a private code that opens their seat on this site.
Xertz gives you a shared clock, live video and audio, and the speaking order. It does not judge, score, rank, or decide who won. It never will without saying so here first.
Who may use it
You must be at least 13 years old to use Xertz. If you are under 18, you may use it only with permission from a parent, guardian, coach, or your school.
If you are agreeing to these terms for a school, team, or Discord community, you confirm you are allowed to do that on their behalf.
Your seat
A seat code is private, works once, belongs to one person, and expires 30 minutes after it is issued. Do not share it. Anyone holding your code can take your place in the round.
Xertz does not require an account. Entering a code creates a temporary session on your device so the server can tell that the seat is yours. Clearing it through Leave and clear this device ends that session.
How to behave in a round
Debate the resolution. Do not harass, threaten, demean, or slur your opponent. Do not use a round to share sexual content involving minors, illegal material, or anything you have no right to share.
Do not record, screen capture, restream, or publish a round without the clear agreement of the other debater. Xertz does not record for you, and you should not do it to someone else without asking.
Do not impersonate another debater, take a seat that was not issued to you, or interfere with the clock, the bot, or the service.
We can end a round, remove access, or decline service if any of this happens. Serious conduct may be reported to the Discord server it came from.
Your voice, your video, your words
Xertz does not record your audio or video. Your camera and microphone are carried live between the two of you and nothing else, and are not stored.
Transcription is off unless both debaters separately say yes in that round. When it runs, your microphone audio is processed as you speak so it can be turned into text. The audio is not kept. Only the finished text is stored, and only for the two of you.
A transcript is private to the two debaters in that round. Either of you can ask for it to be deleted, and it is deleted once both of you have asked. Automated transcripts contain mistakes and are not a record of what was said.
You keep everything you say and write. You give Xertz only the permission it needs to carry your round between you, and to produce a transcript when you have both agreed to one.
What Xertz does not promise
Xertz is early software offered free of charge. It can be interrupted, changed, or taken down. Rounds can fail. Transcription can fail, and when it does the debate continues without it.
The service is provided as it is, without warranties of any kind. Xertz is not responsible for the outcome of a debate, for the conduct of the person you debate, or for anything you lose by relying on the service being available.
Where the law allows a limit, our total liability to you for anything connected to Xertz is capped at the amount you have paid us, which today is nothing.
Changes and endings
We may change these terms. If a change matters, we will say so on this page and update the date below before it takes effect. Continuing to use Xertz after that means you accept the change.
You can stop using Xertz whenever you like. We can suspend or end access if these terms are broken, or if we stop offering the service.
Law and contact
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Disputes belong to the state or federal courts located in Illinois.
Questions, complaints, and requests about your data go to support@xertz.app. We would rather hear from you than from a lawyer, and we answer.
Xertz is operated from Illinois. If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest still applies. See also our accessibility statement.