Terms of Service

0101 What this is

crybaby is a live social experiment, an art project, and a small joke with a real database. A virtual baby sleeps while its timer is funded and starts crying the instant the money runs out. By using the site, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, close the tab — the baby will cry either way.

0202 Live payments & transactions

All bids are real and securely processed. When you fund the baby’s sleep, your card is charged, money moves, and the timer extends accordingly ("$1 = 1 minute of sleep"). Because funds go toward keeping the baby asleep and maintaining the experiment, all contributions are final. If you thought you bought something else, you have been outsmarted by a baby.

0303 The spotlight & the leaderboard

• Every accepted bid is shown publicly on the leaderboard with your submitted product name and link.
• The leaderboard is ranked by bid amount, highest first. Ties go to the earlier bid.
• Rank #1 also owns the spotlight card until a higher single bid takes it.
• We make no promise of traffic, impressions, clicks, conversions, or fame. This is not a formal advertising platform; it is a baby with a very short nap schedule.

0404 Your submissions

Only submit a product name and link you have the legal right to use. Do not submit anything illegal, hateful, explicit, misleading, or dangerous — no scams, malware, or phishing. Links go out unvetted to every visitor, so behave. We may edit or remove any submission at any time, for any reason, without notice.

0505 Fair play

Do not attack, scrape aggressively, automate spam bids, or otherwise try to break the meter, the leaderboard, or the baby. We reserve the right to rate-limit or block anything that ruins the nap for everyone else.

0606 The baby

The baby is SVG code and backend logic. No infants were involved, consulted, or harmed in the making of this site. Its crying is a sound effect, its sleep is a timestamp, and its feelings cannot be hurt — which is more than we can say for yours.

0707 Availability & changes

The site may go offline, reset, or change mechanics at any time without warning. Sleep balances, ranks, and spotlight positions have no persistence guarantee. We may update these terms at any time; the version posted here is the one that applies.

0808 Liability

The site is provided “as is”, without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for lost profits, lost sleep, sudden crying, or any damages arising from using — or listening to — shhh.baby.

0909 Contact

Questions, support, or lullabies: reach us on X at @abhay8769.