Terms of Service

Effective Date: January 1, 2024

Welcome to Beta Reader Buddy

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of Beta Reader Buddy, an AI-powered manuscript analysis platform. By using our service, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use our service.

Our Service

Beta Reader Buddy provides AI-powered analysis and feedback on your written manuscripts. We offer multiple AI personas to review your work from different perspectives, helping you improve your writing before sharing it with human readers.

Your Account

Account Creation

To use our service, you need to create an account with a valid email address. You're responsible for:

• Keeping your login credentials secure
• All activity that occurs under your account
• Notifying us of any unauthorized use

Account Termination

You may delete your account at any time through your account settings. We may deactivate accounts that violate these Terms or engage in harmful behavior.

Acceptable Use

You agree to use Beta Reader Buddy responsibly. You may not:

• Upload illegal content: No content that violates laws or regulations
• Upload harmful content: No content promoting violence, hate speech, or harassment
• Upload inappropriate content: No adult content involving minors
• Abuse the service: No attempts to hack, overwhelm, or disrupt our systems
• Share accounts: Accounts are for individual use only
• Reverse engineer: No attempts to copy or recreate our technology

Content and Intellectual Property

Your Content

You retain all rights to your manuscripts. When you upload content to Beta Reader Buddy:

• You keep full ownership and copyright
• We only use your content to provide the analysis service
• We don't claim any rights to your creative work
• We don't use your content to train AI models

Our Content

The Beta Reader Buddy platform, including our AI models, software, and analysis tools, are our intellectual property. You may not copy, modify, or redistribute our technology.

Service Availability

We strive to keep Beta Reader Buddy available 24/7, but we can't guarantee uninterrupted service. We may occasionally need to:

• Perform maintenance or updates
• Address technical issues
• Implement security measures

We'll try to minimize disruptions and notify you when possible.

Privacy and Data

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your information. Key points:

• We collect minimal data necessary to provide our service
• Your manuscripts are processed and then deleted
• We never share your content with third parties
• You can delete your data at any time

Limitation of Liability

Beta Reader Buddy is provided "as is" without warranties. We're not liable for:

• The quality or accuracy of AI-generated feedback
• Any decisions you make based on our analysis
• Technical issues or service interruptions
• Loss of data (though we work hard to prevent this)

Our liability to you is limited to the amount you've paid for the service.

Termination

Either party may terminate this agreement at any time:

• You: Delete your account through your settings
• Us: We may deactivate accounts for Terms violations

Upon termination, your access to the service ends, and we'll delete your data according to our Privacy Policy.

Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms occasionally to reflect changes in our service or legal requirements. When we do:

• We'll notify you via email
• We'll post the updated Terms on our website
• The changes take effect 30 days after notification
• Continued use means you accept the updated Terms

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States. Any disputes will be resolved through binding arbitration rather than court proceedings.

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