Terms of Service

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Service

StateOfArt provides an online workspace for discovering, organizing, and synthesizing academic literature with AI assistance. Features may change during beta.

Accounts

You are responsible for credentials, accurate registration data, and activity under your account.

Acceptable use

No unlawful access to copyrighted works; no circumvention of paywalls.
No Sci-Hub or similar sources that distribute works without authorization.
No attempts to disrupt the service, other users, or security controls.

Uploaded content

You warrant you have the right to upload PDFs and derived text you provide.

Academic integrity

You remain responsible for compliance with your institution's policies. AI output is assistive, not a substitute for scholarly judgment.

AI outputs

Verify all AI-generated text, citations, and claims before publication or submission.

Subscriptions

Paid plans are billed via Stripe. Fees, taxes, and renewal terms follow the checkout description and Stripe customer portal.

Cancellation & refunds

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Intellectual property

We retain rights to the software and branding. You retain rights to your original content; you grant us a licence to host and process it to run the service.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect or consequential damages. The service is provided "as is".

Termination

We may suspend or terminate access for breach, risk, or legal requirements.

Governing law

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