TERMS AND CONDITIONS

3. ACCOUNT REGISTRATION

3.1. Account Creation

To access certain features of our Services, you may be required to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

3.2. Account Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials. You agree not to disclose your password to any third party and to take sole responsibility for any activities or actions under your account, whether or not you have authorized such activities or actions. You must notify us immediately upon becoming aware of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.

4. SERVICES DESCRIPTION

4.1. Grant Writing Services

We provide grant writing and consultation services, which may include:

• Collecting and analyzing project data
• Preparing grant applications and supporting documents
• Conducting research on funding opportunities
• Providing guidance on grant compliance requirements
• Using artificial intelligence to optimize application materials
• Facilitating communication with funding organizations
• Assisting with post-award grant management

4.2. Service Modifications

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any portion of our Services with or without notice. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of our Services.

5. USER CONTENT AND DATA SUBMISSION

5.1. User Content

"User Content" means any information, data, text, documents, software, images, or other materials that you submit, upload, or otherwise provide to us in the course of using our Services. You retain all rights in your User Content, subject to the licenses granted in these Terms.

5.2. License Grant

By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such User Content for the purposes of:

• Providing and improving our Services
• Developing and training our artificial intelligence systems
• Creating anonymized, aggregated datasets
• Marketing and promoting our Services (only with your explicit consent)
• Complying with legal obligations
• Any other purpose disclosed at the time of collection or with your consent

5.3. User Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize us to use all intellectual property rights in and to any User Content.
• Your User Content, and our use of such User Content as permitted by these Terms, will not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any third party's intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights, or other personal or proprietary rights.
• Your User Content does not violate any applicable laws, regulations, or obligations you may have to third parties.
• Your User Content is not fraudulent, false, misleading, or deceptive.

6. AI PROCESSING AND DATA USE

6.1. AI Processing

Our Services incorporate artificial intelligence technologies to process, analyze, and generate content based on the information you provide. By using our Services, you acknowledge and consent to:

• The processing of your data through our AI systems
• The potential for automated decision-making that may affect your grant applications
• The use of your data to train, test, and improve our AI models
• The creation of derivative works based on your inputs

6.2. Data Use Limitations

While we have broad rights to use the data you provide, we will not:

• Sell your personal information to third parties without your explicit consent
• Use your confidential business information to compete directly with you
• Publicly disclose your User Content in identifiable form without your permission

7. FEES AND PAYMENT

7.1. Service Fees

We may charge fees for certain portions of our Services. All fees are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified. We reserve the right to change our fees at any time, upon notice to you.

7.2. Payment Terms

Payment terms are specified at the time of your purchase. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate payment information. We may use third-party payment processors to facilitate payment. By submitting your payment information, you authorize us to charge the applicable fees to the payment method you provide.

7.3. Refunds

All fees are non-refundable except as expressly set forth in these Terms or as required by applicable law. In exceptional circumstances, we may, at our sole discretion, offer refunds or credits.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

8.1. Our Intellectual Property

The Services, including all content, features, functionality, software, code, databases, user interfaces, and the selection and arrangement thereof, are owned by us, our licensors, or other providers and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. These Terms do not grant you any rights to use our trademarks, logos, domain names, or other brand features.

8.2. License to Use Services

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use our Services for your personal or internal business purposes.

8.3. Restrictions

You may not:

• Copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or create derivative works based on our Services or their content
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of our software
• Remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices
• Use data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods
• Use our Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any of our servers
• Access our Services through means other than the interfaces we provide
• Use our Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose

8.4. Feedback

If you provide us with any feedback, suggestions, improvements, or recommendations regarding our Services ("Feedback"), you hereby grant us an unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable, transferable, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and otherwise exploit the Feedback for any purpose without restriction or compensation to you.

9. CONFIDENTIALITY

9.1. Confidential Information

"Confidential Information" means any non-public information disclosed by one party to the other party in connection with these Terms, which is marked as confidential or would reasonably be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Your User Content is considered your Confidential Information.

9.2. Protection of Confidential Information

Each party agrees to:

• Protect the other party's Confidential Information using the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential information of similar nature, but in no event less than reasonable care
• Not use the other party's Confidential Information for any purpose outside the scope of these Terms
• Not disclose the other party's Confidential Information except to its employees, contractors, and advisors who need to know such information and who are bound by confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those in these Terms

9.3. Exceptions

Confidential Information does not include information that:

• Is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the receiving party
• Was in the receiving party's possession before receipt from the disclosing party
• Is rightfully received by the receiving party from a third party without a duty of confidentiality
• Is independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party's Confidential Information
• Is required to be disclosed by law, provided that the party required to disclose gives reasonable prior notice to the disclosing party if permitted by law

10. TERMINATION

10.1. Term

These Terms will remain in effect until terminated by either you or us.

10.2. Termination by You

You may terminate these Terms at any time by ceasing all use of our Services and closing your account, if applicable.

10.3. Termination by Us

We may terminate or suspend your access to and use of our Services, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you, for any reason, including:

• Violation of any provision of these Terms
• At your request
• If we believe your actions may cause legal liability for you, other users, or us
• If your use of our Services is harmful to our interests or the interests of another user
• For the purpose of complying with applicable law

10.4. Effect of Termination

Upon termination:

• Your right to access and use our Services will immediately cease
• We may, but are not obligated to, delete your User Content
• Provisions of these Terms that, by their nature, should survive termination will survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, limitations of liability, and dispute resolution provisions

11. DISCLAIMERS

11.1. Service Disclaimer

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

11.2. Specific Disclaimers

We make no warranty that:

• The Services will meet your requirements or expectations
• The Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
• The results obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate, complete, or reliable
• Any errors in our Services will be corrected
• Grant applications prepared using our Services will be successful in securing funding
• AI-generated content will be free from errors, biases, or inaccuracies

11.3. No Legal, Financial, or Professional Advice

Our Services do not constitute legal, financial, tax, or professional advice. You should consult with qualified professionals regarding specific legal, financial, tax, or professional matters.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

12.1. Exclusion of Certain Damages

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES.

12.2. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SERVICES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US FOR THE SERVICES IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY; OR (B) $100.

12.3. Exclusions

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In such cases, our liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

14.1. Governing Law

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your State/Country], without regard to its conflict of law principles.

14.2. Informal Dispute Resolution

Before filing a claim against us, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us. If a dispute is not resolved within 30 days of submission, you or we may bring a formal proceeding.

14.3. Arbitration

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE CERTAIN DISPUTES AND CLAIMS WITH US AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM US.

Except for small claims court cases or disputes in which either party seeks injunctive or other equitable relief for the alleged unlawful use of intellectual property, you and our Company agree to resolve any disputes through binding arbitration in accordance with the [Relevant Arbitration Association] rules.

14.4. Class Action Waiver

YOU AND OUR COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

14.5. Venue for Judicial Proceedings

Any legal action or proceeding relating to these Terms or the Services shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of [Your State/Country]. You and our Company consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection to the laying of venue in such courts.

15. GENERAL PROVISIONS

15.1. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and any other agreements expressly incorporated by reference herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding your use of the Services and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and us regarding your use of the Services.

15.2. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the fullest extent under law.

15.3. Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of such right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of our Company.

15.4. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms without such consent will be null and of no effect. We may assign or transfer these Terms, at our sole discretion, without restriction.

15.5. Notices

Any notices or other communications provided by us under these Terms will be given by posting to our website or, if applicable, by sending them to the email address associated with your account.

15.6. Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, riots, civil unrest, labor disputes, network or power failures, Internet disruptions, or government restrictions.

15.7. No Third-Party Beneficiaries

These Terms do not confer any third-party beneficiary rights.

15.8. Section Headings

The section headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

15.9. Contact

Questions or comments about these Terms should be directed to:

[Company Name] [Address] [Email Address] [Phone Number]

16. SPECIFIC SERVICE PROVISIONS

16.1. Grant Application Services

By engaging our grant writing services, you acknowledge and agree that:

• We do not guarantee that any grant application we prepare will be successful in securing funding
• You are responsible for providing accurate, complete, and timely information required for grant applications
• We may use AI technologies to analyze data, generate content, and optimize applications
• We have the right to refuse service for applications that we determine may violate laws, regulations, or funding organization requirements
• You maintain ultimate responsibility for reviewing and approving all submissions

16.2. AI-Generated Content

With respect to AI-generated content:

• We utilize advanced AI technologies to assist in creating grant applications and related documents
• You acknowledge that AI-generated content may contain errors, inconsistencies, or inaccuracies
• We implement reasonable quality control measures but cannot guarantee perfect accuracy
• You are responsible for reviewing and verifying all AI-generated content before submission
• We retain rights to use anonymized insights from AI processing to improve our services

16.3. Data Processing and Storage

Regarding your data:

• We may process and store your data on servers located in various jurisdictions
• We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data
• We will retain your data for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations
• We may use your data to train AI models in accordance with applicable laws
• We may create anonymized, aggregated datasets from your data for analytics and service improvement

17. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

17.1. General Compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and rules in connection with your use of the Services, including but not limited to:

• Anti-fraud laws
• Data protection and privacy laws
• Intellectual property laws
• Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
• Export control regulations

17.2. Grant Compliance

You acknowledge that grant funding may be subject to specific compliance requirements, and you agree to:

• Provide accurate information in all grant applications
• Not knowingly make false or misleading statements
• Comply with all terms and conditions imposed by funding organizations
• Use grant funds only for approved purposes
• Maintain appropriate documentation as required by funding organizations

17.3. Export Controls

The Services may be subject to export control laws. You agree not to use or export anything from our Services in violation of applicable export laws.

18. MODIFICATIONS TO TERMS

18.1. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make changes, we will provide notice by posting the updated Terms on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms.

18.2. Your Continued Use

Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of the revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Services.

18.3. Material Changes

For material changes to these Terms, we will make reasonable efforts to provide additional notice, such as an email notification to the email address associated with your account.

19. USER RESPONSIBILITIES

19.1. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable law
• Submit false, inaccurate, or misleading information
• Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
• Interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or related systems or networks
• Use any automated means, including bots, scrapers, or spiders, to access the Services
• Upload or transmit viruses, malware, or other malicious code
• Engage in any activity that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working of the Services

19.2. Authorized Users

If you are using our Services on behalf of an organization or entity, you may authorize individuals within your organization ("Authorized Users") to access and use the Services. You are responsible for ensuring that Authorized Users comply with these Terms and for all activities that occur under your account.

20. ADDITIONAL TERMS

20.1. API Usage

If we provide application programming interfaces (APIs) as part of our Services, additional terms may apply to your use of the APIs.

20.2. Third-Party Services

Our Services may integrate with or provide access to third-party services. Your use of such third-party services may be subject to additional terms and conditions provided by the third party. We are not responsible for the availability or functionality of such third-party services.

20.3. Beta Features

We may offer access to beta, preview, or early access features. Additional terms may apply to these features, and they may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice.s

21. MISCELLANEOUS

21.1. Remedies

Our rights and remedies with respect to any breach of these Terms by you or others are cumulative, and our pursuit of any one remedy will not preclude us from pursuing any other remedies we may have at law, in equity, or otherwise.

21.2. Electronic Communications

By using our Services, you consent to receiving electronic communications from us. These communications may include notices about your account, information about our Services, and marketing messages. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements.

21.3. Relationship of the Parties

Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as creating an employer-employee relationship, partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship between you and us, or authorizing either party to act as agent for the other.

21.4. Interpretation

These Terms shall be interpreted and construed according to their fair meanings and not strictly for or against either party, regardless of which party drafted them.

21.5. Survival

Any provision of these Terms that contemplates performance or observance subsequent to termination or expiration of these Terms shall survive termination or expiration and continue in full force and effect.

21.6. Time Limitation on Claims

Any cause of action or claim you may have arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues, otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred.