Terms of Service

Introduction and Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to AlignBuddy. AlignBuddy provides drafting references to help align EB2-NIW Proposed Endeavor narratives with recent US federal policy priorities, including alignment suggestions, rewrite variants, and traceable source links. By accessing or using our service, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any of these terms, please do not use our service.

Use of the Service

You agree to use AlignBuddy in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. You are responsible for the accuracy and legality of any content you submit, including any personal data contained in your Proposed Endeavor or uploaded files.

AlignBuddy does not provide legal advice and does not guarantee immigration outcomes. Outputs are provided for drafting reference and discussion.

User Accounts and Registration

1. Account Creation: To access certain features of the service, you need to create an account. You must provide accurate and complete information during the registration process.

2. Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

3. User Responsibilities: You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.

Content and Intellectual Property Rights

The service and its content (excluding your submitted inputs) are protected under applicable intellectual property laws. The copyright owner of AlignBuddy is alignbuddy.org.

• You acknowledge that you do not own the underlying technology or intellectual property that makes up the AlignBuddy service, and you agree to respect the intellectual property rights of alignbuddy.org and any third parties.
• You retain ownership of the content you submit. You grant us a limited license to process your inputs and files solely to provide and improve the service, including generating outputs you request.

Prohibited Activities

You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities while using AlignBuddy:

• Unauthorized access to, interference with, or disruption of the service
• Reverse engineering, scraping, or attempting to bypass service limits or security controls
• Interfering with or disrupting the security or performance of the service
• Using the service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
• Attempting to bypass any security features of the service

Privacy and Data Collection

AlignBuddy collects the following types of data:

• Account Information: Information you provide when creating an account
• User Inputs and Files: Text you submit and files you upload to run an analysis
• Generated Outputs: Results produced for your requests (where product features allow)
• Usage Details: Data related to your activity on our service
• Device Information: Information about the device you use to access our service
• Cookies: Data that helps us enhance your experience with our service
• Payment and Billing Information: Data necessary to process payments

For more details on data collection practices, please refer to our separate Privacy Policy.

Pricing and Payments

• AlignBuddy may offer credits-based plans. Credits may be consumed when you run analyses.
• Unless otherwise required by law, purchases are non-refundable. In certain cases (for example, failed processing), we may adjust credits at our discretion.
• Prices are subject to change with notice to users.
• You agree to pay all charges associated with your selected plan.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the service at our sole discretion, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to other users of the service, us, or third parties.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no warranties or representations about the accuracy, reliability, or availability of the service and disclaim all warranties to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, alignbuddy.org shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from the use of or inability to use the service.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless alignbuddy.org, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the service or violation of these Terms.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which alignbuddy.org operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or the service will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with applicable laws.

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on our website. Your continued use of the service after any changes signifies your acceptance of the new terms.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].

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By using AlignBuddy, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. Thank you for choosing AlignBuddy!