Terms of Service — LectiFluentia

1. About the Service

LectiFluentia is a language learning web application that allows registered users to upload texts in a foreign language, read them interactively, track vocabulary, and receive AI-generated word translations.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age (or 16 in the European Economic Area) to use the Service. By using the Service you represent that you meet this requirement. We reserve the right to terminate accounts found to belong to users below the minimum age.

3. Accounts

3.1 Registration: Accounts are created through Clerk, our third-party authentication provider. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

3.2 Accurate information: You agree to provide accurate and complete information when registering and to keep your account information up to date.

3.3 One account per person: You may not create multiple accounts to circumvent any restrictions or suspensions imposed on a prior account.

4. User-Uploaded Content

4.1 Your Responsibility for Uploaded Content: You are solely responsible for any text files, documents, or other content you upload to the Service. By uploading User Content, you represent and warrant that you have the legal right to upload, store, and process that content for personal language learning purposes, your use of the content does not violate any applicable law including copyright law, and the content does not violate these Terms.

4.2 Privacy of Uploaded Content: Uploaded content is private to your account. It is not shared with other users, is not publicly accessible, and is not used to train AI models.

4.3 Licence to Operate the Service: By uploading User Content, you grant LectiFluentia a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to store, process, and display that content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you. This licence terminates when you delete the content or close your account.

4.4 No Obligation to Monitor: We have no obligation to monitor or review User Content. However, we reserve the right to remove content that comes to our attention as violating these Terms or applicable law, without prior notice.

5. DMCA Safe Harbor and Copyright Infringement

LectiFluentia operates as an online service provider and complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, and equivalent copyright-limitation frameworks in other jurisdictions.

5.1 Reporting Copyright Infringement: If you believe that material stored on the Service infringes your copyright, please send a written notice to our designated agent at contact@lectifluentia.com containing: a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorised agent; identification of the copyrighted work; identification of the infringing material; your contact information; a statement of good-faith belief; and a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate.

5.2 Repeat Infringer Policy: It is our policy to terminate, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to upload, store, or transmit unlawful, harmful, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable content; upload content that infringes intellectual property rights of others; attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Service; reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the Service; transmit malware, viruses, or any code of a destructive nature; use the Service for any commercial purpose without our prior written consent; circumvent any security measures, rate limits, or access controls; or use automated tools to access the Service in a manner that imposes an unreasonable load on our infrastructure.

7. AI-Generated Translations

The Service provides AI-generated word translations to support language learning. These translations are generated by a third-party AI provider, are cached and shared across all users for the same word and language pair, are provided for educational and informational purposes only, and may not be accurate, complete, or appropriate for all contexts.

We make no warranty as to the accuracy of AI-generated translations. Do not rely on them for legal, medical, professional, or safety-critical purposes.

8. Intellectual Property

8.1 Our IP: The Service, including its code, design, visual identity, and documentation, is owned by LectiFluentia and its licensors. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to our intellectual property except the limited right to use the Service as described.

8.2 Your IP: You retain all ownership rights in the User Content you upload. We claim no ownership over your uploaded texts, word ratings, or other personal data.

9. Termination

9.1 By you: You may delete your account at any time through the account settings. Deletion removes your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

9.2 By us: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account, without notice, if you violate these Terms, engage in conduct that harms other users or the Service, or for any other reason at our sole discretion.

9.3 Effect of termination: Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. Content associated with your account will be deleted in accordance with our data retention schedule.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' AND 'AS AVAILABLE' WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.

We do not warrant that the Service will meet your specific requirements, will be available at any particular time or location, that any errors or defects will be corrected, or that the Service is free of viruses or other harmful components.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LECTIFLUENTIA AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, ANY USER CONTENT, ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF A THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE, OR ANY COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIM RELATED TO USER-UPLOADED CONTENT.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LectiFluentia and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses arising out of or relating to your use of the Service, your User Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any applicable law or regulation.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with applicable law. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of the jurisdiction in which LectiFluentia is established, unless mandatory local law provides otherwise.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by revising the date shown above. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

15. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the remaining Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

16. Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact us at: LectiFluentia, Email: contact@lectifluentia.com