Terms of Service

2.1 Account Creation

To access certain features of the Services, you must register for an account. When you register, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself and to update this information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

2.2 Account Security

You are responsible for safeguarding your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to:

• Create a strong password and keep it confidential
• Notify VisionHowl immediately of any unauthorized use of your account
• Ensure that you log out from your account at the end of each session
• Not share your account with any third party

VisionHowl will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these requirements.

2.3 Age Requirements

You must be at least 16 years old to use the Services. If you are under 18 years old, you must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian to use the Services.

2.4 Business Accounts

If you register an account on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms, and you agree to be bound by these Terms on behalf of that entity.

3.1 Compliance with Laws

You agree to use the Services in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules, and regulations.

3.2 User Content

You are solely responsible for all User Content that you upload, post, or otherwise make available through the Services. You represent and warrant that:

• You own or have the necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions to use and authorize VisionHowl to use all User Content as described in these Terms
• Your User Content does not violate any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights and privacy rights
• Your User Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations

3.3 Accuracy of Information

You agree to provide accurate and complete information about your User Content, including appropriate metadata, descriptions, and categorizations.

3.4 Feedback

If you provide feedback, ideas, or suggestions regarding the Services ("Feedback"), you grant VisionHowl a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use the Feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.

4.1 Your Content

You retain all ownership rights in your User Content. By uploading or sharing User Content through the Services, you grant VisionHowl a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, and display such User Content solely for the purpose of providing and improving the Services.

4.2 Dataset Licensing

When you upload datasets to the Services, you must specify the license terms under which others may use your datasets. VisionHowl offers several standard license options, or you may specify custom license terms. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to apply your chosen license to your datasets.

4.3 VisionHowl Content

The Services contain content owned or licensed by VisionHowl ("VisionHowl Content"). VisionHowl Content is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other laws, and VisionHowl owns and retains all rights in the VisionHowl Content. You may not remove, alter, or conceal any copyright, trademark, service mark, or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the VisionHowl Content.

4.4 Third-Party Content

The Services may contain content provided by other users or third parties. VisionHowl is not responsible for and does not endorse such third-party content. You are responsible for complying with the license terms applicable to any third-party content you access through the Services.

5.1 Prohibited Activities

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

5.2 Content Restrictions

You agree not to upload, post, or share any User Content that:

• Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or invasive of another's privacy
• Contains nudity, sexually explicit content, or graphic violence, unless such content is appropriately labeled and has legitimate scientific, educational, or research purposes
• Promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any individual or group
• Infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property rights of any party
• Contains personal or identifying information about another person without that person's explicit consent
• Impersonates any person or entity or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity

5.3 Enforcement

VisionHowl reserves the right, but is not obligated, to monitor or review any User Content. VisionHowl may remove or disable access to any User Content that violates these Terms or is otherwise objectionable, at our sole discretion and without prior notice.

6.1 Fees

Some aspects of the Services may be provided for a fee. You agree to pay all fees in accordance with the pricing and payment terms presented to you for such Services. You will provide VisionHowl with valid payment information at the time of purchase.

6.2 Subscription Services

Some Services may be offered on a subscription basis. By selecting a subscription, you agree to pay VisionHowl the subscription fees indicated for that service. Subscriptions automatically renew until cancelled by you. You may cancel a subscription at any time from your account settings.

6.3 Dataset Purchases

When you purchase a dataset, you are paying for a license to use that dataset according to the license terms specified by the dataset provider. Dataset purchases are generally non-refundable, except as required by applicable law or as expressly provided in these Terms.

6.4 Dataset Sales

If you sell datasets through the Services, VisionHowl will pay you the applicable percentage of the sale price as specified in our current revenue sharing terms, less any applicable fees or taxes. Payments will be made according to the payment schedule and methods described in our payment policies.

6.5 Taxes

All fees are exclusive of taxes, which we may collect from you as required by law. You are responsible for applicable taxes, and VisionHowl is not responsible for determining whether taxes apply to your transaction or for collecting, reporting, or remitting any taxes arising from any transaction.

7.1 Termination by You

You may terminate your account at any time by following the instructions on the Services or by contacting us at [email protected]. Upon termination, you will no longer have access to your account or any content stored in your account.

7.2 Termination by VisionHowl

VisionHowl may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Services at any time, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease.

7.3 Effects of Termination

Upon termination:

• Your access to the Services will be terminated
• Your User Content may remain available on the Services if it has been shared with or licensed to other users
• VisionHowl may retain your User Content as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements
• All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability

11.1 Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Jurisdiction], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

11.2 Informal Dispute Resolution

Before filing a claim against VisionHowl, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us at [email protected]. We'll try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting you via email. If a dispute is not resolved within 30 days of submission, you or VisionHowl may proceed with filing a formal claim.

11.3 Arbitration

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms, including the formation, interpretation, breach, or termination thereof, shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the [Applicable Arbitration Rules] by [Arbitration Organization]. The arbitration will be conducted in [Arbitration Location] unless you and VisionHowl agree otherwise. The language of the arbitration shall be English.

11.4 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND VISIONHOWL 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.

11.5 Exceptions

Notwithstanding the foregoing, you and VisionHowl may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights.

12.1 Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and VisionHowl regarding your use of the Services and supersede all prior and contemporaneous written or oral agreements between you and VisionHowl.

12.2 Waiver

The failure of VisionHowl to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms will be effective only if in writing and signed by VisionHowl.

12.3 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.

12.4 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without VisionHowl's prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms without such consent will be null and void. VisionHowl may assign or transfer these Terms, at its sole discretion, without restriction.

12.5 Notices

Any notices or other communications provided by VisionHowl under these Terms will be given by posting to the Services or by email to the email address associated with your account.

12.6 Modifications

VisionHowl reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on the Services and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. Your continued use of the Services after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.