Terms of Service

1. Introduction

Welcome to flowread. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the flowread Chrome extension and related services ("Service") provided by flowread ("we," "us," or "our").

By installing, accessing, or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access or use our Service.

2. Description of Service

flowread is a comprehensive learning platform available as a Chrome extension, web application, and mobile app that provides text-to-speech functionality with synchronized highlighting and collaborative knowledge features. The Service allows you to:

• Convert web page text to audio with synchronized highlighting
• Save and organize articles, documents, and content
• Create highlights, comments, and annotations on content
• Share insights and participate in collaborative discussions
• Access personalized learning recommendations and AI-powered insights
• Use the service across web browsers, mobile devices, and desktop applications
• Customize voice settings, reading speed, and personal preferences
• Access various text-to-speech providers and voice options

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use our Service. If you are under 18, you must have parental or guardian consent to use our Service. By using our Service, you represent and warrant that you meet these requirements.

4. User Accounts and Registration

To access certain features of our Service, you may be required to create an account. You are responsible for:

• Providing accurate and complete information during registration
• Maintaining the security of your account credentials
• All activities that occur under your account
• Notifying us immediately of any unauthorized use

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or engage in inappropriate behavior.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree to use our Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or networks
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
• Use the Service to transmit harmful, offensive, or inappropriate content
• Post content that violates intellectual property rights or privacy of others
• Use the Service to harass, bully, or intimidate other users
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Service
• Use the Service to violate any third-party rights
• Share account credentials with others

6. Intellectual Property Rights

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are owned by flowread and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You retain ownership of any content you process through our Service. We do not claim ownership of the text content you choose to read using our extension.

7. Privacy and Data Protection

Your privacy is important to us. Our collection and use of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.

8. User-Generated Content and Collaboration

Our Service allows you to save content, create highlights, and participate in collaborative features. You retain ownership of your content, but grant us a license to display and process it for Service functionality.

When sharing content or participating in collaborative features, you agree to:

• Respect the intellectual property rights of others
• Not share content that violates these Terms
• Be respectful and constructive in collaborative discussions
• Report inappropriate content or behavior

9. Third-Party Services

Our Service integrates with various third-party services to provide functionality including text-to-speech, authentication, payments, analytics, and communication. These third-party services have their own terms of service and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party services.

Third-party services we use include:

• Text-to-Speech: Deep Infra for voice synthesis
• Authentication: Clerk for user account management
• Payments: Stripe for subscription processing
• Analytics: PostHog for user experience improvement
• Email Marketing: Bento for user communication
• Notifications: Resend for transactional emails
• Monitoring: Sentry for error tracking and performance

10. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING:

• Warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
• Warranties that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free
• Warranties regarding the accuracy or reliability of the Service
• Warranties that defects will be corrected

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, FLOWREAD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless flowread and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt arising from your use of the Service or violation of these Terms.

13. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately.

14. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

15. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 30 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

16. Beta Version Disclaimer

The current version of flowread is a beta release. Beta software may contain bugs, errors, and incomplete features. By using the beta version, you acknowledge that the Service may not function as intended and may be subject to frequent changes and updates.

17. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision will be changed and interpreted to accomplish the objectives of such provision to the greatest extent possible under applicable law and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

19. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and flowread regarding the use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and flowread relating to your use of the Service.