Terms of Service

Last updated: October 30, 2025

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using BookSmarts ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.

Description of Service

BookSmarts is a learning platform that helps users retain knowledge from books through AI-powered questions, spaced repetition, and personalized review sessions. The Service includes features such as book tracking, question generation, progress monitoring, and community-contributed content.

User Accounts

Registration

To use the Service, you must create an account by providing accurate and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials.

Account Responsibility

You are solely responsible for all activity that occurs under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any security breach.

Account Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time for violation of these Terms or for any other reason at our sole discretion.

User Conduct

You agree not to:

  • Use the Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable laws
  • Violate or infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others
  • Upload or share malicious code, viruses, or harmful content
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or other users' accounts
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers
  • Use automated systems (bots, scrapers) without our express permission
  • Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
  • Harass, abuse, or harm other users
  • Share or distribute copyrighted content without proper authorization

User Content

Your Content

You retain ownership of any content you submit to the Service (questions, notes, etc.). By submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your content solely for the purpose of operating and improving the Service.

Content Standards

You are responsible for ensuring that your content does not violate any laws or third-party rights. Content must not contain offensive, abusive, defamatory, or inappropriate material.

Community Contributions

Questions and content you contribute may be shared with other users. By contributing, you agree that your contributions may be used by the community in accordance with these Terms.

Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding user-generated content), features, and functionality are owned by BookSmarts and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Service or included software, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of that software.

Third-Party Content and Services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by BookSmarts. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. Book metadata and covers are provided by third-party services such as Google Books and Open Library.

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 IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free, or that any defects will be corrected. We make no warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the content provided through the Service.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BOOKSMARTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM:

  • Your use or inability to use the Service
  • Any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein
  • Any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the Service
  • Any bugs, viruses, or other harmful code that may be transmitted through the Service
  • Any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage incurred as a result of your use of any content

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BookSmarts and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service or your violation of these Terms.

Modifications to the Service

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) 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 the Service.

Changes to Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. The most current version will always be posted on this page. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through the Service. By continuing to use the Service after changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which BookSmarts operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising from these Terms or the Service shall be resolved in the courts of that jurisdiction.

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 these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and BookSmarts regarding the use of the Service and supersede all prior agreements and understandings.

Contact Information

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

Email: legal@booksmarts.app