Mindivy Terms of Service (US)

Version: v1.0 draft

Effective date: 2026-09-15

This version: users in the United States. For users in China, see Chinese version (Chinese).

1. Acceptance of Terms

By installing or using Mindivy ("the App"), you agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms") and to the Mindivy Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, incorporated by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

2. The Service

Mindivy is a local-first AI knowledge-learning application: you import documents or web pages, organize knowledge with AI summaries, classification, and translation, extract concept cards from selected text, and review them with spaced repetition. Your data is stored on your device; AI features run through third-party providers you configure. The App is intended for personal learning and research use.

3. Eligibility

The App has no account system; local data is unlocked by a mnemonic you set. You represent that:

• You are at least 13 years old (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction), or you use the App with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian;
• Children under 13 should use AI features only with parental consent (see the Privacy Policy, Section 8);
• You keep your 12-word mnemonic safe — if it is lost, your data cannot be recovered.

4. License & Acceptable Use

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the App (closed source). You agree not to:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, crack, or circumvent the App's encryption;
• Use the App for large-scale crawling, bypassing paywalls or access controls, or bulk scraping of copyrighted content;
• Publicly redistribute, resell, or commercially relicense the App or derivative versions;
• Use the App for any unlawful purpose or to infringe third-party rights.

When using the web-page import feature, you must comply with the target site's terms and copyright notices and are solely responsible for doing so. The App includes a "for personal study only" reminder in its interface.

5. User Content & Intellectual Property

• Content you import belongs to its original rights holder (you or a third party). The App acquires and claims no rights in it — it is stored on your device, and we state plainly that it does not belong to us.
• You warrant that you have the right to use the content you import.
• Concept cards, translations, and other derivative content: the App likewise claims no rights in these. For AI-generated output (translations, summaries, classifications), ownership and copyrightability are determined by applicable law (some jurisdictions do not recognize copyright in purely AI-generated content).

6. AI Features & Third-Party Providers

• AI features rely on third-party providers (built-in options: DeepSeek, Zhipu GLM, Moonshot Kimi; or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint you configure). You register and configure your own API key and bear all associated charges.
• You are responsible for reviewing and complying with your provider's terms. Free-tier terms may reserve the right to use requests for model training — use a self-hosted model or adjust the provider chain if this concerns you.
• A cost estimate is shown before each AI operation; you may confirm or cancel.
• AI-generated content is provided for reference only and may be inaccurate — use your own judgment.

7. Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

Mindivy applies security measures proportionate to its local-first architecture (local encryption; no server-side data surface), but does not guarantee absolute security. A data breach or loss caused by hacking, device compromise, third-party defects (including AI providers), or force majeure does not by itself constitute our negligence, gross negligence, or willful misconduct.

THE APP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the Mindivy Disclaimer for the full disclaimers, including those regarding third-party AI providers.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL 廊坊开发区知蔓软件开发工作室（个体工商户） BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE APP, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM OR TEN US DOLLARS.

8. Trademarks & IP

• The App's code, interface design, and documentation are the intellectual property of 廊坊开发区知蔓软件开发工作室（个体工商户）.
• "Mindivy" trademark status: applied in China, application No. 93929342 (filed 2026-09-09).

9. Changes

We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced in the App. The current version is published at https://mindivy.app and in the App's settings.

10. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. You agree to submit any dispute to the courts of the State of California, after first attempting informal resolution by contacting us at auth@mindivy.app.

11. Contact

auth@mindivy.app