Terms of Service
Effective May 9, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Arete's website, mobile application, and related services (the "Service"). By using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you use the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
Your Account
You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. You are responsible for activity under your account.
License to Use the Service
Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service for your personal, non-commercial use.
Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Use the Service in violation of any law or regulation.
- Reverse engineer, scrape, or attempt to extract source code or underlying data, except as permitted by law.
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any account, system, or network.
- Submit content that is unlawful, infringing, abusive, or harassing.
User Content
You retain ownership of the content you submit to the Service ("User Content"). You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to host, store, process, and display User Content solely as needed to operate and improve the Service.
AI-Generated Output
The Service uses artificial intelligence to generate coaching responses, suggestions, and other output. AI output may be inaccurate or inappropriate for your situation, and is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice. You are responsible for how you act on AI output.
Intellectual Property
The Service, including its design, software, and branding, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by intellectual property laws. Except for the limited license above, these Terms do not grant you any rights in our intellectual property.
Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time if you violate these Terms or if we discontinue the Service. You may stop using the Service at any time.
Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through the Service or by email. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.
Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which Arete is established, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.
Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email hello@arete.app.