Terms of Use

Effective Date: July 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Chaoyan Intelligent Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) governing your access to and use of our website, applications, and services (collectively, the “Services”).

By accessing or using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you may not access or use the Services.

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated Terms on our website or through other reasonable means. Continued use after such changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. Description of Services

We provide an AI-powered research assistance platform to help users transform research ideas into academic papers, presentations, and other research outputs. The Services include AI-powered idea generation for exploring research directions and generating creative concepts, project management, progress tracking, and AI-assisted content generation.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Services at any time without prior notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation.

3. Eligibility and Registration

3.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction, to use the Services. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement.

3.2 Registration

You may need to provide your name, email address, and other requested details. You agree to keep this information accurate, current, and complete.

You are responsible for protecting your account credentials and for all activity under your account. Notify us immediately of unauthorized use.

4. Fees and Payment

Some features may require payment. Applicable fees, payment terms, and billing arrangements will be disclosed before purchase. We may change fees upon notice. By using paid features, you agree to pay the fees for your selected plan.

5. User Content

5.1 Your Content

You retain all rights to content, materials, and information you submit or upload through the Services (“User Content”), including research ideas, manuscripts, and data.

5.2 License to Us

By submitting User Content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and display it for providing and improving the Services. This license ends when you delete the User Content or close your account.

5.3 Representations

You represent and warrant that: (a) you own or have the necessary rights to your User Content; (b) your User Content does not violate any third party’s rights, including intellectual property and privacy rights; and (c) your User Content complies with these Terms and all applicable laws.

6. Acceptable Use

6.1 Permitted Use

You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms.

6.2 Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

  • use the Services for illegal, harmful, fraudulent, or unauthorized purposes;
  • generate or distribute unlawful, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable content;
  • infringe intellectual property, privacy, or other third-party rights;
  • reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to discover source code or underlying algorithms;
  • use bots, scripts, scrapers, or other automated means except as expressly permitted;
  • disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services or their infrastructure;
  • use the Services to develop competing AI models or systems without prior written consent;
  • use the Services for high-risk medical, legal, or financial decisions without appropriate human oversight and verification; or
  • circumvent security measures or access controls.

6.3 AI-Generated Content

Content generated by the Services (“Output”) is provided for your use. To the extent we hold rights in an Output, we assign those rights to you.

AI-generated content may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unreliable and may contain factual errors, incorrect citations, or references to nonexistent sources. You are solely responsible for reviewing and validating Output before relying on or publishing it. We do not guarantee its accuracy, originality, or fitness for a particular purpose.

If you distribute or publish Output, you must clearly disclose that it was generated by artificial intelligence as required by applicable regulations and industry practices.

7. Third-Party Services

The Services may rely on third-party APIs and AI models (“Third-Party Providers”). Your inputs may be transmitted to and processed by them under their own terms and privacy policies.

We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, or data-handling practices of third-party services. We do not endorse or assume liability for third-party products or services. You agree that your use of the Services is at your own risk with respect to Third-Party Provider performance and output quality.

8. Intellectual Property

8.1 Our Intellectual Property

The Services, including their software, algorithms, interfaces, designs, trademarks, and logos, are owned by us or our licensors. These Terms do not transfer our intellectual property to you.

8.2 Feedback

Feedback, suggestions, or ideas you provide may be used by us under a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license without compensation.

9. Disclaimers

The Services are provided “as is” and “as available,” without express or implied warranties. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and accuracy.

We do not warrant uninterrupted, error-free, secure service or accurate, complete, or suitable AI-generated Output.

10. Limitation of Liability

10.1 Exclusion of Consequential Damages

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we, our affiliates, and our licensors will not be liable to you or any third party for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including lost profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunities, arising from your access to or use of—or inability to access or use—the Services. This applies under warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other legal theory, even if we have been advised that such damages are possible.

10.2 Limitation to Direct Damages

Our total liability for claims relating to these Terms or the Services is limited to direct damages actually incurred and will not exceed the amount you paid us during the twelve months before the claim.

11. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your use of the Services, User Content, violation of these Terms, or violation of another party’s rights.

12. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without cause or notice, including when we reasonably believe you violated these Terms. Upon termination, licenses granted to you under these Terms end immediately. Provisions that by their nature should survive—including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification—remain effective.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the People’s Republic of China, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Disputes must first be addressed through good-faith negotiation. If unresolved within thirty days, either party may submit the dispute to the competent people’s court at our domicile.

14. General Provisions

14.1 Severability

If any provision is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.

14.2 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and other agreements expressly incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement about the Services and supersede prior agreements, understandings, and communications.

14.3 Force Majeure

Neither party is liable for failure or delay caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, strikes, or shortages of transportation, facilities, fuel, energy, labor, or materials.

14.4 No Waiver

Our failure to enforce a right or provision does not waive that right or provision.

14.5 Assignment

You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign or transfer them without restriction.

15. Contact Us

Company: Chaoyan Intelligent Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Contact Email: contact@apexin.ai

These Terms were last updated in July 2026.

See also: Privacy Policy