Terms of Service
ScholarAI · Effective date: June 1, 2026 · Last updated: June 1, 2026
By using ScholarAI, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the service.
1. Service Description
ScholarAI is an AI-powered academic manuscript improvement tool that provides similarity estimation, AI detection analysis, citation recommendations, paraphrase assistance, research gap identification, and citation validation. ScholarAI is an independent tool and is not affiliated with any academic publisher.
2. Acceptable Use
You may use ScholarAI only for lawful purposes. You agree NOT to:
- Submit content that infringes intellectual property rights
- Use the service to generate academic misconduct (submitting AI-generated work as entirely your own in violation of your institution's policies)
- Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or abuse the API
- Resell or redistribute ScholarAI outputs as a standalone service
- Submit malicious content, personal data of others, or confidential information of third parties
3. Academic Integrity
ScholarAI is designed to improve your original research writing — not to write research for you. You are solely responsible for ensuring your use of ScholarAI complies with your institution's academic integrity policies. ScholarAI does not guarantee acceptance by any journal or institution.
4. Subscriptions and Payments
- Paid plans (Pro and Ultimate) are billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled before the renewal date
- You may cancel anytime from your account settings; access continues to the end of the billing period
- All payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store payment card information
- Prices are shown in USD and may be subject to local taxes
5. Refund Policy
All subscription payments are final and non-refundable, except where required by applicable law. If you believe you were charged in error, contact us at hello@getscholarai.study within 14 days of the charge and we will review your request.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
ScholarAI is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not warrant that: (a) similarity or AI detection estimates will match results from Turnitin, iThenticate, or any third-party tool; (b) suggested citations are accurate, complete, or verifiable; (c) the service will be uninterrupted or error-free; (d) use of ScholarAI will result in journal acceptance.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, ScholarAI and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service, including but not limited to manuscript rejection, loss of research data, or academic consequences.
8. Intellectual Property
You retain full ownership of your manuscript content. ScholarAI retains ownership of its software, design, and AI prompting systems. Journal publisher names (Elsevier, Emerald, IEEE, etc.) are referenced for informational purposes only under nominative fair use.
9. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, with or without notice. You may terminate your account at any time by emailing hello@getscholarai.study.
10. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by applicable international commercial law. Disputes shall first be attempted to be resolved via good-faith communication at hello@getscholarai.study.
11. Contact
hello@getscholarai.study