Terms of Service

1. What You're Agreeing To

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and WritersLogic, Inc. ("we," "us," or "Company"). They cover your use of everything we offer: the WritersLogic website and web app, WritersProof desktop application, our APIs, and all related services (collectively, the "Service"). WritersProof is a product of WritersLogic, Inc.

By using the Service, you are agreeing to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email or with a prominent notice in the app. If you keep using the Service after changes take effect, you are agreeing to the updated Terms.

2. Who Can Use This

To use the Service, you must:

• Be at least 13 years old (or 16 in the European Economic Area)
• Have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms
• Not be prohibited by law from using the Service
• Not have been previously suspended or banned

If you are using the Service on behalf of a company or organization, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

3. What the Service Does

WritersLogic offers multiple tools for writers who care about their craft and their rights. Here is what each one does.

All core analysis and proof generation happens locally on your device. The Service does not guarantee any specific outcome regarding authorship disputes or writing assessments. See the Disclaimers section for details.

4. Your Account

Creating an account

Some features require an account. When you create one, please use accurate information. Your email is how we communicate with you about your account, and inaccurate details can prevent us from helping you if something goes wrong.

Keeping it secure

You are responsible for:

• Keeping your login credentials secure
• Everything that happens under your account
• Telling us immediately if you suspect unauthorized access ([email protected])

Closing your account

You can close your account at any time by contacting [email protected]. We may also suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms. If we do, we will tell you why (unless prohibited by law or ongoing investigation).

5. Acceptable Use

We built WritersLogic for writers who want to understand, improve, and protect their work. That is the intended use.

What the tool is for

• Analyzing your own authentic writing to understand patterns and improve your craft
• Creating verifiable proof that you wrote something
• Educators and researchers studying writing analysis and authorship verification
• Content creators protecting and documenting their original work
• Professionals refining their writing voice
• Journalists documenting the provenance of their reporting

What you must not do

Violating these rules may result in immediate suspension or termination of your account. In serious cases, we may report the violation to relevant authorities.

6. Your Content

The only exception is content you voluntarily submit to community features (see Section 7). Even then, you retain your copyright — you just grant us a license to display it as part of the community feature.

About feedback: If you send us suggestions about the product, we may use those ideas to improve the Service. By providing feedback, you grant us a royalty-free license to use it. You are not obligated to send us feedback.

7. Community Features

We offer community features where users can share writing and vote on contributions. These have additional rules because they involve shared, public content.

Submission rules

• Contributions must be your original work
• Contributions must meet any stated length or format requirements
• No hate speech, explicit content, or illegal material
• Submission limits may apply per voting period

What you are granting us

Voting and prizes

• Voting rules are specified for each community feature
• You cannot vote for your own submission
• Winners receive prizes as promotional codes (non-transferable, no cash value, expire after 90 days)
• Winners are responsible for any applicable taxes
• We reserve the right to disqualify entries that violate guidelines

Moderation

We can remove, edit, or refuse any contribution that violates these Terms or community guidelines. Repeated violations may result in permanent exclusion from community features.

8. Subscriptions and Payments

Plans and pricing

We offer free and paid plans. Current pricing is shown on our website. We may change pricing with 30 days' notice.

Billing

• Paid subscriptions are billed in advance, either monthly or annually
• Payment is processed by our payment provider (currently Stripe)
• By subscribing, you authorize recurring charges to your payment method

Cancellation and renewal

Subscriptions renew automatically. You can cancel anytime through your account settings or by contacting [email protected]. Cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period — you keep access until then.

Refunds

We handle refund requests on a case-by-case basis. We generally offer full refunds within 14 days of your initial purchase if the Service does not meet your expectations. After 14 days, refunds are at our discretion. Contact [email protected].

Free tier

The free tier has usage limits and does not include all features. We may modify or discontinue the free tier at any time, but we will give reasonable notice if we do.

9. Intellectual Property

What belongs to us

The Service itself — its code, design, features, documentation, and branding — belongs to WritersLogic, Inc. and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or sell any part of the Service without our written permission.

What belongs to you

Your writing, your authorship proofs, your data. Since analysis and proof generation run locally, we never even have access to it. You retain all rights. See Section 6 for details on community submissions.

10. Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third-party providers for authentication, payments, and hosting. Your use of those services is subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

Your own API keys

If you use your own API keys for optional enhanced features (such as AI-powered analysis), you should know:

• You are responsible for any charges from those API providers
• Your use must comply with the provider's terms of service
• Your keys are stored only in your browser's temporary storage — we never see them
• We are not responsible for issues arising from third-party API usage
• Never share your API keys with anyone else

10a. OnRecord Studio

OnRecord Studio is a desktop application that helps you organize and compare public records. These terms apply to it in addition to the rest of this page. Where they differ, this section controls for that app.

Findings are leads, not conclusions

• A finding is a statement about the records you imported and the dates recorded in them. It is not a legal conclusion, a determination that anyone broke the law, or legal advice.
• Deadline results depend on the dates present in your records. Where a date is missing or estimated, the app says so, and a result based on an estimate is provisional.
• You are responsible for checking every finding against the source record, and for any decision, filing or publication that relies on it. Do not publish a claim about a person or agency on the strength of a finding alone.

Your records and sources

• You keep all rights in your records and work product. Records stay on your Mac and we do not receive them, so we cannot recover them if you lose them. Keep your own backups.
• You are responsible for having the right to collect and use the records you import, and for following the terms, rate limits and robots rules of the sites you collect from. Do not use the app to overload a site, evade a block, or obtain material you are not entitled to access.
• Do not use the app to harass or expose private individuals, or to reverse redactions the law requires to stay in place.

Optional AI research

AI research is off until you turn it on. When on, excerpts of your records are sent to the provider you choose, using your own API key, and your use of that provider is governed by its terms and charges. You are responsible for deciding whether you may share those excerpts. AI output can be wrong and must be checked against the source like any other finding.

Trial, license and devices

• The app requires an account. The free trial is 30 days, starts once per account and once per Mac, and needs no card.
• A license is for the named account and for up to two Macs at a time. Signing in on a third Mac asks you to retire the least recently used one. A second macOS user on a Mac counts as a second device.
• Multi-seat plans license the people you invite. The purchaser manages seats and may revoke them.
• Pricing is per seat per year, billed annually, and taxes are extra. Updates are included while your license is active. An update never extends a trial or a license.
• Discounted plans, including nonprofit and education plans, may require verification and may be withdrawn if the conditions stop applying.
• A refund, payment dispute or failed payment ends the license, and the app stops working at its next license check. Without a valid license you can still read records already on your Mac, but analysis and other features are unavailable. The app works offline for a short period between checks.
• Refunds follow the policy in section 8. You may cancel at any time, effective at the end of the paid period.
• You may not circumvent, patch or share the license, or attempt to reset a trial.

Accounts and deletion

You can delete your account from inside the app once any active subscription is canceled. Deleting it does not delete records on your Mac. What we keep after deletion is described in section 6a of our Privacy Policy.

11. Disclaimers

We believe in being upfront about what WritersLogic can and cannot do.

The service is provided "as is"

What WritersLogic does not guarantee

To be specific:

• We cannot guarantee that content analyzed will achieve any particular outcome with third-party tools or reviewers
• Our analysis scores are our own methodology and may not correlate with other tools
• Following suggestions does not guarantee any specific result
• Writing assessment technology evolves; results may vary over time

What WritersProof does not guarantee

• Authorship proofs may not be accepted by every court, institution, or third party
• SWF proofs and timestamp anchors are evidence, not a legal guarantee of authorship
• The Service cannot prevent or resolve all authorship disputes
• Timestamping does not constitute legal protection in all jurisdictions

Not professional advice

WritersLogic is a tool for writers. It is not legal advice, academic guidance, or professional consulting. If you need advice about a specific legal or academic situation, please consult a qualified professional.

12. Limitation of Liability

13. Dispute Resolution

We strongly prefer resolving problems through conversation rather than litigation.

Step 1: Talk to us

Before filing any formal dispute, please contact us at [email protected]. We will work with you to resolve the issue informally within 60 days. Most problems can be solved this way.

Step 2: Binding arbitration

If we cannot resolve a dispute informally, it will be settled by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will take place in Delaware, United States.

Class action waiver

You agree to resolve disputes individually, not as part of a class action or representative proceeding.

Exception

Either party may seek injunctive relief in court for infringement of intellectual property rights or other irreparable harm.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will:

• Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• Notify you by email for material changes
• Display a prominent notice in the app

We will not make changes retroactively. If a change significantly reduces your rights, we will give you the option to close your account. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

15. The Legal Bits

The following provisions are standard legal terms. We include them because they are necessary for a complete legal agreement, not because we expect them to come up often.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any legal action not subject to arbitration must be brought in the federal or state courts of Delaware.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest of the Terms remain in effect. The invalid provision will be modified to the minimum extent needed to make it enforceable.

Waiver

If we do not enforce a particular provision, that does not mean we waive our right to enforce it later. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by us.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless WritersLogic, Inc. from claims, damages, losses, and expenses arising from your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party rights.

Force majeure

We are not liable for failures or delays caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, pandemics, internet outages, or government actions.

Assignment

You may not transfer your rights under these Terms without our written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations (for example, in a corporate acquisition) without restriction.

Export compliance

You agree to comply with all applicable export and import laws. You represent that you are not located in a US-embargoed country and are not on any US government restricted-parties list.

Entire agreement

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and WritersLogic, Inc. regarding the Service. They supersede all prior agreements and communications.

16. Contact Us

Questions about these terms? Need help with your account? We are real people and we read every message.