Terms of Service

Welcome to StudyMaster. By accessing or using our platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. Please read them carefully before using our services.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By creating an account or using StudyMaster, you confirm that you are at least 13 years of age (or have parental consent if younger), and that you agree to comply with these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use our platform.

2. Use of the Platform

StudyMaster is an AI-powered study platform intended for educational purposes. You agree to use the platform only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these terms. You must not:

• Use the platform to cheat, plagiarize, or engage in academic dishonesty
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, hack, or disrupt the platform
• Share your account credentials with others
• Upload harmful, illegal, or inappropriate content
• Use automated tools to scrape or abuse the platform

3. AI-Generated Content

StudyMaster uses artificial intelligence to generate study materials, summaries, quizzes, and tutoring responses. You acknowledge that:

• AI-generated content may contain errors or inaccuracies
• Content should be used as a supplementary study aid, not as a sole source of truth
• You are responsible for verifying important information with authoritative sources
• We do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of AI-generated materials

4. User Content

You retain ownership of the content you upload or create on StudyMaster. By uploading content, you grant us a limited license to process, store, and use that content solely to provide and improve our services. We will not use your personal study content for advertising or share it with third parties without your consent.

5. Account Responsibility

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information.

6. Intellectual Property

The StudyMaster platform, including its design, features, and original content, is owned by us and protected by intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or create derivative works from our platform without explicit written permission.

7. Disclaimers

StudyMaster is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that the platform will be uninterrupted or error-free. Use of the platform is at your own risk. AI tutoring and study tools are supplements to, not replacements for, formal education.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, StudyMaster shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data or academic performance, arising out of or in connection with your use of the platform.

9. Termination

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at our discretion if you violate these terms or engage in conduct harmful to other users or the platform. You may also delete your account at any time through the Settings page.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. We will notify users of material changes by updating the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

11. Governing Law

These terms are governed by applicable laws. Any disputes arising under these terms shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation first, followed by binding arbitration if necessary.

12. Third-Party Connectors & Integrations

StudyMaster may allow you to connect third-party services to enhance your experience, including but not limited to:

• Google Calendar — By connecting Google Calendar, you authorize StudyMaster to read your upcoming calendar events and create new events on your behalf. Events imported from Google Calendar are displayed in your schedule as read-only reference events. Study sessions, assignments, and other items you create in StudyMaster may be pushed to your Google Calendar when you choose to do so. We do not delete or modify existing Google Calendar events.
• Google Classroom — If your school district uses Google Classroom integration, StudyMaster may sync your class roster, assignments, and course topics so they appear within your StudyMaster courses and planner. This data is fetched from Google Classroom via your school's authorized connection and is used solely to display your class information. We do not modify or delete any Google Classroom data. Your school administrator controls whether this integration is enabled.
• Other Connectors — Any additional third-party services connected through the platform are subject to those providers' own terms and privacy policies. You are responsible for reviewing and agreeing to those terms before connecting.

You may revoke connector access at any time through your Google Account permissions or through the Settings page. StudyMaster is not liable for data handled by third-party services once authorized.

13. User-Built AI Features

StudyMaster allows users to build custom AI-powered study tools using the "My Features" builder. By creating and using custom features, you acknowledge that:

• Custom features are powered by AI and may produce inaccurate or incomplete outputs
• You are responsible for any content you input into custom features
• Custom features that connect to third-party services are subject to those services' terms
• StudyMaster may review or remove custom features that violate these terms

14. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please reach out through the Settings page or your account support channel.

15. Camera & Microphone — Scholar Video Mode

StudyMaster's Scholar feature includes an optional Video Mode that uses your device camera and microphone to deliver an interactive AI tutoring experience. By enabling Video Mode, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

• Camera and microphone access are entirely voluntary and only activated when you explicitly start a Scholar Video Mode session.
• During active sessions, the app captures periodic still frames (not continuous video) from your camera and sends them to our AI to check whether you appear focused or distracted.
• These camera frames are processed transiently and are not permanently stored, saved, or shared. No video recordings are made at any time.
• When you press "Start Talking," your microphone is used via the browser's Web Speech API to transcribe your speech to text. The transcribed text is sent to Scholar for a tutoring response. No raw audio is stored or transmitted to our servers.
• Scholar's spoken responses use the browser's built-in Web Speech Synthesis (text-to-speech) API — no external audio processing services are used.
• The AI may display on-screen focus reminders based on its camera analysis.
• You can stop Video Mode and revoke camera or microphone access at any time through your browser or device settings.
• StudyMaster is not liable for camera or microphone permission issues caused by browser or operating system restrictions.
• This feature is intended for users aged 13 and older. Younger users should only use this feature with parental consent and supervision.

By using Scholar Video Mode, you grant StudyMaster a limited, session-only license to access your camera and microphone solely for the purposes of focus detection and voice-based tutoring as described above.