Terms of Service

Last updated: February 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using LiterView, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our service.

2. Description of Service

LiterView is a platform for discovering and engaging with academic research papers. We aggregate publicly available information about research papers and provide tools for users to save, vote on, and discuss papers.

3. User Accounts

To access certain features, you must create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities under your account.

4. User Conduct

You agree not to:

  • Post content that is unlawful, harmful, or offensive
  • Impersonate others or misrepresent your affiliation
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
  • Use automated tools to scrape or abuse our service
  • Interfere with other users' enjoyment of the platform

5. Intellectual Property

The content you post (comments, etc.) remains yours, but you grant us a license to display it on our platform. We respect the intellectual property rights of paper authors and publishers.

6. Disclaimer

LiterView is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the platform.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, LiterView shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service.

8. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

9. Contact

For questions about these Terms, please contact us at legal@litpulse.com