Terms of use

The Website www.paralleldots.com and Komprehend (or "Komprehend") services are owned and operated by "Komprehend, Inc." ("we" or "us"). Your ("you", "You", "Your") use of the website and the Komprehend services are subjected to the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Service (the "Terms of Service"). Please read this terms of service agreement carefully by accessing or using our website or Komprehend service. You acknowledge that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound to all the terms of service without modification, conditions, or notices. If you do not agree to these terms, exit this page and do not access or use the website or the Komprehend service. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies and websites not under the control of Komprehend or to individuals that Komprehend does not employ or manage.

You promise that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with Komprehend. You may only use the Services in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations. We can’t and won’t be responsible for your using the Services in a way that breaks the law.

1. Attribution

You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions below. You must not:

1.1 Republish material from this website (including republication on another website).

1.2 Sell, rent or sub-license material on the website.

1.3 Reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose.

1.4 Edit or otherwise modify or reverse compile, reverse engineer or create derivative works from any material on the website.

1.5 Use the material on the website for or on behalf of any third party or to provide a service. You must use the website in accordance with the instructions and guidance for use appearing on the website.

Where content is specifically made available for redistribution, it may only be redistributed within your business or organisation.
We reserve the right at any time without prior notice to: (i) revise, modify and replace the content of the website; and (ii) suspend or permanently discontinue availability of the website.

When using Komprehend, or content generated via the Komprehend, for any purpose, you agree to:

(a) Provide attribution to Komprehend within any published works that are based on or mention the Komprehend Services, or content generated through use of Komprehend Service, including but not limited to research papers and journal articles.

(b) Provide attribution to Komprehend within all web pages or documents where content and/or API results from use of the Komprehend Services are used or displayed.

2. Fees & Services

2.1 Komprehend offers a range of services at different tiers of pricing. The Student Plan is meant specifically for use by students, and the Early-Stage Start-Up Plan is designed for early-stage companies.
2.1.1 To be eligible for the Student Plan, students are required to send an email to [email protected] using their academic domain email address. Our support team will then provide guidance. Additionally, students may be asked to provide their student ID for verification purposes.
2.1.2 To become eligible for the Early-Stage Start-Up Plan, companies must fulfill the following conditions -

• Up to $1M in funding
• Employee count - 1 to 10
• Less than 3 years old

2.2 Komprehend may change its fee structure and/or provide an upgrade service at any time with notice, in which case new rates will be in effect as of the next renewal period. Member Responsibilities: To register for the Service, you must complete the registration process by providing Komprehend with current, complete and accurate information as required by the registration form.

2.3 You agree to immediately notify Komprehend of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security known to you. You agree to let Komprehend use your organization's logo in its customer list and at other places on its website (including but not limited to www.paralleldots.com).

2.4 Anyone getting access to paid API services of Komprehend is referred to as the "Client". The Client agrees to pay money for requested API services using interface on Komprehend website. All payment for API usage will be made at the time of subscribing to a 30-days plan. This billing is automatic and recurring. The subscription will renew after every 30 days from the date of subscription, unless the user cancels the subscription from the dashboard Komprehend will keep a secure record of the credit card details to process the automatic renewal of subscription. Please write to [email protected] for any questions or concerns.

2.5 In case of termination requested by the Client, Komprehend reserves the right to recover any unpaid dues before terminating the account of the Client.

2.6 A case of a request for a service of a higher priced service than previously sought (given the previously sought service was not free APIs) by Client is treated as a case of termination + starting usage of a higher price service.

2.7 For both termination or request of service of a higher value by the client, they need to send a mail at [email protected] clearly stating their request mentioning their API key. The receipt of this email will be treated as a request to terminate or higher priced service depending on what is stated.

3. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Komprehend.com, its contractors, its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, at your expense, from and against any and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and suits and expenses, including attorneys"™ fees, arising from your use of the Komprehend Service, and the website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.

4. Third Parties

4.1 If you allow a third party access to the Service through your account, you shall ensure that said third party is bound by and abides by the terms of this Agreement. All provisions in this Agreement, including but not limited to warranty disclaimers, indemnity, limitations of liability, and proprietary rights, are applicable to the Third Party.

5. Disclaimer or Warranties

5.1 The Komprehend Service is provided "as is". The Komprehend and its contractors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

5.2 Neither The Komprehend nor its contractors make any warranty that the Client, Service, or website will be error free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted.

5.3 You understand that the use of The Komprehend Service, and the website is at your own discretion and risk.

6. Limitation Of Liability

Komprehend, Inc. will not be liable to you or any third-party claimant for any indirect, special, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits or lost data collected through the service and/or use of Komprehend.com), or incidental damages, whether based on a claim or action of contract, warranty, negligence, strict liability, or other tort, breach of any statutory duty, indemnity or contribution, or otherwise, even if possible client, the has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Service Levels

7.1. Komprehend.com does not guarantee the Service will be operable at all times or during any down time, including but not limited to Internet Service Provider outages, equipment failures, scheduled maintenance, or force majeure.

7.2. Proprietary Rights Notice: The Service, which includes but is not limited to all intellectually property rights in the Service, will always be the property of Komprehend.com. You may use the Komprehend Service subject to acceptance of these Terms of Service.

7.3 You will not, nor will you, allow any third party to reverse engineer and/or create derivatives of the Komprehend.com, using any method possible.You will not, nor will you, allow any third party to modify the Komprehend or Komprehend Services in any way. You will use the Komprehend.com solely for your commercial use and will not make the Komprehend available for any type of external service such as, but not limited to, an application service provider.

7.4 You may not access the Komprehend services if you are a competitor, except with prior written consent from Komprehend. In addition, you may not access the services for purposes of monitoring their availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.

8. API Services

8.1. API LICENSE: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the Term, Komprehend grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable, non-assignable license to access and use the selected proprietary Application Programming Interface solely to implement, integrate and use the Komprehend Services for personal or internal business purposes.

8.2. API KEY: Komprehend makes the API available to you electronically, requiring a Komprehend API Key for you to access the services. As a condition of receipt and use, of this Key it is acknowledged that API key is to be kept private. It may not be shared or otherwise disclosed to third parties. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to protect this API Key. You also acknowledge that you will not create multiple accounts to get multiple API Keys at any time and under whatever circumstances.

8.3 API RESTRICTIONS: Provision of the Komprehend Service is conditioned upon Customer"s proper use of the Komprehend API. Except as expressly authorized under this Agreement, Customer may not:

• Copy, rent, lease, sell, transfer, assign, sublicense, disassemble, reverse engineer, create derivative works, decompile, modify, adapt or alter any part of the Komprehend API.
• Use the Komprehend API on behalf of any third party or otherwise make the API available over a network where it could be used by others.
• Create multiple accounts and/or use multiple API Keys.
• Publish information obtained through use of the API.
• Use the Product to reproduce copyrighted material.
• Use the Komprehend API to disable, interfere with, or override Komprehend Services in a manner that bypasses this Agreement or the API Key registration process, including but not limited to; proxy servers, spiders, robots or other technology.
• Use the Komprehend API in any manner that violates any laws directly or indirectly.

9. Termination

The Komprehend.com Team may terminate the Service and/or website access at any time and for any reason without notice. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your service, you may simply stop using the Service or stop accessing the website. However, although this agreement may terminate between the Komprehend.com Team and you, some provisions of this Agreement shall still be in effect, including, without limitation, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, limitations of liability, and proprietary rights. Modifications: The Komprehend.com Team reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of these terms. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Service periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Komprehend.com or access to the Komprehend.com website following the changes in these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes. Miscellaneous: Komprehend.com shall be excused from performance hereunder to the extent that performance is prevented, delayed or obstructed by causes beyond its reasonable control. This Terms of Service Agreement represents the complete agreement between you and Komprehend.com concerning its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements and representations between the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the extent necessary to make it enforceable to the maximum extent possible so as to affect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Terms of Service Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. This Terms of Service Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the state of India without reference to its conflict of law principles. In the event of any conflicts between foreign law, rules, and regulations, and Indian law, rules, and regulations, Indian law, rules, and regulations shall prevail and govern. Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Raver, India. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act shall not apply to this Agreement. A waiver of any default is not a waiver of any subsequent default. You may not assign or otherwise transfer any of your rights hereunder without Komprehend.com prior written consent and any such attempt is void. The relationship between Komprehend.com and you is not one of a legal partnership relationship, but is one of independent contractors. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

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