Vericy AI

Vericy Terms of Service

Effective Date: August 7, 2024





1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using https://vericy.ai (the "Website") or any Vericy Services (the "We,'' ''Us,'' ''Ours,'' ''Vericy,'' or "Services"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree with these Terms, please refrain from using Vericy’s Services.





2. Services

We provide the following services designed to enhance user privacy understanding and data awareness:



Privacy Scorecard:

  • Vericy analyzes and grades privacy policies based on publicly available information, focusing on data collection, sharing, retention, and user rights.
  • Vericy generates easy-to-understand reports summarizing these practices.
  • Note: This analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.


Nudge Signal:

  • Users can submit "nudge signals" to indicate dissatisfaction with a brand's data practices.
  • Vericy aggregates these signals to provide consumer sentiment insights, which are displayed in anonymized and aggregated form across various brands.


Important:

  • Vericy does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information provided through its Services.
  • Users are responsible for ensuring that submitted data and feedback are accurate.
  • Vericy reserves the right to modify its Services at any time and may use anonymized data to improve service offerings.


By using these Services, you acknowledge that Vericy provides tools to analyze privacy policies but is not responsible for any decisions made based on the information provided.





3. Use License

Vericy grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Services for personal, non-commercial purposes only. You agree not to use Vericy’s Services:



  • In any manner that violates any applicable law or regulation.
  • In any manner that infringes the rights of others.
  • In any way that contravenes the rules and restrictions set forth in this Agreement.




4. User Conduct

Your use of this Website is governed by our Acceptable Use Policy, which outlines the expected conduct while using our Services. You can review the policy in detail here.





5. User-Generated Content and Nudge Signals

When you submit content, including nudge signals and feedback, you:



  • Grant Vericy a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, store, reproduce, and display your submitted content for Service improvement and to generate anonymized user insights.
  • Acknowledge that Vericy may publicly display aggregated and anonymized versions of your feedback or nudge signals.


Note: Vericy reserves the right to review and remove inappropriate submissions but is not responsible for verifying the validity or accuracy of user-submitted content.





6. Intellectual Property

All content and materials provided through Vericy’s Services, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, and software, are the intellectual property of Vericy or its licensors. You may not use, distribute, or copy Vericy’s intellectual property without express written permission.



Vericy also uses third-party data sets and models, including:



  • The OPP-115 Annotation Data Set from Carnegie Mellon University.
  • The PrivaSeer dataset and PrivBert model from Penn State University.


These resources are licensed for internal use, such as training machine learning models and enhancing privacy policy analysis. Users are not granted any direct access to these datasets or models.





7. Disclaimers; No Warranties

The Website and all Vericy Services are provided on an “As Is” and “As Available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to:



  • Warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.


You agree and acknowledge that:

  • Vericy reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Website or Services at any time, without notice at our sole discretion.
  • Your use of the Website and its content is at your own risk. Vericy is not responsible for any damage to your property or loss of data resulting from your use of the Services.




8. Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including negligence, will Vericy be liable for:

  • Any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to loss of business, data, or profits, arising from your use or inability to use the Website or Services.
  • Any interactions with third parties.


Vericy's total liability will not exceed the greater of the amount paid by you for access to the Services in the last twelve months or $500.



Note: Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations, so they may not apply to you.





9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes related to these Terms will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in New Jersey.





10. Contact Information

For any questions or concerns regarding these Terms, you can contact us at:



Email: privacy@vericy.ai

Address:

  • Thalus, Inc., 991 US 22, Suite 200, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
  • Montezinha Building, Old Market, Madgaon, Goa 403601

Phone: +1 716 575-5626