Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website, services, and open-source tools provided by Etude AI Inc. ("Etude AI," "we," "us," or "our"), an artificial intelligence research company incorporated in Ontario, Canada. By accessing or using our website at etud.ca or any of our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using our website, services, or open-source tools, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use our website or services.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Your continued use of our website or services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you are using our services on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

Description of Service

Etude AI is an artificial intelligence research company focused on advancing AI through rigorous evaluation, deliberate practice, and open science. Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Research: We conduct and publish research in areas including evaluation frameworks, autonomous agents, and multimodal AI systems.
• Open-Source Tools: We develop and maintain open-source software tools, benchmarks, and evaluation frameworks that are made available to the research community and the public.
• Benchmarks: We create and maintain benchmarks for measuring AI system performance, reliability, and capability.
• Website: Our website provides information about our research, team, open positions, and publications.

Intellectual Property

Open-Source Software: Our open-source tools, benchmarks, and evaluation frameworks are released under the Apache License 2.0, unless otherwise specified in the relevant repository. You may use, modify, and distribute these tools in accordance with the terms of the applicable open-source licence.

Website Content: All content on this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, design elements, and the overall look and feel, is the proprietary property of Etude AI Inc. and is protected by Canadian and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from our website content without our prior written consent.

Research Publications: Our research publications may be subject to their own licensing terms as specified in each publication. Where no specific licence is stated, all rights are reserved by Etude AI Inc.

Trademarks: "Etude AI," the Etude AI logo, and related marks are trademarks of Etude AI Inc. You may not use our trademarks without our prior written permission.

User Conduct

When using our website and services, you agree not to:

• Violate any applicable local, provincial, national, or international law or regulation
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of our website, services, or infrastructure
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems, networks, or data
• Use automated systems, bots, or scripts to access our website in a manner that sends more requests than a human could reasonably produce in the same period
• Transmit any viruses, malware, or other harmful code
• Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely represent your affiliation with any person or entity
• Collect or harvest personal information of other users without their consent
• Use our services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our infrastructure

Disclaimer of Warranties

Our website, services, and open-source tools are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Etude AI disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and accuracy. We do not warrant that:

• Our website or services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
• The results obtained from the use of our services or tools will be accurate or reliable
• Any defects in our services or tools will be corrected
• Our open-source tools are suitable for any particular purpose or application

You acknowledge that AI research and tools involve inherent uncertainties, and you use our services and tools at your own risk.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Etude AI Inc., its directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, or use, arising out of or in connection with:

• Your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) our website, services, or open-source tools
• Any conduct or content of any third party on or related to our services
• Any content obtained from our services
• Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your data or transmissions

In no event shall our total liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of our services exceed one hundred Canadian dollars (CAD $100.00).

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability for certain types of damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario, Canada. You irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive any objection to the venue of any proceedings in such courts.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. When we make material changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide notice through our website.

Your continued use of our website or services after any modifications to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms of Service, please contact us: