Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Kova Chrome extension, web application, and related services (collectively, the “Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Kova is an intelligent web highlighter and research workspace platform that allows users to:

• Highlight and save text from web pages via a Chrome extension.
• Organize highlights into topic-based AI workspaces.
• Score content relevance using AI algorithms.
• Chat with curated research using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Generate publish-ready summaries and reports from research data.

3. Account Registration

To use certain features of the Service, you must create an account. You agree to:

• Provide accurate and complete registration information.
• Maintain the security of your account credentials.
• Promptly notify us of any unauthorized use of your account.
• Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
• Infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.
• Distribute malware, spam, or harmful content.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its systems.
• Scrape, crawl, or use automated tools to extract data from the Service (beyond the intended API usage).
• Circumvent any usage limits, access controls, or security measures.
• Use the Service to harass, abuse, or harm others.

5. User Content

5.1 Ownership

You retain ownership of all content you create, upload, or store through the Service, including highlights, annotations, workspace configurations, and generated outputs (“User Content”).

5.2 License to Kova

By using the Service, you grant Kova a limited, non-exclusive license to process, store, and display your User Content solely for the purpose of providing and improving the Service. We do not use your User Content to train general-purpose AI models.

5.3 Responsibility

You are solely responsible for the legality, accuracy, and appropriateness of your User Content. You represent that you have the necessary rights to highlight, save, and process the content you interact with through the Service.

6. Subscription Plans and Payments

6.1 Free Tier

The Service offers a free tier with limited features as described on our pricing page. Free tier features may be modified at any time with reasonable notice.

6.2 Paid Plans

Paid subscriptions are billed monthly or annually. Prices are displayed on our pricing page and may be updated with 30 days' notice. All fees are non-refundable except as required by law.

6.3 Academic Discount

Users with verified academic email addresses (.edu, .ac.uk, or equivalent institutional domains) may be eligible for promotional offers including extended free trials of Pro features. Eligibility is determined at our sole discretion.

7. AI-Generated Content

The Service uses artificial intelligence to process your highlights and generate responses, summaries, and relevance scores. You acknowledge that:

• AI-generated outputs are based on your curated content and may not be perfectly accurate.
• You are responsible for reviewing and verifying AI-generated content before relying on it.
• Kova does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI outputs.

8. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its design, code, features, trademarks, and documentation, is the intellectual property of Kova. You may not copy, modify, distribute, or reverse-engineer any part of the Service without our prior written consent.

9. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time for violation of these Terms or for any reason at our sole discretion, with or without notice. Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. You may export your data before termination by using the data export feature or by contacting support.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, KOVA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

12. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in India.

13. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated Terms on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

• 📧 Email: legal@kovadex.app
• 🌐 Website: kovadex.app