Terms of Service

Effective Date: [Month Day, Year]
Last Updated: [Month Day, Year]

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of MacroIndex (the "Service"), including our website, web application, and any related features (including OCR scanning and AI-powered nutrition lookup). The Service is operated by [Legal Company Name] ("MacroIndex," "we," "us," or "our").

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1) Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are under 18, you represent that you have permission from a parent or legal guardian.

2) The Service Is Not Medical Advice

MacroIndex provides nutrition and wellness tracking tools for informational and educational purposes only. - We are not a medical provider. - The Service does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. - Do not rely on the Service for medical decisions. Consult a qualified physician or registered dietitian for medical or dietary guidance.

3) Accounts and Security

You are responsible for: - maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials, - all activity occurring under your account, - providing accurate account information.

We may disable accounts that appear compromised or used abusively.

4) User Content and Inputs

The Service allows you to submit content including food entries, logs, goals, supplement tracking, weight and water entries, images for OCR scanning, and text prompts for AI features ("User Content").

You retain ownership of your User Content. You grant us a limited license to host, process, transmit, and display your User Content solely to operate and improve the Service and to comply with law.

5) OCR Scanning

If you upload images (e.g., nutrition labels), we process them to extract nutrition values. - OCR may be inaccurate due to lighting, angle, label formatting, or other factors. - You are responsible for reviewing and confirming extracted values before saving or relying on them.

6) AI-Powered Nutrition Lookup

Some features may use artificial intelligence to interpret requests and return nutrition information. - AI outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. - You should verify nutrition details against product packaging and official sources. - We may label results as "verified," "verified with assumptions," or "unverified/estimated," but those labels are not guarantees.

7) Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to: - misuse the Service (including attempting to gain unauthorized access), - interfere with security features, - use the Service to submit unlawful, harmful, or abusive content, - reverse engineer or scrape the Service, - use the Service to request non-nutrition assistance via AI in ways that violate our acceptable use limits.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

8) Admin and API Access

If you are an administrator, you may have access to administrative tooling and API endpoints. You are responsible for safeguarding API keys and ensuring you only use them in compliance with these Terms and applicable law.

9) Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if we reasonably believe you violated these Terms, used the Service abusively, or if required to comply with law.

10) Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT NUTRITION INFORMATION WILL BE ACCURATE.

11) Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MACROINDEX WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL.

OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: - THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR - $100 USD.

12) Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold MacroIndex harmless from claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms.

13) Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If changes are material, we will provide notice by updating the "Last Updated" date and/or providing additional notice within the Service.

14) Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of [State, USA], excluding conflict of law rules.

15) Contact

Questions about these Terms:
[Legal Company Name]
Email: [support@yourdomain.com]
Address: [Address]