Terms of service

1. The service

AuthorOS is provided by [Operator name] (Business ID [Business ID]), [Street address, postcode, city, Finland] (“we”). It helps authors take a finished manuscript to publication: editing tools, packaging and metadata, covers, typesetting, reader teams and launch marketing. AuthorOS is in early access: features may change, and some may be added or removed.

2. Accounts and access

• You must be 18 or over and give accurate details.
• You can create an account with Google, or with an email address and an invite code. A new account can sign in straight away, but the studio's features open only once we give it access, for example a free trial.
• A trial runs until the end date shown in the app. When it ends, your account is locked until access is renewed; your books are kept and nothing is deleted because a trial ended.
• Keep your sign-in details to yourself. You are responsible for what happens under your account, and should tell us straight away at [privacy@your-domain] if you think someone else has used it.

3. Price

AuthorOS is currently free to use for accounts we give access to. If we introduce paid plans, we will tell you the price and terms in advance, and you will not be charged unless you choose a paid plan.

4. Your work stays yours

You keep all rights to everything you upload and everything AuthorOS generates for you: your manuscripts, covers, blurbs, keywords, files and marketing material. You give us only the permission we need to store, process and display that content in order to provide the service to you, and nothing more. That permission ends when you delete the content or your account, apart from copies in our rolling backups, which are gone within 14 days. We do not use your work to train AI models and we never publish it unless you do so yourself, for example by publishing a book's reader page.

5. Generated suggestions

Much of AuthorOS produces suggestions: edits, blurbs, keywords, categories, cover checks, ad copy and launch plans. They are a starting point, not professional advice or a guarantee of results. Check them before you rely on them, including against the rules of the platforms you publish on, such as Amazon KDP. You decide what you publish and you are responsible for it.

6. Your own API keys

AuthorOS works without any third-party service. If you add your own API key for an AI or email provider, AuthorOS sends that provider what it needs for the task you start. Your use of that provider, including its costs and its handling of your content, is governed by your agreement with the provider, not by us. Any charges they make are yours.

7. Acceptable use

Do not use AuthorOS to:

• upload content you have no right to use, or that infringes someone else's rights;
• break the law, or harass, defraud or spam anyone, including your ARC and beta readers;
• try to get into other accounts or our systems, probe for weaknesses, or overload the service;
• resell or give others access to your account.

If you enter other people's details, such as your readers' names and email addresses, you are responsible for having the right to do so. See the privacy policy.

8. Availability and backups

We work to keep AuthorOS running and your data safe: it is backed up every night to a separate location. Even so, we cannot promise the service will always be available or free of errors, and there may be interruptions for maintenance or faults. Keep your own copy of your manuscript and of any files you download; AuthorOS is not a replacement for your own backups.

9. Liability

We are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, such as lost sales, lost profits or missed launch dates, and our total liability to you is limited to the amount you have paid us in the twelve months before the claim. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including liability for intent or gross negligence, or your rights as a consumer under mandatory law.

10. Ending your account

You can stop using AuthorOS at any time, and ask us to delete your account and everything in it by emailing [privacy@your-domain]. We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms; where it is reasonable, we will warn you first and give you a chance to download your work. If we shut AuthorOS down, we will give at least 30 days' notice.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. If a change matters, we will tell you in the app or by email at least 30 days before it takes effect. If you do not agree, you can stop using AuthorOS and have your account deleted before then.

12. Law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of Finland. If we have a disagreement, contact us first and we will try to sort it out. If you are a consumer, you may also bring the matter to the Finnish Consumer Disputes Board, and you keep the right to go to the courts where you live. Other disputes are settled by the District Court of the operator's home municipality.

13. Contact

[Operator name], [Street address, postcode, city, Finland]. Email: [privacy@your-domain].