Terms of Service

Please read these terms carefully before using PaperGym

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using PaperGym ("Service", "Platform", "we", "us", or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Service.

These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and PaperGym. By creating an account, accessing our Platform, or using any of our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Description of Service

PaperGym is a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that provides interactive learning experiences for machine learning and artificial intelligence concepts through:

  • Curated research papers from the AI/ML domain
  • Interactive coding drills and exercises
  • Automated grading and feedback systems
  • AI-powered hints and learning assistance
  • Progress tracking and analytics

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

3. User Accounts and Registration

3.1 Account Creation: To access certain features of the Service, you must register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

3.2 Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account.

3.3 Account Termination: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account at any time for violation of these Terms or for any other reason we deem appropriate, with or without notice.

3.4 Eligibility: You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian's permission to use the Service.

4. Subscription and Billing

4.1 Subscription Plans: PaperGym offers the following subscription tiers:

  • Free Tier: Access to all papers and drills with 3 AI hints per week
  • Premium Monthly: $4.99/month - Unlimited AI hints, advanced analytics, and unlimited auto-save
  • Premium Annual: $35.88/year (equivalent to $2.99/month, save 40%) - All Premium features

4.2 Billing: Subscriptions are billed on a recurring basis. By subscribing, you authorize us to charge your payment method on a recurring basis according to your selected plan. All fees are non-refundable except as expressly stated in Section 4.4.

4.3 Automatic Renewal: Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel before the renewal date. The renewal charge will be at the then-current subscription rate.

4.4 Refund Policy - 7-Day Money-Back Guarantee: We offer a 7-day money-back guarantee for new Premium subscriptions. If you are not satisfied with your Premium subscription, you may request a full refund within 7 days of your initial purchase. To request a refund, please contact us at [email protected]. Refunds are only available for the first payment of a new subscription and do not apply to renewal payments.

4.5 Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings or by contacting [email protected]. Cancellation will take effect at the end of your current billing period. You will continue to have access to Premium features until the end of your paid period. No partial refunds are provided for mid-cycle cancellations.

4.6 Price Changes: We reserve the right to modify our pricing at any time. Price changes will not affect existing subscriptions until the next renewal period. We will notify you of any price changes at least 30 days before they take effect.

4.7 Taxes: All fees are exclusive of applicable taxes, which you are responsible for paying. If we are required to collect or pay taxes on your behalf, such taxes will be added to your invoice.

5. User Content and Code Submissions

5.1 User Content: You retain all rights to the code, solutions, and other content you submit to PaperGym ("User Content"). By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, store, process, and display your User Content solely for the purpose of providing and improving the Service.

5.2 Code Analysis: Your submitted code may be analyzed by automated systems and AI models for the purpose of providing feedback, grading, and hints. We do not share your code with third parties except as necessary to provide the Service.

5.3 Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your User Content. You represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights to submit your User Content and that it does not violate any laws or third-party rights.

5.4 Privacy: Your code submissions are private by default and are not shared with other users unless you explicitly choose to share them. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information on how we handle your data.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 PaperGym Content: All content provided by PaperGym, including but not limited to drills, exercises, test cases, curriculum, design, graphics, user interface, and the compilation of content ("PaperGym Content"), is owned by PaperGym or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

6.2 Limited License: We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use PaperGym Content solely for your personal, non-commercial educational purposes in accordance with these Terms.

6.3 Restrictions: You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or lease any part of our Service or PaperGym Content, nor may you reverse engineer or attempt to extract the source code of our platform, unless expressly permitted by law.

6.4 Research Papers: Research papers provided on the Platform are subject to their original licenses and copyrights. We provide access to these papers for educational purposes only. You should consult the original sources for licensing information.

7. Third-Party Services

Our Service integrates with the following third-party services:

  • Clerk: Authentication and user management services
  • Stripe: Payment processing and subscription management
  • Vercel: Hosting and deployment infrastructure
  • Google Gemini: AI-powered hints and feedback generation

Your use of these third-party services is subject to their respective terms of service and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the practices or content of these third-party services.

We make no warranties regarding the availability, accuracy, or reliability of third-party services and disclaim all liability for any damages arising from your use of such services.

8. Prohibited Use

You agree not to use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in any way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Academic Dishonesty: Using PaperGym to complete coursework, assignments, or exams in violation of your institution's academic integrity policies
  • Cheating: Sharing solutions, answers, or test cases with other users or obtaining unauthorized assistance
  • Unauthorized Access: Attempting to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Service, other user accounts, or computer systems connected to the Service
  • Automated Access: Using bots, scrapers, or automated tools to access the Service without our express written permission
  • Reverse Engineering: Attempting to decompile, reverse engineer, or extract our proprietary algorithms, test cases, or grading logic
  • Sharing Accounts: Sharing your account credentials with others or allowing others to access the Service through your account
  • System Interference: Interfering with or disrupting the Service or servers connected to the Service
  • Malicious Code: Uploading viruses, malware, or any code designed to harm or exploit the Service

Violation of these prohibitions may result in immediate termination of your account and legal action.

9. 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.

We do not warrant that:

  • The Service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free
  • The results obtained from using the Service will be accurate or reliable
  • Any errors or defects in the Service will be corrected
  • The Service will meet your specific requirements or expectations

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Service is accessed at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from such material.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL PAPERGYM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM:

  • Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service
  • Any conduct or content of any third party on the Service
  • Any content obtained from the Service
  • Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO THE SERVICE EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless PaperGym, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service, your User Content, or your violation of these Terms.

12. Dispute Resolution

12.1 Informal Resolution: Before filing a claim, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting us at [email protected]. We'll try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting you via email.

12.2 Binding Arbitration: If we cannot resolve the dispute informally, any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Service will be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration will be conducted in English in the United States.

12.3 Class Action Waiver: You agree that any arbitration or proceeding shall be limited to the dispute between us and you individually. To the full extent permitted by law, no arbitration or proceeding shall be joined with any other, and there is no right or authority for any dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis.

12.4 Governing Law: These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

13. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the bottom of this page. We may also notify you via email or through a notice on our Service.

Your continued use of the Service after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service.

We encourage you to review these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

14. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including but not limited to your breach of these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may discontinue using the Service and contact us to request account deletion.

All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including but not limited to ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

15. General Provisions

15.1 Entire Agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and PaperGym regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements.

15.2 Severability: If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

15.3 Waiver: Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights.

15.4 Assignment: You may not assign or transfer these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations under these Terms without restriction.

16. Contact Information

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

Last Updated: January 31, 2026