Terms of Service, End User License Agreement & Intellectual Property Notice

2.1 License Grant

Subject to your compliance with this Agreement and timely payment of applicable fees, the Company grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Products solely for your internal personal or commercial business purposes during the applicable Subscription term.

2.2 Desktop Application License

For desktop Products, the license in Section 2.1 includes the right to install and run one (1) copy per device you own or control. Multi-device or multi-user deployments require purchase of the appropriate number of licenses.

2.3 Web Application & SaaS

Access to the web-based OCR and Book Builder application at illumilib.ai, and to all SaaS Products hosted by the Company, is provided on a per-Subscription basis. You may access such Products through a standard web browser and may not cache, scrape, or otherwise extract their content or functionality except as expressly permitted.

2.4 Restrictions

You may not, and may not permit any third party to:

• copy, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works of any Product;
• reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or attempt to derive the source code, algorithms, or underlying models of any Product, except as required by non-waivable applicable law;
• sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, rent, or otherwise commercialize any Product or access thereto;
• use any Product to build a competing product or service, or benchmark any Product for publication without our prior written consent;
• remove, obscure, alter, or cover any copyright notice, trademark, watermark, or other proprietary marking on or within any Product or Site;
• frame, scrape, mirror, or incorporate any Product or Site into another application or website without prior written consent;
• use any Product to process materials that infringe third-party intellectual property, contain unlawful content, or violate applicable law;
• circumvent, disable, or interfere with any security feature, access control, or rate limit;
• use any Product in high-risk contexts where failure could cause death, personal injury, or severe environmental damage.

3.1 Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2026 Ai Accelerator LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The Company’s software, source code, object code, algorithms, artificial intelligence models, databases, website content, user interfaces, graphics, illustrations, text, audio, and all other expressive works embodied in or accessible through IllumiLib and its Products are protected by copyright under the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.) and applicable international copyright treaties, including the Berne Convention and the TRIPS Agreement.

No part of any Product, Site, or Company content may be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published, broadcast, modified, or otherwise exploited in any form or by any means without the prior express written permission of Ai Accelerator LLC, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or applicable law.

3.2 Trademarks & Service Marks

The following are trademarks and service marks of Ai Accelerator LLC: IllumiLib™, IllumiLib Capture™, IllumiLib Listen™, IllumiLib Personal Library™, and Ai Accelerator™. The ™ symbol denotes marks claimed under common law trademark rights. The Company is actively pursuing federal trademark registration with the USPTO. You may not use any of the Company’s Marks without the Company’s prior express written permission.

3.3 Trade Secrets

The Company’s algorithms, machine learning models, OCR processing pipelines, book-builder logic, training datasets, business methods, and technical architecture constitute trade secrets protected under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq.) and the Colorado Uniform Trade Secrets Act (C.R.S. § 7-74-101 et seq.). You agree to maintain strict confidentiality of any non-public technical information and not to disclose or misuse such information.

3.4 Patents

Certain features of IllumiLib and the Products may be protected by U.S. or international patents or pending patent applications. Nothing in this Agreement grants you any license under any Company patent, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.

3.5 Reservation of Rights

The Company reserves all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement. Your use of IllumiLib does not confer any ownership interest in or to any Company IP.

3.6 Site & Domain Ownership

The Sites — ai-accelerator.net, illumilib.ai, and illumilib.com — and all content thereon are the exclusive property of Ai Accelerator LLC. The Sites may not be scraped, framed, copied, reproduced, or redistributed without the Company’s prior written consent.

3.7 No AI Training Use

The Company will not use your User Content to train, fine-tune, or develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without your explicit prior written consent.

3.8 Feedback Assignment

If you submit suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, or other feedback, you hereby irrevocably assign to the Company all right, title, and interest in and to such feedback, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein. The Company may use feedback for any purpose without restriction or obligation to you.

3.9 DMCA / Copyright Infringement

If you believe content accessible through IllumiLib infringes your copyright, please submit a notice complying with 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) to our Designated Agent:

Ai Accelerator LLC
Email: legal@illumilib.com
Subject line: DMCA Notice — IllumiLib

Counter-notifications may be submitted per 17 U.S.C. § 512(g). The Company reserves the right to terminate accounts of repeat infringers.

3.10 Open Source Components

IllumiLib may incorporate open source software components licensed under their respective open source licenses, which are available upon request at legal@illumilib.com. Nothing in this Agreement limits rights granted under an applicable open source license.

4.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, if higher) to create an account. By accepting this Agreement, you represent and warrant that you meet this requirement and have full legal authority to enter a binding agreement on behalf of yourself or your organization.

4.2 Account Responsibility

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities under your account. Notify us immediately at legal@illumilib.com of any suspected unauthorized use.

4.3 Authorized Users

You are responsible for ensuring each Authorized User complies with this Agreement and remain liable for any breach by your Authorized Users.

5.1 Your Ownership

You retain all ownership rights in and to your User Content.

5.2 License to Company

By uploading or submitting User Content, you grant the Company a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, process, reproduce, and display your User Content solely as necessary to provide and operate IllumiLib for you. This license terminates when your User Content is deleted from our systems.

5.3 Retention & Deletion

Processed files are automatically purged within seven (7) days of processing. You may delete User Content at any time via your account settings. Upon account termination, User Content is deleted within thirty (30) days, except where retention is required by applicable law.

5.4 Your Warranties

You represent and warrant that: (a) you have all rights necessary to grant the license in Section 5.2; (b) your User Content does not infringe any third-party Intellectual Property Rights or privacy rights; and (c) your User Content complies with all applicable laws.

6.1 Flat-Fee Pricing

IllumiLib charges a flat fee per job. The fee is calculated at the time your page count and any selected processing options are confirmed. The total charge is displayed to you before any payment is collected.

6.2 Payment

Payment is processed securely through Stripe. By completing checkout you authorize the Company to charge your selected payment method for the amount displayed at the time of purchase.

6.3 Refunds

Fees are non-refundable except: (a) where required by applicable law; or (b) in cases of material service failure attributable to the Company. Refund requests must be submitted within thirty (30) days of the charge to billing@illumilib.com.

6.4 Taxes

Applicable sales tax is calculated and collected at checkout based on your location. You are responsible for any additional taxes not collected by the Company.

6.5 Pricing Changes

We may modify per-job pricing with at least thirty (30) days’ advance notice. Changes apply to jobs initiated after the effective date of the new pricing.

7.1 Privacy Policy

Our collection and use of personal data is governed by our Privacy Policy at illumilib.ai/privacy, incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

7.2 Processing Purpose

We process your data solely to deliver, maintain, secure, and improve IllumiLib and its Products. We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

7.3 Google Authentication

If you sign in via Google OAuth, we receive only the profile information necessary for authentication (name, email address, profile picture), used solely to create and manage your account.

7.4 Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational safeguards. No system is completely secure. You acknowledge that you provide User Content at your own risk and are responsible for maintaining appropriate backups.

7.5 Subprocessors

A current list of subprocessors is available at ai-accelerator.net/subprocessors. We require all subprocessors to maintain equivalent privacy and security standards.

11.1 Term

This Agreement commences on first acceptance and continues until terminated as provided herein.

11.2 Termination by You

Cancel your Subscription per Section 6.4 and cease all use of IllumiLib and its Products.

11.3 Termination by Company

We may suspend or terminate your access if: (a) you materially breach this Agreement and fail to cure within ten (10) days of written notice; (b) your conduct poses security, legal, or reputational harm to the Company or other users; (c) required by law or court order; or (d) we discontinue a Product or IllumiLib generally, with thirty (30) days’ advance notice where practicable.

11.4 Effect of Termination

Your license terminates immediately. Sections 3, 5.1, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17 survive termination. Termination does not entitle you to a refund except per Section 6.5.

13.1 Exclusion of Consequential Damages

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY.

13.2 Liability Cap

THE COMPANY’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM; OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (USD $100.00).

13.3 Essential Basis

These limitations reflect a reasonable allocation of risk and are an essential element of the bargain between the parties. The Products would not be provided without such limitations.

15.1 Informal Resolution

Before formal proceedings, contact us at legal@illumilib.com with a written dispute description. Parties will attempt informal resolution for thirty (30) days.

15.2 Binding Arbitration

IF INFORMAL RESOLUTION FAILS, ANY CLAIM (EXCLUDING CLAIMS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND IP CLAIMS ELECTED UNDER SECTION 15.6) WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (AAA) UNDER ITS CONSUMER OR COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES, WITH A SINGLE ARBITRATOR IN DENVER, COLORADO OR VIA REMOTE HEARING.

15.3 Class Action Waiver

ALL PROCEEDINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION.

15.4 Governing Law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. For claims not subject to arbitration, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of state and federal courts in Denver County, Colorado.

15.5 Injunctive Relief

Either party may seek emergency injunctive or equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm, including harm from IP infringement.

15.6 Intellectual Property Claims

Claims arising from actual or threatened infringement or misappropriation of Company Intellectual Property Rights may, at the Company’s sole election, be brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado or any other court of competent jurisdiction.

17.1 Entire Agreement

This Agreement, together with our Privacy Policy and any applicable Order Forms, constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding IllumiLib and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements.

17.2 Severability

If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, it will be modified to the minimum extent necessary, and remaining provisions continue in full force.

17.3 Waiver

Failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized Company representative.

17.4 Assignment

You may not assign this Agreement without our prior written consent. We may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.

17.5 Force Majeure

Neither party is liable for delays caused by events outside its reasonable control, including acts of God, war, government actions, pandemics, or internet outages.

17.6 Notices

Legal notices to the Company: legal@illumilib.com or certified mail to Ai Accelerator LLC (registered address on file with the Colorado Secretary of State).

17.7 Export Compliance

You represent you are not subject to U.S. export restrictions and agree to comply with all applicable export control laws.

17.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries

This Agreement does not create third-party beneficiary rights.