Terms of Service

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using our website, cognitoa.com (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of the terms, then you may not access the Service.

2. Description of Service

CognitoA provides users with access to a curated catalog of public domain books, primarily sourced from Project Gutenberg via the Gutendex API. Our services include book discovery, AI-generated summaries, and tools for organizing reading lists. All literary works provided through the service are believed to be in the public domain in the United States.

3. User Accounts

To access certain features of the Service, you must register for an account. You are responsible for safeguarding your account information and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

4. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding content sourced from Project Gutenberg), features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of CognitoA and its licensors. This includes AI-generated summaries, user interface designs, logos, and graphics. The books themselves are in the public domain.

5. User Conduct and Content

You agree not to use the Service for any unlawful purpose. You are solely responsible for any content you create, such as reading lists. We reserve the right to remove any content that we determine to be unlawful, offensive, or otherwise in violation of these Terms.

6. AI-Generated Content

The Service may provide content, such as book summaries, that is generated by artificial intelligence. This content is provided for informational purposes only. We do not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. Please refer to our Disclaimer for more information.

7. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. CognitoA makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation of the service or the information, content, or materials included therein. For more details, please see our Public Domain & Copyright Disclaimer.

8. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall CognitoA, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, 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.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the company is based, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of any changes by posting the new Terms of Service on this page.