Terms of Service

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of PaperBreak Grants, operated by Scidonia Limited ("we", "us", "our"), a company incorporated in Ireland.

By creating an account or using the service you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

If you are using the service on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

1. The service

PaperBreak Grants is an AI-assisted grant writing platform that helps researchers and academics prepare Horizon Europe funding applications. The service includes an AI chat interface, integration with Google Drive and Google Docs, access to EU grant call data, and related tools (collectively, the "Service").

The Service is provided as software-as-a-service (SaaS). We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, with reasonable notice where practicable.

2. Eligibility

You may use the Service only if:

• You are at least 18 years of age
• You have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract
• Your use does not violate any applicable law or regulation
• You are not located in a country subject to an EU or UN embargo

3. Accounts

You must create an account to use the Service. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and to keep your account information up to date.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You must notify us immediately at [email protected] if you believe your account has been compromised.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that we reasonably believe have been compromised, are being used fraudulently, or are in violation of these Terms.

4. Free trial and subscriptions

Free trial

New accounts receive a free trial allocation of tokens. The free trial is provided as-is, with no guarantee of availability, and may be modified or withdrawn at any time. One free trial per person; creating multiple accounts to circumvent trial limits is prohibited.

Paid subscriptions

Paid subscriptions are available on a monthly or annual basis. Prices are as displayed on our pricing page at the time of purchase and are inclusive of VAT where applicable.

Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period unless cancelled before the renewal date. You can cancel at any time through the billing portal; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period and you will retain access until then.

All payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store your payment card details.

Refunds

If you are unhappy with the Service within the first 14 days of your first paid subscription, contact us at [email protected] and we will issue a full refund. Outside this window, refunds are at our discretion. This does not affect any statutory rights you may have under Irish or EU consumer law.

Price changes

We will give you at least 30 days' notice of any price changes by email. If you do not agree to the new price, you may cancel before the change takes effect.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party rights
• Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information to grant-funding bodies
• Generate content that is defamatory, harassing, or otherwise harmful
• Attempt to circumvent usage limits, billing, or access controls
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service
• Use the Service to build a competing product or service
• Introduce malware, viruses, or other harmful code
• Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract data from the Service
• Resell, sublicense, or otherwise transfer access to the Service to third parties

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access if we reasonably believe you are in breach of this section, without prior notice where necessary to protect the integrity of the Service.

6. Your content

You retain ownership of all content you submit to the Service, including your project descriptions, grant proposal text, and any other material you provide ("Your Content").

By submitting Your Content, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive licence to process and store it solely to provide the Service to you. We do not use Your Content to train AI models, and we do not share it with third parties except as described in our Privacy Policy.

You are solely responsible for Your Content. You represent and warrant that:

• You have all necessary rights to submit Your Content
• Your Content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights
• Your Content complies with all applicable laws

7. AI-generated content

The Service uses AI language models to generate text, suggestions, and other output ("AI Output"). You acknowledge that:

• AI Output may be inaccurate, incomplete, or unsuitable for your purposes. You are responsible for reviewing, verifying, and editing all AI Output before use.
• AI Output does not constitute legal, financial, regulatory, or professional advice.
• We make no representation that content generated by the Service will be accepted by any grant-funding body or comply with any specific call requirements.
• You are solely responsible for any grant application you submit using content generated by the Service.

Ownership of AI Output: to the extent permitted by applicable law, AI Output generated in response to your inputs is assigned to you. We make no claim of ownership over AI Output.

8. Google Drive integration

If you connect your Google account, you authorise us to create and edit files and folders in your Google Drive on your behalf, using only the permissions you have granted (drive.file — limited to files created by this application).

You can revoke this access at any time via your Google Account permissions page or by contacting us. Files created in your Google Drive by the Service remain in your Drive and under your control; we do not delete them when you disconnect.

Your use of the Google integration is also subject to Google's Terms of Service .

9. Intellectual property

The Service, including its software, design, trademarks, and branding, is owned by Scidonia Limited and protected by intellectual property law. Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership of our intellectual property to you.

You may not use our name, logo, or trademarks without our prior written consent.

10. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure
• Any errors or defects will be corrected
• AI Output will be accurate, complete, or appropriate for your needs
• Use of the Service will result in a successful grant application

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any warranty or liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable Irish or EU consumer protection law.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Scidonia Limited shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of data, loss of goodwill, or the cost of substitute services, arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service.

Our total aggregate liability to you for any claims arising under or in connection with these Terms shall not exceed the greater of (a) the total fees paid by you to us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or (b) €100.

Nothing in these Terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be limited by law.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Scidonia Limited, its directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with: (a) your use of the Service; (b) Your Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any third-party rights.

13. Termination

You may terminate your account at any time by contacting us at [email protected].

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. If we terminate your account without cause, we will refund any prepaid fees for the unused portion of your current billing period.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. We will handle your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Sections 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, and 16 survive termination.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you may terminate your account before they take effect.

Continued use of the Service after the effective date of updated Terms constitutes your acceptance.

15. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland, except that either party may seek emergency injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

If you are a consumer resident in the EU, you may also be entitled to use the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution platform .

16. General

• Entire agreement. These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements.
• Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
• Waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
• Assignment. You may not assign your rights under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations, for example in the event of a merger or acquisition, with notice to you.
• Force majeure. We are not liable for any failure or delay caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including internet outages, third-party service failures, or acts of God.
• No agency. Nothing in these Terms creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between the parties.