Terms & Conditions
Last Updated: December 9, 2024
Hello and welcome! These Terms of Service are an agreement formed between you and Eros team. They cover the website available at EROS AI (the “Website”). In these Terms we’ll sometimes refer to Character Technologies, Inc. as “EROS AI,” “Company,” “we,” or “us.” We’ll refer to our Website, together with any content, tools, features and functionality offered on or through them, as the “Services.”
These Terms govern your access to and use of the Services. Please read them carefully, as they include important information about your legal rights. By accessing or using the Services, you’re agreeing to these Terms. If you don’t understand or agree to these Terms, please don’t use the Services.
In these Terms, “you” and “your” means you as the user of the Services. If you use the Services on behalf of a company or other entity then “you” includes you and that entity, and you represent and warrant that (a) you are an authorized representative of the entity with the authority to bind the entity to these Terms, and (b) you agree to these Terms on the entity’s behalf.
1. Registration and access
● Minimum age. You must be at least 18 years old or the minimum age required in your country to consent to use the Services.If you are under 18 years old OR the age of majority in your jurisdiction (whichever is greater), do not sign up for the Services – you are not authorized to use them.
● Registration. You must provide accurate and complete information to register for an account to use our Services. You may not share your account credentials or make your account available to anyone else and are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. If you create an account or use the Services on behalf of another person or entity, you must have the authority to accept these Terms on their behalf.
2.Using our Services
A.What you can do.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you may access and use our Services. In using our Services, you must comply with all applicable laws as well as our other policies, and any other documentation, guidelines, or policies we make available to you.
B.What you cannot do.
You may not use our Services for any illegal, harmful, or abusive activity. For example, you may not:
● Use our Services in a manner that infringes, misappropriates, or violates the rights of any individual or entity.
● Modify, copy, lease, sell, or distribute any part of our Services.
● Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or discover the source code or underlying components of our Services, including models, algorithms, or systems, or assist others in doing so (unless prohibited by applicable law).
● Automatically or programmatically extract data or Output (as defined below).
● Misrepresent non-human-generated Output as human-generated.
● Interfere with or disrupt our Services, including circumventing rate limits, bypassing restrictions, or avoiding protective measures or safety mechanisms implemented in the Services.
● Use Output to develop models that compete with EROS AI.
● Violate any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Services.
● Breach any applicable laws or regulations.
● Impersonate any individual or entity, or falsely represent your affiliation with them.
● Solicit personal information from individuals under the age of 18.
● Harvest or collect contact information (such as email addresses) of other users from the Services by electronic or other means for sending unsolicited communications.
● Obtain or attempt to obtain any information through unauthorized or unintended methods.
● Lease, lend, sell, or sublicense any part of the Services.
3.Content
A.Your content.
You may provide input to the Services (“Input”), and receive output from the Services based on the Input (“Output”). Input and Output are collectively “Content.” You are responsible for Content, including ensuring that it does not violate any applicable law or these Terms. You represent and warrant that you have all rights, licenses, and permissions needed to provide Input to our Services. You agree not to submit any Content that:
● infringes any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any party;
● you do not have a right to submit;
● contains software viruses or any computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
● poses a privacy or security risk to any person;
● constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, commercial activities and/or sales, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” “contests,” “sweepstakes,” or any other form of solicitation;
● is threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, bullying, or excessively violent;
● is defamatory, libelous, or verifiably false with the purpose of harming others;
● constitutes hate speech that demeans or promotes discrimination or violence on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, or other social, physical or mental characteristics;
● is obscene or pornographic;
● constitutes sexual harassment;
● constitutes sexual exploitation or abuse of a minor, including sharing child sexual exploitation or abuse imagery or content, grooming, or sexual extortion;
● glorifies self-harm, including self-injury, suicide, or eating disorders;
● promotes terrorism or violent extremism;
● furthers or promotes criminal activity;
● seeks to buy or sell illegal drugs;
● facilitates fully automated decision making that adversely impacts a person’s legal rights or creates a binding, enforceable obligation;
● seeks to provide medical, legal, financial or tax advice;
● interferes with or disrupts the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services,
● interferes with or appropriates any person’s right of publicity by using their name, likeness or persona (a) without permission and (b) outside a permissible context such as non-commercial parody or public commentary; or
● in the sole judgment of EROS AI, is objectionable or that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Services, or which may expose EROS AI or its users to any harm or liability.
B.Similarity of content.
Due to the nature of our Services and artificial intelligence generally, output may not be unique and other users may receive similar output from our Services. Our assignment above does not extend to other users’ output or any Third Party Output.
C.Our use of content.
We may use Content to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services, comply with applicable law, enforce our terms and policies, and keep our Services safe.
D.Accuracy.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly evolving fields of study. We are constantly working to improve our Services to make them more accurate, reliable, safe, and beneficial. Given the probabilistic nature of machine learning, use of our Services may, in some situations, result in Output that does not accurately reflect real people, places, or facts.
4.Intellectual Property Rights
A.Content You Submit.
When you submit Content to the Services, you represent and warrant that you own all right, title and interest in and to that Content (including, without limitation, all copyrights and rights of publicity), or that you have received all necessary permissions, clearances, and authorizations in order to submit it to the Services for the uses contemplated in these Terms.
When you submit such Content, you retain whatever ownership rights in that Content you had to begin with. You grant EROS AI, to the fullest extent permitted under the law, a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, transmit, make available, store, modify, exploit, commercialize and otherwise use the Content for any EROS AI-related purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, including without limitation to operate, improve and provide the Services. You agree that these rights and licenses include a right for EROS AI to make the Content available to, and pass these rights along to, others with whom we have contractual relationships, and to otherwise permit access to or disclose the Content to third parties if we determine such access is or may be necessary or appropriate.
Excluding any User Content that you may provide, you acknowledge that all intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, in the platform and communities and their content are owned by us. Note that these Terms and access to the platform do not grant you any rights, title, or interest in or to any intellectual property rights. We reserve all rights not granted in these Terms.
While we’re not required to do so, we may access, review, screen, edit, modify and delete your Content at any time and for any reason, including to provide and develop the Services or if we think the Content violates these Terms or any applicable laws.
B.Characters & Generations.
● When you create an automated AI character ("Character") using the Services in accordance with these Terms, then as between you and EROS AI, you own all rights in that Character. As between you and EROS AI, you also own any text, images, audio, or video the Character generates ("Generations") that are elicited by you. You grant EROS AI, to the fullest extent permitted under the law, a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, transmit, make available, store, access, modify, exploit, commercialize and otherwise use the Character and all Generations elicited by you for any purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, including but not limited to (i) facilitating other users’ ability to interact with the Character and elicit Generations, and (ii) promoting the Services on- or off-platform.
● When you interact with a Character created by EROS AI or created by another user who utilized the Services in accordance with the then-applicable Terms, then you own Generations that are elicited by you from such Character (but not the Character itself or other Generations or other Content, all of which will remain owned by EROS AI or the other third-party owner(s) thereof, as applicable). You grant EROS AI, to the fullest extent permitted under the law, a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, transmit, make available, store, access, modify, exploit, commercialize and otherwise use the Generations elicited by you for any purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, including but not limited to (i) facilitating other users’ ability to interact with the Character and elicit Generations, and (ii) promoting the Services on- or off-platform.
C.Services Content, Software and Trademarks.
You acknowledge and agree that the Services may contain content or features protected by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and laws. In connection with your use of the Services you will not engage in or use any data mining, robots, scraping or similar automated data gathering or extraction methods. If you are blocked by us from accessing the Services (including by blocking your IP address), you agree not to implement any measures to circumvent such blocking (e.g., by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address). Any use of the Services or content on the Services other than as specifically authorized herein is strictly prohibited. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by us.
5.Copyright Complaints
EROS AI respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, you should notify EROS AI of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below.
DMCA Notices. EROS AI will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A written notification of claimed copyright infringement should be e-mailed to: [email protected].
6.Third Party Material
Under no circumstances will EROS AI be liable for any content or materials of any third parties, including Characters created by third parties and any resulting Generations. This includes, but is not limited to, infringement of intellectual property rights, errors or omissions in any content, and any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any such content. You acknowledge that we do not pre-screen content and that AI-generated chats, by their nature, are unpredictable and may produce Generations that are inaccurate or offensive. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content or Generations. You should not rely on the accuracy or completeness of statements made in Content or Generations, and if you do so, you acknowledge that it is at your own risk.
7.Third party Services
Our services may include third party software, products, or services, (“Third Party Services”) and some parts of our Services, like our browse feature, may include output from those services (“Third Party Output”). Third Party Services and Third Party Output are subject to their own terms, and we are not responsible for them.
8.Feedback
We appreciate your feedback, and you agree that we may use it without restriction or compensation to you.
9.Disclaimer of Warranty
● Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. The site is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. EROS AI expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. EROS AI makes no warranty that (i) the Services will meet your requirements, (ii) the Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Services will be accurate or reliable.
● You acknowledge that we have the right (but not the obligation) in our sole discretion to refuse or remove any content (including Content, Characters and Generations) that is available via the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to remove any content that violates these Terms or is deemed otherwise objectionable by us, in our sole discretion.
● You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Services provided by you to EROS AI are non-confidential, and that we are entitled to use and disseminate them for any purpose, without acknowledgment of or compensation to you.
● You acknowledge and agree that we may preserve content and metadata in compliance with applicable law and our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that we may disclose content and/or metadata if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of EROS AI, its users and the public.
10.Limitation of Liability
You understand and agree that EROS AI will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses (even if EROS AI has been advised of the possibility of such damages), whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, resulting from: (i) the use or the inability to use the Services; (ii) your access, use, creation of, or interaction with any Content, Character or Generations; (iii) your sharing with any third party of any Content, Character or Generations; (iv) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (v) statements or conduct of any third party (including users) on the Services; or (vi) any other matter relating to the Services. In no event will EROS AI’s total liability to you for all damages, losses or causes of action exceed the greater of: (i) $100; or (ii) the amount you paid EROS AI (if any) in connection with your use of the Services.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the limitations set forth above may not apply to you. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the site or with these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of the Services.
11.Changes
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change or modify portions of these Terms at any time. If we do this, we will post the changes on this page and will indicate at the top of this page the date these terms were last revised. Any such changes will become effective no earlier than 7 days after they are posted, except that changes addressing new functions of the Services or changes made for legal reasons will be effective immediately. Your continued use of the Services after the date any such changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
12.Termination and suspension
Termination. You are free to stop using our Services at any time. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services or delete your account if we determine:
● You breached these Terms or our Usage Policies.
● We must do so to comply with the law.
● Your use of our Services could cause risk or harm to EROS AI, our users, or anyone else.
● We also may terminate your account if it has been inactive for over a year and you do not have a paid account. If we do, we will provide you with advance notice.
Appeals. If you believe we have suspended or terminated your account in error, you can file an appeal with us by contacting our Support team(opens in a new window).
Discontinuation of Services. We may decide to discontinue our Services, but if we do, we will give you advance notice and a refund for any prepaid, unused Services.
13.Contact us
If you have any questions about our Services, or to report any violations of these Terms, please contact us at[email protected]