Terms & Conditions

By using Ginotate, you agree to these terms. Please read them carefully.

Service

• Ginotate is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind.
• We may modify or discontinue the service at any time.
• A free tier will always be available for users to test and use the product.
• Tier limits and features may change over time. Some advanced features may not be available to the free tier.
• The free tier will always include a core set of functionalities to help developers and testers without trying to lock them in or force them to upgrade.

Fair Use

• Users are expected to use the service fairly and responsibly.
• Abuse of the service will result in account termination and immediate deletion of all annotations.
• Examples of abuse include, but are not limited to, using multiple email addresses to create multiple accounts and bypass tier limits.
• You must be at least 13 years old to use this service.

Your Content

• You are responsible for the content you upload.
• Do not upload illegal, harmful, or inappropriate content.
• Annotations are automatically deleted after your tier's retention period expires.
• You can request account deletion at any time.

API Keys & Accounts

• API keys generated without registration can be linked to a registered account only if the same email address is used.
• We do not move API keys across different user accounts.

Data & Privacy

• Your personal details are not shared with third parties.
• We will only email you about important service communications or disruptions. No spam.
• Annotations are stored unencrypted at rest, but are kept securely and password protected. Only the application can access them.
• Each user can only access their own annotations.
• Admin staff may access annotations to investigate issues and bugs.
• Annotations are not shared with anyone.
• We automatically process annotations to create thumbnails. In very rare cases, we may need to resize images. You will be able to see which annotations have been resized.
• You can export your annotations using the API (in development) or through the website. Large datasets may require multiple exports to retrieve all annotations.