Terms of Service

Last updated: 9 July 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of Academic Guardian (the "Service"), operated from Australia ("Academic Guardian", "we", "us"). By creating an account, joining the waitlist, or using the Service you agree to these Terms.

1. The Service

Academic Guardian provides software that analyses submitted writing and produces evidence-based reports about indicators of AI-generated and human-authored text, together with related academic-integrity tools. Reports are indicative evidence intended to support human judgement. They are not, and must not be treated as, conclusive proof that any text was or was not produced by AI or by a particular author.

2. Accounts

You must provide accurate information when creating an account and keep your credentials secure. You are responsible for activity under your account. You must be at least 16 years old, or use the Service under the supervision of a parent, guardian or educational institution.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• use the Service to facilitate academic misconduct, including contract cheating, ghost writing, or engineering text to conceal its origin;
• submit content you do not have the right to submit;
• attempt to probe, disrupt, reverse-engineer or overload the Service;
• resell or provide the Service to third parties without our written agreement.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these Terms.

4. Subscriptions, credits and billing

• Paid plans are billed in Australian dollars (AUD) in advance, monthly or annually, via our payment processor, Stripe. Current prices are shown on thepricing page.
• Credit packs are one-time purchases consumed as you use the Service.
• Monthly plan credits refresh each billing cycle and do not roll over. Purchased credit packs remain usable for three months after a subscription ends.
• Plan changes take effect per the checkout or billing-portal flow; cancellation stops future renewals. See the Refunds & Cancellation policy.

5. Your content

You retain all rights to text you submit. You grant us the limited licence needed to process it, generate your reports, and operate the Service. We handle personal information as described in our Privacy Policy. We do not sell your content, and we do not use your submitted writing to train generative AI models.

6. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is". To the maximum extent permitted by law (including the Australian Consumer Law, whose consumer guarantees are not excluded where they apply), we disclaim all other warranties. In particular: no automated detector is infallible; results may include false positives and false negatives; and Academic Guardian reports must never be the sole basis for an academic-integrity finding or disciplinary decision.You are responsible for decisions made using the Service.

7. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, our total liability arising out of or in connection with the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim, and we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded under Australian law.

8. Changes

We may update these Terms as the Service evolves. We will give reasonable notice of material changes (for example by email or an in-product notice). Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

9. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Australia. Disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Australian courts.

10. Contact

Questions about these Terms:support@academicguardian.ai.