Terms of Service

1. Beta status and service changes

The service is in beta. We may change features, pricing, supported workloads, rate limits, and throughput at any time. There is no service-level agreement during beta. Availability is best-effort.

2. Accounts

You must be at least 18 and provide accurate account information. You are responsible for all activity under your account and for keeping API keys secret. Notify us immediately at [email protected] if you suspect a key has been compromised.

3. Customer billing (pre-paid credits)

• Billing is credit-based. You top up via Stripe; job costs are deducted from your balance on completion.
• Prices are quoted before every job and do not change mid-execution. Failed jobs are not billed. Retries are free.
• Credits are non-refundable except as required by law, and expire 12 months after purchase if unused.
• Disputed charges must be raised within 60 days of the transaction. We reserve the right to suspend accounts with active chargebacks pending resolution.

4. Provider earnings and payouts

• Providers earn a share of customer spend for each successfully completed task. The revenue share and per-workload rate are shown in the provider dashboard and may change with 14 days’ notice.
• During beta, payouts are processed manually on a monthly basis via PayPal or ACH once a provider’s unpaid balance exceeds US$10. Providers are responsible for their own tax reporting. For US providers earning above the applicable threshold, we will issue a Form 1099 at year-end.
• Tasks that are fraudulent, produce manifestly wrong results, or violate Section 5 are not eligible for payout and may be clawed back.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to submit workloads or operate a provider in order to:

• Produce content that sexually exploits minors, or that depicts non-consensual intimate imagery.
• Generate content intended to harass, defame, or incite violence against a person or group.
• Develop, train, or operate malware, spyware, credential stealers, or offensive security tooling without written authorization.
• Mine cryptocurrency, run proof-of-work, or use compute purely to consume credits for resale.
• Evade export controls or sanctions, or process data from OFAC-embargoed jurisdictions.
• Attempt to de-anonymize, probe, or exfiltrate data from other tenants, providers, or our infrastructure.

We may inspect workload metadata (not inputs or outputs) and provider telemetry to enforce this section. Violations may result in immediate account termination and forfeiture of credits or unpaid earnings.

6. Data handling

We do not retain customer task inputs or outputs by default beyond what is needed to deliver the result (typically under 30 days, and immediately deletable on request). Provider machines receive only the inputs required to execute the task and do not see customer account information. See the Privacy Policy for the full data flow.

7. Intellectual property

You retain ownership of your inputs and the outputs of your jobs. You grant us a limited license to process your inputs solely for the purpose of executing the workload and delivering the result. We own the Common Compute software, SDKs, marks, and documentation.

8. Warranty disclaimer

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT INFERENCE OUTPUTS WILL BE ACCURATE FOR YOUR USE CASE.

9. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE IS CAPPED AT THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT OF CREDITS YOU PURCHASED IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) US$100. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

10. Termination

You may close your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts for breach of these terms, abusive use, or prolonged inactivity with written notice. On termination, unused credits purchased with real money may be refunded on a pro-rata basis, less any processing fees.

11. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to conflicts of law. Disputes will be resolved by binding arbitration in Delaware under the rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property or confidential information.

12. Changes

We may update these terms. Material changes will be announced by email to the address on your account at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use after that date constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact

Questions, disclosure requests, or legal notices: [email protected].