1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using Genius Forges ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this service.
2. Community Standards
We maintain high standards to ensure a safe, productive environment for all users. We strictly prohibit the following:
- Adult/NSFW Content: No pornographic, sexually explicit, or adult-oriented material
- Malware: No tools containing viruses, trojans, or malicious code
- Scams: No fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading services
- Gambling: No gambling, betting, or casino-related tools
- Hate Speech: No content promoting discrimination, violence, or hatred
Right to Remove: We reserve the right to remove ANY tool at our sole discretion without prior notice if it violates these standards or if we believe it may harm our community.
3. Submission Rules
When you submit a tool via /submit-tool:
- Submission does not guarantee a listing on our directory
- We review all submissions within 72 hours
- We reserve the right to edit tool descriptions for clarity, SEO optimization, and proper formatting
- You must have the legal right to submit the tool (you must be the owner, authorized representative, or have explicit permission)
- All information provided must be accurate and truthful
- You agree to keep your tool information up to date
4. Paid Features ("Get Featured")
Our featured placement service operates under the following terms:
- Non-Refundable: Payments for featured spots are one-time and non-refundable once the service period has started
- Service Period: Featured placement is provided for the agreed-upon duration (e.g., 30 days, 90 days)
- Visibility Disclaimer: We provide premium visibility and placement, but we cannot and do not guarantee specific traffic numbers, click-through rates, conversions, or sales
- Standards Compliance: Featured tools must comply with all community standards. We reserve the right to revoke featured status without refund if standards are violated
- Placement: Featured tools may appear in various locations across our site, including homepage, category pages, and dedicated featured sections
5. Liability and Disclaimers
Directory Service: Genius Forges is a directory and information platform. We list and showcase third-party AI tools but do not own, operate, or control them.
No Responsibility for Third-Party Tools: We are not responsible for:
- The functionality, quality, or performance of listed tools
- Billing disputes, refund policies, or payment issues with tool providers
- Data security, privacy practices, or breaches of third-party tools
- Service availability, uptime, or technical issues of listed tools
- Legal compliance of third-party tools with applicable laws
- Customer support quality or responsiveness of tool providers
Use at Your Own Risk: Users access and use all listed tools at their own risk. We strongly recommend reviewing each tool's terms of service, privacy policy, and user reviews before making any commitments.
6. User Accounts and Security
If you create an account on our platform:
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials
- You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account
- You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use
- You must provide accurate and complete information
7. Intellectual Property
All content on Genius Forges, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and software, is owned by us or our licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.
By submitting content (tool descriptions, reviews, comments), you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, modify, reproduce, and display your content in connection with our services.
8. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations
- Infringe on intellectual property rights
- Distribute harmful, malicious, or illegal content
- Harass, abuse, threaten, or harm others
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or other users' accounts
- Use automated systems (bots, scrapers) without permission
- Engage in any activity that disrupts or interferes with our services
9. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our services at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these terms or is harmful to other users, us, or third parties, or for any other reason at our sole discretion.
10. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. We will notify users of any material changes by posting the new terms on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.
11. Governing Law
These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which Genius Forges operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
12. Contact
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us through our contact page.