# End User License Agreement (EULA)

**Last Updated:** December 20, 2025

This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and Authority Pages ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") for the use of the Authority Pages application and services (collectively, the "Service").

By purchasing, accessing, or using the Service, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the Service.

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## 1. License Grant

### 1.1 Scope of License
Upon payment of the one-time fee of $497 USD, we grant you a **non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license** to access and use the Service for the purpose of generating up to six (6) authority articles for your business or organization.

### 1.2 Permitted Use
You may use the Service to:
- Create up to six (6) authority articles optimized for AI systems and search engines
- Define your authority voice constraints through the Voice Lock feature
- Validate and select dominant questions for your industry
- Generate schema markup and technical SEO assets
- Export articles for deployment on your own website or platform

### 1.3 Restrictions
You may **not**:
- Resell, redistribute, sublicense, or transfer the Service or generated content to third parties as a service
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the Service
- Use the Service to generate content that violates applicable laws or regulations
- Share your account credentials with others or allow unauthorized access
- Circumvent usage limits or technical protection measures
- Use the Service to create content that infringes on intellectual property rights of others
- Automate access to the Service through bots, scrapers, or similar tools without written permission

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## 2. Intellectual Property Rights

### 2.1 Service Ownership
The Service, including all software, algorithms, user interface designs, validation logic, and proprietary methodologies, is and remains the exclusive property of Authority Pages. This Agreement does not transfer any ownership rights to you.

### 2.2 Generated Content Ownership
**You retain ownership** of the content you generate using the Service, including:
- Authority articles created through the article generation feature
- Questions you define and validate
- Voice lock parameters you specify
- Schema markup and technical SEO assets derived from your content

However, you acknowledge that the **structure, methodology, and validation framework** used to generate this content remain the intellectual property of Authority Pages.

### 2.3 User-Provided Content
You retain ownership of all content you upload or input into the Service (including voice guides, reference examples, and question text). By using the Service, you grant us a limited license to process this content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you.

### 2.4 Watermarking and Attribution
Generated articles may include subtle technical markers (metadata, schema properties) that identify them as created with Authority Pages. These markers do not affect the functionality or appearance of your content and are used solely for IP protection and quality assurance purposes.

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## 3. Usage Limits and Fair Use

### 3.1 Article Quota
Your license includes the generation of **six (6) authority articles**. This limit includes:
- Initial article generation
- Regeneration attempts (unlimited within the 6-article quota)
- Articles that pass or fail validation

### 3.2 Fair Use Policy
The Service is designed for legitimate business use. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that:
- Attempt to circumvent usage limits through technical means
- Generate content in violation of this Agreement
- Engage in abusive or fraudulent behavior
- Create excessive load on our systems through automated requests

### 3.3 Rate Limiting
To ensure service quality for all users, we implement rate limiting on API endpoints:
- Article generation: 20 requests per hour
- General API access: 100 requests per 15 minutes
- Authentication attempts: 10 requests per 15 minutes

Exceeding these limits may result in temporary access restrictions.

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## 4. Data Privacy and Security

### 4.1 Data Collection
We collect and process the following data:
- Account information (name, email, authentication credentials)
- Payment information (processed securely through Stripe)
- Content you create (voice locks, questions, articles)
- Usage analytics (feature usage, generation events, timestamps)
- Technical data (IP addresses, user agents, request metadata)

### 4.2 Data Use
We use your data to:
- Provide and improve the Service
- Process payments and manage your account
- Send transactional emails (purchase confirmations, account updates)
- Track usage for quota enforcement and IP protection
- Analyze service performance and user behavior (in aggregate)

### 4.3 Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including:
- Encrypted data transmission (TLS/SSL)
- Secure password hashing
- Rate limiting and DDoS protection
- Regular security audits and updates
- Restricted access to user data (employee access on need-to-know basis)

### 4.4 Data Retention
We retain your data for as long as your account is active. Upon account deletion, we will:
- Remove personally identifiable information within 30 days
- Retain anonymized usage data for analytics and legal compliance
- Preserve transaction records as required by law (minimum 7 years)

### 4.5 Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process your data:
- **Stripe** (payment processing) - [Privacy Policy](https://stripe.com/privacy)
- **ActiveCampaign** (email marketing) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.activecampaign.com/privacy-policy)
- **OpenAI** (AI content generation) - [Privacy Policy](https://openai.com/privacy)

These services operate under their own privacy policies and terms of service.

### 4.6 Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your account and data
- Export your generated content
- Opt out of marketing communications (transactional emails cannot be disabled)

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

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## 5. Payment and Refunds

### 5.1 Pricing
The Service is offered as a **one-time purchase** of $497 USD. This fee grants you lifetime access to generate six (6) authority articles.

### 5.2 Payment Processing
Payments are processed securely through Stripe. We do not store your credit card information.

### 5.3 Refund Policy
Due to the nature of digital services and immediate access to AI-powered content generation, **all sales are final**. We do not offer refunds after purchase.

However, we may provide refunds at our sole discretion in cases of:
- Technical issues preventing service access (if unresolved within 14 days)
- Duplicate charges or billing errors
- Service misrepresentation (provable material differences from advertised features)

Refund requests must be submitted within 30 days of purchase to [email protected].

### 5.4 No Recurring Charges
This is a **one-time purchase** with no subscription fees, renewal charges, or hidden costs. You will not be billed again unless you purchase additional services in the future.

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## 6. Service Availability and Support

### 6.1 Uptime
We strive to maintain 99.5% uptime but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. The Service may be temporarily unavailable due to:
- Scheduled maintenance (announced in advance when possible)
- Emergency repairs or security updates
- Third-party service outages (hosting, AI providers, payment processors)
- Force majeure events (natural disasters, cyberattacks, government actions)

### 6.2 Support
We provide email support at [email protected]. We aim to respond to inquiries within 48 business hours (Monday-Friday, excluding U.S. federal holidays).

Support includes:
- Technical assistance with service features
- Guidance on article generation and validation
- Account and billing questions
- Bug reports and feature requests

Support does **not** include:
- Custom content writing or editing services
- SEO consulting or strategy advice
- Website deployment or technical implementation
- Training on third-party tools or platforms

### 6.3 Service Modifications
We reserve the right to modify, update, or discontinue features of the Service at any time. We will provide reasonable notice for material changes that negatively affect your ability to use the Service.

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## 7. Warranties and Disclaimers

### 7.1 Service "As Is"
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
- Warranties of non-infringement
- Warranties that the Service will be error-free, secure, or uninterrupted
- Warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of generated content

### 7.2 No Guarantee of Results
We do not guarantee that content generated through the Service will:
- Rank in search engine results or appear in featured snippets
- Be cited by AI systems (ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, etc.)
- Generate traffic, leads, or revenue for your business
- Pass third-party validation or compliance requirements

The Service provides tools and methodologies designed to optimize content for AI systems, but results depend on many factors outside our control (including content quality, website authority, competition, and algorithm changes).

### 7.3 AI-Generated Content
Content generated by the Service uses AI language models. You acknowledge that:
- AI-generated content may contain errors, inaccuracies, or outdated information
- You are responsible for reviewing, editing, and verifying all generated content before publication
- We are not liable for consequences arising from publication of unverified AI-generated content
- You should not rely on AI-generated content for legal, medical, financial, or other professional advice

### 7.4 Third-Party Content
The Service may include links to third-party websites or reference third-party content. We do not endorse or assume responsibility for third-party content, and your use of third-party services is at your own risk.

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## 8. Limitation of Liability

### 8.1 Maximum Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICE ($497 USD).

### 8.2 Excluded Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR:
- Indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages
- Loss of profits, revenue, data, or business opportunities
- Damage to reputation or goodwill
- Cost of substitute services
- Any damages arising from your use or inability to use the Service

This limitation applies regardless of the legal theory (contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise) and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

### 8.3 Exceptions
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

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## 9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Authority Pages, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:
- Your use of the Service
- Your violation of this Agreement
- Your violation of any law or regulation
- Your infringement of any intellectual property or other rights of third parties
- Content you generate, publish, or distribute using the Service

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## 10. Termination

### 10.1 Termination by You
You may stop using the Service at any time. Account deletion requests can be submitted to [email protected].

### 10.2 Termination by Us
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service immediately, without notice, if:
- You violate this Agreement
- You engage in fraudulent or abusive behavior
- Your account poses a security risk
- Required by law or legal process
- We discontinue the Service entirely

### 10.3 Effect of Termination
Upon termination:
- Your license to use the Service is immediately revoked
- You must cease all use of the Service and generated content (unless you have already published it)
- We may delete your account data in accordance with our data retention policy
- Sections of this Agreement that by their nature should survive (including intellectual property, warranties, liability limitations, and dispute resolution) will remain in effect

### 10.4 No Refund on Termination
Termination of your account for violation of this Agreement does not entitle you to a refund.

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## 11. Dispute Resolution

### 11.1 Governing Law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

### 11.2 Informal Resolution
Before filing a legal claim, you agree to contact us at [email protected] to attempt to resolve the dispute informally. We will attempt to resolve disputes in good faith within 30 days.

### 11.3 Arbitration
If informal resolution fails, any dispute arising from this Agreement shall be resolved through **binding arbitration** administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted in Delaware, and the arbitrator's decision will be final and binding.

### 11.4 Class Action Waiver
You agree to resolve disputes with us on an individual basis and waive any right to participate in class actions, class arbitrations, or representative proceedings.

### 11.5 Exceptions
Either party may seek injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property rights or enforce confidentiality obligations.

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## 12. General Provisions

### 12.1 Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Authority Pages regarding the Service and supersedes all prior agreements, representations, and understandings.

### 12.2 Amendments
We may update this Agreement from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email or prominent notice on the Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Agreement.

### 12.3 Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

### 12.4 No Waiver
Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of that provision or our right to enforce it in the future.

### 12.5 Assignment
You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or your license to use the Service. We may assign this Agreement to any successor or affiliate without your consent.

### 12.6 Force Majeure
We are not liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, war, terrorism, labor disputes, government actions, or internet service disruptions.

### 12.7 Export Compliance
You agree to comply with all applicable export and import laws and regulations. You may not use the Service in countries subject to U.S. trade embargoes or sanctions.

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## 13. Contact Information

For questions about this Agreement or the Service, contact us at:

**Authority Pages**  
Email: [email protected]  
Website: https://authoritypages.ai

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## 14. Acknowledgment

By using the Service, you acknowledge that:
- You have read and understood this Agreement
- You agree to be bound by its terms
- You are at least 18 years old or have parental consent
- You have the authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of your organization (if applicable)

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**END OF AGREEMENT**