Terms of Service for Manuskripta

Effective Date: July 5, 2026

Welcome to Manuskripta. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Manuskripta platform, website, applications, and related services (collectively, the "Service").

By creating an account, purchasing a subscription, or using Manuskripta, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service.

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1. About Manuskripta

Manuskripta is an AI-powered publishing platform designed to help authors, self-publishers, and businesses create, format, and export professional books and publishing materials.

The Service is currently operated by its individual owner ("we," "our," or "us") and is presently focused on users in Nigeria, with plans for future global availability.

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2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to use Manuskripta.

By creating an account, you confirm that:

- You are at least 18 years old.
- The information you provide is accurate.
- You have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement.

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3. Your Account

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password.

You agree to:

- Keep your login credentials confidential.
- Provide accurate registration information.
- Notify us immediately if you believe your account has been compromised.

You may access your account from multiple devices. Managing access across multiple devices is entirely at your own risk.

An account deletion feature is planned for a future release.

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4. Subscription Plans

Certain features require an active subscription.

Subscription plans may include usage limits such as generation quotas, export limits, or other service limitations.

You may renew or purchase another subscription immediately after exhausting your available generation limits, even if your current subscription has not yet reached its expiration date.

When this occurs:

- Your current subscription ends immediately.
- Your newly purchased subscription becomes active immediately.

Subscription pricing, features, and limits may change at any time.

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5. Image Tokens

Certain image-generation features use prepaid image tokens.

Purchased image tokens:

- Never expire.
- Remain associated with your account.
- Become temporarily unavailable while no active subscription exists.
- Automatically become available again when you activate a new subscription.

Additional image tokens may be purchased at any time.

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6. Payments

All payments are processed before access to paid features is granted.

Unless otherwise stated during purchase, subscriptions remain active until their expiration date.

A separate Refund Policy governs refunds.

No free trial or permanent free plan is currently offered.

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7. Ownership of Generated Content

You retain ownership of the content generated for you using Manuskripta.

Subject to these Terms and applicable law:

- You own the books, text, and other content generated through your account.
- You may modify, distribute, publish, sell, or otherwise commercially use your generated content.
- Manuskripta does not claim ownership of your generated works.

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8. Commercial Use

Manuskripta is built to support professional publishing.

You may use content generated through the Service for commercial purposes, including publishing, selling, licensing, and distributing your work, provided your use complies with applicable laws and third-party rights.

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9. Your Responsibilities

Although Manuskripta strives to generate high-quality output, AI-generated content should always be reviewed before publication or distribution.

You are responsible for:

- Reviewing generated content.
- Editing where necessary.
- Ensuring factual accuracy.
- Ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
- Ensuring your published work meets the requirements of any platform where it is submitted.

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10. Intellectual Property

The Manuskripta platform, including its software, interface, branding, logos, workflows, design, and underlying technology, remains our exclusive property.

These Terms do not grant ownership of the Service itself.

You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from Manuskripta except where expressly permitted by law.

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11. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to:

- Reverse engineer the Service.
- Attempt to discover or copy proprietary systems.
- Circumvent subscription limits.
- Resell access to Manuskripta.
- Clone or imitate the Service.
- Use automated tools to scrape the platform.
- Attempt unauthorized access to our systems.
- Use the Service in a manner that disrupts its operation.
- Use Manuskripta or its outputs to train competing AI systems without our written permission.

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12. Service Availability

We aim to provide a reliable and stable service with high availability.

However, uninterrupted operation cannot be guaranteed.

The Service may occasionally become unavailable due to:

- Scheduled maintenance.
- Security updates.
- Infrastructure upgrades.
- Technical failures.
- Events beyond our reasonable control.

We reserve the right to temporarily suspend access for maintenance or operational purposes.

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13. Support

Support is available through:

Email: support@manuskripta.xyz

Typical response time is between 2 and 72 hours.

For faster assistance, users are encouraged to use the in-app Feedback feature whenever available.

Response times are targets only and are not guaranteed.

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14. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or terminate accounts that:

- Violate these Terms.
- Abuse the Service.
- Threaten the security or stability of Manuskripta.
- Interfere with other users' experience.

Termination may occur without prior notice where reasonably necessary.

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15. Access After Subscription Ends

If your subscription expires:

- Previously generated books remain accessible.
- Purchased image tokens remain stored on your account.
- Stored image tokens become usable again once a new subscription is activated.

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16. Changes to the Service

We continually improve Manuskripta.

Accordingly, we may:

- Add features.
- Remove features.
- Modify workflows.
- Change subscription plans.
- Change pricing.
- Introduce new services.

Such changes may occur without prior notice where reasonably necessary.

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17. Disclaimer

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

While we work hard to deliver accurate, high-quality results, we do not guarantee that generated content will always be:

- Error-free.
- Complete.
- Accurate.
- Suitable for every purpose.

AI-generated content may occasionally require human review and editing.

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18. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Manuskripta and its owner shall not be liable for:

- AI-generated inaccuracies.
- Publishing decisions made by users.
- Copyright or intellectual property disputes arising from user inputs or use of generated content.
- Business interruptions.
- Lost profits.
- Lost revenue.
- Data loss.
- Temporary outages.
- Indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of the Service.

Your use of Manuskripta is at your own risk.

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19. Privacy

Your use of the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

Please review the Privacy Policy to understand how your information is collected, used, and protected.

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20. Refund Policy

Refund requests are governed exclusively by our separate Refund Policy.

Nothing in these Terms modifies that policy.

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21. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time.

Updated versions become effective upon publication unless otherwise stated.

Your continued use of Manuskripta after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

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22. Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for delays or failures resulting from events beyond our reasonable control, including natural disasters, internet failures, cyberattacks, power outages, governmental actions, labor disputes, or other unforeseen events.

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23. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

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24. Waiver

Failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of our rights.

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25. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Refund Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Manuskripta regarding your use of the Service.

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26. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, without regard to conflict of law principles.

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27. Contact

For legal questions, support, or inquiries regarding these Terms, contact:

Email: support@manuskripta.xyz

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By creating an account or using Manuskripta, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms of Service.