Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are a legally binding agreement between you (“User”, “you”) and Seth A Alexander (“SpecExtract”, “we”, “us”, “our”), the operator of the SpecExtract platform available at specextract.com (“Service”). By accessing or using the Service — including creating an account, uploading a document, or using any feature — you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

SpecExtract is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that allows users to upload engineering documents — including technical drawings, specification sheets, material data sheets, and similar files — and use AI to extract structured specifications, ask questions about document content, and export formatted reports. AI analysis is powered by Anthropic's Claude models operating via API. The Service is intended as a productivity and reference tool for engineers, procurement professionals, and technical teams. It is not a substitute for professional engineering judgment, regulatory compliance review, or domain-specific expert advice.

• You must provide accurate, current, and complete information when creating an account and keep it up to date.
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.
• You must be at least 18 years old to use the Service.
• You may not share your account, allow others to access the Service through your credentials, or create accounts on behalf of others without their consent.
• If you believe your account has been compromised, notify us immediately at specextract@specextract.com.

You agree not to use SpecExtract to:

• Upload, transmit, or process documents containing classified information, ITAR-controlled technical data, EAR-controlled items, or other export-controlled content, unless you have independently determined that doing so is legally permissible under all applicable export control laws and regulations. The Service is not represented or warranted as suitable, approved, or compliant for the processing of controlled technical data. You bear sole responsibility for assessing whether your documents may be legally uploaded.
• Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.
• Infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any third party.
• Upload malicious files, scripts, or content designed to harm the Service or its users.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, decompile, or circumvent any security or access control of the Service.
• Resell, sublicense, white-label, or provide access to the Service to third parties without our prior written consent.
• Use the Service to build a competing product or extract features for competitive intelligence.
• Abuse the Service through automated uploads, scripted API calls, or bulk requests beyond normal use.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these restrictions, without refund and without prior notice where circumstances require immediate action.

Extracted specifications, structured data, and AI chat responses are generated by an automated probabilistic AI system. You acknowledge and agree that:

• AI outputs are inherently probabilistic and may be incomplete, incorrect, misleading, or out of context — even when they appear confident or precise.
• Extracted values such as dimensions, tolerances, materials, thread callouts, and other engineering data may contain errors or omissions that are not obvious on the face of the output.
• AI chat responses are not professional engineering advice, legal advice, regulatory guidance, or safety certification of any kind.
• You assume the full risk of relying on any AI-generated output without independent verification by a qualified person.

We expressly disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury, claim, or expense arising from your use of or reliance on AI-generated outputs, including but not limited to errors in extracted specifications, incomplete data extraction, or AI responses that are factually incorrect.

The Service is a document analysis tool, not a licensed engineering service.

• SpecExtract is not a substitute for professional engineering judgment, domain expertise, peer review, or regulatory compliance verification.
• Outputs produced by the Service must be independently reviewed and verified by a qualified engineer or relevant professional before being used in any manufacturing, procurement, construction, safety-critical, compliance, or technical decision-making process.
• We make no representation that the Service is suitable, approved, or certified for use in any regulated industry, safety-critical application, or compliance workflow.
• Any reliance on extracted data for downstream engineering, procurement, or manufacturing decisions is entirely at your own risk.

If your use case requires guaranteed accuracy, certified outputs, or regulatory approval, you must obtain those assurances independently. The Service does not provide them.

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data — including encrypted connections (TLS/HTTPS), row-level access controls on our database, and restricted access to production systems. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data. By using the Service, you acknowledge that the transmission and storage of your documents and account data is at your own risk. You should not upload documents that you cannot afford to have exposed in the event of a security incident. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law.

We will endeavour to make the Service available, but we do not guarantee any specific level of uptime, availability, or performance. The Service may be temporarily unavailable, degraded, interrupted, or delayed due to maintenance, infrastructure issues, third-party provider outages, or events outside our control. We provide no uptime guarantee or service level agreement (SLA) unless one is separately and explicitly agreed in writing. We are not liable for any losses, damages, or costs arising from service interruptions, outages, latency, or data unavailability.

The Service depends on third-party infrastructure and service providers including, but not limited to, Anthropic (AI API), Supabase (database and file storage), Stripe (payment processing), and Vercel (application hosting). You acknowledge that:

• We are not responsible for failures, outages, errors, data handling, security incidents, or policy changes by any third-party provider.
• Your use of the Service may result in your data being transmitted to and processed by these providers in accordance with their own terms of service and privacy policies.
• Availability and quality of AI analysis depends on Anthropic's services, which are outside our control.
• We may change, add, or remove third-party service providers at any time as part of operating the Service.

Links to or integration with third-party services are provided for convenience and do not constitute an endorsement. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of service of any third-party providers whose services you interact with through our platform.

The SpecExtract platform — including its software, design, interfaces, trademarks, logos, and non-user-generated content — is owned by Seth A Alexander and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership of our intellectual property to you. You may not copy, modify, distribute, create derivative works from, reverse-engineer, or commercially exploit any part of the Service without our prior written consent.

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR ERROR-FREE AT ANY TIME; (C) EXTRACTED SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE COMPLETE OR CORRECT; OR (D) THE SERVICE IS SUITABLE FOR ANY SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL, REGULATORY, OR ENGINEERING USE CASE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES — IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SPECEXTRACT,Seth A Alexander, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Reliance on AI-generated output, extracted specifications, or AI chat responses
• Engineering, manufacturing, procurement, safety, or technical decisions made using Service outputs
• Loss of data, documents, or extracted information
• Service interruptions, outages, downtime, or degraded performance
• Failures or errors caused by third-party service providers
• Unauthorised access to or alteration of your data
• Loss of profits, revenue, business opportunity, or goodwill

EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE — REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION — SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE TOTAL FEES PAID BY YOU TO US IN THE 12 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CLAIM; OR (B) ONE HUNDRED US DOLLARS (USD $100).

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SpecExtract, Seth A Alexander, and their officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with: (a) your use of or access to the Service; (b) your violation of these Terms; (c) any content you upload; (d) your violation of any applicable law or third-party right; or (e) any engineering, procurement, manufacturing, or other decision you make based on Service outputs.

We are not liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations under these Terms to the extent that such failure or delay is caused by events or circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to: acts of God, natural disasters, pandemic or public health emergencies, fire, flood, earthquake, power outages, internet failures, cyberattacks, denial-of-service attacks, third-party provider failures or outages (including cloud infrastructure, AI API providers, or payment processors), government actions or restrictions, labour disputes, war, terrorism, or changes in law or regulation. We will use reasonable efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable after such events.

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict of law principles. To the extent that any Dispute is not subject to arbitration under Section 18, or to the extent a party validly opts out of arbitration, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Michigan for resolution of that Dispute, and you waive any objection to jurisdiction or venue in those courts.

The following sections survive expiration or termination of these Terms for any reason: Section 4 (payment obligations accrued prior to termination), Section 6 (Your Content and Data — ownership and responsibility), Section 7 (AI-Generated Output), Section 8 (Engineering and Professional Use Disclaimer), Section 12 (Intellectual Property), Section 13 (Disclaimer of Warranties), Section 14 (Limitation of Liability), Section 15 (Indemnification), Section 18 (Dispute Resolution), Section 19 (Governing Law), and this Section 20 (Survival).

We may update these Terms at any time. For material changes, we will provide at least 14 days' notice by email to the address on your account, or by a prominent notice within the Service. The updated Terms will be identified by a new effective date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of updated Terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to revised Terms, you must stop using the Service before the effective date.

For questions or concerns about these Terms, contact us at:

SpecExtract (Seth A Alexander)
112 W Hopkins Ave
specextract@specextract.com