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Terms of Service

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Effective Date: August 2, 2026

Preamble

Welcome to the Service. The Service is developed, operated, and provided by me (as defined below).

In these Terms of Service (these "Terms"), any product, website, subdomain, mobile application, desktop application, application programming interface (API), or other service presented under any name, trademark, domain, or other identifier including, but not limited to, "Huang Youci," "Youci Huang," "YC," "YC DEV," or "huangyouci.com" — whether existing as of the effective date of these Terms or introduced, renamed, restructured, or otherwise continued thereafter — falls within the scope of the "Service" as used in these Terms. This list is illustrative, not exhaustive.

Before accessing or using the Service, please read these Terms in full. By accessing, downloading, installing, registering for, or otherwise using the Service in any manner, you represent that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms in their entirety; if you are using the Service on behalf of an organization or entity, you further represent that you have the authority to bind that organization or entity to these Terms. If you do not agree to any part of these Terms, you must not access or use the Service and must immediately cease all use.

These Terms constitute the complete legal agreement between you and me governing your use of the Service, and are primarily governed by the laws of Taiwan (R.O.C.) (see Section 22).

1. Definitions

For the avoidance of doubt, the following terms have the meanings set out below:

  1. "I," "me," or "my": The individual who develops and operates the Service, as defined in the preamble to these Terms.
  2. "Service": All software, websites, applications, APIs, cloud services, data-processing services, and related content provided by me, including existing and future versions, features, and services, however modified, expanded, or continued.
  3. "User" or "you": Any individual or entity that accesses, downloads, installs, registers for, or uses the Service in any manner, and any entity on whose behalf such person acts.
  4. "Content": Any information stored, processed, presented, transmitted, or generated through the Service, including but not limited to text, images, audio, video, software, data, analytical results, predictive results, statistics, and artificial intelligence ("AI")-generated content.
  5. "User Content": Any content uploaded, entered, transmitted, or otherwise provided to the Service by a User.
  6. "Intellectual Property Rights": Copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, database rights, and any other proprietary or intellectual property rights recognized now or in the future under any jurisdiction, whether or not registered.
  7. "Affiliated Services": Third-party services, platforms, or data sources integrated with, connected to, or interacting with the Service, including app distribution platforms (such as the App Store or Google Play).

2. Eligibility and Accounts

  1. Eligibility: The Service is intended solely for individuals who are at least 18 years old, or who otherwise have full legal capacity under their applicable jurisdiction. Minors may use the Service only with the consent and under the supervision of a legal guardian; a legal guardian who uses the Service, or permits a minor to use it, is deemed to have agreed to be bound by these Terms and to accept responsibility for such use.
  2. Registration: Where the Service requires account registration, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information and to keep such information updated.
  3. Account Security: You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity occurring under your account, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to notify me immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorized use of your account.
  4. Account Suspension or Termination: I reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account, without prior notice, if you violate these Terms, engage in unlawful conduct, remain inactive for an extended period, or where necessary for operational, security, or legal-compliance reasons.

3. License to Use the Service

  1. Scope of License: Subject to your compliance with these Terms, I grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and freely revocable license to access and use the Service, for your personal, non-commercial purposes, on devices that you own or lawfully control.
  2. Reservation of Rights: Except for the rights expressly granted in these Terms, I retain all right, title, and interest in and to the Service. Nothing in these Terms constitutes a sale, and no title to the Service is transferred to you.
  3. Restrictions on Use: Except to the extent such restriction is prohibited by mandatory applicable law, you agree not to, and not to assist or authorize any third party to:
    1. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, underlying algorithms, or architecture of any part of the Service;
    2. modify the Service or create derivative works based on it;
    3. use the Service for any unlawful, infringing, fraudulent, unauthorized purpose, or for any purpose that violates these Terms, public policy, or accepted standards of conduct;
    4. rent, lend, sell, resell, distribute, sublicense, or otherwise make the Service available to any unauthorized third party;
    5. make the Service available over a network, server, or other means such that it is used simultaneously by multiple accounts, devices, or users beyond the scope for which it was designed or licensed;
    6. remove, obscure, or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notice contained in the Service;
    7. use any automated means (including bots, scrapers, or data-mining tools) to access, monitor, or bulk-extract any content or data from the Service;
    8. probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service, or otherwise attempt to circumvent, defeat, or bypass any security or authentication mechanism of the Service;
    9. transmit any virus, malware, or unsolicited bulk communication, or engage in any conduct that interrupts, damages, overburdens, or otherwise interferes with the Service or other users' use of it;
    10. impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or
    11. rely on any analytical, predictive, simulated, scored, or other generated output of the Service as the sole or final basis for any examination, admission, employment, financial, medical, legal, travel-planning, or other material decision (see Section 6).

4. User Content

  1. Your Responsibility: You are solely responsible for the legality, accuracy, and appropriateness of any User Content you provide. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all rights necessary to provide such content, and that it does not infringe any third party's intellectual property, privacy, or other rights, and does not violate any law.
  2. License to Me: To enable me to provide, maintain, and improve the Service (including storing, backing up, processing, analyzing, and displaying such content back to you within the Service), you grant me a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, process, and make technically necessary modifications (such as format conversion) to your User Content. This license terminates once you delete such content or stop using the Service, except to the extent retention is necessary for legal compliance, backup preservation, or dispute resolution.
  3. Prohibited Content: You must not upload, transmit, or distribute any unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, violent, discriminatory, harassing, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable content. I reserve the right, but have no obligation, to review, remove, or block any User Content that violates these Terms, without prior notice.
  4. Content Risk: The Service may include content from other users, third parties, or generated by AI. I am not responsible for the accuracy, legality, or appropriateness of such content, and you assume all risk associated with your exposure to it.

5. Intellectual Property

  1. The Service and all of its original content, features, interface design, database structures, algorithms, and non-user-provided AI-generated content are my exclusive property or that of my licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and other intellectual property laws.
  2. All rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms are reserved by me.
  3. Feedback: If you provide suggestions, comments, or feedback regarding the Service, you agree that I may use such feedback, without charge or restriction, to improve the Service, without any obligation or compensation owed to you.

6. Nature and Limitations of Analytical, Predictive, Simulated, and Generated Content

The Service may include analysis, predictions, simulations, scoring, recommendations, statistics, or content generated based on algorithms, AI technology, public data, government open data, or third-party databases (including but not limited to academic-performance analysis, admission-chance analysis, mock-interview scoring and feedback, transit and vehicle information, and route suggestions, whether now offered or added in the future). Regarding such content, you understand and agree that:

  1. Such content is automatically generated, inferred, or compiled based on algorithms, statistical models, AI technology, or third-party data, and is provided for reference only. It does not constitute any form of guarantee, promise, professional opinion, legal opinion, financial opinion, medical opinion, or advice.
  2. I do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such content, or its applicability to your individual circumstances. Actual outcomes may differ from what the Service presents due to source-data updates, policy changes, system latency, model limitations, or other factors.
  3. You must independently verify any relevant information through official or formal channels (such as government announcements, official admissions handbooks, competent authorities' information, or actual arrival or real-time information) before factoring it into any decision, and must not treat any Content of the Service as the sole or final basis for admissions, examinations, employment, financial, medical, travel-planning, legal, or other material decisions.
  4. I am not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss (including but not limited to missed transit, delayed itineraries, or losses arising from flawed exam strategy or decision-making) arising from your reliance on, use of, or trust in any analytical, predictive, simulated, or generated content of the Service.

7. Third-Party Data Sources and Affiliated Services

  1. Certain features of the Service may integrate, present, or rely on Affiliated Services (including but not limited to government open-data platforms, transit authorities, mapping services, cloud computing providers, and AI providers).
  2. I make no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, legality, or availability of data provided by Affiliated Services, and I am not liable for any errors, delays, interruptions, changes, or discontinuation of such data.
  3. The update frequency and coverage of data from Affiliated Services depend on the relevant data provider, and I may therefore be unable to reflect the latest status in real time.
  4. The Service may contain or enable access to third-party websites or resources not operated by me. I am not responsible for the content, privacy practices, terms, or security of any such third-party resources, and you use them at your own risk. Where an Affiliated Service or third party has its own terms of use, you must also comply with them.

8. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Services

If the Service includes AI interaction, analysis, or content-generation features (including but not limited to text, voice, image, or scoring feedback), you understand and agree that:

  1. AI-generated content is automatically produced by algorithms, is provided for reference only, does not represent my views, and is not warranted to be accurate, lawful, complete, or fit for any purpose.
  2. Questions, feedback, scores, or recommendations generated by AI in simulated scenarios (such as mock interviews or mock exams) do not represent the standards, positions, or outcomes of any actual examination, interview, evaluating institution, admissions body, or employer, and must not be treated as a guarantee of your actual performance or admission/hiring outcome.
  3. You are solely responsible for assessing and assuming any risk arising from your reliance on or use of AI-generated content, and I am not liable for any damage, misleading information, or loss caused by such content.
  4. I may process and analyze content you input into AI features to improve service quality, model performance, or user experience; the manner in which such data is processed is described in the Privacy Policy.

9. Subscriptions, Purchases, and Payment (If Applicable)

If the Service offers paid features, subscriptions, in-app purchases, or other paid services:

  1. Applicable prices, billing cycles, and payment methods will be presented to you in a reasonable manner before you complete a purchase.
  2. Except where required by mandatory law or where the Service otherwise provides a refund mechanism, completed payments are generally non-refundable.
  3. I reserve the right to adjust pricing, billing methods, or discontinue paid features at any time, and will provide reasonable advance notice to existing subscribers where required.

10. App Store Terms

If you obtained the Service through the Apple App Store, Google Play, or another application distribution platform (each, a "Store"):

  1. These Terms are an agreement between you and me only, and no Store is a party to these Terms; however, for purposes of these Terms, each Store and its affiliates are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and will have the right (but not the obligation) to enforce these Terms against you.
  2. The license granted to you is limited to use of the Service on a device that you own or control and that complies with the applicable Store's usage rules.
  3. No Store has any obligation to furnish any maintenance or support services for the Service. In the event of any failure of the Service to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify the relevant Store, and the Store will refund the purchase price (if any) for the Service to you; to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Store has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Service.
  4. No Store is responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Service, including but not limited to product-liability claims, claims that the Service fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation; I am solely responsible for such claims, to the extent set out elsewhere in these Terms.
  5. In the event of any third-party claim that the Service, or your possession and use of the Service, infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, I, not the Store, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any such claim.
  6. You represent and warrant that you are not located in a country subject to an embargo by the government of Taiwan or the United States, and that you are not listed on any government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  7. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each Store and its affiliates are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and, upon your acceptance of these Terms, will have the right to enforce these Terms against you; no other person is granted any right under these Terms.

11. Provision, Modification, and Interruption of the Service

  1. I strive to keep the Service operating normally but do not warrant that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or available at any particular time.
  2. I reserve the right to modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue all or any part of the Service (including any feature, content, or compatibility) at any time, with or without notice, and I am not liable for any resulting loss.
  3. I may temporarily suspend all or part of the Service for maintenance, upgrades, security reasons, regulatory compliance, or other operational considerations.

12. Account and Service Termination

  1. Termination by You: You may stop using the Service at any time; where the Service provides an account-deletion feature, you may delete your account by following its instructions.
  2. Termination or Restriction by Me: If you violate any provision of these Terms, or if I reasonably believe that your conduct poses a risk to the Service, other users, or third parties, I may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, and without prior notice or liability.
  3. Effect of Termination: Upon termination of these Terms, the license granted to you to use the Service immediately ends, and you must cease all use. Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 25, together with any other provisions that by their nature should survive, will survive termination of these Terms.

13. No Professional Advice; Non-Reliance

Nothing provided through the Service (including any analysis, prediction, simulation, or generated content described in Section 6) constitutes legal, financial, tax, medical, investment, or other professional advice, and should not be interpreted as any commitment by me to any particular outcome. Any decision you make before or after using the Service should be based on your own judgment and, where appropriate, consultation with a qualified professional. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any oral or written statement, promise, or warranty made by me or on my behalf outside of these Terms in deciding to use the Service; these Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and me regarding the Service.

14. Nature of the Relationship

Nothing in these Terms or in the provision of the Service creates any partnership, agency, employment, trust, or joint-venture relationship between you and me. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, neither party has authority to make any commitment or incur any obligation on behalf of the other.

15. Export Control and Sanctions Compliance

You represent that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any country or region subject to trade sanctions or export-control restrictions imposed by any government, and that you are not identified on any list of restricted or prohibited parties maintained by any such government. You agree to comply with all applicable export control, sanctions, and trade laws in your use of the Service.

16. Disclaimer of Warranties

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. I EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION, FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. I DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, ANALYSIS, PREDICTION, OR GENERATED CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE IS ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION MAY APPLY TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

17. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL I BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIANCE ON ANY ANALYTICAL, PREDICTIVE, SIMULATED, OR GENERATED CONTENT DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, GOODWILL, OR THE COST OF PROCURING SUBSTITUTE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, I AM FOUND LIABLE TO YOU UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, MY AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU ACTUALLY PAID ME FOR USE OF THE SERVICE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY; OR (B) NT$1,000. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY APPLY TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

The disclaimers and limitations of liability set out in this Section form part of the basis of the bargain between you and me and shall continue to apply even if any limited remedy provided for in these Terms fails of its essential purpose.

18. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold me (and my employees and agents) harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your violation of these Terms; (b) your misuse of the Service; (c) your User Content; or (d) your infringement of any third party's rights.

19. Force Majeure

I am not liable for any failure to provide all or part of the Service, or for any error in the content of the Service, arising from causes reasonably beyond my control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, government action, changes in law or regulation, network or power infrastructure failures, discontinuation of service by telecommunications or cloud providers, or anomalies or interruptions in third-party data sources.

20. Informal Dispute Resolution

Before initiating any formal legal proceeding against me under or relating to these Terms or the Service, you agree to first describe, in writing, the nature of the dispute and your desired resolution to me using the contact details in Section 31, and to allow at least thirty (30) days for the parties to attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute through negotiation. Only if the parties fail to reach a resolution within that period may either party initiate legal proceedings under Section 22.

21. Limitation Period

Except where prohibited by mandatory applicable law, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to these Terms or the Service must be filed within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arose, or such claim or cause of action shall be permanently barred.

22. Dispute Resolution and Governing Law

These Terms, and their formation, interpretation, and performance, are governed by the laws of Taiwan (R.O.C.), without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles, and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. Following completion of the informal dispute resolution process described in Section 20, any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Taipei District Court, Taiwan, as the court of first instance.

23. Notices

I may provide notices to you relating to these Terms or the Service by posting within the Service, sending an email to the address associated with your account, or by other reasonable means, and such notices shall be deemed delivered when sent or posted.

24. Changes to These Terms

I reserve the right, at my sole discretion, to modify, supplement, or replace these Terms at any time. If I make changes, I will post the updated version and its effective date on this page; for material changes, I will make reasonable efforts to notify you in advance by reasonable means (such as an in-app notice or email) before the change takes effect. Your continued access to or use of the Service after the changes take effect constitutes your acknowledgment that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the revised Terms; if you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must immediately stop using the Service.

25. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or arbitral tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable, and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.

26. Entire Agreement

These Terms (together with the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference, and any supplemental terms I post for specific features) constitute the entire agreement between you and me regarding your use of the Service, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements, representations, or understandings between us on that subject.

27. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

My failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right or remedy under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy; a single or partial exercise of any right or remedy shall not preclude any further exercise of that right or remedy, or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The remedies provided in these Terms are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies available at law.

28. Assignment

You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without my prior written consent. I may freely assign or transfer these Terms (including in connection with a corporate reorganization, merger, acquisition, or asset transfer) without requiring your consent.

29. Headings

Section headings in these Terms are for convenience only, do not form part of these Terms, and shall not affect the interpretation of any provision.

30. Language Versions

These Terms are provided in multiple languages solely for the convenience of non-Chinese-speaking users. In the event of any discrepancy, inconsistency, or translation gap between language versions, the Traditional Chinese version shall prevail and shall be used for interpretation and dispute resolution.

31. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact me: