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Please read the Terms thoroughly as these govern what you can & cannot do with our products along with our billing & tax method, terms and requirements.

If you have any questions, please email legal@vortexstack.com

Last Updated: 11th July 2023


Please read these Terms carefully as they govern your use of the services provided by RVBBERDUCK LABS Limited (Trading as Vortex Stack, please note Vortex Stack is used to refer to RVBBERDUCK LABS Limited throughout this document) located at vortexstack.com & app.vortexstack.com. To make these Terms simpler to read, Services refers to our Websites, Products and Data, whether user generated via our services or otherwise.


  1. Agreement to Terms - By using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms, do not use the Services. If you are accessing and using the Services on behalf of a company (such as your employer) or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that entity to these Terms. In that case, "you" and "your" will refer to that entity.
  2. Privacy Notice - Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Services, for information on how we collect, use and share your information.
  3. Changes to these Terms, the Services or the Privacy Policy - We may update the Terms from time to time in our sole discretion. If we do, we'll let you know by posting the updated Terms on the Site and/or may also send other communications. It's important that your review the Terms whenever we update them or you use the Services. If you continue to use the Services after we have posted updated Terms it means that you accept and agree to the changes. If you don't agree to be bound by the changes, you may not use the Services anymore. Because our services are evolving over time we may change or discontinue all or any part of the Services, at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion.
  4. Who may use the Services - You may use the services only if you are 18 years or older and capable of forming a binding contract with Vortex Stack, and not otherwise barred from using the Services under applicable law.
  5. Feedback - We appreciate any feedback, feature requests, product requests, comments proposals and improvement suggestions to the Services ("Feedback"). If you chose to communicate Feedback, you agree that we are free to use it without any restriction or compensations to you.
  6. Subscriptions - Vortex Stack requires recurring & non-recurring payment of fee(s) for use of the Services (or parts thereof) and you agree to pay such fee(s).
    1. General - When you purchase a subscription for the Services (“Subscription”), you expressly authorise us (or our third-party payment processor) to charge you for such Subscription. We may ask you to supply additional information relevant to your Subscription, including your credit card number, the expiration date of your credit card and your email and postal addresses for billing and notification (such information, “Payment Information”). You represent and warrant that you have the legal right to use all payment method(s) represented by any such Payment Information. When you initiate a Subscription, you authorise us to provide your Payment Information to third parties so we can complete the transaction related to your Subscription and to charge your payment method for the type of Subscription you have selected (plus any applicable taxes and other charges). You may need to provide additional information to verify your identity before completing your Subscription (such information is included within the definition of Payment Information). By initiating a Subscription, you agree to the pricing, payment and billing policies applicable to such fees and charges, as posted or otherwise communicated to you. All payments for Subscriptions are non-refundable and non-transferable except as expressly provided in these Terms. All fees and applicable taxes, if any, are payable in either United States dollars, Great British Pounds or Euros.
    2. Subscriptions - If you purchase a Subscription, you will be charged the annual or monthly Subscription fee, plus any applicable taxes, and other charges (“Subscription Fee”), at the beginning of your Subscription and each year or month thereafter, at the then-current Subscription Fee. BY PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION, YOU AUTHORIZE Vortex Stack TO INITIATE RECURRING NON-REFUNDABLE PAYMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW. If you purchase a Subscription, we (or our third-party payment processor) will automatically charge you each year or month on the anniversary of the commencement of your Subscription, using the Payment Information you have provided until you cancel your Subscription. In accordance with applicable law, Vortex Stack will send you a reminder with the then-current Subscription Fee. By agreeing to these Terms and electing to purchase a Subscription, you acknowledge that your Subscription has recurring payment features and you accept responsibility for all recurring payment obligations prior to cancellation of your Subscription by you or Vortex Stack. Your Subscription continues until cancelled by you or we terminate your access to or use of the Services or Subscription in accordance with these Terms.
    3. Cancelling You Subscription - You may cancel your Subscription for a full refund, at our discretion, within five (5) calendar days of your initial purchase. AFTER THAT, YOUR PURCHASE IS FINAL AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE AND/OR RECEIVE A REFUND OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FEE AT ANY TIME. But if something unexpected happens in the course of completing a transaction, we reserve the right to cancel your transaction for any reason; if we cancel your transaction we will refund any payment you have already remitted to us for such transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, you may cancel your Subscription at any time, but please note that such cancellation will be effective at the end of the then-current Subscription period. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR INITIAL SUBSCRIPTION PURCHASE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REFUND OF ANY PORTION OF THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE PAID FOR THE THEN CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD AT THE TIME OF CANCELLATION. To cancel, you can send an email to billing@vortexstack.com. You will be responsible for all Subscription Fees (plus any applicable taxes and other charges) incurred for the then-current Subscription period. If you cancel, your right to use the Services will continue until the end of your then current Subscription period and will then terminate without further charges.
    4. Free Trials - We may offer to certain qualifying users paid Subscriptions on a free trial basis ("Free Trial") for a specified period of time. If we offer you a Free Trial, the specific terms of your Free Trial will be provided at signup. Your use of the Free Trial is subject to your compliance with specific terms. Certain limitations may exists with respect to combining Free Trials with any other offers. Except as may otherwise be provided in the specific terms for the Free Trial offer, Free Trials are only available to users who have not previously held a paid Subscription. When you agree to a Free Trial, you are also agreeing to sign up for a paid Subscription as described above and, consequently, unless you cancel your Subscription prior to the end of your Free Trial, we (or our third party payment processor) will begin charging your payment method on a recurring annual or monthly basis for the applicable annual or monthly fee (plus any applicable taxes and other charges) at the end of the Free Trial until you cancel your Subscription. If you wish to avoid charges to your Payment Information, you must cancel your Subscription prior to midnight Eastern Time on the last day of your Free Trial period. Instructions for cancelling your subscription are stated in the section above titled “Canceling Your Subscription.”
  7. Your Content -
    1. Posting Content - Our Services may allow you to store or share content such as text (in posts or communications with others), files, documents, graphics, images, music, software, audio and video. Anything (other than Feedback) that you post or otherwise make available through the Services is referred to as “User Content.” Vortex Stack does not claim any ownership rights in any User Content and nothing in these Terms will be deemed to restrict any rights that you may have to your User Content.
    2. Permissions to your User Content - By making any User Content available through the Services you hereby grant to Vortex Stack, its licensors, and their affiliates a non-exclusive, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up license, with the right to sublicense, to use, host, store, copy, communicate, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publish, publicly display, and publicly perform your User Content in connection with Vortex Stack, its licensors, and their affiliate providing, operating, securing, and improving their services.
    3. Your responsibility for User Content - You are solely responsible for all your User Content. You represent and warrant that your have (and will have) all rights that are necessary to grant us the license rights in your User Content under these Terms. You represent and warrant that neither your User Content, nor your use and provision of your User Content to be made available through the Services, nor any use of your User Content by Vortex Stack on or through the Services will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party’s intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy, or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
    4. Removal of User Content - You can remove your User Content by specifically deleting it. You should know that in certain instances, some of your User Content, (such as posts or comments you make), may not be completely removed and copies of your User Content may continue to exist on the Services. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible or liable for the removal or deletion of (or the failure to remove or delete) any of your User Content.
    5. Your use of Generated Content - Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Vortex Stack hereby grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide, license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, modify, sell, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publicly display, and publicly perform Generated Content for your lawful business purposes.
    6. Ownership of Intellectual Property - We may make available through the Services content that is subject to intellectual property rights, including Generated Content. We and our licensors (as applicable) retain all rights to that content.
  8. Usage Requirements, General Prohibitions, and Vortex Stack Enforcement Rights -
    1. You agree that you will use the Services;
      1. Only in a lawful manner and in compliance with all applicable laws.
      2. In accordance with the Terms, the license granted in Section 7.e, and any documentation, usage guidelines, parameters, and other requirements provided to you by Vortex Stack, or its licensors, as may be modified by Vortex Stack or its licensors from time to time.
      3. In a manner that does not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any of Vortex Stack' or its licensors' rights or those of any other person or entity.
      4. As it relates to Generated Content, in a manner that is consistent with the OpenAI mission and Charter, which is incorporated herein by reference, as determined by OpenAI in its sole discretion.
      5. In a manner that does not violate these Terms, any agreement between you and anyone else or our or a third party's rights; and
      6. In compliance with, and you will not attempt to circumvent, any call rate limits or other restrictions that may be established by Vortex Stack or its' licensors from time to time.

You further agree that you will make reasonable efforts to reduce the likelihood, severity, and scale of any societal harm caused by your use of the Services (including the use and sharing of Generated Content) by following the OpenAI API Usage Guidelines. Vortex Stack and OpenAI may request information from you regarding your efforts to reduce safety risks, and you agree to provide such information. Such information may be used to assess compliance with these Terms as well as to inform improvements to the Services (including any components thereof).

You agree not to do any of the following;
  1. Post, upload, publish, submit or transmit any User Content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates or violates a third party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; or (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances;
  2. Distribute, sell, lend, transfer or grant any rights in or to any or all of the Services, (except for Generated Content as permitted under this Agreement);
  3. Create any software that functions substantially the same as the Services (including any component thereof) and offer it to third parties;
  4. Modify, alter, tamper with, repair or otherwise create derivative works (except as permitted by Section 7(e)) of the Services, or attempt to do so;
  5. Use the Services in connection with any spyware, malware, virus, worm, trojan horse, or other malicious or harmful code, or any software application not expressly and knowingly authorized by users prior to being downloaded or installed on their computer or other electronic device;
  6. Use the Services to discover any underlying components of Vortex Stack' or its licensors’ models, algorithms, and systems, such as exfiltrating the weights of any of Vortex Stack' or its licensors’ models by cloning via logits;
  7. Remove, obscure, or alter any notice, including any notice of intellectual property right appearing on or contained within the Services (including any component thereof);
  8. Interfere or attempt to interfere in any manner with the functionality or proper working of the Services (including any component thereof);
  9. Use, display, mirror or frame the Services or any individual element within the Services, Vortex Stack' name, any Vortex Stack trademark, logo or other proprietary information, or the layout and design of any page or form contained on a page, without Copy.AI’s express written consent;
  10. Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, Vortex Stack' computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Vortex Stack' providers;
  11. Attempt to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any Vortex Stack system or network or breach any security or authentication measures;
  12. Avoid, bypass, remove, deactivate, impair, descramble or otherwise circumvent any technological measure implemented by Vortex Stack or any of Vortex Stack' providers or any other third party (including another user) to protect the Services;
  13. Attempt to access or search the Services or download content from the Services using any engine, software, tool, agent, device or mechanism (including spiders, robots, crawlers, data mining tools or the like) other than the software and/or search agents provided by Vortex Stack;
  14. Use web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction methods to extract data from the Services (including Generated Content), or Vortex Stack, its licensors’, and their affiliates’ software, models, or systems.
  15. Send any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, email, junk mail, spam, chain letters or other form of solicitation;
  16. Use any meta tags or other hidden text or metadata utilizing a Vortex Stack trademark, logo URL or product name without Vortex Stack' express written consent;
  17. Use the Services, or any portion thereof, for any commercial purpose or for the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these Terms;
  18. Forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information;
  19. Decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse assemble, reverse compile, decompile, translate, or reverse engineer any component or software used to provide the Services, discover the source code of any component of the Services, or attempt to do any of the foregoing;
  20. Interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, or mail-bombing the Services;
  21. Collect or store any personally identifiable information from the Services from other users of the Services without their express permission;
  22. Impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
  23. Provide or upload any information to the Services that is “Protected Health Information” as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;
  24. Use the Services in a way that causes societal harm including, but not limited to, (i) misleading end users that any Generated Content was human-generated for generative use cases that do not involve a human in the loop, (ii) generating spam, and (iii) generating content for dissemination in electoral campaigns;
  25. Use the Services in a way that violates any applicable law or regulation including, but not limited to, (i) illegal activities such as child pornography, gambling, piracy, violating copyright, trademark or other intellectual property laws, (ii) accessing or authorizing anyone to access the Services from an embargoed country as prohibited by the United States government, and (iii) threating, stalking, defaming, defrauding, degrading, victimizing, or intimidating anyone for any reason; and
  26. Encourage or enable any other individual to do any of the foregoing.

Vortex Stack is not obligated to monitor access to or use of the Services or to review or edit any content. However, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating the Services, to ensure compliance with these Terms and to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to remove or disable access to any content, including User Content, at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, at our sole discretion, consider it objectionable or in violation of these Terms. We have the right to investigate violations of these Terms or conduct that affects the Services. We may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law.

  1. DMCA/Copyright Policy - Vortex Stack respects copyright law and expects its users to do the same. It is Vortex Stack' policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances account holders who repeatedly infringe or are believed to be repeatedly infringing the rights of copyright holders.
  2. Links to Third Party Website or Resources - The Services may allow you to access third-party websites or other resources. We provide access only as a convenience and are not responsible for the content, products or services on or available from those resources or links displayed on such websites. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from, your use of any third-party resources.
  3. Termination - We may suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Services, including suspending access to or terminating your account, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you. You may cancel your account at any time by sending us an email at billing@vortexstack.com. Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of the Services or your account, the following Sections will survive: 6(a), 6(b), 6(c) (only for payments due and owing to Vortex Stack prior to the termination), 6(d), 7(b), 7(c), 7(e), 7(f), 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
  4. Warranty Disclaimers - THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE AND OUR LICENSORS EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. We and our licensors make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. We make no warranty regarding the quality, accuracy, timeliness, truthfulness, completeness or reliability of any information or content on the Services.
  5. Indemnity - You will indemnify and hold Vortex Stack, its licensors, their affiliates, and each of their officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents, harmless from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees arising out of or in any way connected with (a) your access to or use of the Services, (b) your User Content, (c) your violation of these Terms, or (d) your actual or alleged infringement, misappropriation, or violation of Vortex Stack', its licensors’, or any third party’s intellectual property or proprietary rights.
  6. Limitation of Liability -
    1. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER Vortex Stack NOR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LICENSORS INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SERVICES WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUES, LOST SAVINGS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF DATA OR GOODWILL, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER DAMAGE OR SYSTEM FAILURE OR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT Vortex Stack OR ITS LICENSORS OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
    2. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION, IN NO EVENT WILL Vortex Stack' TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID OR ARE PAYABLE BY YOU TO Vortex Stack FOR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ONE HUNDRED POUNDS (£100), IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO Vortex Stack, AS APPLICABLE.
    3. THE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN Vortex Stack AND YOU.
  7. Governing Law and Forum Choice - These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the law and courts of the United Kindom.
  8. General Terms -
    1. Reservation of Rights - Vortex Stack and its licensors exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Services, including all associated intellectual property rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Vortex Stack’ licensor, OpenAI LLC, exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to Generated Content. Vortex Stack claims no ownership of Generated Content. You acknowledge that the Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of the United States and foreign countries. You agree not to remove, alter or obscure any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Services.
    2. Entire Agreement - These Terms constitute the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between Vortex Stack and you regarding the Services, and these Terms supersede and replace all prior oral or written understandings or agreements between Vortex Stack and you regarding the Services. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without Vortex Stack' prior written consent. Any attempt by you to assign or transfer these Terms, without such consent, will be null. Vortex Stack may freely assign or transfer these Terms without restriction. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.
    3. Notices - Any notices or other communications provided by Vortex Stack under these Terms will be given: (i) via email; or (ii) by posting to the Services. For notices made by email, the date of receipt will be deemed the date on which such notice is transmitted.
    4. Waiver of Rights - Vortex Stack' failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of such right or provision. The waiver of any such right or provision will be effective only if in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Vortex Stack. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under these Terms will be without prejudice to its other remedies under these Terms or otherwise.
  9. Contact Information - If you have any questions about these Terms or the Services, please contact Vortex Stack at;

    Vortex Stack
    RVBBERDUCK LABS Limited
    75 Springfield Road,
    Chelmsford,
    Essex,
    United Kingdom,
    CM2 6JB

    Email: legal@vortexstack.com