1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using SPIN (“the Service”), a product of CleverAlpha Asset Management, LLC (“CleverAlpha,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not use the Service.
By checking the attestation box during account creation or SPIN generation, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
2. Description of Service
SPIN is an AI-powered tool that converts uploaded presentation files (PDF, PowerPoint) or linked slide decks into shareable, interactive web experiences (“SPINs”). SPINs are hosted on our infrastructure and accessible via a unique URL. The Service includes:
- File upload and processing (PDF, PPTX formats)
- Google Slides integration via shared URL
- AI-enhanced layout, typography, and visual styling
- Optional enhancements including Micrographics, audio narration, and interactive elements
- Hosted SPIN viewing pages with shareable links
3. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are 18 or older, that you have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement, and that your use of the Service does not violate any applicable law or regulation.
The Service is intended for business and professional use. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from minors.
4. Account & Identity
To generate a SPIN, you must provide your real first name, last name, and a valid email address. You agree that:
- All information you provide is accurate, current, and complete
- You will not use fictitious identities, aliases, or disposable email addresses
- You are responsible for all activity associated with your email address on this Service
- You will notify us immediately if you believe your account credentials have been compromised
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for any account associated with false or misleading identity information.
5. Credits & Billing
SPIN operates on a prepaid credit system. Each SPIN generation costs one (1) credit, priced at $0.25 USD per credit. Credits are sold in bundles (currently 4 credits for $1.00 USD) via Stripe, our third-party payment processor.
Credit Terms:
- Credits are non-refundable once purchased
- Credits are non-transferable and tied to the email address used at purchase
- Credits do not expire unless the Service is discontinued
- A credit is consumed at the moment a SPIN generation begins; if generation fails due to a Service error, the credit will be refunded to your account
- Credits consumed due to user error (e.g., uploading an unsupported file, providing an incorrect URL) are non-refundable
- We reserve the right to modify credit pricing with 30 days’ notice
All payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. By making a purchase, you also agree to Stripe’s Terms of Service. CleverAlpha does not store your payment card information.
6. Acceptable Use Policy
You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in a manner consistent with these Terms. You agree not to use the Service to:
- Upload, process, or distribute content that is illegal, defamatory, obscene, threatening, or invasive of privacy
- Infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, or trade secrets
- Upload content containing malware, viruses, or any malicious code
- Impersonate any person, organization, or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity
- Use the Service for any deceptive, fraudulent, or misleading purpose
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, its infrastructure, or other users’ data
- Scrape, crawl, or use automated means to access the Service in excess of normal use
- Circumvent, disable, or interfere with security-related features of the Service
- Use the Service to generate or distribute spam, unsolicited communications, or misleading content
- Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation
We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates this policy, including without limitation removing content, suspending or terminating accounts, and reporting violators to law enforcement.
7. Your Content
Ownership: You retain full ownership of all presentation files, documents, and materials you upload to the Service (“Your Content”). These Terms do not grant us any ownership rights in Your Content.
License to Us: By uploading Your Content, you grant CleverAlpha a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to process, store, transform, and display Your Content solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you. This license terminates when you delete your SPIN or close your account.
Your Representations: You represent and warrant that:
- You own Your Content or have all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions to upload and process it through the Service
- Your Content does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights
- Your Content does not contain personally identifiable information about third parties without their consent
- Your Content complies with all applicable laws and regulations
Storage & Deletion: SPINs and associated files are stored on our infrastructure for as long as the SPIN link is active. We do not guarantee indefinite storage. We reserve the right to delete SPINs that are inactive, in violation of these Terms, or following account termination.
8. Intellectual Property
Our Property: The Service, including its software, design, algorithms, AI processing logic, branding, and all content created by us (excluding Your Content), is owned by CleverAlpha and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. “mr CHUY.,” “SPIN,” “CleverAlpha,” and related marks are trademarks of CleverAlpha. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use our trademarks.
Output Ownership: The SPIN presentation experience generated from Your Content is considered a derivative of Your Content. You own the creative output to the extent it derives from Your Content. The underlying rendering engine, styling system, and platform infrastructure remain the property of CleverAlpha.
Feedback: If you provide us with feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Service, you grant us the right to use that feedback without restriction or compensation to you.
9. Fair Use & Copyright Compliance
You are solely responsible for ensuring that any content you upload complies with applicable copyright law, including the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and equivalent international laws. The Service is designed as a presentation tool, not a copyright circumvention mechanism.
You agree to:
- Only upload content you have created, own, or have explicit permission to reproduce and distribute
- Respect the copyright of third-party images, charts, data, quotes, and other materials embedded in your presentations
- Obtain appropriate licenses for any third-party content before uploading it to the Service
DMCA Notice: If you believe that content accessible via the Service infringes your copyright, please send a written DMCA takedown notice to legal@cleveralpha.com including: (i) identification of the copyrighted work; (ii) identification of the infringing material and its URL; (iii) your contact information; (iv) a statement of good faith belief; (v) a statement of accuracy and authority; and (vi) your physical or electronic signature. We will respond promptly to valid DMCA notices.
Repeat Infringers: We will terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers in appropriate circumstances.
10. Privacy & Data
Your use of the Service is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in the Privacy Policy.
Key data practices:
- We collect your name and email address for identity verification and service delivery
- We store SPIN metadata and credit transaction records associated with your email
- We do not sell your personal data to third parties
- Payment processing is handled by Stripe; we do not store card details
- Uploaded files are processed and stored on Vercel infrastructure (US-based)
11. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CleverAlpha Asset Management, LLC and its officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, licensors, successors, and assigns (collectively, “CleverAlpha Parties”) from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to:
- Your use or misuse of the Service
- Your Content, including any claim that Your Content infringes the intellectual property or other rights of a third party
- Your violation of these Terms
- Your violation of any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right
- Any misrepresentation made by you in connection with the Service
- Any claim by a third party arising from your use of any SPIN generated through the Service
CleverAlpha reserves the right, at your expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us. You agree to cooperate with our defense of these claims.
12. Disclaimers
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION.
We do not warrant that:
- The Service will meet your specific requirements
- The Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
- AI-generated output will be accurate, complete, or suitable for any particular purpose
- Any errors in the Service will be corrected
AI-generated content is probabilistic in nature. CleverAlpha makes no representation that SPIN output accurately reflects the source material in all cases. You are responsible for reviewing all generated SPINs before sharing them.
13. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CLEVERALPHA PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, BUSINESS, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) $10.00 USD.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability for certain damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
14. Termination
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including if we reasonably believe you have violated these Terms.
Upon termination:
- Your right to use the Service immediately ceases
- Unused credits are forfeited and non-refundable unless termination was caused solely by our error
- We may delete Your Content and associated SPINs
- Sections that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including Sections 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 16
You may stop using the Service at any time. There is no formal account deletion process required; simply discontinue use.
15. Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We may also provide notice via the Service interface or email.
Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you must discontinue use of the Service.
16. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you hereby consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.
Waiver of Class Action: YOU AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. IF FOR ANY REASON A CLAIM PROCEEDS IN COURT RATHER THAN IN ARBITRATION, YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.
Informal Resolution: Before filing any formal legal claim, you agree to attempt to resolve disputes informally by contacting us at legal@cleveralpha.com. We will attempt to resolve the dispute within 30 days.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:
- Email: legal@cleveralpha.com
- Address: CleverAlpha Asset Management, LLC
5155 West Rosecrans Ave, Suite 320A
Hawthorne, CA 90250 - Website: www.cleveralpha.com