Terms of Service

1. Purpose of the Application

VAPilot is a pilot research and editorial support tool designed to assist editors in generating visual abstracts. It is not a clinical system and is not intended for diagnostic, treatment, or patient-care purposes.

2. Eligibility

Use of the Application is limited to authorized editors and collaborators. You must not use the Application for unlawful or unauthorized purposes.

3. Prohibited Use

Users agree not to:

• Upload Protected Health Information (PHI) or patient-identifiable data
• Upload content that violates copyright or confidentiality agreements
• Attempt to reverse engineer or disrupt the Application
• Use the Application for clinical decision-making

4. AI-Generated Content Disclaimer

The Application uses AI to generate summaries and visual content. AI-generated outputs are provided for editorial assistance only and may contain errors or omissions.

Editors are solely responsible for reviewing, editing, and approving all outputs prior to publication.

5. Intellectual Property

Users retain ownership of manuscript content they upload. VAPilot claims no ownership over uploaded abstracts or images.

Generated visual abstracts are provided for editorial and publication use.

6. Availability

The Application is provided on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. Availability, features, and performance may change during the pilot phase.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, VAPilot shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use of the Application.

8. Termination

Access may be suspended or terminated at any time for violation of these Terms.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States.

10. Contact

For questions regarding these Terms, please contact: