Fair Use Policy

🚨 CRITICAL LEGAL NOTICE - MAXIMUM LIABILITY PROTECTION

ABSOLUTE USER RESPONSIBILITY: By using ANY Litry service, you provide complete certification of content rights and agree to maximum legal protection for Litry.

COMPREHENSIVE INDEMNIFICATION: You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Litry from ANY and ALL copyright infringement claims, damages, legal costs, and liabilities arising from your submitted content.

NO SERVICE LIABILITY: Litry assumes ZERO responsibility for verifying your content access rights. We process only what YOU certify as legally obtained.

Legal Access Requirements

All content processed through our services must be legally obtained by you. This means:

Open Access Content: Freely available research articles and data
Institutional Access: Content available through your university, library, or organization subscriptions
Licensed Content: Materials you have legally licensed or purchased
Personal Collections: Your own research data and materials

Prohibited Activities

The following activities are strictly prohibited and may result in immediate service termination:

Circumventing paywalls or access restrictions
Using stolen or illegally obtained credentials
Violating publisher terms of service
Sharing or redistributing copyrighted content without permission
Using automated tools to scrape protected content

Your Absolute Legal Responsibilities & User Indemnification

MANDATORY User Rights Verification & Legal Certification

COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY: You are 100% solely responsible for ensuring you have legal access to ALL content you submit to our services. We do not verify access rights and assume all submitted content is legally obtained through proper channels.

📋 REQUIRED PRE-SUBMISSION CHECKLIST:

✅ Verify institutional database access for all references
✅ Confirm compliance with publisher terms of service
✅ Document legal access path for each content source
✅ Ensure no violation of paywalls or access restrictions
✅ Verify compliance with your institution's research policies
✅ Accept full legal responsibility for content rights verification

⚖️ COMPREHENSIVE INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE:

You hereby agree to defend, indemnify, and hold completely harmless Litry, its owners, employees, contractors, and affiliates from and against ANY and ALL claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debt, and expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from: (1) your use of our services, (2) your violation of any copyright or intellectual property rights, (3) your submission of improperly accessed content, or (4) your violation of any laws, rules, or regulations.

When using our services, you must:

Only submit content you have legal rights to access
Respect all publisher and institutional terms of service
Validate all results and take responsibility for their accuracy
Comply with your institution's research ethics guidelines
Acknowledge the limitations of automated processing

Service Limitations

Our services are designed for legitimate academic and research purposes. Please note:

Demo Tool: Our free abstract screening demonstrates our service quality
Quality Checks: We provide automated quality verification, not comprehensive validation
User Validation Required: You must verify all automated results before use
No Guarantee: While we strive for accuracy, we cannot guarantee error-free results

Compliance Guidelines

To ensure compliance with academic integrity standards:

Check Institutional Policies: Review your organization's guidelines for systematic reviews
Document Access: Keep records of how you obtained access to all content
Cite Appropriately: Follow proper citation guidelines for all materials
Respect Limits: Don't exceed reasonable use limits set by publishers
Validate Results: Always double-check our automated processing results

Reporting Violations

If you become aware of any misuse of our services or have concerns about compliance, please contact us immediately at legal@litry.org.

Consequences of Violations & Enforcement

Immediate Enforcement Actions

Violations of this policy may result in immediate and severe consequences:

Immediate Actions:

Instant suspension of all service access
Immediate deletion of all processed data
Account termination without refund
Reporting to institutional authorities

Legal Consequences:

Pursuit of full legal remedies available
Recovery of all legal costs and damages
Cooperation with copyright enforcement
Permanent service ban across all Litry services

🔒 Service Protection Mechanisms

Monitoring & Detection: While we do not pre-verify content rights, we reserve the right to investigate suspicious activities and respond to copyright complaints.

Cooperation with Publishers: We maintain relationships with academic publishers and will cooperate fully with legitimate copyright enforcement requests.

Institutional Reporting: Violations may be reported to relevant academic institutions, funding bodies, or research oversight organizations.

Zero Tolerance: We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for copyright infringement and will take the strongest possible action against violators.

Questions?

If you have questions about this policy or need clarification about legal access requirements, please contact our compliance team before using our services.

Last updated: August 18, 2025