Terms of Service

Effective date: May 11, 2026 Last updated: May 11, 2026

These are the terms of service for Shomery ("Shomery", "we", "us", or "our"), operated from California, USA. By using Shomery, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the service.

We've written this in plain English on purpose. The full legal effect is the same as a more formal document, but you should be able to read it without a lawyer. If anything is unclear, email hello@shomery.com before you accept.

1. Who can use Shomery

You may use Shomery if:

• You are at least 13 years old (or the minimum digital-consent age in your country, whichever is higher).
• You have a valid Google account.
• You agree to these terms and our Privacy Policy.

If you're using Shomery on behalf of a company or other entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to these terms.

2. Your account

You sign in to Shomery using your Google account through Google's OAuth flow. You're responsible for:

• Keeping your Google account secure (Shomery's access depends on it).
• The accuracy of the information in your Shomery configuration (watch list, group names, etc.).
• All activity that happens under your account.

If you notice unauthorized access to your account, contact us at hello@shomery.com immediately.

3. What Shomery does

Shomery watches your Gmail inbox for emails matching senders or domains you specify, generates short markdown summaries using artificial intelligence, and saves those summaries into a folder inside your own Google Drive. You can then read the feed in our web app and ask grounded questions across your archived summaries. Full details of what data we access and how we use it are in our Privacy Policy.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use Shomery in any way that violates applicable law.
• Use Shomery to send unsolicited communications, spam, or harassment.
• Attempt to access another user's account or data.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or extract data from the service in bulk beyond your own normal use.
• Use Shomery to process content you do not have the right to access.
• Use Shomery to attempt to circumvent the security measures of Google or any other third-party service.
• Interfere with or disrupt the service or its infrastructure.

We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these rules.

5. Your Gmail and Google Drive content

You own your Gmail content and the Shomery summaries stored in your Google Drive. We do not claim any ownership rights over the data we process on your behalf. By using Shomery, you give us a limited, non-exclusive license to access, process, and store this data only for the purpose of providing the service to you, as described in our Privacy Policy.

If you stop using Shomery, you can:

• Revoke Shomery's access through your Google Account permissions page.
• Delete the Shomery folder in your Google Drive to remove all summary artifacts.
• Email us at hello@shomery.com to delete your Shomery account and associated configuration data.

6. AI-generated content

Shomery uses third-party large language models (currently OpenAI's gpt-4o-mini and Voyage AI's voyage-3-lite) to generate summaries and answer questions. You should know that:

• AI-generated content can be wrong. Summaries are best-effort interpretations of the underlying email content. They may omit details, mischaracterize meaning, or contain errors.
• You are responsible for verifying important facts. Don't make significant decisions (financial, legal, medical, etc.) based solely on a Shomery summary without checking the original email.
• Shomery refuses to answer when the source data doesn't support an answer, but you should treat the assistant's answers as informational, not authoritative.

7. Third-party services

Shomery depends on services operated by third parties, including:

• Google (Gmail, Drive, OAuth, Firebase, Cloud Run)
• OpenAI (language model API)
• Voyage AI (embeddings API)

Your use of these third-party services is also governed by their respective terms and privacy policies. We're not responsible for the actions or decisions of these third parties, but we choose them carefully and they're subject to contractual data-handling restrictions described in our Privacy Policy.

8. Our intellectual property

The Shomery name, logo, software, and the look-and-feel of the service are owned by us. You may use the service for its intended purpose but you may not copy, modify, resell, or create derivative works of the Shomery software or branding without our written permission.

We may release portions of our codebase under open-source licenses from time to time. When we do, the license terms for those portions are stated in the relevant repository.

9. Service availability

We try to keep Shomery running reliably, but we don't guarantee uninterrupted access. The service may be unavailable due to maintenance, updates, third-party outages, or unforeseen issues. During the current pilot phase, the service is provided "as is" with no uptime guarantee.

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the service at any time, with reasonable notice for material changes.

10. Disclaimers

Shomery is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that:

• The service will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
• The summaries or answers generated by the AI will be accurate, complete, or current.
• Any defects in the service will be corrected within a specific timeframe.

You use Shomery at your own risk.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by California law:

• We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages, including lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, even if we've been advised of the possibility of such damages.
• Our total aggregate liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to Shomery is limited to the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the service in the twelve months before the claim, or (b) one hundred U.S. dollars ($100).

Some jurisdictions don't allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for certain damages, so portions of these limits may not apply to you.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend and indemnify Shomery and its operators against any third-party claims arising out of (a) your use of the service in violation of these terms, (b) your violation of any law or third-party right, or (c) content you provide or process through the service that infringes someone else's rights.

13. Termination

You can stop using Shomery at any time by disconnecting it from your Google account and deleting your Shomery account.

We can terminate or suspend your access if you violate these terms or use the service in a way that puts the service, other users, or third parties at risk. We'll try to give reasonable notice unless the violation is severe.

The sections of these terms that by their nature should survive termination (intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, governing law) will survive.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms occasionally. When we make material changes, we'll notify you by email or through the service before the changes take effect. Continued use of Shomery after the effective date of new terms means you accept the new terms. If you don't accept, stop using the service before the changes take effect.

15. Governing law and dispute resolution

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these terms or to Shomery will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in California, and you and we both consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

Nothing in this section prevents either of us from seeking injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.

16. Miscellaneous

• Entire agreement. These terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and Shomery regarding the service.
• Severability. If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in effect.
• No waiver. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of that provision.
• No assignment. You may not assign these terms without our written consent. We may assign these terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
• Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and don't affect interpretation.

17. Contact

Questions, feedback, or legal notices about these terms:

Email: hello@shomery.com Business location: California, USA

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