Miri - Terms of Service

Effective Date: March 31, 2026

Last Updated: March 31, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Miri mobile application ("App," "Service"), operated by GROUNDING LLC, a Texas limited liability company headquartered in Houston, Texas ("Company," "we," "us," "our"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Eligibility

1.1 Minimum Age

You must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to create an account or use the Service. By creating an account, you represent and warrant that you are at least 13 years old. We collect your date of birth during registration and verify your age both on the device and on our servers. If we discover that a user is under 13, we will terminate the account and delete all associated data in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

1.2 Parental Consent

If you are between 13 and 17 years of age, you represent that you have obtained the consent of a parent or legal guardian to use the Service and that your parent or guardian has read and agrees to these Terms on your behalf. Parents or guardians may contact us to request deletion of a minor's account.

1.3 Authority

If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

1.4 Restricted Persons

You may not use the Service if you have been previously banned from the Service, if you are located in a jurisdiction where use of the Service is prohibited by law, or if you are on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

2. Account Registration and Security

2.1 Account Creation

To use the Service, you must create an account by providing a valid email address or signing in through Apple or Google. You must provide accurate, current, and complete information during registration and update such information as necessary.

2.2 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify us immediately at the contact information in Section 19 of any unauthorized access to or use of your account. We are not liable for any loss arising from your failure to safeguard your account.

2.3 Username

You may select a unique username. We reserve the right to reclaim, reassign, or disable any username at our sole discretion, including usernames that infringe on trademarks, impersonate others, are misleading, or violate these Terms. Inactive usernames may be reclaimed after extended periods of inactivity.

2.4 One Account Per Person

Each individual may maintain only one account. Creating multiple accounts for the purpose of evading bans, manipulating the Service, or any other deceptive purpose is prohibited.

3. User-Generated Content

3.1 Your Content

"User Content" means any photos, videos, text, captions, comments, messages, and other materials you upload, post, or transmit through the Service. You retain ownership of your User Content, subject to the license granted below.

3.2 License to Us

By posting User Content, you grant GROUNDING LLC a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, distribute, display, and perform your User Content solely in connection with operating, providing, promoting, and improving the Service. "Sublicensable" means we may grant this license to our infrastructure and service providers (e.g., cloud storage, content delivery networks, AI analysis services) as necessary to deliver the Service. This license persists for the duration your content remains on the Service and terminates when you delete your content or account, except:

Where your content has been shared, reposted, or quoted by other users prior to deletion;
Where copies exist in encrypted backups that are purged within 30 days;
Where retention is required by applicable law.

3.3 Content Representations

By posting User Content, you represent and warrant that:

You own or have the necessary rights and permissions to post the content;
The content does not infringe any third party's intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
You have obtained the consent of any identifiable individuals depicted in photos or videos you post.

3.4 Content Standards

You agree not to post User Content that:

Is unlawful, defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, harassing, threatening, abusive, or hateful;
Promotes discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age;
Infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, or other intellectual property right;
Contains viruses, malware, or any harmful code;
Impersonates any person or entity or misrepresents your affiliation;
Exploits, harms, or attempts to exploit or harm minors in any way;
Promotes violence, self-harm, terrorism, or illegal activity;
Contains personal or confidential information of another person without their consent;
Is deceptive, misleading, or constitutes misinformation intended to cause harm;
Violates any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right.

3.5 Content Moderation and Removal

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to review, monitor, remove, or disable access to any User Content that we determine, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms, applicable law, or is otherwise harmful or objectionable. We may do so without prior notice. We may also use automated tools, including artificial intelligence, to assist in content moderation.

3.6 No Endorsement

The presence of User Content on the Service does not constitute our endorsement or recommendation of that content, the user who posted it, or any views expressed therein.

4. Moments (Temporary Social Rooms)

4.1 Nature of Moments

Moments are temporary, time-bound social spaces created by users that expire after a user-defined duration. When a Moment expires, its status changes to "expired," but media and posts associated with it persist on the Service until individually deleted by their creators or through account deletion.

4.2 Participation and Visibility

By posting content to a Moment, you become a participant. Your username and content will be visible to other participants. For public Moments, your content is visible to all users of the Service. For friends-only Moments, visibility is limited to the creator's friends.

4.3 No Expectation of Permanence

Moments are designed to be temporary. While we take reasonable measures to maintain the Service, we do not guarantee that any Moment or its content will remain available for any specific duration. Do not rely on the Service as your sole storage for any content.

5. Trending Topics and News Content

5.1 Automated Topic Ingestion

The Service automatically aggregates and summarizes publicly available news headlines from third-party sources (such as RSS feeds and news APIs). These summaries are generated and rewritten using artificial intelligence and are not authored, verified, or endorsed by GROUNDING LLC.

5.2 No Editorial Responsibility

We do not exercise editorial control over trending topics. The appearance of a topic on the Service does not constitute our endorsement of any viewpoint, political position, or factual claim. Topics are generated algorithmically based on public news sources and user engagement patterns. Topic summaries may contain inaccuracies inherent to AI-generated text.

5.3 Topic-Post Matching

The Service uses artificial intelligence to automatically link User Content to trending topics based on content similarity analysis. This matching is automated and may not always be accurate or appropriate. We are not responsible for incorrect, misleading, or unwanted topic associations. Users do not control which topics their posts are associated with.

6. AI Processing and Automated Systems

6.1 Consent to AI Processing

By using the Service, you acknowledge and consent to the AI processing described in this Section. This processing is integral to the core functionality of the Service.

6.2 Content Analysis

When you upload photos or videos, they are transmitted to third-party AI services for automated content analysis. This analysis identifies visual elements such as scenes, objects, activities, visible text, brands, food and drink, and general characteristics of people present (e.g., approximate count, general expressions, group context). No facial recognition, biometric identification, or individual identification is performed. The analysis generates content descriptions, classification tags, and mathematical vector representations ("embeddings") that power the recommendation system and topic matching.

6.3 Recommendation System

The Service uses an AI-powered recommendation system that personalizes the content you see in your feed. This constitutes automated decision-making as defined under certain privacy laws. The system considers factors including:

Similarity between your engagement history and available content (content affinity);
Engagement quality and velocity of posts (likes, comments, saves, shares);
Social connections (whether the poster is a friend);
Relevance to trending topics you have engaged with;
Recency of content;
Participation activity in related Moments;
Exploration (a portion of your feed includes content outside your typical preferences to promote discovery).

You may influence your recommendations by engaging with content you enjoy, using the "not interested" feature to indicate content you dislike, or deleting your account to reset your preference profile entirely.

6.4 Comment Sentiment Analysis

Comments you post may be transmitted to third-party AI services for automated sentiment classification (positive, negative, or neutral). This classification is used internally to refine the recommendation system and is not displayed to other users. Your comment text is sent without your user identity attached.

6.5 Preference Learning

The Service builds a mathematical representation ("preference embedding") of your content preferences based on your engagement behavior, including but not limited to: likes, saves, comments, shares, watch duration, skip behavior, scroll patterns, and search activity. This representation is stored in your profile and is used exclusively to personalize your experience on the Service. We do not use this data for purposes unrelated to the Service.

6.6 Automated Notifications

The Service uses automated scoring to determine which push notifications to send you, including:

Trending topic alerts when new topics match your preference profile;
Reactions by notable or verified users to topics relevant to your interests;
Reactions by your friends to topics, scored by your interaction frequency with that friend and the topic's relevance to your preference profile.

All automated notifications are subject to a unified daily cap to prevent notification fatigue. You may disable notifications at any time through your device settings or the App's notification preferences.

6.7 Weight Learning

The Service periodically trains statistical models on aggregated, de-identified engagement data across all users to optimize the recommendation system. This training uses logistic regression on behavioral patterns and does not involve individual profiling beyond what is described in Section 6.5.

6.8 No Guarantee of Accuracy

All AI-generated outputs, including content analysis, topic summaries, sentiment classifications, topic-post associations, and content recommendations, are automated and may contain errors, biases, or inaccuracies. We make no warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, or reliability of any AI-generated output. You should not rely on AI-generated content for factual accuracy.

7. Privacy and Data Collection

7.1 Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of data:

Information You Provide Directly:

Account information: email address, username, display name, bio, date of birth, profile photo
User Content: photos, videos, captions, comments, direct messages
Location data: when you voluntarily tag a location on a post or use the location search feature
Search queries entered into the Service
Notification preferences and topic alert subscriptions
Satisfaction survey responses

Information Collected Automatically:

Device push notification tokens and platform type (iOS or Android)
Session analytics: start time, duration, return intervals
Engagement behavior: over 30 signal types including but not limited to views, impressions, likes, comments, saves, shares, scroll velocity, dwell time, skip speed, video watch completion, video pause events, audio state, and double-tap interactions
Friend interaction patterns: a computed score representing how frequently you interact with each friend, derived from likes, comments, messages, profile visits, and shares (this score decays over time)

Information We Do Not Collect:

Contacts or address book
Advertising identifiers (IDFA, GAID)
Clipboard contents
Health, financial, or biometric data
Background location (no continuous or background GPS tracking)
Cross-app browsing activity

7.2 How We Use Your Data

We use the data we collect to:

Provide, maintain, and improve the Service;
Personalize your feed and content recommendations;
Deliver push notifications you have opted into;
Analyze usage patterns to improve the user experience;
Detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, and security issues;
Comply with legal obligations;
Communicate with you about the Service.

7.3 Third-Party Service Providers

We share data with the following categories of third-party service providers, solely for the purposes described:

Service Provider	Data Shared	Purpose
Google (Gemini API)	Photos, video frames, audio clips, captions	AI content analysis for recommendations
Voyage AI	AI-generated text descriptions of content (no raw media, no personally identifiable information)	Vector embedding generation for content similarity
OpenAI	Individual comment text (no user identity attached)	Sentiment classification
Cloudflare (R2 Storage)	Uploaded media files (user identifier in storage path)	Cloud media storage and content delivery
Apple (Maps Server API)	GPS coordinates and search queries (no user identity)	Location autocomplete and nearby places
Expo (Push Notification Service)	Device push tokens and notification content	Delivering push notifications to your device
Supabase (Database Infrastructure)	All application data	Database hosting, user authentication, real-time messaging infrastructure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party. We do not share your data with advertising networks, data brokers, or any entity for purposes unrelated to operating the Service.

7.4 Legal Disclosures

We may disclose your information if we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to:

Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request;
Enforce these Terms, including investigation of potential violations;
Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security issues, or technical problems;
Protect the rights, property, or safety of GROUNDING LLC, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law.

If we are compelled to disclose your data by legal process, we will attempt to provide you with prior notice (e.g., via email or in-app notification) unless prohibited by law or court order.

7.5 Data Retention

Analytics events: Automatically deleted after 90 days
Read notifications: Automatically deleted after 30 days
Archived trending topics: Automatically deleted after 30 days
Orphaned system records (e.g., push tokens for deleted accounts): Cleaned up automatically on a daily basis
Active content (posts, moments, messages, media): Retained until you delete the content individually or delete your account
Date of birth: Retained for the lifetime of your account for age verification purposes

7.6 Account Deletion

You may permanently delete your account at any time through the Settings screen in the App. Account deletion is irreversible. Upon receiving your deletion request, we will, within a commercially reasonable timeframe (and no later than 45 days):

Delete your profile, username, display name, bio, avatar, date of birth, and preference data;
Delete all posts, moments, comments, and direct messages you authored;
Delete all engagement records (likes, saves, reposts, tags);
Delete all friendship records, interaction scores, and conversation memberships;
Delete all analytics events, push tokens, and notification records;
Delete all media files you uploaded from our cloud storage systems;
Delete your authentication credentials and invalidate all active sessions;
Remove any conversations left with no remaining participants.

Residual copies of deleted data may persist in encrypted, automated backups for up to 30 days before being purged. Data that has been anonymized or aggregated such that it can no longer be associated with you is not subject to deletion.

7.7 Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including:

Encrypted data transmission using Transport Layer Security (TLS);
Encrypted credential storage on-device using platform-native secure storage (iOS Keychain, Android Keystore);
Row-level security policies on database tables;
JSON Web Token (JWT) based authentication with automatic session expiration;
Rate limiting on all API endpoints.

Despite these measures, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you and applicable authorities as required by law.

7.8 Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Our registration process includes an age gate that blocks account creation for users under 13, with both client-side and server-side enforcement. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete the account and all associated data. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account on the Service, please contact us immediately at the address in Section 19.

7.9 International Data Transfers

The Service is operated from the United States. If you access the Service from outside the United States, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer of your data to the United States and its processing in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. We rely on standard contractual provisions and infrastructure-level safeguards provided by our service providers (Supabase, Cloudflare, Google, OpenAI) for international data transfers.

8. Your Privacy Rights

8.1 All Users

Regardless of your location, you have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you;
Delete your account and all associated personal data (see Section 7.6);
Correct inaccurate personal information through your profile settings;
Opt out of push notifications through your device settings or the App's notification preferences.

8.2 California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

Right to Know: You may request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the business purpose for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share your information.
Right to Delete: You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct: You may request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell or share (as defined by the CCPA/CPRA) your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. No opt-out is necessary.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, contact us using the information in Section 19. We will verify your identity before processing your request and will respond within 45 days.

8.3 European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland (GDPR)

If you are located in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Legal Basis for Processing: We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Contract: Processing necessary to provide the Service you requested (account management, content delivery, messaging);
- Legitimate Interest: Processing for recommendation system personalization, abuse prevention, and service improvement, balanced against your rights;
- Consent: Processing of AI content analysis and behavioral profiling for recommendation purposes, which you may withdraw at any time by deleting your account.
Right to Access, Rectification, Erasure, and Restriction: You may request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of processing of your personal data.
Right to Data Portability: You may request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interest at any time.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.

To exercise these rights, contact us using the information in Section 19.

9. Notable and Verified Users

9.1 Notable Status

Certain users may be designated as "notable" or "verified" at our sole discretion. Notable status indicates that we have confirmed the user's identity or public significance. It does not constitute an endorsement of the user's content or views.

9.2 Enhanced Notifications

When a notable user posts content that is matched to a trending topic, users who have opted into topic alerts for that category may receive a notification. This is an automated process governed by the same scoring and daily cap mechanisms described in Section 6.6.

10. Intellectual Property

10.1 Our Intellectual Property

The Service, including its design, user interface, features, functionality, algorithms, software, source code, text, graphics, logos, and trademarks, is the property of GROUNDING LLC or its licensors and is protected by United States and international intellectual property laws. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, sublicense, reverse engineer, decompile, or create derivative works of any part of the Service without our prior written consent.

10.2 Trademarks

"Miri," the Miri logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of GROUNDING LLC. You may not use such marks without our prior written permission.

10.3 Feedback

If you provide us with suggestions, ideas, or feedback regarding the Service ("Feedback"), you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, and incorporate such Feedback into the Service without any obligation or compensation to you.

10.4 Copyright Infringement (DMCA)

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that User Content on the Service infringes your copyright, you may submit a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to our designated agent:

DMCA Agent GROUNDING LLC 17350 State Hwy 249, Ste 220 #31862 Houston, TX 77064 Email: daniel@decisivemachines.com (All inquiries including DMCA, legal, privacy, and general support)

Your notice must include:

A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized representative;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, with sufficient detail for us to locate it;
Your contact information (name, address, telephone number, email address);
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

10.5 Counter-Notification

If your content was removed pursuant to a DMCA takedown notice and you believe the removal was in error, you may submit a counter-notification to our DMCA Agent containing:

Your physical or electronic signature;
Identification of the material that was removed and the location at which it appeared before removal;
A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief the material was removed by mistake or misidentification;
Your name, address, and telephone number;
A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal district court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or Harris County, Texas if outside the United States) and that you will accept service of process from the party who filed the original DMCA notice.

Upon receipt of a valid counter-notification, we will provide a copy to the original complainant and restore the material within 10-14 business days unless we receive notice that a court action has been filed.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

11.1 Third-Party Services

The Service integrates with third-party services as described in Section 7.3. Your use of these third-party services is subject to their respective terms of service and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the practices, content, or availability of any third-party service.

11.2 External Links

User Content may contain links to external websites or services not operated by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. Accessing external links is at your own risk.

12. Electronic Communications

12.1 Consent

By creating an account, you consent to receive electronic communications from us, including:

Push notifications (which you may disable at any time through your device settings or the App);
In-app notifications about activity related to your account;
Service announcements, updates, and administrative messages sent to your registered email address.

12.2 E-SIGN Disclosure

By agreeing to these Terms electronically, you acknowledge and agree that your electronic acceptance constitutes your signature, acceptance, and agreement as if you had signed these Terms in writing, pursuant to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Act), 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.

13. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable law or regulation;
Access or use another user's account without authorization;
Interfere with, disrupt, or place an undue burden on the Service, its servers, or connected networks;
Use automated means (bots, scrapers, crawlers, spiders) to access, collect data from, or interact with the Service without our prior written permission;
Circumvent, disable, or interfere with any security, rate-limiting, authentication, or access-control features of the Service;
Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or derive the source code of any aspect of the Service;
Harvest, scrape, collect, or store personal data of other users without their explicit consent;
Use the Service to distribute spam, chain letters, unsolicited messages, or commercial solicitations;
Create multiple accounts for deceptive, abusive, or manipulative purposes;
Bypass or attempt to bypass the age verification requirement;
Upload or transmit content that contains malware, viruses, or other harmful code;
Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying the Service;
Use the Service to stalk, intimidate, or harass any person;
Manipulate engagement metrics (likes, comments, saves) through artificial or deceptive means.

14. Termination

14.1 By You

You may terminate your account at any time by using the account deletion feature in the App's Settings screen or by contacting us at the address in Section 19.

14.2 By Us

We may suspend or terminate your account or restrict your access to the Service if we reasonably believe that:

You have violated these Terms;
Your conduct poses a risk of harm to other users, the public, or the Service;
Your account has been used for illegal activity;
Continued provision of the Service to you is no longer commercially viable;
We are required to do so by law, regulation, or legal process.

Where practicable, we will provide you with notice and an opportunity to address the issue before termination, except where immediate action is necessary to protect the safety of users or the integrity of the Service.

14.3 Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your right to use the Service ceases immediately. We will process account data deletion as described in Section 7.6. The following sections survive termination: 3.2 (License to Us), 3.3 (Content Representations), 10 (Intellectual Property), 15 (Disclaimers), 16 (Limitation of Liability), 17 (Indemnification), 18 (Dispute Resolution), and 19 (Contact Information).

15. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (A) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; (B) ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING AI-GENERATED ANALYSES, TOPIC SUMMARIES, SENTIMENT CLASSIFICATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, OR NEWS AGGREGATIONS, WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT; (C) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS; (D) ANY ERRORS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ANY USER, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY USER CONTENT POSTED ON THE SERVICE. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

16. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GROUNDING LLC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO:

YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE;
ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE;
ANY USER CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE;
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, USE OF, ALTERATION OF, OR LOSS OF YOUR DATA OR TRANSMISSIONS;
ANY AI-GENERATED CONTENT, ANALYSIS, CLASSIFICATION, ASSOCIATION, OR RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE;
ANY INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE SERVICE;
ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD $100.00) OR THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US, IF ANY, IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (WHETHER CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

17. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GROUNDING LLC, its officers, directors, members, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) arising out of or related to:

Your access to or use of the Service;
Your User Content, including any claims that your content infringes a third party's rights;
Your violation of these Terms;
Your violation of any applicable law, regulation, or order;
Your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property, privacy, or publicity right;
Any dispute between you and another user of the Service.

We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in which event you agree to cooperate with our defense.

18. Dispute Resolution

18.1 Governing Law

These Terms and any disputes arising out of or related to them or the Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

18.2 Informal Resolution

Before initiating any formal dispute resolution proceeding, you agree to first contact us at the address in Section 19 and attempt to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days. Most disputes can be resolved without formal proceedings.

18.3 Mandatory Arbitration

If informal resolution fails, any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service (except as provided in Section 18.5) shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect. The arbitration shall be conducted in English, in Houston, Texas, unless you and we mutually agree to a different location or virtual proceedings.

18.4 Arbitration Fees

For claims under $10,000, GROUNDING LLC will reimburse your AAA filing fees and pay the arbitrator's fees and expenses. For claims of $10,000 or more, the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules govern the allocation of fees. We will not seek attorneys' fees from you in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines your claim is frivolous.

18.5 Exceptions to Arbitration

The following disputes are exempt from mandatory arbitration:

Claims that qualify for small claims court in your jurisdiction;
Claims for injunctive or equitable relief related to intellectual property infringement or unauthorized access to the Service;
Claims that applicable law prohibits from being subject to arbitration.

18.6 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND GROUNDING LLC AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF, CLASS MEMBER, OR PARTICIPANT IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding.

18.7 Opt-Out

You may opt out of the arbitration and class action waiver provisions of this Section 18 by sending a written notice to GROUNDING LLC within thirty (30) days of the date you first accept these Terms. Your notice must include your full legal name, Miri username, email address associated with your account, and a clear, signed statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration. Send your opt-out notice to the mailing address or email address in Section 19. If you opt out, you and GROUNDING LLC agree to submit disputes to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Harris County, Texas.

18.8 Survival

This Section 18 shall survive any termination of these Terms or your use of the Service.

19. Contact Information

For questions, privacy rights requests, DMCA notices, counter-notifications, arbitration opt-out notices, or any other inquiries:

GROUNDING LLC 17350 State Hwy 249, Ste 220 #31862 Houston, TX 77064 United States

Email: daniel@decisivemachines.com

20. General Provisions

20.1 Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. If we make material changes, we will provide notice through the App, by email, or by other reasonable means at least thirty (30) days before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any modification constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you must stop using the Service and delete your account.

20.2 Modifications to Service

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any feature thereof) at any time, with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

20.3 Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any Privacy Policy, Community Guidelines, or other policies incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement between you and GROUNDING LLC regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral.

20.4 Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. If modification is not possible, the provision shall be severed, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

20.5 Waiver

Our failure or delay in enforcing any right or provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. A waiver of any right or provision shall be effective only if made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of GROUNDING LLC.

20.6 Assignment

You may not assign, delegate, or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. We may freely assign our rights and obligations under these Terms, in whole or in part, without notice or consent, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

20.7 Force Majeure

We shall not be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of our obligations under these Terms due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, acts of God, war, terrorism, riots, pandemics, epidemics, government actions or orders, power failures, internet or telecommunications disruptions, or failures of third-party service providers.

20.8 Headings

The section headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

20.9 No Third-Party Beneficiaries

These Terms do not create any third-party beneficiary rights in any individual or entity that is not a party to these Terms.

21. Acknowledgment

BY CREATING AN ACCOUNT, ACCESSING, OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF A MINOR BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 17, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE THE MINOR'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN AND THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS ON THEIR BEHALF.