Terms of Service
Welcome to Clinical Brief ("we," "our," or "us"). Clinical Brief is developed and operated by Eddy Castro as an independent developer. By downloading, accessing, or using Clinical Brief (the "App"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the App.
1. Description of the Service
Clinical Brief is a macOS application that lets users import published medical literature from supported sources such as text-selectable PDFs, DOIs, and PubMed identifiers, then generate structured, AI-assisted study briefs with source-linked evidence for education and literature review.
2. Educational Use Only
Clinical Brief is not a medical device, professional advisory service, or bedside clinical decision support product. AI-generated outputs may be incomplete, incorrect, or limited by the available source text. You are responsible for verifying all information against the original literature and your own professional judgment.
3. AI-Generated Content
Briefs are generated with the help of third-party AI services (currently OpenAI). We do not guarantee that AI-generated content is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any particular purpose. All AI-generated summaries are clearly presented as machine-generated output linked to source evidence.
You agree to review and verify outputs before relying on them for rounds, teaching, discussion, publication, or any other professional use. You acknowledge that AI-generated content may contain errors, omissions, or misinterpretations of the source material.
4. No Patient Information
You agree not to upload, paste, or otherwise submit protected health information (PHI), medical records, or any data that identifies a real patient or other individual. The service is intended for published literature only.
5. User Data and Local Storage
The App does not require you to create an account to use its core features. Clinical Brief may store your imported papers, notes, highlights, generated briefs, and exports locally on your Mac. You are responsible for your local files and backups. If local files are deleted or lost, we may not be able to recover them.
6. Subscriptions, Billing, and Renewal
Clinical Brief offers free and paid features, including monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. If you purchase a subscription:
- Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase.
- Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period.
- Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings after purchase.
- Restore Purchases is available from within the App.
- Refund requests are handled by Apple under Apple's policies. We do not process refunds directly.
7. Acceptable Use
You agree not to:
- Use the App in violation of applicable law, regulation, or professional obligations.
- Use the App for diagnosis, treatment selection, or patient-specific care decisions.
- Submit patient-identifiable data or unlawful content.
- Interfere with, reverse engineer, or abuse the App, backend, purchase flow, or security features.
- Attempt to bypass limits, entitlements, or other product controls.
- Use generated output in a way that misrepresents it as original human-authored analysis.
8. Intellectual Property
We own or control the App, service design, branding, and software, except for third-party materials and your rights in content you lawfully provide. You retain all rights to the data and information you create using the App. These Terms do not transfer ownership of the App or service to you. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the App.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties
The App and service are provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. AI-generated output is provided as-is and should not be treated as authoritative medical information.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for lost data, lost profits, or professional, clinical, or business decisions arising from use of the App or its generated output.
11. Termination and Updates
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the service, or update these Terms, as the product evolves. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised Terms.
12. Legal Compliance
You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
13. Apple-Specific Terms
Apple is not responsible for the App or its content. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you where applicable. Your use of the App must also comply with the App Store terms that apply to your Apple platform account. Any claims relating to the App must be directed to us, not Apple.
14. Contact Us
Questions about these Terms can be sent to:
Email: clinicalbrief@eddycastro.com