Bud-E!

Portal: the website at https://school.bud-e.ai/ including all services available there

Language Model: an algorithm trained on text data analysis to understand and generate human-like language

Chatbot: an AI-powered, language model-based text dialogue system

Prompt: refers to the input request sent by a user to the chatbot to trigger a specific response or text generation.

User: Any natural person who uses the offered service.

These terms of use govern the contractual relationship between LAION e.V., Herman-Lange-Weg 26, 21035 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as "LAION") and the users of the services on the website at https://school.bud-e.ai/. They apply in their current version at the time of contract conclusion.

LAION reserves the right to modify these terms of use at any time - including for existing users - particularly in case of legal changes, changes in supreme court jurisprudence, or changes in LAION's offerings. Existing users will be informed of any changes to the terms of use when accessing the website.

1. LAION aims to advance self-learning algorithms in artificial intelligence and make training datasets and AI models available to the general public. LAION provides users with a portal at https://school.bud-e.ai where users can utilize a school assistant for students. School Bud-E is a chatbot specialized in educational purposes that can be used via both prompts and voice input to provide students with individualized assistance for various school activities.

2. The usage contract between LAION and the user is concluded by accessing the portal and accepting these terms of use.

3. School Bud-E may only be used by users who are 16 years of age or older. Users who have not yet reached the age of 16 require the express consent of a legal guardian. The provider reserves the right to request proof of this consent.

4. The use of the chatbot is only permitted for educational purposes. Any misuse, particularly for illegal or non-educational purposes, is prohibited.

5. The use of the portal is free of charge. Users have no legal claim to use the portal against LAION. Within the scope of contractual freedom, LAION is entitled to exclude individual users from use without giving reasons, to restrict the offer, or to discontinue it entirely.

1. The user agrees not to misuse the Portal. The user is prohibited from making false or misleading statements on the Portal. The user must refrain from all activities in connection with the Portal that constitute a violation of:

• a. applicable law,
• b. third-party rights,
• c. principles of youth protection,
• d. public morality
• e. school internal regulations.

2. Furthermore, the user agrees not to enter or upload any content to the Portal that:

• a. could harm LAION or any associated legal or natural person,
• b. could violate third-party copyrights,
• c. does not align with or contradicts educational purposes,
• d. contains personal data,
• e. contains or represents intellectual property or trade secrets of third parties,
• f. glorifies or incites violence,
• g. is of National Socialist nature,
• h. promotes or glorifies child pornography,
• i. incites or promotes hatred,
• j. discriminates against people based on their religion, sexuality, gender, political views, worldview, or other grounds,
• k. could be interpreted as bullying, threats, or blackmail,
• l. calls for harm to others or self-harm, or
• m. promotes or condones animal cruelty.

3. The user further agrees not to submit prompts or language inputs that violate these terms of use and could particularly result in potential liability. The user also agrees to refrain from creating content that has no educational connection or is clearly intended to harm a third party.

4. The use of School Bud-E is permitted exclusively for educational purposes.

5. LAION expressly reserves the right to report violations of these terms of use to the appropriate authorities, particularly law enforcement agencies, when such violations become known.

6. The user is obligated to immediately report any obvious errors or misuse of the Portal to the provider. This serves to protect other users and improve the Portal.

1. The user agreement begins when the user accepts these terms of use and is concluded for an indefinite period. The agreement may be terminated by either party at any time without notice.

2. The right to extraordinary termination for good cause remains unaffected.

3. The user agreement automatically terminates when LAION discontinues the services on the Portal.

4. In the event of loss of school-related status, the user is obligated to inform the provider. The agreement automatically terminates as soon as the user loses their school status.

1. The Portal and its contents regularly constitute protected intellectual property. In particular, all logos, layouts, graphics, texts, images, and videos are protected by copyright and trademark law.

2. LAION grants the user a simple, non-transferable right to use the Portal and its contents. This right of use is temporally limited to the duration of the user agreement. In terms of content, the right of use is limited to uses appropriate for the intended use of the Portal.

3. The user is specifically prohibited from reproducing, modifying, decompiling, or making the Portal, in whole or in part, accessible to unauthorized third parties.

4. The user grants LAION a simple, temporally and spatially unlimited right to use the content uploaded by them to the Portal – particularly texts. In terms of content, the right of use is limited to the purpose of operating the Portal and the (further) development of language models and training datasets. The right of use specifically includes:

• a. the storage of content and its reproduction,
• b. making it publicly accessible, and
• c. sharing it with third parties.

5. The user assures that the content uploaded by them to the Portal is free from third-party rights and that they are authorized to grant rights to the content. Should the operator be held liable by third parties due to the infringement of intellectual property rights and if this claim is based on culpable conduct by the user, the user shall indemnify the operator against these claims and bear the reimbursable costs of the operator's legal defense according to the German Lawyers' Remuneration Act (RVG).

1. Users may not enter any personal data concerning themselves when using the services for improving the language model and using the chatbot.

2. Personal data processed in the context of using the chatbot includes data entered by the user and metadata used to improve the language model. The provider stores this data exclusively for the duration of the Portal use and deletes it as soon as the purpose of processing ceases, unless legal retention obligations prevent this.

3. LAION processes the user's personal data in accordance with data protection regulations, particularly the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Detailed information can be found in the Privacy Policy, available at: https://laion.ai/privacy-policy/

1. LAION assumes unlimited liability for intent and gross negligence. For simple negligence, LAION is only liable for damages resulting from:

• a. injury to life, body, and health,
• b. breach of an essential contractual obligation (obligation whose fulfillment is essential for the proper execution of the contract and on whose compliance the contractual partner regularly relies and may rely),
• c. violation of provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),
• d. violation of provisions of the Product Liability Act (ProdHaftG), and
• e. violation of other statutory provisions, if and to the extent that these do not permit an exclusion or limitation of liability.

2. In the case of simple negligent breach of essential contractual obligations, LAION's liability is limited in amount to the foreseeable, typically occurring damage.

3. In all other respects, LAION's liability is excluded.

4. The above limitations of liability also apply in favor of LAION's legal representatives and agents.

5. LAION assumes no liability for the prompts or language inputs entered by users, or for incorrect application of the chatbot. Furthermore, LAION assumes no liability for damages resulting from incorrect or improper use of content generated by the chatbot.

1. The contractual relationship is exclusively governed by the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

2. Should individual provisions of these Terms of Use, including this provision, be or become invalid in whole or in part, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. The respective statutory provisions shall take the place of the invalid or missing provisions.

3. If the customer is a merchant, a legal entity under public law, or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from and in connection with contracts concluded under these Terms of Use shall be LAION's registered office.

4. These Terms of Use were drafted in German and subsequently translated into English. In case of contradictions or doubts about the interpretation, the German original version shall always prevail.