Terms of Service

Effective Date: April 23, 2026  |  Last Updated: April 23, 2026

1. Definitions

For purposes of these Terms:

• "Microbiocol AI", "we", "us", or "our" refers to Microbiocol AI, the operator of the Service.
• "Service" means the MicroPrompt command-line interface ("CLI"), daemon, MicroPrompt Registry (the "Registry"), website at microprompt.dev, registry subdomain at registry.microprompt.dev, related software, APIs, and documentation.
• "User", "you", or "your" refers to any individual or legal entity accessing or using the Service.
• "User Content" means any prompts, compositions, metadata, comments, signatures, or other materials submitted, uploaded, or published to the Registry by Users.
• "Account" means a registered handle on the Registry secured by an Ed25519 cryptographic keypair.

2. Acceptance of Terms

By installing the CLI, registering a handle, publishing User Content, downloading prompts, accessing the Registry web interface, or otherwise interacting with the Service, you accept and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy and Content Policy, each incorporated herein by reference.

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, in which case "you" refers to that organization.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. If you are between 13 and the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use the Service only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian. By using the Service, you represent that you meet these eligibility requirements. The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506.

4. Account Registration and Security

4.1 Account Creation

Registry handles are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. You authenticate by demonstrating control of an Ed25519 private key whose public key is associated with your handle. You are solely responsible for the security and confidentiality of your private key.

4.2 Account Responsibilities

You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your handle, including any User Content published with your signature. We will treat any cryptographically valid signature as authoritative evidence of authorship absent compelling evidence to the contrary.

4.3 Reserved Names

We reserve the right to refuse, reclaim, or reassign handles that infringe trademarks, impersonate individuals or entities, are reserved for system use (such as microprompt, admin, system, core), or violate these Terms.

5. License to the Service

Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, Microbiocol AI grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your personal or internal business purposes. The CLI binary itself may be distributed under a separate open-source or source-available license; in such case, the terms of that license govern its use, with these Terms governing your use of the Registry and related online Services.

6. User Content

6.1 Ownership

You retain all ownership rights in User Content you submit to the Registry. We claim no ownership over User Content.

6.2 License You Grant to Microbiocol AI

By publishing User Content to the Registry, you grant Microbiocol AI a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, distribute, transmit, display, perform, modify (for technical purposes such as reformatting and compression), create derivative works for the purpose of operating the Service (such as generating snippets, indexes, and search results), and otherwise use the User Content solely as necessary to provide, maintain, improve, and promote the Service. This license terminates when you remove the User Content from the Registry, except to the extent that:

• Other Users have already downloaded or relied upon the User Content (in which case the license persists in their copies);
• We are required by law to retain it; or
• It is contained in archival backups, which we will overwrite in the ordinary course of business.

6.3 License You Grant to Other Users

Unless otherwise indicated by a license file or notice attached to your User Content, by publishing User Content publicly, you grant other Users a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to download, install, execute, and incorporate the User Content into their own works for any lawful purpose. We strongly recommend you attach an explicit license (such as MIT, Apache 2.0, or CC BY 4.0) to clarify the terms.

6.4 Representations and Warranties for User Content

By submitting User Content, you represent and warrant that:

• You own the User Content or have obtained all rights, licenses, consents, and permissions necessary to grant the licenses described above;
• The User Content does not violate any third party's intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights;
• The User Content complies with our Content Policy; and
• You are not subject to any sanctions imposed by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") or any equivalent foreign authority that would prohibit your use of the Service.

7. Prohibited Uses

You agree not to:

• Violate any applicable law, regulation, or third-party right;
• Upload User Content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, or otherwise objectionable;
• Attempt to interfere with, disrupt, or compromise the integrity or security of the Service, including by introducing malware, exploiting vulnerabilities, or circumventing rate limits;
• Use the Service to develop a competing product or service by scraping, mirroring, or systematically extracting data;
• Impersonate any individual or entity or misrepresent your affiliation;
• Use automated means to register accounts, publish prompts, or generate downloads in a manner inconsistent with normal use; or
• Use the Service in any manner inconsistent with our Content Policy.

8. Intellectual Property

8.1 Microbiocol AI Property

The Service, excluding User Content, is owned by Microbiocol AI and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property laws. "MicroPrompt" and the MicroPrompt logo are trademarks or service marks of Microbiocol AI. Patent Pending. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

8.2 Feedback

If you provide us with feedback, suggestions, ideas, or improvements, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use such feedback for any purpose without compensation or attribution.

9. DMCA Notice and Takedown Procedure

Microbiocol AI complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512. If you believe User Content on the Registry infringes your copyright, you may submit a written notice to our designated agent containing the elements required by 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3):

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate it (such as the prompt's full identifier, e.g. mp*author:code);
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email;
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
6. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Counter-notices may be submitted in accordance with 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3). We will terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. Send DMCA notices to:

10. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE AND USER CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MICROBIOCOL AI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, SECURE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY USER CONTENT. PROMPTS PUBLISHED TO THE REGISTRY MAY PRODUCE UNEXPECTED OR INCORRECT OUTPUTS WHEN EXECUTED BY LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND VALIDATING ANY USER CONTENT BEFORE USE IN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.

11. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL MICROBIOCOL AI, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE) THE SERVICE OR ANY USER CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT MICROBIOCOL AI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO MICROBIOCOL AI IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100). The limitations in this Section apply notwithstanding the failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.

12. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Microbiocol AI and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from: (a) your use of and access to the Service; (b) your User Content; (c) your violation of these Terms; or (d) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any intellectual property, privacy, or contractual right.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including for violation of these Terms. You may terminate these Terms at any time by ceasing all use of the Service and removing your User Content. Sections 6.2 (license retention), 8 (intellectual property), 10 (disclaimers), 11 (limitation of liability), 12 (indemnification), 14 (governing law), and 15 (dispute resolution) survive termination.

14. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

15. Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Class Waiver

15.1 Informal Resolution

Before initiating any formal proceeding, you agree to attempt to resolve any dispute informally by sending a written notice to info@microbiocol.com describing the dispute and the relief sought. We will attempt to resolve the dispute within sixty (60) days of receiving your notice.

15.2 Binding Arbitration

Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service that is not resolved informally will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules. The arbitration will be conducted in the English language in Wilmington, Delaware, or, at your election, by telephone or videoconference. The arbitrator's award will be final and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16, governs the interpretation and enforcement of this arbitration provision.

15.3 Class Action Waiver

YOU AND MICROBIOCOL AI AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. If this Class Action Waiver is found unenforceable, then the entirety of this Section 15 is null and void.

15.4 Opt-Out

You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to info@microbiocol.com within thirty (30) days of first accepting these Terms. Your opt-out notice must include your name, registered handle, and a clear statement that you wish to opt out of arbitration.

15.5 Exceptions

Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may bring an individual action in small claims court, and either party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property rights.

16. Export Controls

You agree to comply with all applicable U.S. and foreign export and re-export laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730–774, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. Parts 120–130. You represent that you are not located in, and will not export the Service to, any country or to any person subject to U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

17. Government Users

The Service is a "commercial item" as defined at 48 C.F.R. § 2.101, consisting of "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation," as those terms are used in 48 C.F.R. § 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. § 227.7202. U.S. Government end users acquire the Service with only those rights set forth in these Terms.

18. Modifications

We may modify these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will provide notice by updating the "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, by posting a notice on the Registry website or sending notice to your registered email if one is on file. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any modified Terms constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.

19. Miscellaneous

• Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and Content Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Microbiocol AI regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements.
• Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
• No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision.
• Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms without restriction. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section is void.
• Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in performance due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, civil unrest, governmental action, labor disputes, internet service provider failures, or denial-of-service attacks.
• Independent Contractors. The parties are independent contractors. Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship.
• Notices. Notices to Microbiocol AI must be sent to info@microbiocol.com. Notices to you may be sent to the email address on file or by posting to the Service.

20. Contact