Terms of Service

Last updated: October 30, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By downloading or using Papers ("the App"), you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the App. These Terms apply alongside Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement.

2. What Papers Does

Papers lets you browse, read and save research papers published on arXiv, and ask an AI service of your choice about them. Papers is free to download and has no account or subscription.

Eligibility: You must be at least 13 years old to use the App. To use AI features you must also meet your AI provider's own age requirement (for example, Google requires Gemini API users to be 18 or older).
Fair use: You agree not to use the App to overload arXiv or any other service, or to break their terms.

3. Papers and Their Authors

Papers shown in the App come from arXiv and belong to their authors, under the licence each author chose. Papers displays them for your personal reading and does not claim any rights to them. Thank you to arXiv for use of its open access interoperability. Papers was not reviewed or approved by, nor does it necessarily express or reflect the policies or opinions of, arXiv.

4. AI Features and Your Own Key

Your key, your account: AI features use an API key you provide from a provider you choose (such as Google, Anthropic or OpenAI). Your use of that provider is governed by your agreement with them, and any costs they charge are yours.
Answers can be wrong: AI answers are generated by the provider, not by us. They may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always check important points against the paper itself.
Reading tracks: The Learn tab's suggestions are generated by AI. Every paper is checked against arXiv, but the choice and order of papers are suggestions only.

5. Intellectual Property

The App's design, code, icon and name are the property of two58. These Terms don't give you any right to copy or reuse them.

6. Limitation of Liability & Disclaimer

"As-Is": The App is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. We don't guarantee that arXiv, any AI provider, or the App will always be available or error-free.
Liability: To the fullest extent allowed by law, two58 and the App's creator are not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages from your use of the App, including data loss, provider charges or service interruptions.

7. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Dispute Resolution: If a dispute arises from your use of the App, you agree to first try to resolve it informally by contacting us at katakamakki@gmail.com. If it can't be resolved informally, it is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in India.

8. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted here with a new "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

Questions? Contact katakamakki@gmail.com.