Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to OOPLOT. By accessing or using our website and services, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our services. We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time, and the modified terms will take effect upon publication on this page.

2. Service Description

OOPLOT is a scientific data visualization platform providing online chart templates, code editors, template builders and AI-assisted chart generation services. We are committed to helping researchers quickly generate high-quality scientific charts. AI-generated results are for reference only, and OOPLOT does not guarantee their academic accuracy or journal acceptance.

3. User Accounts

Certain features may require you to register an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for all activities that occur under your account. If you discover unauthorized use of your account, please notify us immediately.

4. Anti-Scraping & Automation Restrictions

Users may not use automated tools (including but not limited to crawlers, bots, scripts) to perform the following actions:

• Bulk download template code (except normal member behavior of copying more than 3 times per day)
• Automatically register large numbers of accounts or perform brute force attacks
• Initiate requests to API endpoints exceeding reasonable frequency (IP-level rate limit is 10 requests per minute)
• Bypass our access controls, paywalls or regional restrictions

Violations of the above terms may result in temporary restrictions, permanent account bans, and even legal liability.

5. Payment & Subscriptions

We offer different levels of membership services. All paid subscriptions are billed at the prices shown on the page. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your account settings. After cancellation, your membership benefits will continue until the end of the current billing cycle.

6. Refund Policy

• Monthly Subscription: Supports no-reason refund within 7 days of purchase (first-time subscription only)
• Annual Subscription: Supports no-reason refund within 14 days of purchase (first-time subscription only)
• Refund Method: Refunded to the original payment account, processing time 5-10 business days
• Non-refundable Conditions: More than 50% of monthly token quota has been used; duplicate purchase of the same membership level
• Application Method: Send an email to support@ooplot.net with the order number and refund reason

7. AI Service Usage Limits

AI services are subject to the following restrictions:

• Token quotas reset monthly, unused portions do not carry over
• It is prohibited to use AI generation functions to generate illegal, infringing or harmful content
• OOPLOT reserves the right to suspend users' AI usage permissions when abuse is detected
• AI-generated results are for reference only and do not guarantee academic accuracy

8. Intellectual Property

Charts and code generated by you using OOPLOT belong to you. Templates uploaded by users retain their ownership, but grant OOPLOT a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, promote and improve services on the platform. The OOPLOT platform itself and all related content (interface design, brand identity, software code) are protected by copyright and intellectual property laws and may not be copied, modified or distributed without permission. If a template is explicitly marked with an open source license (such as MIT), follow the terms of that license.

9. Limitation of Liability

OOPLOT is provided "as is". Under no circumstances shall we be liable for any indirect, incidental or punitive damages arising from the use or inability to use the services. Our total liability shall not exceed the total amount you have paid to us in the past 12 months.

10. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. The modified terms will be published on this page with the 'Last updated' date changed. Major changes will be notified to you through website announcements or emails. Continued use of our services means you accept the modified terms.