Terms & Conditions

Comprehensive Agreement for NLPMed-Portal Demo

Developed at Ang Li Lab

Effective Date: April 10, 2025

Version: 1.0

1. Introduction

This Agreement ("Agreement") governs your access to and use of the NLPMed‑Portal demonstration instance ("Demo Service") hosted by the authors on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Demo Service is provided solely for evaluation and demonstration purposes. Do not upload, enter, or otherwise provide any confidential, proprietary, or personally identifiable information, including Protected Health Information (PHI).

By accessing or using the Demo Service you ("User") acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree, you must not use the Demo Service.

2. License and Intellectual Property

All software source code and models are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPLv3). This means:

For full details, refer to: AGPLv3 License

3. Demo Usage Guidelines

3.1 Evaluation‑Only Purpose

The Demo Service is not a production system and must not be used for clinical, commercial, diagnostic, or decision‑making purposes.

3.2 No Sensitive Data

Users must refrain from submitting any data that is confidential, proprietary, regulated, or personally identifiable. All information entered into the Demo Service may be visible to the maintainers and may be deleted at any time without notice.

3.3 Limited Functionality

Features related to federated learning, Hugging Face‑hosted language models, and other external integrations are disabled in the Demo Service.

3.4 Security Notice

The Demo Service is hosted with basic security controls suitable for public demonstrations. It has not undergone formal security or compliance audits. Users acknowledge that data transmitted to the Demo Service may traverse public networks and accept any associated risks.

4. Data Handling

4.1 Transient Storage

Input data may be stored temporarily in application logs for debugging and performance monitoring. These logs are periodically purged.

4.2 No External Sharing

The Demo Service does not intentionally transmit user‑supplied data to third parties. Standard AWS infrastructure logging and monitoring may apply.

4.3 User Responsibility

Users remain responsible for ensuring that their use of the Demo Service does not violate any contractual, institutional, or legal obligations.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Demo Service, software, and related materials are provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind, express or implied. The authors disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non‑infringement, and system security.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the authors, developers, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with the Demo Service, including but not limited to loss of data, revenue, reputation, or other intangible losses, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Updates, Suspension, and Termination

The authors may modify, suspend, or terminate the Demo Service or this Agreement at any time without notice. Continued use of the Demo Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

8. Contact Information

For questions or concerns about this Agreement, contact: Ang Li Lab