Terms of Service
Effective date: September 4, 2026 • Version 1.0
Important Notice
These Terms constitute a legal agreement between you and GeneLoop. By using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, you must discontinue use of our Service immediately.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using GeneLoop's synthetic biology platform, APIs, tools, and services (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Service.
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.
2. Description of Service
GeneLoop provides a comprehensive synthetic biology platform that includes:
- • DNA sequence design and editing tools
- • Plasmid visualization and annotation
- • PCR simulation and primer design
- • Restriction digest analysis
- • AI-powered sequence suggestions
- • Project collaboration features
- • External service integrations (e.g., pLannotate)
3. User Accounts
Account Registration
You must provide accurate, complete, and current information during registration. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities under your account.
Account Security
You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account. We are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security obligations.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree NOT to use the Service to:
- • Violate any applicable laws or regulations
- • Design or develop harmful biological agents or weapons
- • Infringe upon intellectual property rights of others
- • Transmit malicious code or interfere with the Service
- • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any systems
- • Harass, abuse, or harm other users
- • Engage in any activity that violates biosafety or biosecurity protocols
- • Submit patient-derived data, protected health information, or identifiable genetic or genomic data
Biosafety Notice: Users are responsible for ensuring all sequences and designs comply with local biosafety regulations and ethical guidelines. GeneLoop reserves the right to review and remove content that poses biosecurity risks.
5. Intellectual Property Rights
Your Content
You retain all rights to your sequences, designs, and other content you create using the Service ("User Content"). By using the Service, you grant GeneLoop a limited license to process and display your User Content solely to provide the Service.
Model-training use of User Content is governed by our Privacy Policy.
GeneLoop's Property
The Service, including its design, features, and documentation, is owned by GeneLoop and protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
Third-Party Content
The Service may include third-party databases and tools. Use of such content is subject to their respective licenses and terms.
6. Privacy and Data Protection
Your use of the Service is subject to our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect, use, and protect your personal data. Key points include:
- • Our Privacy Policy describes our practices and rights that may apply under data-protection law
- • We use limited technical metadata, including IP addresses where necessary, for security, fraud prevention, abuse detection, rate limiting, and audit logs
- • Model-training use of your sequences and project data is governed by our Privacy Policy
- • You may request deletion, subject to legal and contractual retention requirements
7. Disclaimers and Limitations
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless GeneLoop, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from:
- • Your use of the Service
- • Your violation of these Terms
- • Your violation of any rights of another party
- • Your User Content
9. Termination
Either party may terminate this agreement at any time:
By You
You may stop using the Service and close your account at any time through your account settings.
By GeneLoop
We may suspend or terminate your access for violations of these Terms or for any other reason with notice.
Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive.
10. Dispute Resolution
Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service shall be resolved through:
- 1. Good Faith Negotiation: First attempting to resolve informally
- 2. Mediation: If negotiation fails, through binding mediation
- 3. Arbitration: Final resolution through binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles.
11. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by:
- • Posting the new Terms on this page
- • Updating the fixed effective date
- • Sending email notification for significant changes
Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.
12. General Provisions
Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and GeneLoop regarding the Service and supersede all prior agreements.
Severability
If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
No Waiver
Our failure to enforce any right or provision will not be considered a waiver of those rights.