Terms of Service

ArchAdemia Tools is browser-based design software for architects and practices. It provides a 2D and 3D drawing and modelling editor, drawing sheet and presentation layout tools, a website builder with publishing and hosting, and access to multiple AI image, video, audio, 3D, and document generation models through a single platform. We do not develop all of the underlying AI models. We provide the interface, workflows, and infrastructure to use them, including both models we have developed in-house and models operated by third-party providers.

Our access to third-party AI models is governed by separate agreements between Archademia Ltd and those providers. The rules in these Terms reflect the obligations we operate under. You do not have a direct contractual relationship with our model providers by virtue of using ArchAdemia Tools.

2.1 You must be at least 18 years old to create an account. By creating an account, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old.

2.2 You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials. We are not liable for any loss resulting from unauthorised access to your account.

2.3 One account per person. Sharing account credentials is not permitted.

2.4 You must provide accurate information when creating your account. We reserve the right to suspend accounts with false information.

4.1 Subscriptions. ArchAdemia Tools is a paid service. Plans (Starter, Pro, Max) are billed monthly or annually via Stripe. By subscribing, you authorise recurring charges at the rate displayed at checkout.

4.2 Subscription Credits. Each paid plan includes a credit allocation: monthly plans are credited at the start of each month, and annual plans are paid for the year upfront but credited monthly across it, with one month of unused subscription credit rolling over. Subscription credits reset at the start of each billing period. Unused subscription credits do not roll over to the next period.

4.3 Top-Up Credits. Additional credit packs may be purchased at any time. Top-up credits do not expire and remain in your account until used, regardless of subscription status.

4.4 Credit Costs. Different AI models and output settings consume different amounts of credits. The credit cost of each generation is displayed on the generate button before you confirm. You will never be charged credits without seeing the cost first.

4.5 Pricing Changes. We may change subscription prices with 30 days' written notice (via email). We may change the per-generation credit cost of individual models with 30 days' written notice under normal circumstances, or with 7 days' notice in the circumstances set out in Clause 4.6. Subscription price changes do not affect the current billing period of active subscriptions. Credit cost changes apply to generations made after the notice period ends and do not affect credits already consumed.

4.6 Credit Cost Adjustments Due to Upstream Provider Changes. Credit costs on ArchAdemia Tools reflect the underlying compute costs we pay to third-party AI model providers. Where a provider materially increases the cost of a model, modifies its pricing structure, or changes its commercial terms in a way that affects our cost base, we reserve the right to adjust the per-generation credit cost of affected models with 7 days' written notice (via email and in-app notification), notwithstanding the standard 30-day notice period in Clause 4.5.

We may also, at our discretion:

• (a) move models between subscription tiers (for example, restricting a higher-cost model to Pro or Max plans only);
• (b) restrict access to certain models on lower-tier plans where continued inclusion is no longer commercially viable; or
• (c) remove models from the platform entirely in accordance with Clause 9.2.

Your monthly credit allocation and subscription price remain unchanged during your current billing cycle. Only the per-generation credit cost of specific models, and the availability of specific models on your tier, may be affected.

4.7 Taxes. Prices displayed are inclusive of any VAT or other applicable taxes we are required to charge. The price you see is the price you pay at checkout.

5.1 Monthly Subscriptions. You may cancel a monthly subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You retain access until then.

5.2 Annual Subscriptions. You may cancel an annual subscription at any time. You retain access for the remainder of the annual period you have already paid for. No pro-rata refunds are provided for annual plans, except where required by law.

5.3 Top-Up Credits. Purchases of top-up credit packs are non-refundable once credits have been added to your account.

5.4 Failed Generations. If an AI generation fails due to a platform error (not a user error or a content filter rejection), the credits for that generation will be automatically refunded to your account.

5.5 UK Consumer Rights. If you are a consumer in the United Kingdom, you have the right to cancel a subscription within 14 days of purchase under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, provided you have not used the service. If you begin using the service during this period, you acknowledge that you may lose this cancellation right.

5.6 How to Cancel. Subscriptions can be cancelled directly from your account dashboard. No phone calls, no emails, no forms required.

5.7 What Credits Represent. Credits represent a licence to consume third-party AI compute resources that ArchAdemia Tools pays for on your behalf. Once a credit has been spent on a generation, the underlying compute has been purchased from our providers and cannot be returned.

5.8 No Refunds for Consumed Credits. Refunds are not issued for consumed credits under any circumstances. Notwithstanding clause 5.3, we may at our sole discretion issue a partial or goodwill refund where minimal or no usage has occurred and the request is made in good faith within 14 days of purchase. This is a discretionary gesture, not an entitlement, and creates no general obligation to refund in other cases.

5.9 Chargebacks and Payment Disputes. Initiating a chargeback or payment dispute with your bank or card issuer without first contacting us will result in your account being frozen pending review. Account access is restored only after the dispute is resolved in good faith with our support team. Filing a dispute instead of contacting support first is treated as a breach of these Terms and may result in permanent account termination.

7.1 Your Inputs. You retain all rights to any images, sketches, audio, or other content you upload to the platform. By uploading content, you grant us a limited licence to process it for the purpose of providing the service (generation, storage, display in your account).

7.1A Uploaded Fonts. If you upload a font file (Retouch or Layout), you warrant that you hold the rights to use and embed it. Only upload fonts you have the rights to use. An uploaded font is private to your account: it is never shown to, or usable by, any other member.

7.1B Free Trial Output Retention. If your account is on the free trial and does not upgrade to a paid plan before the trial ends, your generated outputs (images, videos, audio, 3D models) are automatically deleted from our storage. The retention period is set out in the Data Retention table in our Privacy Policy, Section 9, which is the authority on this period.

7.2 AI-Generated Outputs. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you own the outputs generated through your use of the platform on any plan, including the Free tier. We do not claim ownership of your generated content.

7.3 Commercial Use. Outputs generated through the platform may be used commercially on any plan, including the Free tier, in client presentations, marketing materials, portfolios, publications, and any other lawful purpose. This right is granted by ArchAdemia Tools and flows from the agreements we hold with our model providers. It is subject to the content restrictions set out in Section 6 and the provider rights disclosure in Section 7.4.

7.4 Model Provider Rights. Some of the third-party AI model providers whose models are accessible through ArchAdemia Tools retain rights to use content processed through their systems. For example:

• Kling (Kuaishou): Retains a permanent, royalty-free licence to use generated content for AI model training and promotional purposes.
• Runway: Reserves the right to use inputs and outputs for model training and improvement on non-enterprise API plans.
• ElevenLabs: Retains a perpetual licence to create derivatives from voice data for model improvement.
• Google (Imagen / Veo): Embeds an invisible SynthID digital watermark in all outputs identifying them as AI-generated. This does not restrict your use of the content.

These are the obligations ArchAdemia Tools operates under in providing you access to those models. They affect the real-world scope of "you own your outputs" and you should be aware of them. See archademia.tools/providers for links to provider terms if you wish to review them.

7.5 Copyright Status of AI Outputs. AI-generated content may not be eligible for copyright protection in all jurisdictions. Under current UK law, the position is unsettled. Under current US law, purely AI-generated content without substantial human creative input is not copyrightable. We make no representations about the copyright status of outputs in your jurisdiction.

7.6 No Guarantee of Uniqueness. AI models may generate similar or identical outputs for similar prompts submitted by different users. We do not guarantee that your outputs will be unique.

7.7 Our IP. The ArchAdemia Tools platform, brand, interface, and all associated intellectual property remain ours. These Terms grant you a licence to use the platform, not ownership of any part of it.

7.8 Licence to the Software. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the ArchAdemia Tools client software, meaning the web application and any desktop application we make available to you, for your own use and the use of your practice, on up to five devices at a time. The licence lasts as long as your subscription does, and ends when it does. It is a licence to use the software, not a sale of it, and no other right is granted by implication.

7.9 Software Restrictions. The restrictions in Clauses 6.11, 6.12 and 6.13 apply to the client software and to the asset libraries supplied with it. You may not sub-licence, rent, lease, or transfer the software, nor remove or obscure any notice of ownership within it. Nothing in this clause limits your rights over your own drawings, models, and other outputs, which are dealt with in Clauses 7.1 to 7.3.

7.10 Export Metadata. Files you export carry your account identifier in their metadata. It is an opaque identifier and nothing more: it is not your name, your email address, or your location, and it is never visible on the drawing itself. This is set out in Section 5 of our Privacy Policy.

8.1 ArchAdemia Tools provides access to AI models operated by third-party providers including fal.ai, EvoLink, Google, Runway, Anthropic, OpenAI, ByteDance, ElevenLabs, Meshy, Black Forest Labs, Kuaishou, Perplexity, and World Labs, among others. This list may change as we add or remove models.

8.2 Our access to these models is governed by separate B2B agreements between Archademia Ltd and each provider. These agreements govern what we can do, and by extension, what we make available to you. You do not have a direct contractual relationship with our model providers by virtue of using ArchAdemia Tools.

8.3 The content restrictions, commercial use rights, and limitations described in these Terms reflect the obligations we operate under in those provider agreements. Where we have imposed a restriction, such as the Seedance content rules in Section 13, it is because we are required to do so under our agreement with that provider, or because we have chosen to adopt that policy in the interests of our members.

8.4 We will maintain a reference page at archademia.tools/providers listing our current model providers and links to their terms of service, privacy policies, and acceptable use policies. This page is provided for transparency and information. You are not a party to those provider terms.

8.5 We select providers based on output quality, reliability, and data handling practices, but we do not control their models, infrastructure, or policies. Changes to a provider's terms, capabilities, or availability may affect features available on ArchAdemia Tools.

9.1 We aim to keep the platform available 24/7 but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Downtime may occur for maintenance, updates, or circumstances beyond our control.

9.2 AI generation depends on third-party model providers. If an underlying model becomes unavailable, we will endeavour to provide alternatives but cannot guarantee identical results. Models may also be removed from the platform entirely if a provider discontinues the model, changes licensing terms, or terminates our access.

9.3 Generation quality, speed, and output characteristics vary by model and are subject to change as AI models are updated by their providers.

9.4 We do not guarantee that AI-generated outputs will be accurate, appropriate, or suitable for any particular purpose. You are responsible for reviewing all outputs before use.

10.1 Generated content is stored in your account for your access. You can delete individual generations at any time from your dashboard.

10.2 When you delete your account, we remove all your stored files from our infrastructure, delete any third-party resources created on your behalf (such as cloned voices), and cascade the deletion across our database. Details on retention periods and deletion timelines are set out in our Privacy Policy.

12.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for any claims arising from your use of the platform is limited to the amount you have paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim.

12.2 We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages, including loss of profits, data, or business opportunities.

12.3 We are not liable for the content of AI-generated outputs or any consequences arising from your use of those outputs.

12.4 Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under English law.

13.1 Content Restrictions. You must not use Seedance to generate:

• (a) Recognisable copyrighted characters, including but not limited to characters from Marvel, DC Comics, Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Warner Bros., Paramount, Sony Pictures, Netflix, or any other rights holder.
• (b) The likeness of any real person without their explicit, written consent and all rights necessary to use it. You may use your own likeness, or that of someone who has given you written permission. You must never use the likeness of a celebrity, public figure, or other well-known person.
• (c) Deepfake content: videos designed to deceive viewers about a real person's actions or speech.
• (d) Content that impersonates any real person, brand, or organisation.
• (e) NSFW, sexually explicit, or gratuitously violent content.

These restrictions apply in addition to ArchAdemia Tools's general Acceptable Use policy (Section 6). Attempting to generate prohibited content, or to disguise prohibited content in order to get around these restrictions, is a violation of these Terms and may result in immediate account suspension.

13.2 End User Identification. In accordance with our distribution agreement with ByteDance via EvoLink, we pass a unique identifier with every Seedance generation request. This identifier is linked to your ArchAdemia Tools account. We maintain logs of Seedance generation requests including prompt text, reference file types, timestamps, and generation status. Upon request from ByteDance or EvoLink, we may be required to identify users associated with specific generation requests, or restrict a user's access to Seedance.

13.3 Content Filter Behaviour. The Seedance models' content filters may reject prompts that do not violate any policy. These false positive rejections are a known limitation of those models. ArchAdemia Tools is not responsible for content filter decisions made by ByteDance's systems.

13.4 Credits and Rejected Generations. Generations rejected by ByteDance's content filters before processing begins will not consume credits. If a generation begins processing and is then flagged or fails partway through, credits may be consumed. This is consistent with our general credit policy (Section 5.4).

13.5 Limitation of Liability. The Seedance models are provided by ByteDance and routed via the EvoLink gateway. ArchAdemia Tools acts as an access provider and does not control the models' capabilities, content filters, or underlying training data. ArchAdemia Tools is not liable for content filter rejections, output quality variations, or service interruptions affecting Seedance specifically.

13.6 Suspension. We reserve the right to revoke your access to Seedance specifically, without affecting your access to other models on ArchAdemia Tools, if your usage violates these Terms or if we receive a restriction request from ByteDance or EvoLink.

14.1 Publishing. Sites you build in ArchAdemia Tools can be published to a live address on our hosting, subject to your plan. You are responsible for everything you publish: the text, imagery, claims, and any personal data you collect through it. You must hold the rights to publish it, and it must comply with Section 6 (Acceptable Use) and with the law where your visitors are.

14.2 Your site, your obligations to your visitors. A published site is yours, not ours. If your site needs a privacy policy, a cookie notice, accessibility provision, or any other notice required by law, providing it is your responsibility. We provide the hosting and the tools; we do not review your site's content or its legal compliance before or after it goes live.

14.3 Selling: you are the seller, not us. Where your plan allows you to sell through a published site, you connect your own Stripe account and you sell directly to your buyers. You are the merchant of record. The contract of sale is between you and your buyer, and ArchAdemia Tools is not a party to it. Payments are made to your Stripe account and paid out to you by Stripe. ArchAdemia Tools does not hold, receive, or handle your customers' funds at any point, and takes no commission on your sales.

14.4 Payment processing is provided by Stripe. Payment processing services for sellers on ArchAdemia Tools are provided by Stripe and are subject to the Stripe Connected Account Agreement, which includes the Stripe Terms of Service (collectively, the “Stripe Services Agreement”). By agreeing to these Terms or continuing to operate as a seller on ArchAdemia Tools, you agree to be bound by the Stripe Services Agreement, as the same may be modified by Stripe from time to time. As a condition of ArchAdemia Tools enabling payment processing services through Stripe, you agree to provide ArchAdemia Tools accurate and complete information about you and your business, and you authorise ArchAdemia Tools to share it and transaction information related to your use of the payment processing services provided by Stripe.

14.5 Stripe processes your data. When you provide personal data in connection with connecting a Stripe account, Stripe receives that personal data and processes it in accordance with the Stripe Privacy Policy.

14.6 Refunds, disputes and chargebacks on your sales. Refunds, cancellations, delivery, returns, guarantees and customer service for anything you sell are entirely between you and your buyer, and are governed by your own terms and by consumer law where your buyer is. Disputes and chargebacks on your sales are handled through Stripe under the Stripe Services Agreement. These are separate from Clause 5, which governs refunds on your own ArchAdemia Tools subscription. We do not mediate, arbitrate, or fund disputes between you and your buyers.

14.7 Tax on your sales. Determining, charging, collecting and remitting any tax due on your sales, including VAT and sales tax, is your responsibility. We do not calculate or remit tax on your behalf, and nothing in the product should be relied on as tax advice.

14.8 Suspension and takedown. We may unpublish a site, disable selling, or suspend publishing on your account where we reasonably believe it breaches these Terms or the law, where we are required to by a competent authority, or where Stripe restricts or closes your connected account. Where we can do so lawfully and safely, we will tell you why and give you an opportunity to put it right.

14.9 If your subscription ends. Publishing and hosting are part of your subscription. If it lapses, your published address stops serving and any store on it stops taking payments. Your site content stays in your account, and your Stripe account, its history and any payouts are unaffected and remain yours.