Terms of Business

Effective Date: August 24, 2025

These Terms of Business ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the Para mobile application and its associated services (collectively, the "Service"). The Service is provided by Paul Thomä, a company registered in Germany ("we", "us", or "our").

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not use the Service.

1. Scope of Application

These Terms apply to all users of the Para mobile application and its associated services. By registering for, accessing, or using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. By using the Service, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. The Service is intended for natural persons only.

3. Service Description

The Para app provides tools and features to assist users in managing their studies, homework assignments, and learning progress with AI-powered tutoring.

3.1 Trial Access:

The app offers a limited trial access limited to one session only. This trial allows users to experience the basic functionality of the app before committing to a subscription.

3.2 Full Version:

We offer a "Full Version" subscription that provides unlimited access to all features and functionality within the app. The Full Version subscription is subject to a recurring payment for the duration of the subscription period chosen by the user. There are no free features available beyond the initial trial session.

4. Financial Transactions and Payments

All financial transactions, including subscriptions, payments, and cancellations, for the Full Version subscription are handled exclusively through the mobile app platforms (e.g., Apple App Store, Google Play Store). We do not process or store any payment information directly. For any questions or issues related to payments, subscriptions, refunds, or cancellations, you must contact the respective platform provider (Apple or Google) directly. Their terms and conditions will apply to such transactions.

5. User Responsibilities

5.1 Accurate Information:

You are responsible for providing accurate and truthful information when using the Service, including personal data required for calorie calculations.

5.2 Content Responsibility:

You are solely responsible for the content you upload, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Service, including homework questions and study materials. While we do not process clearly identifiable information such as email addresses or phone numbers, you acknowledge that you may incidentally include such information within uploaded content. It is your sole responsibility to prevent the inclusion of any personal or identifiable information within your uploaded content.

5.3 Disclaimer on AI and Educational Advice:

6. Intellectual Property

All content, features, and functionality within the Service, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, and software, are our property or the property of our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Service, except as generally permitted by the normal functionality of the app.

7. Limitation of Liability

7.1 General Limitation:

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including without limitation damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, arising out of or relating to your use of, or inability to use, the Service.

7.2 Third-Party Services:

We are not responsible for the practices, policies, or actions of third-party services, such as Google Gemini, that we integrate into our Service. While we strive to ensure that such integrations are secure and respect user privacy, we cannot control their independent data processing activities or server locations. You acknowledge that data sent to these third-party services may be subject to their terms and privacy policies, and their data processing laws may differ from your location.

7.3 External Links:

The Service may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over the content and practices of these sites and assume no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. These external websites have their own privacy policies and terms of business, which you should review.

8. Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify or amend these Terms at any time. If we make material changes to these Terms, we will provide you with at least thirty (30) days' notice prior to the effective date of the changes, typically through a prominent notice within the app or on our website. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

9. Severability and Waiver

9.1 Severability:

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

9.2 Waiver:

No waiver of any term or condition set forth in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition, and any failure by us to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Germany.