Terms of Service

Last updated: February 3, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By registering for, accessing, or using the Aperoc Application Programming Interface (API), website, or related services (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you are entering into these Terms on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity. If you do not agree, you may not use the Service.

2. Service License and Access

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Aperoc Pte Ltd grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to access and use the Service solely for your internal business purposes or personal use to process text-based inputs ("Input") into optimized outputs ("Output").

3. Strict Prohibitions and Anti-Distillation

You explicitly agree not to use the Service or its Outputs for any of the following:

Model Training and Distillation (Strictly Prohibited)

You represent and warrant that you will not use the Service, including any Output data, to develop, train, fine-tune, or validate any machine learning models, foundation models, large language models (LLMs), or other artificial intelligence systems. This prohibition includes:

Reverse Engineering

You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or attempt to derive the source code, underlying algorithms, weights, or trade secrets of the Service.

Illegal or Harmful Use

You may not use the API to process content that is illegal, defamatory, promotes self-harm, or violates third-party intellectual property rights.

4. Intellectual Property

Your Data

You retain all ownership rights to the Input you provide and the Output generated. You grant us a worldwide, royalty-free license to access, use, and process your Input solely for the purpose of providing the Service to you and for internal debugging or performance monitoring as described in our Privacy Policy.

Our Technology

Aperoc retains all rights, title, and interest in and to the Service, including the compression algorithms, API structure, software, and documentation.

5. Fees and Payment

6. Termination

Termination for Convenience

You may stop using the Service at any time.

Termination for Cause

We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice, if you breach these Terms.

Effect of Anti-Distillation Breach

If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated Section 3 (Anti-Distillation), we reserve the right to immediately terminate your account and forfeit any remaining prepaid credits as liquidated damages.

7. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE OUTPUT WILL RETAIN 100% OF THE SEMANTIC MEANING OR ACCURACY OF THE INPUT. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, APEROC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL). OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

9. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute arising under these Terms shall be resolved through binding arbitration in Singapore, administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) under the SIAC Rules in force when the arbitration is commenced. The seat of arbitration shall be Singapore, and the arbitration shall be conducted in English.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Singapore, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

11. Contact Information

All questions or notices regarding these Terms should be sent to [email protected].