Terms of Service

Last updated: 18 August 2026

These Terms govern your use of I Wrote It, available at iwroteit.org (the “Service”). By creating an account or using the Service you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Who operates this service

The Service is operated by [LEGAL ENTITY NAME], registered at [REGISTERED ADDRESS], registration number [REGISTRATION NUMBER] (“we”, “us”).

Contact: hello@iwroteit.org. We aim to reply to every message within two business days.

2. What the Service does

I Wrote It records the process by which you produce a text document — draft snapshots, edit history, timing, and the sequence of changes — and lets you export that record as a report, optionally shared through a verification link.

The report describes what happened while you wrote. It is evidence of process, not a certification of any conclusion.

3. What the Service explicitly does not do

It does not determine whether a text was generated by artificial intelligence.
It does not certify authorship as a legal fact, and it is not a forensic or expert opinion.
It does not guarantee that any school, university, employer, publisher, client or other third party will accept a report, or reach any particular conclusion after reading one. Acceptance is always at their discretion.
It is not a substitute for your institution's academic-integrity or dispute procedures, and it does not provide legal advice.

We state this plainly because the Service is valuable only if it is honest about its limits. A record of how a document came to exist is a stronger answer than “trust me” — but it is not a verdict, and we will never market it as one.

4. Your account

You must be at least 16 years old, or the minimum age of digital consent in your country, whichever is higher. You are responsible for keeping your credentials secure and for all activity under your account. Tell us promptly at hello@iwroteit.org if you believe your account has been compromised.

5. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

fabricate, tamper with, replay or otherwise manipulate a writing record, or attempt to make a record appear to describe a process that did not occur;
use the Service to record text you are not entitled to process;
resell, sublicense or white-label the Service without our written agreement;
attempt to breach, probe or circumvent the Service's security, or access another user's data;
use the Service in any way that breaks the law where you are, or where we operate.

We may suspend or terminate an account that breaches this section. Where the breach is not serious and can be fixed, we will normally contact you first.

6. Your content

You keep all rights to the documents you write. You grant us only the limited licence needed to store, process and display your content back to you, and to generate reports and verification links at your instruction.

We do not use your content to train machine-learning models, and we do not sell it or share it for advertising. A verification link is created only when you create one, and you can revoke it at any time.

7. Payment

Our order process and payments are handled by our merchant of record, Paddle.com Market Ltd. Paddle provides all customer service enquiries relating to billing and handles returns. Paddle's own terms apply to the transaction in addition to these Terms.

Subscriptions renew automatically for the same period at the then-current price until cancelled. You can cancel at any time from your account or by writing to us; cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid period. Prices are shown inclusive or exclusive of tax as indicated at checkout, and applicable taxes are calculated and remitted by Paddle.

Refunds are governed by our Refund Policy, which forms part of these Terms.

8. Availability

We work to keep the Service running, but we do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation. We may change, suspend or discontinue features. If we discontinue the Service entirely, we will give you reasonable notice and a way to export your records before access ends.

9. Liability

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

Subject to that, and to the fullest extent permitted by law: the Service is provided “as is”; we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss; and our total liability arising out of or in connection with the Service is limited to the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the event giving rise to the claim.

In particular, we are not liable for any decision taken by a third party — including any academic, disciplinary, editorial or contractual decision — whether or not a report from the Service was considered.

10. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. If a change materially affects your rights, we will notify you by email or in the Service at least 14 days before it takes effect. Continuing to use the Service after that date means you accept the updated Terms.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of [JURISDICTION], and the courts of [JURISDICTION] have exclusive jurisdiction — except that, if you are a consumer, you keep the benefit of any mandatory protections and the right to bring proceedings in the courts of your country of residence.