Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By installing, accessing, or using the WorkTrace browser extension ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Service.

These Terms apply to all users of the Service, including students, educators, and institutional users.

2. Description of Service

WorkTrace is a privacy-first screen recording browser extension that allows users to:

• Record their screen while working on assignments or projects
• Create session logs with assignment details, timestamps, and verification hashes
• Generate PDF reports and CSV exports of their work sessions
• Maintain local, tamper-evident documentation of their work process

All data created by WorkTrace is stored locally on your device. We do not store, access, or transmit your data to any servers.

3. User Responsibilities

By using WorkTrace, you agree to:

• Use the Service lawfully: You will use WorkTrace only for lawful purposes and in compliance with all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations.
• Respect others' privacy: You will not use WorkTrace to record others without their knowledge or consent where such consent is required by law.
• Follow institutional policies: If you are using WorkTrace in an academic setting, you are responsible for ensuring your use complies with your institution's policies regarding screen recording and academic integrity tools.
• Maintain your own data: Since all data is stored locally on your device, you are responsible for backing up and maintaining your recordings and session data.
• Represent your work honestly: WorkTrace is designed to help you document authentic work. You agree not to use WorkTrace to misrepresent work that is not your own.

4. Prohibited Uses

You agree NOT to use WorkTrace to:

• Record any content that you do not have the right to record
• Capture sensitive information belonging to others without authorization
• Create fraudulent documentation or misrepresent the authenticity of work
• Violate any applicable laws, regulations, or third-party rights
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract the source code of the extension
• Distribute modified versions of WorkTrace
• Use the Service for any commercial purpose without our written consent

5. Intellectual Property

The WorkTrace extension, including its code, design, logos, and documentation, is the intellectual property of WorkTrace and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the extension for personal, educational, or institutional purposes in accordance with these Terms.

Content you create using WorkTrace (recordings, session logs, reports) belongs to you. We claim no ownership over your content.

6. Privacy

Your privacy is fundamental to WorkTrace. Please review our Privacy Policy for detailed information about how WorkTrace protects your privacy.

Key points:

• We do not collect, store, or transmit any of your data
• All recordings and session data remain on your local device
• No account or personal information is required to use WorkTrace

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will meet your specific requirements
• The Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free
• The results obtained from the Service will be accurate or reliable
• Any errors in the Service will be corrected

You understand that you use the Service at your own discretion and risk.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, WorkTrace and its creators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:

• Loss of data or recordings
• Loss of profits or business opportunities
• Academic consequences arising from use or inability to use the Service
• Any damages resulting from unauthorized access to your device or data

Our total liability for any claims arising from your use of the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid for the Service (which is $0, as WorkTrace is free).

9. Academic Integrity

WorkTrace is designed to support academic integrity by helping users document their authentic work process. However:

• WorkTrace does not guarantee that your institution will accept WorkTrace documentation as proof of work
• You are responsible for understanding and complying with your institution's academic integrity policies
• WorkTrace is not a substitute for following proper academic conduct guidelines
• We are not responsible for any academic decisions made by institutions based on WorkTrace documentation

10. Modifications to Service

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) at any time, with or without notice. We shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.

11. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.

Your continued use of the Service after any changes to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

12. Termination

You may stop using WorkTrace at any time by uninstalling the extension. Since we do not collect any data, there is no account to delete or data to request removal of.

We reserve the right to terminate or restrict access to the Service for any user who violates these Terms.

13. Governing Law

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

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and WorkTrace regarding the use of the Service and supersede any prior agreements.

16. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

• Email: contact@myworktrace.com
• Phone: (337) 279-8503