Terms of Use

1. Scope of service

Aater.ai ("Aater", "we", "us") operates an AI classification observatory. By using Aater, you agree to these terms.

Aater derives structural classifications from observable accessibility, extraction, attribution, and participation signals across publicly accessible web infrastructure. The service provides observational and analytical outputs intended to assist users in understanding how publicly accessible content may be processed by automated systems.

Aater currently provides:

• —Aater Audit — Structural classification of publicly accessible websites against the Participation State Standard (PSS). Classification is based on server-rendered HTML only.
• —Aater Pulse — A lightweight telemetry layer that detects and classifies AI agent visits to sites you own or manage.
• —Product Analytics — Aater uses PostHog for internal product analytics to understand platform usage. Form inputs are masked and no session recordings are made. This data is not used for advertising.

2. Observational nature of outputs

Classifications, derivations, participation states, extraction observations, and related outputs are generated automatically from observable technical and structural signals. These outputs are informational only.

Outputs may not reflect actual behaviour, policies, retrieval patterns, ranking decisions, citation practices, or processing logic of any third-party AI system, model provider, search engine, or platform. Third-party systems operate independently and continuously evolve. Aater has no visibility into or control over their internal operations.

Aater does not guarantee indexing, retrieval, extraction, citation, visibility, inclusion, attribution, ranking, or discoverability by any external system. No observational output should be relied upon as a guarantee of external system behaviour.

3. Acceptable use

You may use Aater to:

• —Audit any publicly accessible domain for structural analysis
• —Install Pulse on sites you own or manage
• —Monitor AI agent activity on your own sites
• —Compare structural classifications across publicly accessible domains

You may not use Aater to:

• —Generate or inject synthetic telemetry to manipulate classifications or derivations
• —Reverse engineer, decompile, or extract proprietary systems, models, or methodology
• —Attempt to disrupt, overload, or interfere with classification or derivation infrastructure
• —Simulate bot activity for deceptive purposes or to falsify participation state data
• —Abuse automated interfaces or circumvent rate limits
• —Misrepresent classification outputs publicly in ways that constitute fraud or defamation
• —Resell or white-label the service without a commercial agreement

4. Agency clause

If you deploy Aater on third-party properties (for example, as an agency managing client sites), you are solely responsible for disclosing usage in your clients' privacy policies and obtaining any required user consent. Aater acts as a data processor in this context. Your clients are the data controllers.

5. Pulse telemetry layer

By installing the Pulse observability layer, you confirm:

• —You have the right to install third-party scripts on the site
• —You have informed users of any relevant data collection in your own privacy policy
• —You understand the telemetry layer collects bot visit metadata only — no human user data

The Pulse observability layer processes request metadata and structural interaction signals associated with publicly accessible content. Telemetry processed includes: request paths, timestamps, User-Agent identifiers, bot verification signals, derived telemetry classifications, and infrastructure-level interaction metadata.

Removing the telemetry layer at any time immediately stops data collection. There is no lock-in.

6. Classification accuracy

Participation state classifications are structural assessments based on server-rendered HTML and observable technical signals. Classification results reflect structural readiness — not actual AI system behaviour. AI systems may act differently than structural assessments predict. Classifications are provided as-is without warranty of completeness, accuracy, or future stability.

7. Service evolution

Features, classifications, derivation methods, telemetry models, participation states, and operational behaviours may evolve over time. The Participation State Standard (PSS) is versioned; prior classifications remain interpretable under the version that produced them.

Certain functionality may be experimental, transitional, or subject to ongoing refinement. We will communicate material changes to active subscribers where practically possible.

8. Classifications and intellectual property

You retain all rights to the content of sites you own or manage. Aater does not claim ownership of your site's content or structure.

Classifications, derivations, participation states, and related outputs generated by the Aater engine are outputs of Aater's proprietary methodology. The PSS framework, derivation engine, and observability infrastructure are the intellectual property of Aater.ai. You may use classification outputs for your own commercial purposes but may not represent them as original research or claim the derivation methodology as your own.

9. Plans and billing

Paid plans are billed monthly via Paddle. You may cancel at any time from the customer portal. Access continues until the end of the current billing period. No refunds are issued for partial months except where required by law.

Plan limits (domains, history retention, features) are defined on the pricing page and may change with 30 days notice to active subscribers.

10. Limitation of liability

The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Aater shall not be liable for:

• —Decisions made based on classification results or observational outputs
• —Loss of data, revenue, or business opportunity
• —Business interruption or reputational harm
• —Classification outcomes, visibility changes, or participation state transitions
• —Reliance on observational outputs as guarantees of external system behaviour
• —Third-party AI system, crawler, search engine, or model provider behaviour
• —Indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind

Our aggregate liability is limited to the amount you paid in the 90 days preceding any claim.

11. Suspension and termination

Aater reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate access where necessary to:

• —Protect operational and classification infrastructure integrity
• —Prevent abuse, synthetic telemetry injection, or misuse
• —Mitigate security, fraud, or legal risk
• —Enforce these terms

Where practical, we will notify users before suspension. In cases of serious abuse or security risk, suspension may take effect immediately.

12. Force majeure

Aater shall not be liable for failure or delay in performing obligations resulting from causes beyond its reasonable control, including infrastructure failures, third-party platform outages, changes in external AI system behaviour, regulatory changes, or other events that materially affect service operation.

13. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Aater.ai is operated as a registered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Disputes shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation in the first instance. Where negotiation fails, disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Contact founder@aater.ai to initiate any dispute process.

14. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. We will notify active subscribers by email at least 14 days before material changes take effect. Continued use after that date constitutes acceptance.

15. Contact

Questions about these terms:

founder@aater.ai