Terms

Terms of service

Last updated: July 2026

Welcome to AlgorithmLens. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the AlgorithmLens mobile application (the "App") and the algorithmlens.com website, operated by AlgorithmLens ("we," "us," or "our"). By creating an account or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

These Terms match the terms shown inside the App; if you find a difference between the two, tell us and we will correct it.

1. What AlgorithmLens does

AlgorithmLens is a tool that captures screenshots of your social media feed, uses AI to analyze the content, and presents you with a breakdown of what is in your feed (ads, political content, entertainment, and so on). The App uses Google's Gemini AI to perform this analysis.

AlgorithmLens is an informational tool. It provides AI-generated analysis of your social media feed for your personal insight and awareness. It is not a content moderation tool, fact-checker, mental health service, or professional advisory tool.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old (or 16 in the European Economic Area) to use AlgorithmLens. By using the App, you represent that you meet this age requirement. If we learn that a user is under the required age, we will terminate their account and delete their data.

3. Your account

Account creation

You can create an account using Google sign-in, Apple sign-in, or email and password. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

One account per person

Each account is for a single individual. Do not share your account credentials with others or create multiple accounts.

Account security

If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately at support@algorithmlens.com. We are not liable for losses resulting from unauthorized use of your account.

4. Acceptable use

You agree to use AlgorithmLens only for its intended purpose: analyzing your own social media feeds for personal insight. You agree not to:

  • •Use the App to monitor, surveil, or stalk other people. AlgorithmLens is for analyzing your own feed, not for tracking what other people post or consume
  • •Scan content that you do not have the right to view. Only scan feeds from accounts you own or have legitimate access to
  • •Attempt to extract, reverse-engineer, or abuse the AI analysis system, including sending crafted content designed to produce specific outputs, or using analysis results for automated decision-making about other people
  • •Abuse the API or backend systems. Do not attempt to circumvent rate limits, overload our servers, reverse-engineer our APIs, extract API keys, or interfere with the App's infrastructure
  • •Use the App for any illegal purpose, including violating privacy laws, intellectual property rights, or platform terms of service
  • •Redistribute, resell, or commercially exploit the App, its analysis results, or any underlying technology without our written permission
  • •Attempt to access other users' data. Our systems restrict each user to their own data. Attempting to access, modify, or delete another user's data is a violation of these Terms and may be a criminal offense
  • •Use the App to generate datasets of social media content or creator information for commercial use, research, or any purpose beyond personal insight
  • •Misrepresent the App's analysis results as definitive facts. AI analysis is approximate and should not be cited as authoritative classification of content
  • •Publicly share analysis results in a way that defames or harms specific content creators. The App's AI classifications (for example, labeling content as "political" or "ad") may be inaccurate. Publicly attributing these AI-generated labels to specific creators as established fact could be harmful and may expose you to legal liability
  • •Use the App in a way that violates the terms of service of the social media platforms you scan. You are solely responsible for your compliance with third-party platform terms

5. Screen recording and consent

Your device, your responsibility

When you initiate a scan, the App captures screenshots of your device's screen. You are responsible for ensuring that:

  • •You have closed any apps or notifications containing sensitive information (banking, medical, passwords, private messages) before starting a scan
  • •You are not capturing content that you do not have the right to access or record
  • •You are not capturing other people's personal information without their consent
  • •You understand that if your screen recording captures illegal content, we may be legally obligated to report it to the appropriate authorities and may terminate your account immediately

System permissions

Screen recording requires explicit system-level permission from your device. We cannot and do not capture your screen without this permission. You can revoke this permission at any time through your device settings.

6. AI analysis disclaimer

This is important: the AI analysis provided by AlgorithmLens is not guaranteed to be accurate, complete, or reliable.

No guarantee of accuracy

AlgorithmLens uses Google's Gemini AI to analyze screenshot content. AI systems can and do make mistakes. Specifically:

  • •Posts may be miscategorized (for example, a genuine post labeled as an ad, or an ad not detected)
  • •Political classification may be inaccurate or reflect biases in the AI model
  • •Creator names, handles, or post text may be incorrectly extracted
  • •Content categorization is based on the AI's interpretation and may differ from your own
  • •Wellbeing assessments are approximate and should not be treated as professional health advice

Not professional advice

AlgorithmLens does not provide legal advice, medical or mental health advice, financial advice, fact-checking or content verification, or professional content moderation. Do not make important decisions based solely on AlgorithmLens analysis results.

AI limitations

The AI analysis may be affected by image quality, screen layout variations, language limitations, rapidly changing social media interfaces, and adversarial content designed to manipulate AI systems. We continually work to improve accuracy but cannot guarantee specific performance levels.

7. Pricing

AlgorithmLens is currently free to use. It does not offer subscriptions, paid tiers, or in-app purchases, and it does not process payments. If paid features are introduced in the future, these Terms will be updated with the applicable pricing and payment terms before any charges apply.

8. Intellectual property

Our rights

The AlgorithmLens App, including its code, design, AI prompts, analysis methodologies, branding, and documentation, is owned by AlgorithmLens and protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any rights to our intellectual property beyond the limited license to use the App as described here.

Your rights

You retain ownership of your scan results and any data derived from your personal use of the App. We do not claim ownership of your content or analysis results.

License to use the App

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App for personal, non-commercial purposes in accordance with these Terms.

Feedback

If you provide us with feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the App, you grant us the right to use that feedback without obligation to you.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:

No warranty

The App is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.

Limitation of damages

In no event shall AlgorithmLens, its officers, employees, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, use, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the App, regardless of the theory of liability. This includes, without limitation, damages arising from:

  • •Inaccurate or incomplete AI analysis results
  • •Decisions you make based on the App's analysis
  • •Unauthorized access to your account due to your failure to secure your credentials
  • •Temporary unavailability of the App or its features
  • •Actions taken by third-party services (Google, Supabase, Sentry)
  • •Sensitive content incidentally captured during screen recording
  • •Data breaches caused by third-party service providers

Maximum liability

Our total liability to you for any claims arising from your use of the App shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim, or $50 USD, whichever is greater.

Exceptions

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or liabilities. In those jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless AlgorithmLens and its officers, employees, and affiliates from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the App, your violation of these Terms, your violation of any third party's rights, or any content captured through your use of the screen recording feature.

11. Account suspension and termination

By you

You may request deletion of your account at any time using the account deletion option in the App's settings (when available) or by contacting support@algorithmlens.com. Your account data, scan results, and profile information are then deleted from our servers.

By us

We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these Terms, abuse the App's systems or infrastructure, use the App for illegal purposes, or engage in activity that harms other users or our service. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you before termination, except where immediate action is necessary to protect our systems or other users.

Effect of termination

Upon termination, your license to use the App is revoked, your access to your account and scan history ends, and we will delete your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. The AI analysis disclaimer, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing law sections survive termination.

12. Third-party services

AlgorithmLens relies on third-party services (Google Gemini, Supabase, Sentry). We are not responsible for the availability, performance, or policies of these services. Your use of these third-party services is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies. If a third-party service experiences downtime, changes its terms, or discontinues service, we will make reasonable efforts to find alternatives but are not liable for disruptions this may cause.

13. Governing law and disputes

Governing law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Dispute resolution

Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the App shall first be attempted to be resolved through good-faith negotiation. If negotiation fails, disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules. Arbitration shall take place in Delaware or, at your election, via video conference.

Class action waiver

You agree to resolve disputes with us on an individual basis. You waive the right to participate in a class action, class arbitration, or any other representative proceeding.

Small claims exception

Either party may bring qualifying claims in small claims court.

14. Service availability

AlgorithmLens is provided on an "as available" basis. We do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service. The App may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, updates, third-party service outages, changes to social media platform interfaces that affect scanning, or circumstances beyond our reasonable control. We will make reasonable efforts to restore service promptly but are not liable for any losses caused by service interruptions.

15. General provisions

Entire agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and AlgorithmLens regarding the App.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect.

Waiver

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.

Assignment

You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our consent. We may assign our rights without restriction.

Modifications

We may update these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via in-app notification or email at least 30 days before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the App after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

16. Contact us

If you have questions about these Terms, contact us:

Email: support@algorithmlens.com

Built by Justin at Goodish to increase human agency and transparency around algorithmic content curation.

By using AlgorithmLens, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.