Terms of Service

Last Updated: April 13, 2025

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully before using the Null Hypothesis website and services.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Null Hypothesis, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all of these Terms, you may not use our services.

2. Description of Service

Null Hypothesis provides an AI-powered tool that helps biomedical researchers analyze, classify, frame, and publish negative or inconclusive research findings.

Our service includes a questionnaire, AI-based analysis, classification of research findings, recommendation of publication strategies and venues, and generation of draft abstracts.

3. User Responsibilities

When using Null Hypothesis, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate and complete information when filling out our questionnaire
  • Use our services only for legitimate biomedical research purposes
  • Not use our services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
  • Not attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of our platform

4. Intellectual Property

The content, organization, graphics, design, and other matters related to Null Hypothesis are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary rights.

User Content: You retain ownership of the research information you submit. By submitting information to Null Hypothesis, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, store, and process this information to provide our services to you.

AI-Generated Content: The abstracts, recommendations, and analyses generated by our AI system are provided to you for your use. You may use, modify, and incorporate these outputs into your academic publications.

5. Privacy and Data Protection

We collect and process your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.

6. Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

Our services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Null Hypothesis makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, regarding the operation of our services or the information, content, materials, or products included.

Use of AI-Generated Content: While our AI system is designed to provide high-quality analysis and abstracts, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of AI-generated content for publication. You are responsible for reviewing, editing, and verifying any AI-generated content before using it in academic submissions.

Publication Success: We do not guarantee that using our service will result in successful publication of your research. Journal acceptance decisions are made by independent editors and reviewers.

7. Microgrant Program

Our microgrant program offers random monthly drawings for users who successfully publish research after using our tool and submit their DOI.

Microgrant recipients are selected randomly from all valid DOI submissions received in the previous month. Award amounts and frequency may change without notice. We reserve the right to verify publication details and the relationship to our tool's recommendations.

8. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of significant changes by posting the updated Terms on our website. Your continued use of Null Hypothesis after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

9. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at support@nullhypothesis.io.

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