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Terms and Conditions

Last updated: April 13, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using SignalCI ("the Service"), operated by SignalCI ("we", "us", or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

SignalCI is a market intelligence tool that helps founders and entrepreneurs evaluate business ideas. The Service scans publicly available information to assess market saturation, identify competitors, analyze review sentiment, and generate strategic briefs. The Service crawls publicly accessible web pages and review platforms and does not access private, password-protected, or restricted content.

3. Free Scans and Public Visibility

By using the free scan feature, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • The market category identified by your scan (e.g., "Email Verification APIs") will be displayed publicly on our website after a 5-minute grace period
  • Your exact input text (idea description or URL) is not displayed publicly — only the generalized market category is shown
  • The Signal Score and market label associated with your scan will be visible to other users
  • Other users may click on your public scan to view the brief page and purchase their own analysis of the same market

Public visibility is the default. If you do not want your market category to appear publicly, you must purchase the Private Brief option ($19) within 5 minutes of running your scan. After 5 minutes, the scan becomes permanently public and cannot be made private.

4. Pricing and Payments

SignalCI operates on a pay-per-brief model. There are no recurring subscriptions.

  • Free scan: Available to all users at no cost. Provides a Signal Score, market label, and preview of up to 2 competitors. The scan category becomes publicly visible after 5 minutes.
  • Full Brief ($9): One-time payment that unlocks the complete market analysis including all competitors, review intelligence, positioning gaps, strategic verdict, and AI build prompt. The scan category remains publicly visible.
  • Private Brief ($19): Same as Full Brief, plus your scan category is removed from the public feed and is only visible to you. Must be purchased within 5 minutes of running the scan.

All payments are processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your credit card details. All purchases are final — no refunds are offered, as the analysis is generated and delivered instantly upon purchase.

5. Account Registration

A free scan does not require an account. To purchase a brief, you must create an account using Google OAuth or email verification. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities under your account.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Use the Service for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable laws
  • Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or extract source code from the Service
  • Resell, redistribute, or sublicense access to the Service or any generated briefs without our written consent
  • Use automated means to run scans in bulk beyond what is provided through our interface
  • Interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service

7. Data and Content

The Service analyzes publicly available websites, review platforms, and community forums. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any data or analysis provided. AI-generated insights are for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for business decisions.

You retain ownership of your input (idea descriptions and URLs). We retain ownership of the analysis, insights, reports, and AI-generated content produced by the Service. You are granted a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use your purchased briefs for your own business purposes.

8. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its design, features, code, and branding, is owned by SignalCI and protected by intellectual property laws. These Terms do not grant you any rights to our trademarks, logos, or other brand features.

Ideas submitted to the Service are not treated as confidential unless the Private Brief option is purchased. We do not claim ownership of your ideas, but we reserve the right to display anonymized market categories derived from free scans.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, SignalCI shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly. Our total liability for any claim arising from or related to the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid us in the twelve months preceding the claim.

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that any analysis or recommendation will result in business success.

11. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Upon termination, your right to use the Service will immediately cease. Previously purchased briefs will remain accessible for 30 days after termination.

12. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of material changes via email or through the Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

14. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected].