Terms of Service
Last updated: 2026-06-10
These Terms of Service (the "Terms") govern your access to and use of Corky (the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
1. The Service
Corky is a research progress tracker for PhD students and researchers. You create research projects — each with a codename and a description of the research direction — and log progress against them over time, optionally sharing that record with collaborators and advisors.
2. Experimental status and pricing
Corky is currently an experimental, beta-stage Service. It is provided free of charge while in this stage. Because it is experimental, features may change, break, or be removed; expect occasional disruption and keep your own copies of anything you cannot afford to lose.
We may introduce paid plans in the future to support continued development of the Service. If we do, a free tier will always remain available, although it may carry usage limits (for example on the number of projects or the volume of stored data). Any new pricing or limits will be announced before they take effect, and applied prospectively rather than retroactively to past usage.
3. Accounts
You must provide accurate information when creating an account and keep your credentials secure. You are responsible for everything that happens under your account. Notify us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised.
4. Email communications
We send two kinds of email. Account-required messages (email-address confirmation, password resets, security notices) always go out regardless of your preferences — without them the Service can't function for you. Product emails include things like beta announcements and occasional update notes.
Product emails are opt-in by default when you create an account. You can turn them off any time from your account settings page; we'll stop sending them within a reasonable period after you change the preference. We do not sell or rent your email address.
5. Acceptable use
You agree that you will not, and will not allow others on your behalf to:
- store content in the Service that you do not have the right to store or share, including confidential material belonging to others;
- use the Service in violation of any applicable law, institutional policy, or research-ethics requirement that applies to your work;
- attempt to disrupt, overload, reverse engineer, or gain unauthorized access to the Service or its underlying infrastructure;
- resell, sublicense, or commercially redistribute the Service or its data without prior written permission;
- access another user's projects or data without their authorization.
6. Your data
You own the research notes, descriptions, and other content you put into the Service. We process it on your behalf so we can show it to you and to the people you choose to share it with. We do not sell your data, and we do not use it to train models. You may delete a project, or your whole account, at any time from the Service.
7. Account deletion and data retention
Deleting your account removes your user record, your projects, and their stored data from the Service. We may keep operational backups for a limited period for disaster-recovery purposes. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within a reasonable period unless retention is required by law.
8. Service availability
The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not guarantee that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any data will be preserved without loss. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time, and will give reasonable notice when we can.
9. Disclaimer of warranties
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided without warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will the operator of the Service be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill arising out of or in connection with your use of (or inability to use) the Service. Because the Service is currently provided free of charge, our aggregate liability to free-tier users is limited to zero. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; in those jurisdictions the foregoing limitations apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11. Termination
You may stop using the Service at any time by deleting your projects and account. We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms or if we are required to do so by law. The provisions of these Terms that by their nature should survive termination (intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability) will survive.
12. Changes to these 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. Material changes will be communicated by email to the address on your account or by a notice in the Service. Continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the revised Terms.