Terms of Service

Last updated: August 2026

1. Agreement to these terms

These Terms of Service govern your access to and use of GrantScope (the Service), operated by Kevin Nguyen (the Operator). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these terms and by the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these terms by reference. If you do not agree, do not create an account or use the Service.

2. What GrantScope is

GrantScope matches a company's profile against public federal grant listings and a catalog of accelerators, VCs, and other funding opportunities, using deterministic, rule-based screening rather than opaque AI scoring. Optional AI-assisted features (such as drafting application text) may be offered separately and are clearly marked when used. GrantScope is a research and organization tool. It does not submit anything to any government agency, accelerator, or investor on your behalf, and it does not guarantee funding, acceptance, or any outcome.

3. Accounts

• You must provide accurate information when creating an account, including a valid email address and company details.
• New accounts start in a pending state and are reviewed before activation. The Operator may decline to activate any account at their discretion.
• You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and for all activity under your account.
• You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, and be signing up on behalf of a real business or venture you have the authority to represent.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose, or to submit false, misleading, or fraudulent information in an application, pitch deck, or profile you build using the Service.
• Attempt to access another account or another company's data, or to circumvent the access controls that keep accounts separate.
• Scrape, copy, reverse engineer, or redistribute the Service's software, design, or underlying data (including the shared grant and venture catalog) outside of your own authorized use.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service, including its availability to other users.
• Post or submit content through the Service, including in support messages, that is defamatory, infringing, or otherwise unlawful.

5. Fees

GrantScope is currently offered free of charge to early founders, alongside a listed reference price of $10/month for the standard plan. The Operator may introduce or change billing in the future; if that happens, you will be notified before any charge is made, and continued use after that notice constitutes acceptance of the new pricing.

6. Termination

The Operator may suspend, restrict, or terminate your account at their discretion, with or without notice, including for suspected violation of these terms, non-payment once billing is live, or extended inactivity. You may cancel your own account at any time from the Account page; this ends your access but does not entitle you to a refund of any amount already paid. Sections of these terms that by their nature should survive termination, including acceptable use, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification, remain in effect after your account ends.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

The Service is provided as is and as available, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. The Operator does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that any grant match, fit score, or catalog listing is accurate or complete, or that using the Service will result in funding, investment, or any other outcome. Federal grant data is sourced from Grants.gov and SBIR.gov and may be incomplete, delayed, or out of date; you are responsible for verifying eligibility and deadlines directly with the issuing agency before relying on anything shown in the Service.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Operator will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenue, data, or business opportunity, arising out of or related to your use of, or inability to use, the Service, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Operator's total aggregate liability arising out of or related to these terms or the Service will not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount you paid the Operator for the Service in the twelve months before the claim arose, or (b) one hundred dollars ($100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Operator from any claim, demand, loss, or liability, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of your use of the Service, your violation of these terms, or content you submit through the Service, including but not limited to defamatory, infringing, or otherwise unlawful content posted in a support message, profile, or any other field.

10. Governing law and dispute resolution

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

Binding arbitration. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these terms or the Service will be resolved by binding individual arbitration rather than in court, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court if it qualifies. The arbitration will be conducted under the rules of a recognized arbitration provider in Florida, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Class action waiver. You and the Operator each agree to bring claims only in an individual capacity, not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding. If this class action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim, and only that claim, will proceed in court rather than in arbitration.

11. Changes to these terms

The Operator may update these terms as the Service changes, particularly as billing, public availability, or third-party integrations evolve. Material changes will be posted here with an updated date, and, where practical, existing users will be notified.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms can be directed to the Operator through the support form inside the Service, or to k127email@gmail.com.