Terms of Service

Version 1.0 · Last updated 30 June 2026

These terms are the agreement between you and MerliQ for your use of MerliQ. By creating an account or using MerliQ, you agree to them. Please also read our Privacy Policy and our Medical Disclaimer, which form part of this agreement.

1. Who can use MerliQ

MerliQ is an educational and medical-literature tool intended for qualified clinicians and clinicians in training. By using it you confirm you fall into that group and that you are old enough to enter a binding agreement.

2. What MerliQ is (and what it is in beta)

MerliQ helps you stay current with medical literature and learn through curated papers, principles, guidelines and quizzes. It is provided for education and information only — see the Medical Disclaimer.

MerliQ is currently in private beta. Features may change, break, or be removed, and we do not guarantee availability, uptime, or that any particular content will always be present.

3. Your account

• Give accurate information and keep your login details secure.
• You are responsible for activity under your account.
• Accounts are for individual use — one person per account.
• Tell us promptly at merliq.app@gmail.com if you think your account has been compromised.

4. Acceptable use

When using MerliQ you agree not to:

• enter any patient-identifiable information (see the Privacy Policy and Medical Disclaimer);
• misuse the service — including scraping, automated bulk access, attempting to break security or rate limits, or disrupting other users;
• resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit the service or its content without our permission;
• use MerliQ to break the law or infringe anyone’s rights.

5. Bringing your own AI key

You may connect your own Google Gemini API key. If you do: the key remains yours; you are responsible for your own usage, quota and any charges with Google under their terms; and we store the key encrypted and use it only to make calls on your behalf. We are not responsible for your Google account, its limits, or its costs.

6. Content and intellectual property

• Your content (such as your notes) remains yours. You grant us a limited licence to store and process it solely to operate the service for you — including sending it to our AI provider to generate the features you request.
• Third-party content — paper abstracts, references, and clinical guidelines belong to their respective publishers and bodies (for example journals, NICE, the Resuscitation Council UK). They are surfaced for education and reference, under their own terms, and we link to the original sources.
• Our content — the MerliQ software, design, and original material are ours and protected by intellectual-property law.

7. Medical disclaimer

MerliQ is for education and information only and is not medical advice or a substitute for your professional judgement, current guidelines, or local protocols. AI-generated content can be wrong or out of date — always verify against primary sources. Please read the full Medical Disclaimer, which forms part of these terms.

8. Availability and changes

We may add, change, suspend, or withdraw features at any time, especially during beta. We try to give notice of significant changes where we reasonably can.

9. Liability

MerliQ is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind to the extent permitted by law. To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss arising from your use of, or reliance on, MerliQ — including any clinical decision made with its help. Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

The liability and governing-law wording in this section should be reviewed by a solicitor before public release.

10. Suspension and termination

We may suspend or end access if these terms are broken or to protect the service or other users. You can stop using MerliQ and delete your account at any time in Settings.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction, unless mandatory local consumer-protection law where you live gives you additional rights.

12. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms as MerliQ develops. We will change the version and date at the top, and continued use after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Questions? Contact us at merliq.app@gmail.com.