Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using PublishGuard (https://getpublishguard.com), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please discontinue use of the platform.

2. Independent Compliance Platform (No Affiliation)

PublishGuard is an independent publishing workflow, manuscript formatting, and pre-flight compliance auditing SaaS platform. PublishGuard is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon.com, Inc. or Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). While our 26-rule Pre-Flight Guard is engineered to catch common formatting, medical-claim, metadata, and thin-content policy pitfalls, final publishing approval on third-party marketplaces remains at each platform's discretion.

3. Manuscript Ownership & Commercial Rights

You retain 100% ownership and commercial publishing rights to every outline, chapter draft, EPUB file, print-ready interior PDF, wrap cover PDF, and metadata checklist generated or edited inside your PublishGuard workspace. PublishGuard claims zero royalties and zero copyright interest in your published works.

4. Credits, Subscriptions, and Refund Policy

• Single Book Pass ($29 One-Time) grants 120 generation credits valid for 365 days.
• Author Pro ($49/month or $390/year) and Publishing Studio ($99/month or $790/year) grant monthly recurring credit allowances.
• You may cancel any recurring subscription at any time in your billing portal; access continues through the end of the active billing period.
• If a full-book compilation job fails due to a technical error, credits are automatically refunded to your account balance. For billing disputes or eligible unused-pass refund requests within 7 days of purchase, contact [email protected].

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use PublishGuard to:

• Generate plagiarized, trademark-infringing, defamatory, or unlawful content;
• Impersonate real authors, traditional publishing houses, or third-party brands;
• Abuse, scrape, or circumvent rate limits on the free /tools/kdp-guard compliance scanner;
• Upload malware or attempt unauthorized access to other users' workspaces or pen profiles.

6. Contact & Support

Questions regarding these Terms, billing, or compliance reports may be directed to [email protected].