Terms of Service

1. Operator and acceptance

VibeResearch is developed and operated by Lamedtech.

By creating an account or using VibeResearch, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction if that age is higher, to create an account and use VibeResearch. By registering, you confirm that you meet this requirement. We may terminate accounts found to belong to minors without notice.

3. Description of service

VibeResearch provides a web-based platform for research data analysis, statistical learning, visualization, AI-assisted research support, and report preparation for students, clinicians, and academic researchers. The platform supports:

• Uploading and managing research datasets (CSV, Excel, SPSS, Stata, SAS, JSON)
• Running statistical analyses (descriptive, group comparison, regression, survival, and others)
• ML prediction analysis (logistic regression, random forest, XGBoost, and other models)
• SHAP explanation, feature importance plots, ROC curves, and confusion matrices
• Time series analysis and trend visualization
• Trend Report Builder for comparing outcomes over time
• Data preparation, cleaning, and transformation; derived variable generation
• Variable distribution preview and dataset summary
• Baseline characteristics tables (Table 1) and Output Builder for publication-ready tables
• Saved Results Library and result export (PNG, SVG, CSV, Word, copy)
• AI-assisted research question guidance via a chat interface
• AI-generated Results and Statistical Methods paragraphs for manuscript drafting
• VibeResearch Guide — a site-wide floating AI chat assistant that answers questions about plans, features, and billing
• Printable analysis reports and reporting guideline references (STROBE/CONSORT)
• Statistical learning lessons via the Learn page
• Research & Statistics newsfeed with links to trusted external sources

4. Research support tool — not professional advice

Specifically:

• Not medical advice: Nothing generated by VibeResearch constitutes medical advice, clinical diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment recommendation. Do not use statistical outputs, ML model outputs, or AI-generated text as a basis for clinical decisions about individual patients.
• Not legal advice: Nothing on the platform constitutes legal, regulatory, or compliance advice.
• Not a substitute for professional statistical review: AI-generated Results paragraphs, Methods paragraphs, and statistical interpretations are drafts produced by a large language model. They have not been reviewed by a qualified biostatistician or clinician. You are responsible for verifying all outputs before use in publications, submissions, or institutional reports.
• Not for emergency or real-time clinical use: VibeResearch must not be used for emergency medical decision-making, real-time patient management, or any application where an error could cause direct harm to individuals.
• No guarantee of publication or acceptance: Use of VibeResearch does not guarantee that analysis outputs, manuscripts, tables, or reports will be accepted by any journal, conference, ethics committee, or regulatory authority.
• No guarantee of correctness: Statistical and ML outputs depend entirely on the quality, completeness, representativeness, and appropriateness of the data and analysis choices provided by the user. VibeResearch does not validate whether the selected analysis is appropriate for the user's specific study design, sample characteristics, or research question.

5. Accounts

You must provide accurate information when creating an account. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your login credentials. You may not share your account with other individuals. Each account is for personal use by the registered user only.

You must notify us at support@viberesearchers.com if you believe your account has been accessed without your authorization.

6. Uploaded data — your responsibilities

You are solely responsible for the data you upload to VibeResearch. By uploading data, you represent and warrant that:

• You have the legal right, authorization, and any required institutional or ethical approval to upload, store, and process the data on a cloud-hosted platform.
• If the data contains information about human subjects, you have obtained appropriate informed consent or are authorized under an applicable exemption.
• If the data contains personal health information, patient records, or other legally regulated data, you have de-identified it in compliance with applicable law and institutional policy, or you hold the specific legal authority to process it in this manner.
• You are not uploading data on behalf of another person or organization without their explicit authorization.
• You have reviewed and verified variable definitions, analysis settings, and outputs before use in publications, reports, or decisions.

We do not independently review, validate, or audit uploaded datasets. We are not responsible for any consequences arising from the upload or processing of data that does not comply with these requirements.

Externally imported data (FRED, URL)

When you import data using the External Data Import feature, the same responsibilities that apply to uploaded data also apply to imported data. In addition:

• You are responsible for complying with the applicable terms of use, license, and copyright of the external data source you import from.
• FRED data is provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and must be used in accordance with the FRED Terms of Use.
• For URL imports, you are responsible for verifying that downloading and using the data complies with the source website's terms of use, applicable copyright law, and data licensing requirements.
• VibeResearch is not responsible for any compliance violations arising from your import or use of externally sourced data.

7. AI and ML features — limitations and user responsibility

AI research assistant and text generation

VibeResearch uses a third-party AI inference provider (Groq) for the research assistant chat and AI report-text generation features. When you use these features:

• A compact dataset summary (filename, row count, column count, column names and types) is sent to the AI provider — not your raw data values.
• For report text, aggregated statistical results (such as p-values, coefficients, and sample size) are sent — not raw dataset rows.
• AI responses are generated probabilistically and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or statistically inappropriate language.
• You must review all AI-generated content before using it in any publication, presentation, or submission.
• AI outputs represent research support assistance — not the opinion of a licensed statistician, clinician, or any qualified professional.

VibeResearch Guide (AI sales and support assistant)

VibeResearch Guide is a site-wide floating AI chat assistant that helps answer general questions about the product, plans, features, navigation, and billing. When you use VibeResearch Guide:

• Guide provides general product information only — not medical, statistical, legal, or professional advice of any kind.
• Plan recommendations are illustrative based on information you provide — refer to the Pricing page for accurate and up-to-date details.
• Guide does not have access to your datasets, analysis results, or any research data. For analysis support, use the AI Research Assistant.
• Only safe session metadata (page key, plan label, dataset filename, and row/column count) is sent to Groq — not raw data values.
• Message content is not stored in Supabase. Only usage metadata (token counts, timestamps, model name) is written to an internal audit log.
• Guide requires sign-in to receive AI-assisted responses. Unauthenticated users may still use the static topic chips.

ML prediction, SHAP, and feature importance

The ML Prediction feature runs machine learning models (e.g., logistic regression, random forest, XGBoost) on your uploaded dataset. When using these features:

• Model performance (AUC, accuracy, F1, etc.) depends on data quality, sample size, missing values, class imbalance, preprocessing steps, and the model selected.
• SHAP values and feature importance plots are interpretability estimates — not validated causal relationships.
• Model results should be reviewed by a user with appropriate understanding of machine learning methods in their research domain.
• Do not use ML prediction scores or feature rankings as the sole basis for clinical, policy, or other high-stakes decisions.
• ROC curves, confusion matrices, and model comparison metrics are evaluation support tools — not guaranteed performance in real-world populations.

8. Saved results and exports

VibeResearch allows you to save analysis results (tables, figures, model metrics) to the Results Library and export them in PNG, SVG, CSV, Word, or copy-to-clipboard format. When using these features:

• You are responsible for reviewing saved or exported content before sharing, publishing, or incorporating it into a manuscript.
• Saved results reflect the state of the analysis at the time of saving. Subsequent changes to data or settings will not automatically update previously saved results.
• We do not guarantee that saved results will be retained indefinitely. Results may be subject to account data retention policies.
• You retain full ownership of results and figures exported from your research.

9. Learn resources and third-party links

The Learn page provides statistical learning lessons and a Research & Statistics newsfeed containing links to content from trusted external sources (e.g., BMJ, The Lancet, Cochrane, EQUATOR). Regarding these resources:

• Lesson content on VibeResearch is for educational and research support purposes — not official statistical, medical, or regulatory advice.
• VibeResearch is not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, or currency of any external website.
• Links to external sources do not constitute endorsement by VibeResearch of those organizations, publications, or their conclusions.
• We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites you visit via the newsfeed.

10. Subscriptions and payments

Monthly subscription plans

• Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each billing period (monthly, 6-month, or annual, as selected).
• You may cancel at any time. Access continues until the end of the current paid billing period. After that, your account returns to the Free tier.
• A 7-day free trial is offered on first subscription signup. The trial is granted once per account lifetime and cannot be restarted.

One-time research packages

• Packages are non-recurring one-time purchases. Access expires after the package validity period (30, 60, or 90 days from purchase).
• Unused package days or AI credits do not roll over.

Publication Support package

The Publication Support package is available by consultation only. No automatic Stripe checkout is available. Interested users must contact us at support@viberesearchers.com to discuss requirements and pricing. Whether human statistical review is included is agreed individually as part of the consultation.

Pricing and currency

All listed prices are in Vietnamese dong (VND). Payment is processed by Stripe. If a recurring payment fails, access may be downgraded to the Free tier until the payment is resolved.

Refunds

We do not offer automatic refunds. If you believe you have been charged in error, or have a billing dispute, please contact support@viberesearchers.com within 14 days of the charge. We will review requests on a case-by-case basis.

11. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Upload data you do not have the legal right to process or share on a cloud platform.
• Use the service for clinical decision-making, patient diagnosis, or emergency medical decisions.
• Use ML prediction scores, SHAP results, or feature importance rankings as the sole basis for high-stakes decisions (clinical, legal, regulatory, or policy).
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, abuse, or circumvent any part of the platform or its APIs.
• Attempt to access another user's account, data, or results.
• Use the service for any unlawful purpose under applicable law.
• Present AI-generated outputs as the original work of a qualified professional without disclosure.
• Resell or sublicense access to the platform or its outputs without written permission.
• Violate the privacy or research ethics obligations owed to data subjects whose information you upload.

12. Intellectual property

You retain full ownership of the data you upload and the research outputs you generate using VibeResearch. By uploading data, you grant VibeResearch a limited, non-exclusive right to process that data solely for the purpose of delivering the requested service to you. We do not claim ownership of your research, datasets, or outputs.

The VibeResearch platform, interface, code, and branding are the property of the operator. You may not reproduce, copy, or redistribute them without permission.

13. Service availability and modifications

We aim to maintain reliable service availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. The platform may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, updates, infrastructure issues, or circumstances outside our control. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue features at any time, with reasonable notice where possible. New features may be added or existing features may change over time.

14. Limitation of liability

VibeResearch is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or uninterrupted availability.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the operator shall not be liable for:

• Errors or inaccuracies in statistical outputs, ML model outputs, or AI-generated text
• Any decision made by a user on the basis of outputs from VibeResearch
• Loss of data, loss of saved research results, or service interruption
• Any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages

Our total liability for any claim arising from your use of the service shall not exceed the amount you paid to VibeResearch in the 30 days immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

15. Governing law

We will first try to resolve disputes through good-faith communication. If formal resolution is required, the applicable law and forum will be determined according to relevant laws and the circumstances of the dispute.

16. Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms of Service as the platform evolves. Material changes will be communicated by email or in-app notice before taking effect. Continued use of VibeResearch after notice of a material change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

17. Contact

For questions about these Terms, billing disputes, legal inquiries, or privacy concerns, contact: support@viberesearchers.com