Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to AI Class Observer, a classroom observation and pedagogic self-reflection platform designed and operated by Zoef Tech ('we', 'us', 'our'), an MSME and Udyam registered enterprise in the Republic of India. By visiting, browsing, registering for, accessing, or using any feature of AI Class Observer, you ('User', 'you') agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, and Software Licensing Terms.

If you are using this platform on behalf of an educational institution, school, university, or educational board, you represent and warrant that you possess the full legal authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

2. Description of Service

AI Class Observer is an innovative edtech application designed to assist educators in conducting structured, objective classroom observations. The system provides local in-browser audio capture with crash resilience (IndexedDB), transient speech-to-text transcription (via Groq Whisper Large v3 Turbo), automated talk-time ratio analysis (Teacher Talk Time vs. Student Talk Time), pedagogical rubric evaluation, and instant generation of tamper-evident PDF observation reports equipped with scannable verification QR codes and 24-character registry IDs.

3. User Eligibility & Institutional Responsibilities

The service is intended for teachers, academic coaches, school leaders, student-teachers, and educational researchers aged 18 years or older.

Users are solely responsible for ensuring that their use of classroom recording tools complies with all local, state, and national education laws, institutional policies, and consent requirements regarding audio recording within classrooms.

4. Prohibited Conduct and Strict Restrictions

As a condition of using AI Class Observer, you expressly agree not to:

• Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or discover the underlying source code, algorithms, scoring criteria, or prompt systems.
• Reproduce, redistribute, mirror, frame, resell, or commercially exploit any portion of the service without written permission from Zoef Tech.
• Bypass, tamper with, or circumvent any security controls, rate limiting, token authentication, cryptographic signatures, or report verification mechanisms.
• Upload non-classroom audio, malicious code, virus payloads, or unauthorized media designed to degrade or disrupt service performance.
• Use the platform to make automated, high-stakes disciplinary or termination decisions regarding educators without human oversight, holistic peer review, and pedagogic context.

5. Educational Disclaimer & Nature of AI Feedback

AI Class Observer provides analytical feedback, metrics (such as talk-time distribution), and rubric assessments generated through artificial intelligence models. These outputs are consultative, formative reflection aids designed to empower professional teacher growth.

They do NOT constitute conclusive legal, employment, or definitive performance determinations. Teaching is a deeply human craft; automated reports must be interpreted in conjunction with teacher professional judgment, curricular context, and student learning needs.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Indian law, Zoef Tech, its founders, directors, employees, and affiliates shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, institutional goodwill, or interruption of educational services, arising out of your access to or inability to use the platform.

7. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms of Use shall be governed by, interpreted, and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Republic of India.

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Varanasi / Uttar Pradesh, India.