Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the CHI 2026 Interactive Venue Map and related services (the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use the Service.

2. Service Operator

The Service is operated by PapersClaw for CHI 2026 conference planning and exploration.

• Operator: Yun Huang
• Affiliation: School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Contact: yunhuang@illinois.edu

3. Description of the Service

The Service provides an interactive venue map and related tools for CHI 2026, including session discovery, topic filtering, ride planning, calendar-book saving, and experimental recommendation features.

Some features may rely on third-party services such as Google Sign-In or hosted AI models. We may add, modify, pause, or discontinue any part of the Service at any time.

4. Eligibility

You must be legally able to enter into these Terms to use the Service. If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization.

5. Accounts and Sign-In

Some features may allow or require sign-in through a third-party provider such as Google. You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for activity associated with your account.

We may suspend or limit access if we reasonably believe an account is being misused, impersonated, or used in violation of these Terms.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for unlawful, harmful, deceptive, or abusive purposes.
• Attempt to probe, disrupt, overload, or circumvent the Service or its security controls.
• Automate excessive requests, including scraping or abusive use of AI-backed endpoints.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other users' data, server resources, or connected services.
• Upload or submit content intended to break, manipulate, or exploit recommendation or AI features.

7. User Content and Inputs

"User Content" includes any search queries, preferences, notes, uploaded text, saved schedules, or other information you submit through the Service.

• You retain rights in your User Content.
• You grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to process that content solely to operate, maintain, and improve the Service.
• You are responsible for ensuring your User Content does not violate law, third-party rights, or these Terms.

8. AI and Experimental Features

The Service may include experimental features such as simulated attendees, AI-generated suggestions, paper summaries, or itinerary recommendations. These outputs may be incomplete, inaccurate, or unsuitable for important decisions.

You should independently verify schedules, room assignments, and other important conference information against official CHI sources.

9. Third-Party Services and Content

The Service may incorporate or link to third-party services, including conference program resources, Google Sign-In, hosting providers, and analytics services. Those third parties operate under their own terms and privacy practices.

Conference session data, papers, authors, and related materials remain the property of their respective owners.

10. Privacy

Our collection and use of personal information are described in the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

11. Intellectual Property

The Service, including its software, design, interface elements, branding, and original compilation, is owned by us or our licensors and protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the Service for personal, educational, research, or conference-participation purposes.

12. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

We do not guarantee that:

• The Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free.
• Conference information displayed through the Service will always be complete or up to date.
• AI-generated outputs will be accurate, reliable, or fit for any specific purpose.

13. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, goodwill, profits, or business opportunity, arising out of or related to your use of the Service.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service will not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars (USD 100).

14. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the Service at any time if we reasonably believe that:

• you are violating these Terms,
• your use creates security or operational risk, or
• continued operation of the feature or Service is no longer practical.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date on this page. Your continued use of the Service after updated Terms become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

16. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where applicable law requires otherwise.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Illinois, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts, except where applicable law provides otherwise.

17. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms or the Service, please contact yunhuang@illinois.edu.