These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the websites, desktop applications, products, and services provided by VinePath, Inc. (“VinePath,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), including DeskPath.
By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms.
If you use the Services on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms. In that case, “you” and “your” refer to that organization and its authorized users.
If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the Services.
DeskPath is a desktop application that helps professional-service users, including CPA and accounting professionals, review client emails, identify client questions, gather relevant local context, and prepare draft responses for user review.
DeskPath may connect to:
We may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue parts of the Services from time to time.
To use certain Services, you may need to create an account.
You agree to:
You are responsible for all activity under your account.
DeskPath runs on the user’s desktop device.
As between you and VinePath, you retain ownership of your local files, Gmail content, generated drafts, client information, and other data you process through DeskPath.
To the extent data is processed locally by the DeskPath desktop app and is not transmitted to VinePath, VinePath does not host or control that data.
You grant VinePath a limited license to process information only as necessary to:
DeskPath may allow you to connect Google Workspace or Gmail accounts through Google APIs.
By connecting a Google account, you authorize DeskPath to access and process Google user data as necessary to provide the features you enable. This may include checking for new Gmail messages, using email content to classify client questions, and sending replies after you approve them.
You understand that DeskPath may send email content from newly detected messages to an LLM Provider to determine whether the email appears to be a client question.
DeskPath does not send Gmail replies automatically. You are responsible for reviewing and approving any response before it is sent.
You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to connect any Google Workspace or Gmail account to DeskPath and to process any information made available through that connection.
You may revoke DeskPath’s access through your Google Account permissions or through DeskPath settings where available.
VinePath’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
DeskPath may access local files, folders, or data sources that you connect or authorize.
You are responsible for:
You should not connect folders or files that contain information you do not want DeskPath to process or potentially send to an LLM Provider as part of the draft-response workflow.
DeskPath may use LLM Providers to classify emails, identify relevant context, and generate draft responses.
VinePath will use LLM Providers that are contractually committed not to use Customer Data submitted through DeskPath, including Google Workspace data, Gmail content, local client file content, prompts, or outputs, to train or improve generalized artificial intelligence or machine-learning models.
LLM Providers may process submitted information to provide the requested feature, maintain security, prevent abuse, comply with law, and perform other limited processing permitted by their agreement with VinePath.
VinePath does not permit LLM Providers to sell Customer Data submitted through DeskPath, use it for advertising, use it for data brokerage, or use it to train generalized AI or machine-learning models.
AI-generated outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, inappropriate, or unsuitable for your specific situation.
You agree that:
DeskPath may be used by CPA firms, accounting firms, legal practices, wealth advisory firms, and other professional-service organizations.
The Services are workflow and drafting tools. They are not a substitute for professional judgment.
VinePath does not provide:
You are responsible for reviewing all outputs, workflows, drafts, recommendations, and communications before relying on them or sending them to clients or third parties.
You are responsible for:
If you are a CPA firm, accounting firm, law firm, wealth advisory firm, or other regulated professional-service firm, you are responsible for determining whether your use of the Services complies with applicable professional standards, confidentiality obligations, client obligations, and regulatory requirements.
You may not use the Services to:
We may suspend or terminate access if we believe your use violates these Terms or creates risk to VinePath, users, customers, third parties, Google, LLM Providers, or the Services.
DeskPath may be used in environments that contain sensitive professional or client information. You are responsible for deciding what information to connect to DeskPath and whether your use is appropriate.
Unless VinePath separately agrees in writing, you should not intentionally submit unnecessary highly sensitive information to VinePath support or VinePath servers, including:
DeskPath’s normal local and LLM workflow may process client information that you choose to make available to the desktop app. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to process that information.
The Services may integrate with or rely on third-party services, including Google Workspace, Gmail, LLM Providers, payment processors, and authentication providers.
Your use of third-party services may be governed by those third parties’ terms and privacy policies.
VinePath is not responsible for third-party services, including their availability, security, accuracy, or functionality.
We may add, change, suspend, or discontinue integrations at any time.
Certain Services may be offered for a fee.
If you purchase paid Services, you agree to pay all applicable fees according to the order form, subscription plan, invoice, or other agreement.
Unless otherwise stated:
Specific payment terms may be set out in a separate order form or agreement.
Some Services may be offered as beta, pilot, preview, design-partner, or early-access features.
Beta features may be incomplete, unstable, or changed at any time.
We may discontinue beta features without notice.
Beta features are provided “as is” and may be subject to additional terms.
If either party receives non-public information from the other party that is marked confidential or should reasonably be understood to be confidential, the receiving party will use reasonable care to protect that information and will use it only for purposes related to the Services.
Confidential information does not include information that:
VinePath and its licensors own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services, including software, designs, interfaces, workflows, technology, documentation, trademarks, logos, and other intellectual property.
These Terms do not transfer any ownership rights to you.
You may use the Services only as permitted by these Terms.
If you provide feedback, suggestions, ideas, or recommendations, you grant VinePath a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use that feedback without restriction or compensation.
We may use feedback to improve our products, services, and business.
Our Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information.
By using the Services, you acknowledge our Privacy Notice.
We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect the Services.
However, no system is completely secure.
You are responsible for securing your devices, accounts, passwords, connected files, local backups, Google Workspace accounts, and user permissions.
You must promptly notify us of suspected unauthorized access involving your VinePath or DeskPath account.
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services if:
You may stop using the Services at any time.
Termination does not relieve you of obligations incurred before termination, including payment obligations.
The Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, VinePath disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, availability, accuracy, and uninterrupted operation.
We do not guarantee that:
To the fullest extent permitted by law, VinePath will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, business interruption, loss of goodwill, professional liability, client disputes, missed deadlines, or losses arising from AI-generated drafts or user-approved communications.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, VinePath’s total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the Services or these Terms will not exceed the greater of:
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above limitations may not apply.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless VinePath, its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, and affiliates from claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to:
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
The parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, unless applicable law requires otherwise.
We may update these Terms from time to time.
If we make material changes, we will provide notice as appropriate, such as by posting an updated version, changing the effective date, or notifying users through the Services.
Your continued use of the Services after changes become effective means you accept the updated Terms.
Questions about these Terms may be sent to:
VinePath, Inc.
Email: legal@vinepath.ai
Address: 16185 Los Gatos Blvd Suite 205, Los Gatos CA, 95032