Terms of use

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These Terms of Use were last updated in July 2026.

Agreement

By accessing mathla.org, creating an account, or submitting content you agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, Community Rules, and applicable consent choices. If you disagree, do not use the platform.

Purpose of the platform

Mathla provides tools for contributing, reviewing, learning, and organizing Arabic Sign Language resources. The platform exists to support inclusion, education, and trustworthy shared knowledge — not to exploit contributor media without consent.

Community standards

You agree to follow Community Rules and Safety policy. Deaf leadership, respect for People of Determination, and honest contribution are conditions of participation.

Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old to contribute videos unless a parent or legal guardian has provided verifiable consent. You must provide accurate registration information and keep your credentials secure.

Accounts

You are responsible for activity under your account. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms, Community Rules, or applicable law. Organization and reviewer roles may have additional obligations communicated in-product.

Contributions and license

You retain ownership of videos you record. By submitting, you grant Mathla a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to store, process, review, and use your submission only as described in your versioned consent and per-video visibility choices (training-only, public dictionary, research, partner sharing). You confirm you have the right to appear in the video and that no other person is shown without their permission.

Live recording only

Contributions must be recorded live through the in-browser collect flow. File uploads are not accepted. This keeps metadata consistent and protects dataset integrity.

Review and publication

Submissions pass technical, teacher, and Deaf-community review before any public dictionary use — even when you choose “share publicly.” Private training-only videos never appear on the public dictionary.

Acceptable use

Do not harass others, impersonate, spam, scrape without written permission, bypass review, submit illegal or abusive content, include copyrighted material unrelated to signing, or record others without consent. We may remove content and revoke access at our discretion.

Intellectual property

Mathla trademarks, UI, and platform software are our property. Dictionary entries and approved public videos are licensed for educational and accessibility use as described in-product. Trained models and derived datasets produced under your consent remain Mathla property as stated in your contributor consent.

Educational disclaimer

Dictionary and learning content are educational aids — not medical, legal, financial, or emergency advice. Do not rely on the platform in life-threatening situations. Live translation on api.mathla.org is a separate service with its own terms and limitations.

Availability

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue features for maintenance, security, or product reasons. We are not liable for interruptions beyond what applicable law requires.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by UAE law, Mathla is not liable for indirect or consequential damages arising from platform use. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the greater of amounts you paid us in the prior twelve months or one hundred UAE dirhams, except where liability cannot be limited by law.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates. Disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the UAE unless mandatory consumer protections require otherwise.

Changes

We may update these terms. Continued use after the updated date constitutes acceptance where permitted by law. Material changes to contributor licenses may require renewed consent.

Contact

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