Terms of Service — Slur Scorer
Last updated: July 17, 2026
1. Acceptance of these terms
By accessing or using Slur Scorer (the “Service”), available at [https://slurscorer.com/], you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
2. What the Service is
Slur Scorer is a research prototype that scores text excerpts containing slurs against 16 contextual criteria adapted from Adam M. Croom’s published work on the semantics and pragmatics of slurs, producing a normalized “derogation likelihood” score and a recommended human-review band.
The Service is a research and educational tool, not a content moderation authority, legal service, or professional advice of any kind. Its output reflects an automated and/or AI-assisted estimate and may be incorrect, incomplete, or inconsistent with how a human expert would judge the same excerpt. You are solely responsible for any decision you make in reliance on the Service’s output, including any content moderation, legal, employment, editorial, or other real-world decision.
3. Free tier and paid Research Pass
- A limited number of free uses of the AI-Assisted Contextual Scorer are available per visitor per day, at the operator’s discretion, and may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice.
- A paid 3-Day Research Pass is available for a one-time fee (current price shown at checkout), granting a higher daily usage cap for a fixed period beginning when the pass is first used (not when it is purchased).
- Research Pass codes are not tied to a customer account. You are responsible for keeping your code safe; if lost, a replacement is not guaranteed.
- Research Pass codes are non-transferable and intended for a single user’s own research use.
4. Payment processing
Payments are processed by Stripe, Inc. We do not receive or store your full payment card details. By making a purchase, you also agree to Stripe’s own terms of service and privacy policy.
5. Refunds
All purchases are final and non-refundable, except where required by applicable law, or in cases of a verified technical failure that prevented you from using the Research Pass you purchased. To request consideration of a refund on that basis, contact Adam Croom at croom@slurscorer.com with your payment confirmation and a description of the issue.
6. Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- Use automated tools, scripts, or bots to access the Service in a way that circumvents its usage limits;
- Resell, sublicense, or share access to the Service (including Research Pass codes) for commercial purposes without the operator’s written permission;
- Use the Service for any unlawful purpose, or to generate content intended to harass, threaten, or incite violence against any individual or group;
- Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or extract the Service’s underlying scoring methodology, model prompts, or weightings beyond what is already publicly documented.
The operator may suspend or terminate access (including active Research Pass codes, with a pro-rated or full refund at the operator’s discretion) for violations of this section.
7. Content submitted to the Service
Text excerpts you submit may be sent to a third-party AI provider (currently Anthropic, for the Claude API) for processing, and may be logged by the operator for quality assurance, abuse prevention, and research analysis purposes. Do not submit excerpts containing personal information about real, identifiable private individuals beyond what is necessary for the analysis itself.
8. Disclaimers and limitation of liability
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPERATOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE. THE OPERATOR’S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO USE IT IN THE 3 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.
9. Changes to these terms
These terms may be updated from time to time. Continued use of the Service after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Material changes will be reflected by an updated “Last updated” date above.
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
11. Contact
Questions about these terms, or about a purchase, can be sent to Adam Croom at croom@slurscorer.com.