Terms of Use

1. Description of the Service

SmartQuery is a database viewer that allows users to connect to and interact with open-source databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite. Users can connect to their databases through different methods, including a direct local connection via our desktop application ("SmartQuery Link") or through our managed proxy service ("SmartQuery Cloud").

2. Accounts

Using the core functionality of SmartQuery for direct database connections (e.g., via SmartQuery Link) does not require an account. However, to save and sync your connections, and to access the features provided under our Free Tier (such as AI Credits and SmartQuery Cloud queries), you must create a free account. Upon signing up, you are automatically enrolled in the Free Tier.

• Account Creation: You must provide a valid email address and create a password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
• Connection Data: When you save a database connection to your account, you can choose whether to store associated passwords. If you choose to store them, you can store them encrypted or as plain text. You also have the option not to store passwords at all.

3. Service Tiers and Subscriptions

SmartQuery is offered with service tiers for users with an account. Usage limits are applied on a monthly basis, resetting on your billing anchor date (the date you signed up or subscribed).

3.1. Free Tier

By default, creating an account enrolls you in the Free Tier. The monthly usage limits are as follows:

• AI Credits: 100,000
• Queries via SmartQuery Link: Unlimited
• Queries via SmartQuery Cloud:
  • Concurrent Connections: 1
  • Total Query Duration: 10 minutes
  • Total Query Response Size: 100 MB

3.2. SmartQuery Plus Subscription

For users requiring higher limits, we offer the SmartQuery Plus subscription for $8 per month. The monthly usage limits are as follows:

• AI Credits: 900,000
• Queries via SmartQuery Link: Unlimited
• Queries via SmartQuery Cloud:
  • Concurrent Connections: 3
  • Total Query Duration: 1 hours
  • Total Query Response Size: 1 GB

3.3. Billing and Cancellation

• Payments: We use Stripe as our third-party payment processor. All payments are subject to Stripe's terms of service and privacy policy.
• Billing Cycle: SmartQuery Plus subscriptions are billed in advance on a monthly basis. Your billing cycle begins on the date you subscribe.
• Cancellation: You may cancel your SmartQuery Plus subscription at any time. Your subscription will remain active, and you will have access to paid features until the end of your current paid billing period.
• Refunds: Payments are non-refundable, and we do not provide refunds or credits for any partial subscription periods, except as required by law.

3.4. EU/EEA Consumer Right of Withdrawal

If you are a consumer based in the European Union or European Economic Area (EEA), you have a statutory right to withdraw from a contract for the purchase of services within 14 days without giving any reason. However, when purchasing a SmartQuery Plus subscription, which provides immediate access to a digital service, you will be asked to provide your prior express consent to the immediate execution of the contract. By providing this consent, you acknowledge that you will lose your right of withdrawal upon the complete fulfillment of the service contract.

4. Use of AI Features

SmartQuery integrates AI features powered by Google's Gemini models to assist with database queries. Your use of these features is governed by an "AI Credits" system, available only to users with an account.

• AI Credits: Your account is allocated a specific number of AI Credits based on your service tier, as outlined in Section 3. Credits are consumed for each request made to the AI model. For the Gemini 2.5 Flash model, credits are consumed at a rate of $0.03$ credits per input token and $0.25$ credits per output token.
• Data Sent to API: When you use the AI feature, your prompt and the schema definitions (e.g., table names, column names, and data types) of your currently connected database are sent to the Gemini API to provide context.
• Important: No database content or records are ever sent to the Gemini API. The data is limited strictly to the structural schema.
• Responsibility: You are responsible for the queries you generate and execute using the AI feature. We are not liable for any incorrect or harmful queries produced by the AI.

5. User Responsibilities

You agree to use the Service in compliance with all applicable laws. You are solely responsible for the database connections you create and the data you access through the Service.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality, including but not limited to the SmartQuery application, the "SmartQuery Link" software, the website design, logos, and all underlying source code, are and will remain the exclusive property of Simon Mathewson. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both Germany and foreign countries.

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Service strictly in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to copy, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, or distribute the Service or any part thereof. You further agree not to reverse-engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the SmartQuery application or its related software.

7. Service Availability and Disclaimer of Warranties

SmartQuery is a new application and is provided in an early stage of development.

• The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis.
• We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure. You acknowledge that the application may contain bugs, errors, and other problems.
• To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Simon Mathewson shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

1. your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service;
2. any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein;
3. any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through our service by any third party.

9. Changes to the Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on our website. You are advised to review these Terms periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Service after the changes have been implemented constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: support@smartquery.dev.