Terms of Service

Last updated: October 6, 2026

Agreement to Terms
Intellectual Property Rights
User Representations
User Registration
Fees and Payment
Free Trial
Cancellation
Prohibited Activities
Your Content and Contributions
Contribution License
Guidelines for Reviews
Social Media
Submissions
Third-Party Websites and Content
Site Management
Privacy Policy
Copyright Infringements
U.S. Government Rights
Term and Termination
Modifications and Interruptions
Governing Law
Dispute Resolution
Corrections
Disclaimer
Limitations of Liability
Indemnification
User Data
Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures
Miscellaneous
Contact Me
Refund Policy

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you") and Marcel Klein, who operates Paperarchive as a sole proprietor ("Provider", "I", "me", or "my"), concerning your access to and use of the https://paperarchive.io website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing the Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICE AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY.

Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Service from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. I reserve the right, in my sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms at any time. I will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of these Terms, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. Please ensure that you check the applicable Terms every time you use the Service so that you understand which Terms apply. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms by your continued use of the Service after the date such revised Terms are posted.

The information provided on the Service is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject me to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Service from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

The Service is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (such as HIPAA, FISMA, or GLBA). If your interactions would be subject to such laws, you may not use this Service. The Service is intended for users who are at least 18 years old. Persons under the age of 18 are not permitted to use or register for the Service.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the Service and all content, features, and functionality are owned by or licensed to me and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. You are granted a limited license to access and use the Service for your personal or internal business use only. No part of the Service or its content may be copied, reproduced, or exploited for any commercial purpose without my express written permission.

3. User Representations

By using the Service, you represent and warrant that: (a) all registration information you submit is true and accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; (c) you have the legal capacity to agree to these Terms; (d) you are at least 18 years old; (e) your use of the Service does not violate any law or regulation.

4. User Registration

You may be required to register for an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.

5. Fees and Payment

Some features of the Service may require payment. All payments are securely processed via Stripe, my payment provider. You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate payment information and authorize me to charge your payment method for all fees incurred. Prices and features are subject to change.

6. Free Trial

I may offer a free trial for new users. Details of the free trial, if available, will be provided at sign-up. At the end of the trial, you may be required to upgrade to a paid plan to continue using premium features.

7. Cancellation

You may cancel your subscription at any time via your account settings or by contacting me. Cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period. For refund information, see my Refund Policy below.

8. Prohibited Activities

You may not access or use the Service for any purpose other than that for which I make the Service available. The Service may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by me. As a user of the Service, you agree not to:

Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Service to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from me.
Trick, defraud, or mislead me and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Service, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on the use of the Service and/or the content contained therein.
Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in my opinion, me and/or the Service.
Use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
Make improper use of my support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
Use the Service in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Service.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Service or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Service.
Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any content.
Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1x1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms").
Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Service or the networks or services connected to the Service.
Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of my employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Service to you.
Attempt to bypass any measures of the Service designed to prevent or restrict access to the Service, or any portion of the Service.
Copy or adapt the Service's software, including but not limited to HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Service.
Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Service, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Service.
Make any unauthorized use of the Service, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
Use the Service as part of any effort to compete with me or otherwise use the Service and/or the content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.

9. Your Content and Contributions

Your content in the Service, meaning the documents, files, emails, notes, tags and all other data you upload or create in the Service ("Customer Content"), remains your confidential data. I process it only to provide the Service to you and, where it contains personal data, under the data processing agreement (DPA, paperarchive.io/avv) and your instructions. I do not use Customer Content for advertising or to train AI models, and I make it available to others only when you share it (for example in a shared space) or when the providers named in the privacy policy process it to run the Service.

Separately, the Service may let you submit content to me or publicly, such as feedback, suggestions, reviews or comments (collectively, "Contributions"). Customer Content is never a Contribution, not even when you show me a document to investigate an error. Only Contributions may be used by me under sections 10 and 13.

When you create or make available any Contributions, you represent and warrant that:

The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.
You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize me, the Service, and other users of the Service to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms.
You have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms.
Your Contributions are not false, inaccurate, or misleading.
Your Contributions are not unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation.
Your Contributions are not obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, or otherwise objectionable (as determined by me).
Your Contributions do not ridicule, mock, disparage, intimidate, or abuse anyone.
Your Contributions are not used to harass or threaten (in the legal sense of those terms) any other person and do not promote violence against a specific person or class of people.
Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
Your Contributions do not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party.
Your Contributions do not violate any applicable law concerning child pornography, or otherwise intended to protect the health or well-being of minors.
Your Contributions do not include any offensive comments that are connected to race, national origin, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.
Your Contributions do not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation.

Any use of the Service in violation of the foregoing violates these Terms and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Service.

10. Contribution License

By submitting Contributions, you grant me a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute your Contributions solely for operating and improving the Service. You may revoke this license by deleting your Contributions or account, except to the extent I have already relied on the license. This license does not cover Customer Content, which I process only as described in section 9.

11. Guidelines for Reviews

If you leave reviews or feedback, you must have firsthand experience and refrain from posting false, misleading, or offensive content. I reserve the right to moderate or remove reviews at my discretion.

The Service may allow you to connect with third-party social media accounts. You are responsible for complying with the terms of those third-party services.

13. Submissions

Any feedback, suggestions, or ideas submitted to me are non-confidential and may be used by me to improve the Service without compensation to you. This does not apply to Customer Content (section 9), even if you send it together with feedback.

14. Third-Party Websites and Content

The Service may contain (or you may be sent via the Service) links to other websites ("Third-Party Websites") as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). Such Third-Party Websites and Third-Party Content are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, appropriateness, or completeness by me, and I am not responsible for any Third-Party Websites accessed through the Service or any Third-Party Content posted on, available through, or installed from the Service, including the content, accuracy, offensiveness, opinions, reliability, privacy practices, or other policies of or contained in the Third-Party Websites or the Third-Party Content.

Inclusion of, linking to, or permitting the use or installation of any Third-Party Websites or any Third-Party Content does not imply approval or endorsement thereof by me. If you decide to leave the Service and access the Third-Party Websites or to use or install any Third-Party Content, you do so at your own risk, and you should be aware these Terms no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Service or relating to any applications you use or install from the Service.

Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and I take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable third party. You agree and acknowledge that I do not endorse the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold me harmless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall hold me harmless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.

15. Site Management

I reserve the right, but not the obligation, to:

Monitor the Service for violations of these Terms;
Take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in my sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities;
In my sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof;
Refuse uploads that exceed the applicable file size limit (I do not remove stored content for this reason; deletion is governed by section 18);
Otherwise manage the Service in a manner designed to protect my rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Service.

16. Privacy Policy

I care about your privacy. How Paperarchive processes your data is described in the privacy policy.

17. Copyright Infringements

I respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that any material available on or through the Service infringes upon any copyright you own or control, please immediately notify me using the contact information provided below (a "Notification"). A copy of your Notification will be sent to the person who posted or stored the material addressed in the Notification. Please be advised that pursuant to applicable law you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations in a Notification. Thus, if you are not sure that material located on or linked to by the Service infringes your copyright, you should consider first contacting an attorney.

17A. U.S. Government Rights

Paperarchive services are "commercial items" as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") 2.101. If Paperarchive services are acquired by or on behalf of any agency not within the Department of Defense ("DOD"), Paperarchive services are subject to the terms of these Terms of Use in accordance with FAR 12.212 (for computer software) and FAR 12.211 (for technical data). If Paperarchive services are acquired by or on behalf of any agency within the Department of Defense, Paperarchive services are subject to the terms of these Terms of Use in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation ("DFARS") 227.7202-3. In addition, DFARS 252.227-7015 applies to technical data acquired by the DOD. This U.S. Government Rights clause is in lieu of, and supersedes, any other FAR, DFARS, or other clause or provision that addresses government rights in computer software or technical data under these Terms of Use.

18. Term and Termination

These Terms remain in effect while you use the Service. You can end your use at any time by deleting your account; section 7 applies to a paid subscription. I can terminate your access with at least 30 days' notice, and without notice for good cause (for example a serious breach of these Terms or of applicable law). If there is an acute risk to the security of the Service or of other users, I can suspend your access temporarily until the risk is resolved.

Before a termination or suspension I inform you by email and give you the opportunity to export your data, unless the law forbids the notice or a delay would cause serious harm. I never delete Customer Content (section 9) without your instruction. These are the only exceptions:

The automatic content check of uploads (privacy policy, section 6): if it detects prohibited content, the file is deleted automatically; if the document is protected in a GoBD space, the file is moved to quarantine instead. The document entry remains with the reason.
Malware: if the malware scan finds malware, the file is deleted and not processed.
Duplicates and empty processing shells: if you upload a file you have already stored, the additional entry created for it is removed together with its copy; the existing document stays unchanged. The same applies to files for which no document was created after an aborted upload.
Legal reasons, such as illegal content or an order of an authority or a court; then I inform you beforehand where this is permitted and give you the opportunity to export the remaining data.

After your account ends, deletion follows the data processing agreement and the retention periods in the privacy policy.

If I terminate your account for good cause, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, I reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

19. Modifications and Interruptions

I reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Service at any time or for any reason at my sole discretion without notice. However, I have no obligation to update any information on the Service. I also reserve the right to modify or discontinue individual features of the Service without notice at any time. I will discontinue the Service as a whole only with at least three months' notice by email. Until then you can keep exporting your data, and I will refund any period you have already paid for beyond the discontinuation date on a pro rata basis. Beyond that, I will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.

I cannot guarantee the Service will be available at all times. I may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Service, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. I reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Service at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that I have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Service during any downtime or discontinuance of the Service. Nothing in these Terms will be construed to obligate me to maintain and support the Service or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.

20. Governing Law

These conditions are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Germany, and the use of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. If your habitual residence is in the EU and you are a consumer, you additionally possess the protection provided to you by obligatory provisions of the law of your country of residence. You and I both agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Berlin, Germany, which means that you may make a claim to defend your consumer protection rights in regards to these Terms in Germany, or in the EU country in which you reside.

21. Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising from these Terms will be resolved through good-faith negotiations. If unresolved, disputes may be brought before the courts of your jurisdiction, unless otherwise required by law.

22. Corrections

I reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions in the Service or these Terms at any time without notice.

23. Disclaimer

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND MY SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, I DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. I MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SITE'S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THE SITE AND I WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (1) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, (2) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE, (3) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF MY SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (4) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SITE, (5) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (6) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT AND MATERIALS OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE SITE. I DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE SITE, ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND I WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

24. Limitations of Liability

In no event will I or my directors, employees, or agents be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages, including lost profit, lost revenue, loss of data, or other damages arising from your use of the Site, even if I have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, my liability to you for any cause whatsoever and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to me during the six (6) month period prior to any cause of action arising. Certain US state laws and international laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers or limitations may not apply to you, and you may have additional rights.

25. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold me harmless, including my subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of my respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of: (1) your Contributions; (2) use of the Site; (3) breach of these Terms of Use; (4) any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use; (5) your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights; or (6) any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Site with whom you connected via the Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify me, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with my defense of such claims. I will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding which is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it.

26. User Data

I store the data you transmit to the Service to operate it, and I back up the database daily (backups are kept for 7 days). I protect your data against loss with appropriate technical and organizational measures, described in the data processing agreement. Still keep your own copies of important documents, for example with the export.

For loss or corruption of data I am liable under the statutory provisions of German law, with these provisions: I am liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence and for injury to life, body or health. For slight negligence I am liable only for the breach of an essential contractual obligation (an obligation whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose compliance you may regularly rely), limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. If you could have avoided the loss with your own backup appropriate to the risk, this is taken into account under § 254 of the German Civil Code (BGB). Liability under the Product Liability Act and claims under Art. 82 GDPR remain unaffected. No further waiver of claims is agreed. For data loss, this section takes precedence over section 24.

27. Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures

Visiting the Site, sending me emails, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications I provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. You hereby agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders, and other records, and to electronic delivery of notices, policies, and records of transactions initiated or completed by me or via the Site. You hereby waive any rights or requirements under any statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or other laws in any jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or to payments or the granting of credits by any means other than electronic means.

28. Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use and any policies or operating rules posted by me on the Site or in respect to the Site constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and me. My failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Use operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. I may assign any or all of my rights and obligations to others at any time. I shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond my reasonable control. If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms of Use is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms of Use and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship created between you and me as a result of these Terms of Use or use of the Site. You agree that these Terms of Use will not be construed against me by virtue of having drafted them. You hereby waive any and all defenses you may have based on the electronic form of these Terms of Use and the lack of signing by the parties hereto to execute these Terms of Use.

29. California users and residents

If any complaint with me is not satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834 or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254.

30. Contact Me

For questions or concerns about these Terms, contact me at [email protected].

31. Refund Policy

If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may request a refund within 30 days of payment by contacting [email protected]. Refunds are not available after 30 days.