Binder

Acceptable Use Policy

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Last updated: 2026-09-30 (version 2026-09-30)

Be an adult (at least 18, or 19 in some provinces). Upload only what you have the right to keep and study from. Do not use Binder to cheat where your university or instructor forbids it. Do not try to break in, scrape, or get around the limits. If you break these rules, I can remove content, suspend your account or end it.

This policy is part of the Terms of Service. It applies to everything you do in Binder.

1. What you may not upload or do

  • Material you have no right to. Do not upload anything you are not allowed to copy and keep. Your own notes, and the lessons, homework and answer keys that your instructor gave you to keep, are the usual safe case. The next six points are the common ways this goes wrong. See also the Copyright and Takedown Policy.
  • Textbooks. Uploading textbooks is not a supported use. Do not upload a textbook, or large parts of one.
  • Copy-protected files. A file from which copy protection or digital rights management was removed, such as a ripped e-textbook.
  • Solutions and answer keys. An instructor-only solutions manual, a publisher's answer key or a test bank that was not given to you.
  • Licensed material. A course pack or licensed reading whose licence does not allow copying it into a third-party service.
  • Exam material. Exam or test questions you are not allowed to have, including ones obtained from sites that trade in them.
  • Pirated copies. A pirated copy of anything.
  • Illegal content. Nothing that is against the law in Canada, including sexual images of anyone under 18, threats, or material that promotes violence or hatred against a person or group.
  • Other people's private information. Do not upload photos, recordings, or personal details of other people in a way that would embarrass, harass or expose them.
  • Harassment and bullying. Do not use Binder to bully, threaten or target anyone.
  • Malware. Do not upload files designed to damage a computer or steal information.
  • Anything else that is unlawful or that puts other people at risk.

2. Coursework and academic integrity

Binder and Gemini can help you study. They are not meant to do work you are supposed to do yourself. Many courses forbid AI help or outside help on assignments, labs, tests and exams unless the instructor says otherwise. You are solely responsible for reading your course outline and following your university's academic integrity and student conduct rules. Do not use Binder to get answers during a test or exam, to hand in work that is not yours where that is not allowed, or to have AI write something you will submit as your own where AI help is not permitted. A worked solution or draft answer that Binder produces is for studying from. Binder does not report your use to your university and cannot tell you what your course allows.

3. Protecting the service and other people

Do not:

  • try to get into anyone else's account, files or data, or help anyone else do so;
  • try to get around sign-in, an access code, the database or storage rules, App Check, or any limit or quota;
  • scan, probe or test the security of Binder without my written permission (see section 6 to report a weakness);
  • use a script, bot, scraper or automated tool to collect content from Binder or to make requests at scale;
  • send Binder, Google Gemini or any connected service more traffic than one person studying would, or disguise where your requests come from;
  • use Binder's AI features to produce content that is illegal or harmful, or try to trick the AI into ignoring its safety limits;
  • reverse engineer, copy or resell Binder, or use its AI access outside Binder;
  • share your account, sign-in, or an access code, or sell access to either;
  • put anything in Binder designed to interfere with how it works for other people.

4. Recording people

Binder can record audio, and video of a page. Follow the law and your university's rules. Many universities and instructors do not allow recording of lectures without permission, or allow it only as an accommodation, and instructors usually own what they say in a lecture. If you record an instructor or classmates, it is your responsibility to have the permission that applies. Do not share or post a recording of another person.

5. What happens if you break these rules

Depending on how serious it is and whether it is a first time, I may:

  • ask you to stop, or to remove something;
  • remove or disable content that breaks these rules, or that a complaint under the Copyright and Takedown Policy relates to;
  • limit your use of a feature, such as the AI features;
  • suspend or end your account, following the Terms of Service.

Where the law requires it, or where someone may be in danger, I may report to the police or other authorities. Illegal sexual images of children are reported to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and to the police, without warning. If I act on your account, I will usually tell you why and give you a chance to download your content, unless that would be unsafe or unlawful.

If you think I got it wrong, email owen@homick.com and explain, and I will look at it again.

6. Reporting a problem, or a weakness

If you see content that breaks this policy, or you find a security weakness, email owen@homick.com. Security reports are also described at /.well-known/security.txt. If you report a weakness in good faith, do not access or keep other people's data, and give me reasonable time to fix it before you tell anyone else, I will not treat the report as a breach of this policy.

7. Changes

I may update this policy. The date is at the top. Important changes are announced in Binder or by email, as described in the Terms.