Terms of Use

1. Acceptance & Eligibility

By creating an account or using NextRound, you confirm you are at least 16 years old, have the legal capacity to contract, and agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you use the service on behalf of an organization, you represent you have authority to bind it.

2. Accounts

• Provide accurate, current, complete information and keep it updated.
• Keep credentials confidential; you are responsible for all activity under your account.
• Notify us promptly of unauthorized use.
• We may require verification via your OAuth provider (Google/GitHub/LinkedIn).

3. Service Description

NextRound provides curated interview questions, AI-evaluated mock interviews, coding problems with Judge0 execution, learning paths, and analytics. The service is for educational preparation; we do not guarantee interview success or employment.

4. Subscriptions, Billing & Payments

• Plans: Free, Premium, Professional. Features and device limits per plan are described at /pricing.
• Fees are billed in advance; taxes may apply. Prices may change with 30 days' notice; changes apply from the next renewal.
• Payment is processed by Stripe/Razorpay. We do not store full card numbers.
• Cancel anytime in Billing Settings; access continues until period end. No refunds except as required by law or as stated for the plan.
• Failed payments may result in past_due status and temporary feature restriction until resolved.
• EU/UK consumers retain statutory withdrawal rights where applicable; digital content exceptions may apply once performance has begun with your prior consent.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Violate laws, infringe IP, or upload unlawful/harmful content.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access, probe, or disrupt security or performance (including bypassing Judge0 limits, rate limits, or device limits).
• Scrape, copy, or resell the service/questions without permission.
• Use bots/scrapers except as allowed by robots.txt.
• Share your account to circumvent device or subscription limits.

We may rate-limit, suspend, or terminate accounts that violate this section.

6. User Content & License

You retain ownership of content you submit (answers, resumes, job descriptions, suggestions). You grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, store, and display it to provide the service (e.g., to evaluate answers, store transcripts, and show your history). You represent you have rights to submitted content. For question suggestions, see our handling in the answer page flow; you grant us a license to review and, if approved, publish the improvement.

7. Intellectual Property

The platform, including curated questions (where licensed to us), design, and code, is owned by NextRound or its licensors and protected by IP laws. No reproduction, derivative works, or distribution without prior written consent, except as allowed for personal study.

8. AI & Third-Party Services

Mock interview evaluation and question generation use third-party LLM providers (e.g., Groq, Google, Hugging Face) as processors. Code execution uses Judge0. Resume uploads are stored in Cloudflare R2. Payments use Stripe/Razorpay. Each acts under its terms and as a processor where applicable.

9. Data Protection — GDPR Data Processing Addendum (DPA)

10. Disclaimer; Limitation of Liability

The service is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, our liability for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages is excluded, and our aggregate liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid in the 12 months preceding the claim or €100, whichever is greater. Nothing excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law (e.g., intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or as required for consumers).

11. Indemnity

You will indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising from your content or violation of these Terms, to the extent permitted by law.

12. Termination

You may delete your account at any time (Profile → Delete). We may suspend or terminate for material breach, non-payment, fraud, or legal requirement, with notice where feasible. Upon termination, your license ends; we will delete or anonymize data per our retention schedule (Privacy Policy §8), subject to legal holds.

13. Governing Law & Disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. For consumers in the EEA/UK, you retain mandatory consumer protections of your residence and may bring proceedings in your local courts. We will attempt to resolve disputes informally for 30 days via support@nextround.dev before any formal action.

14. Changes

We may update these Terms to reflect legal, technical, or business changes. Material changes will be notified via email or an in-app banner at least 30 days before the new version becomes effective. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

15. Contact

Questions? Contact support@nextround.dev or privacy@nextround.in for privacy/DPA matters.