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+# 📜 Terms of Service & Data Usage Policy
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+## 1. Overview
+
+Welcome to the Food Image Crowdsourcing Project. By participating in this project, you agree to the following terms and conditions that govern your use of our platform and the images you contribute.
+
+## 2. Definitions
+
+- **"Platform"** refers to the Food Image Crowdsourcing application
+- **"User"** refers to individuals who register and contribute to the platform
+- **"Content"** refers to images, metadata, and descriptions uploaded by users
+- **"Dataset"** refers to the collection of food images and associated data
+- **"Tokens"** refers to the digital rewards earned through platform participation
+
+## 3. User Eligibility & Registration
+
+- Users must be at least 18 years old to participate
+- Registration requires a valid email address and secure password
+- Each user may maintain only one account
+- Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their credentials
+- We reserve the right to terminate accounts that violate our terms
+
+## 4. Content Submission Rights
+
+By uploading Content to our Platform, you:
+
+- **Grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license** to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, and distribute your Content for research, development, and commercial purposes
+- Confirm that you own or have the necessary rights to the Content you submit
+- Understand that you will be credited through anonymized contributor IDs but not individually named
+- Acknowledge that you cannot withdraw Content once it has been incorporated into our Dataset
+- Agree that you will not be entitled to any compensation beyond the Tokens described in our reward system
+
+## 5. Prohibited Content
+
+Users may not upload images that:
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+- Infringe upon copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights
+- Contain identifiable individuals without their explicit consent
+- Depict illegal activities or substances
+- Include sensitive or personally identifiable information
+- Violate third-party terms of service
+
+## 6. Data Usage & Privacy
+
+- Uploaded images will be used to train AI models for food recognition
+- Image metadata may be used for nutritional analysis research
+- Your personal account information will not be linked to the images in public datasets
+- We may share anonymized datasets with research partners and in academic publications
+- We implement appropriate technical measures to protect your personal information
+
+## 7. Token System
+
+- Tokens are issued at our discretion according to our reward system
+- Tokens have no cash value but may be redeemed for rewards per our redemption terms
+- We reserve the right to modify the token system with 30 days notice
+- Token balances may be forfeited if accounts remain inactive for 6 months
+- Tokens are non-transferable between users
+
+## 8. Intellectual Property
+
+- The Platform, including its design, algorithms, and features, is our intellectual property
+- The aggregate Dataset is our intellectual property, though individual contributors retain certain rights to their specific uploads as detailed in Section 4
+- Any AI models or applications developed using the Dataset are our sole property
+
+## 9. Limitation of Liability
+
+We are not liable for:
+- Technical issues that may affect the Platform
+- Loss of data or Tokens due to system failures
+- Any indirect or consequential damages
+
+## 10. Modifications to Terms
+
+We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the Platform. Your continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
+
+## 11. Governing Law
+
+These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Jurisdiction], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
+
+## 12. Contact Information
+
+If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:  
+[email protected]
+
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+Last Updated: [Current Date]