Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms By accessing or using Al-Masaq, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must discontinue use of the platform immediately.

Description of Service Al-Masaq provides an academic indexing and translation platform that aggregates open-access scientific preprints and papers from third-party repositories, including arXiv, ChinaXiv, and SciELO. The platform enables searching, browsing, and accessing research literature translated into Arabic and English.

Intellectual Property and Source Attribution All original research papers, abstracts, titles, and metadata remain the intellectual property of their respective authors and original publishing platforms. Al-Masaq does not claim ownership over third-party academic content. Translated materials on this platform are provided strictly for research, educational, and informational purposes under open-access guidelines.

Accuracy of Translations Translations available on Al-Masaq are generated using automated translation pipelines and natural language processing technology. While we strive to maintain scientific context and accuracy, translations are provided on an as-is basis without express or implied warranties. Users are advised to reference the original paper for critical citations or technical verification.

Permitted Use You may search, read, cite, and reference content on Al-Masaq for personal, academic, non-commercial, or educational purposes. You agree not to disrupt platform functionality, attempt unauthorized access, scrape data in violation of operational rate limits, or misuse the system infrastructure.

Limitation of Liability Al-Masaq and its operators shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from your use of the platform, reliance on translated content, or temporary unavailability of the service.

Modifications We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at any time. Continued use of the platform after updates are published constitutes full acceptance of the revised terms.

Contact Information For questions or inquiries regarding these terms, contact us at contact@masaq.org.