Legal Agreements
Last updated: July 4, 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to Kuhela.ai (the "Site" or "Services"). By using or visiting Kuhela.ai, our browser extensions, our Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, or any other services offered by Kuhela (collectively, "Kuhela", "we", "us", or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Services.
2. Privacy-First Service Description
Kuhela provides an AI-powered shopping research assistant designed to work exclusively for you, the consumer. We search, analyze, and rank products in real time without sponsored placement bias. We do not track your searches across the web, nor do we sell your data. Our service is built to return neutral, relevance-based results to help you make informed purchase choices.
3. Eligibility & Acceptable Use
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. You agree to use the Services only for lawful personal shopping purposes or as authorized for development of AI applications (via our MCP tools). You must not:
- Attempt to scrape, crawl, or download our product index at scale without prior written consent.
- Interfere with or disrupt the operation of our servers, networks, or API interfaces.
- Attempt to bypass rate limits, authentication measures, or security mechanisms.
- Submit fraudulent, automated, or malicious queries designed to degrade service performance.
4. No Manipulation or Bias
We do not sell sponsored rankings, advertisements, or promoted listings. Any attempt by merchant platforms, sellers, or third parties to manipulate our product discovery algorithms, submit fake reviews, or artificially alter product data within our index is strictly prohibited and will result in permanent blacklisting from our index.
5. Third-Party Retailers & Transactions
Kuhela does not sell, distribute, or ship products directly. We identify and compare purchasing options hosted on third-party retailer websites (such as Amazon, Best Buy, and others). When you click a product link to make a purchase, you are transacting directly with that third-party retailer under their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible or liable for order fulfillment, shipping, product quality, safety, legality, or any disputes arising from your transactions with third-party retailers.
6. Waitlist & Early Access
By signing up for our early-access waitlist, you agree that we may contact you regarding your placement in line and key service availability updates. We will never sell your email address to third parties or send you promotional emails unrelated to Kuhela's launch and core features. You can request deletion of your email address from our queue at any time.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
Kuhela is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. While we strive to present accurate, real-time pricing and availability data, product catalogs change rapidly, and we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of third-party store listings, specifications, or pricing shown on our Site.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Kuhela, its affiliates, directors, employees, or agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the Services.
9. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California.
10. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms of Service at any time. We will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page to reflect changes. Your continued use of the Services after any modifications are published constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.
1. Our Commitment to Privacy
Most shopping platforms want to track your behavior and sell it to the highest bidder. We do not. Kuhela was built with a simple premise: your shopping queries are your business. We design our systems around data minimization, localized processing, and complete transparency.
2. What We Do NOT Collect
- No Behavioral Profiles: We do not track or build a profile of your browsing history, clicks, or previous searches.
- No Cross-Site Tracking: We do not use tracking pixels, beacons, or cookies to follow you across other websites.
- No Data Selling: We will never sell, lease, rent, or trade your search history, email address, or metadata to advertisers or data brokers.
3. What We Do Collect (And Why)
We collect and process only the minimal amount of data necessary to run and improve our service:
- Search Queries: We process the natural language queries you submit to find matches. We analyze aggregated query patterns anonymously to train and improve our AI search models, but we do not link search queries to your identity.
- Waitlist Email Addresses: If you choose to join our waitlist, we collect your email address. This is used solely to notify you when your access wave is ready and to send crucial system updates.
- Technical Log Data: For security, rate-limiting, and performance monitoring, our servers automatically log basic requests (such as anonymized IP address, browser type, and timestamps). This log data is purged regularly within 30 days.
4. How We Share Information
We do not share your personal information with third parties, except in the following limited circumstances:
- Compliance with Law: If required by law, subpoena, or legal process to disclose information, we will comply only to the narrow extent required by law. Because we do not store identifying search histories, we have no query profiles to provide.
- Service Providers: We may use trusted infrastructure providers (such as hosting and database services) to run our platform, subject to strict confidentiality and security terms.
5. Third-Party Links & Retailers
Our Services contain links to merchant sites (e.g. Best Buy, Amazon). If you choose to click a link and visit a merchant, they will collect and process your information according to their own privacy policies. We do not pass your personal search queries, identity, or email to third-party merchants.
6. Cookies and Local Storage
We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. We may use minimal, essential first-party cookies or local storage solely for maintaining session state, remembering interface preferences (such as your active tab), and protecting against automated bot abuse.
7. Data Retention & Deletion
We retain waitlist email addresses until you request deletion or until our early access rollout is complete. If you wish to have your email removed from our waitlist, please email us at hello@kuhela.ai, and we will delete it within 48 hours.
8. Your Rights (CCPA / GDPR)
Depending on your location, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or other data privacy laws. These rights include access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal data we hold. Since we only store waitlist email addresses, your rights are generally limited to verification or deletion of that email. To exercise these rights, email us at hello@kuhela.ai.
9. Children's Privacy
Our Services are not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 13. If you believe we have accidentally collected data from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact our legal team at:
Kuhela.ai Legal
Email: hello@kuhela.ai