Terms of Service
Last updated: March 17, 2026
Welcome to Semlr
Thanks for using Semlr! These Terms of Service ("Terms") explain the rules for using our website and services. They form a legal agreement between you and Semlr Limited, a company registered in Bermuda ("Semlr," "we," "us," or "our").
slideXchange and Semlr Studio are products owned by Semlr Limited. In the United States, certain services may be provided by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Semlr US Limited, a Delaware C-corporation. References to "Semlr" or "we" throughout these Terms include both Semlr Limited and Semlr US Limited, as applicable.
By using our website or services (collectively, the "Services", “Platform”), you're agreeing to these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you don't agree, that's okay - but please don't use our Services.
If you're using the Services on behalf of a company or organization, you're agreeing to these Terms for that organization and confirming that you have the authority to do so. In that case, "you" means that organization.
One more important thing: you must be at least 18 years old to use our Services.
Important Notice: Intended Use of the Platform
The Platform is a presentation sharing and content management system. It is not designed, warranted, or approved for use as an official books-and-records system for any financial, accounting, legal, or regulatory purpose.
Specifically, you must NOT use the Platform as:
The official repository or system of record for financial statements, accounting records, or corporate books and records
A storage system for content subject to mandatory financial retention periods (e.g., records required to be kept for 7 years under IRS, HMRC, or equivalent tax authority requirements)
An audit trail or evidence system for regulatory, compliance, or legal proceedings
A replacement for a purpose-built financial records management or document retention system
Semlr does not guarantee retention of user Content for any minimum period. Unless your organization has entered into a specific written enterprise agreement with Semlr that includes bespoke data retention terms, Semlr's standard retention periods apply and financial records retention obligations will not be met by storing content on the Platform.
See our Privacy Policy for details on our standard data retention practices.
1. Using Our Services
What we ask of you
We want the Platform to be a helpful, safe place for everyone. Here's what we ask:
Use our Services only for lawful purposes and in a way that doesn't infringe on anyone else's rights.
Don't post or share content that is illegal, offensive, harmful, or that you don't have the right to share.
Don't try to access our systems through any means other than the interface we provide.
Don't use our Services as an official financial books-and-records system or as a repository for content with mandatory financial retention requirements (see the Important Notice above).
Don't use our Services in safety-critical contexts — for example, in connection with emergency services, air traffic control, nuclear facilities, or life-support systems.
Don't attempt to hack, disrupt, or reverse-engineer our platform or software.
When we may act
If we believe you've violated these Terms, we may remove your content, suspend or terminate your account, and/or take appropriate legal action. We reserve the right to act quickly when necessary to protect our platform and other users.
We're always improving
We're always working on the Platform, which means features may be added, changed, or removed over time. If you're not happy with a change, you're welcome to stop using our Services at any time.
2. Your Account
Some features require you to create an account. When you do:
Provide accurate and truthful information about yourself.
Keep your account information up to date.
Keep your password confidential — don't share it with anyone.
Don't let anyone else use your account.
You're responsible for everything that happens through your account. If you think your account has been compromised, please let us know right away at support@semlr.com. Semlr is not liable for any losses resulting from unauthorized use of your account.
In some cases, your account may be created or managed by an administrator (like your employer or institution). If that's the situation, additional terms may apply, and the administrator may have access to or control over your account.
3. Your Content
You own your content
When you upload files, presentations, or other materials to the Platform ("Content"), you keep ownership of everything you created. We don't claim ownership of your Content.
What we need from you
To provide the Services, you grant Semlr a limited, worldwide, royalty-free license to store, process, transmit, and display your Content — but only to the extent needed to operate the platform and deliver the Services to you. We will also use your Content if required by law, court order, or in a genuine emergency involving risk of serious harm.
Your responsibilities
You are responsible for your Content. Specifically:
Your Content must be legal in your jurisdiction, and you must have the rights to upload and share it.
You're responsible for ensuring your Content doesn't infringe on anyone else's intellectual property or violate applicable laws.
The Platform is not a backup or archiving service. Please maintain your own copies of important Content. Semlr is not liable for loss, corruption, or deletion of Content.
Do not upload financial records or any Content that you are legally required to retain for a specific period — see the Important Notice at the top of these Terms.
Third-party content
Our Services may give you access to content, services, or products from third parties. Your use of any third-party content is governed by their own terms and policies. Semlr doesn't endorse or take responsibility for third-party content or services.
4. Intellectual Property
Everything on the Platform that isn't your Content — including our software, designs, logos, branding, and the look and feel of the platform — belongs to Semlr or our licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.
We give you a personal, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use our software as part of the Services, solely for your own use as permitted by these Terms. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, sublicense, reverse-engineer, or extract the source code of our software unless we've given you written permission.
Using our Services doesn't give you any ownership rights over Semlr's intellectual property. Please don't remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other legal notices on the platform.
5. Copyright & DMCA
We respect intellectual property rights and expect our users to do the same. If you believe that content on our platform infringes your copyright, please send a notice to our designated agent at:
Copyright Agent, Semlr Limited
Email: legal@semlr.com
Your notice must include: (1) identification of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed; (2) identification of the infringing material and where it appears on our platform; (3) your contact information; (4) a statement that you believe in good faith the use is unauthorized; (5) a statement of accuracy and authority to act; and (6) your signature (electronic or physical).
We will respond to valid DMCA notices in accordance with applicable law, including by removing infringing content and, where appropriate, terminating the accounts of repeat infringers.
6. Privacy & Data
We take your privacy seriously. Our Privacy Policy explains in detail how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By using the Services, you agree to our Privacy Policy.
Unless your organization has a separate written agreement specifying otherwise, our servers are located in the United Kingdom. By using the Services, you consent to your Content and personal information being stored there. You may access the Services from other countries, and Semlr may process information in jurisdictions outside the UK as needed to operate the platform.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the UK, Bermuda, or California, additional rights may apply to you. Please see our Privacy Policy for details.
What happens to your data when your account is closed
If you close your account or if we terminate your account for any reason, we will retain your Content and personal data only for as long as required by law or our standard data retention policies, as described in our Privacy Policy. After that period, your data will be deleted from our systems. Where technically feasible, we will give you the opportunity to export your Content before deletion.
7. Disclaimer of Warranties
Other than as expressly stated in these Terms, Semlr and its agents and service providers (together, the "Semlr Entities") make no specific promises about the Services. We do not make any commitments about the content within the Services, the specific functions of the Services, their reliability, availability, or their ability to meet your particular needs. We provide the Services "as is" and "as available."
Some jurisdictions provide for certain warranties, like the implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all such warranties.
In particular, Semlr makes no warranty that the Services are suitable or compliant for use as an official financial records system or books-and-records system. The Services are expressly not warranted for any financial, regulatory, or legal record-keeping purpose.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Semlr Entities will not be liable to you for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Services. This includes, without limitation, damages for lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, business interruption, computer failure, or financial loss, even if Semlr has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the total liability of the Semlr Entities for any claims under these Terms is limited to the amount you paid us to use the Services in the 12 months prior to the claim.
Semlr will not be liable for any loss, penalty, fine, or regulatory consequence arising from your use of the Services as a financial books-and-records system, including any failure to meet mandatory financial data retention obligations.
In all cases, the Semlr Entities will not be liable for any loss or damage that is not reasonably foreseeable.
Nothing in these Terms limits liability for fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct, or for any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Semlr Entities from and against any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from:
Any Content you upload or share through the Services;
Your violation of these Terms; or
Your infringement of any third party's intellectual property or other rights, including any claim arising from your use of the Services to store financial records or other regulated data in violation of these Terms.
10. Force Majeure
Sometimes things happen outside our control. Semlr won't be held responsible for failures or delays in providing the Services caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control. This includes things like natural disasters, pandemics, power outages, cyberattacks, internet infrastructure failures, government actions, labor disputes, or other events that no reasonable precaution could prevent.
We'll let you know as soon as we reasonably can if such an event occurs and will work to restore service as quickly as possible.
11. Resolving Disputes
Let's try to work it out first
If you have a concern or dispute, please reach out to us first at legal@semlr.com. We genuinely want to resolve issues informally and will make a good-faith effort to do so. We ask that you give us 30 days to try to resolve the issue before pursuing formal proceedings.
Binding arbitration
If we can't resolve the dispute informally, you and Semlr agree to resolve it through binding individual arbitration rather than in court. This means:
Disputes will be resolved by a neutral arbitrator, not a judge or jury.
Arbitration proceedings will be conducted under the rules of JAMS (for US-based disputes) or a mutually agreed equivalent (for international disputes).
The arbitration will take place in Delaware (or via video/phone if you prefer), unless we agree otherwise.
The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding, and may be entered as a judgment in any court with jurisdiction.
Class action waiver
You and Semlr each agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative action. Neither you nor Semlr may bring a claim as part of a class action or in any other representative capacity.
Jury trial waiver
To the fullest extent permitted by law, you and Semlr each waive the right to a jury trial for any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Services.
Small claims exception
Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court, provided the claim qualifies and remains in that court.
Governing law
These Terms and any disputes arising out of them are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. For any disputes not subject to arbitration, you and Semlr consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts in Delaware.
12. Account Termination
Your right to leave
You can stop using our Services and delete your account at any time using the provided functionality in the Platform, or by contacting us at support@semlr.com.
Our right to terminate
We may suspend or terminate your account at any time if we believe you've violated these Terms, or for any other reason with reasonable notice where possible. In cases of serious or repeated violations, we may act without notice.
What happens after termination
When your account is closed (whether by you or us), your right to use the Services ends immediately. After our standard retention period (see our Privacy Policy), your Content will be permanently deleted from our systems, except within our operational backup files that are retained for disaster recovery purposes.
13. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we'll update the "last updated" date at the top of this page.
If you continue using the Services after an update, you're agreeing to the new Terms. If you don't agree with any changes, please stop using the Services.
14. General Provisions
Entire agreement
These Terms (along with our Privacy Policy and any other policies referenced here) make up the entire agreement between you and Semlr regarding the Services and supersede any prior agreements.
If one part doesn't hold up
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable, that provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the rest of the Terms will remain in full force and effect.
No waiver
If we don't enforce a particular provision right away, that doesn't mean we're giving up our right to enforce it later.
No assignment
You may not assign or transfer your rights or obligations under these Terms to anyone else without our written consent. We may assign our rights under these Terms to a successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
Notices
Legal notices to Semlr should be sent to legal@semlr.com. We'll communicate with you using the contact information associated with your account.
Questions or Concerns?
We're always happy to hear from you. If you have any questions about these Terms or our Services, please reach out:
Semlr Limited
General enquiries: legal@semlr.com
Support: support@semlr.com
Website: www.semlr.com