Terms of Service

Acceptance of terms

By accessing or using TopOpenSource.ai (the "Site"), you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Site. Your use is also subject to our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice ; for personal data, the Privacy Policy controls.

What we provide

Top Open Source AI offers an open-source AI project catalog, rankings, scenario categories, methodology, and articles to help you discover and compare self-hostable options. The Site is an informational and editorial service — not legal, financial, investment, or professional IT advice. You are solely responsible for decisions you make based on Site content and for complying with each project's license and documentation.

Acceptable use

You agree to use the Site lawfully and not to:

• Violate applicable laws or infringe others' rights
• Attempt unauthorized access to our systems, API, or third-party infrastructure
• Scrape, crawl, or overload the service by automated means without our written permission
• Distribute malware, post misleading information, or disrupt normal operation

Third-party links & open-source projects

The Site may link to third-party sites such as GitHub and display metadata about community-maintained repositories. We do not warrant third-party content, availability, privacy practices, or the quality, security, or maintenance of any listed project. Your use of third-party links and software is subject to their terms and licenses.

Intellectual property

Site design, structure, methodology text, branding, and our original curation (excluding third-party repositories themselves) are owned by Top Open Source AI or respective rights holders and protected by copyright and other laws. Listed project names, marks, and repository content remain with their owners, typically under open-source licenses — see each repository for the applicable license. You may not republish substantial portions of the Site for commercial or misleading purposes without our written permission.

Information you submit

When you submit information via our contact form, email newsletter subscription, or similar channels (name, email, messages, listing or correction requests), you represent that you have the right to provide it and that it is lawful and non-infringing. For newsletter subscriptions, you consent to receive occasional updates as described in the Privacy Policy and may unsubscribe at any time. You grant us the rights necessary to process and respond, as described in the Privacy Policy. We are not obliged to publish or adopt any suggestion.

Disclaimer

Site content is provided "as is." Rankings and metrics largely come from public sources such as GitHub and may be delayed, incomplete, or out of sync with our inclusion criteria. Inclusion, categories, and rankings are not endorsements or commercial partnerships; inclusion reasons are for selection context only. Some catalog copy, inclusion reasons, and editorial content may be drafted or refined with human or assisted editing tools and is for reference only. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all express and implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Top Open Source AI and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from access to or use of (or inability to use) the Site, including reliance on catalog information, open-source deployment failures, or third-party outages. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions; in those cases, these limits apply only as allowed by law.

Privacy & cookies

For personal data and cookies, see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice .

Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms from time to time by posting a revised version and updated date on this page. For material changes, we may provide additional notice on the Site. Continued use after changes take effect means you accept the revised Terms; if you disagree, stop using the Site.

Governing law & disputes

These Terms are interpreted and enforced subject to mandatory rules that apply to us. If you are a consumer, mandatory consumer protection laws in your country remain unaffected. We encourage you to contact us first to resolve disputes; if that fails, either party may seek relief before a court or authority with competent jurisdiction.

Contact us

Questions about these Terms? Visit our Contact page.