Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Dr. MycoTek (“the Service”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. The Service is operated by Nature Lion Inc., a Canadian corporation. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Dr. MycoTek is an AI-powered mycology education tool. It provides information about mushroom identification, cultivation, contamination diagnosis, and foraging. The Service uses artificial intelligence to generate responses based on mycological knowledge databases.

3. Critical Safety Disclaimer

Nature Lion Inc. accepts no liability for illness, injury, or death resulting from the consumption of wild mushrooms identified using this Service. Users assume all risks associated with foraging and consuming wild mushrooms.

4. User Accounts

• You must provide a valid email address to create an account.
• You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account credentials.
• You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service.
• One account per person. Sharing accounts is not permitted.

5. Subscription Plans

The Service offers the following tiers:

• Free: Limited to 5 questions per day. Text-based responses only.
• Pro: Monthly subscription with increased daily limits and photo identification.
• Platinum: Monthly subscription with unlimited questions, priority responses, and all premium features.

Subscription fees are billed monthly through Stripe. You may cancel at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. No refunds are provided for partial months.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any illegal purpose.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, scrape, or extract our AI models or knowledge base.
• Submit harmful, abusive, or inappropriate content.
• Circumvent rate limits or usage restrictions.
• Resell, redistribute, or commercially exploit the Service's responses without permission.
• Upload images that violate others' privacy or intellectual property rights.

7. Intellectual Property

The Dr. MycoTek name, logo, design, and underlying technology are the property of Nature Lion Inc. Some species photographs are sourced from Mushroom Observer, Wikimedia Commons, and Pexels under their respective Creative Commons or free-use licenses, with attribution maintained in our records. AI-generated responses are provided for your personal educational use.

8. Health and Medical Disclaimer

The Service does not provide medical advice. Information about mushroom edibility, toxicity, or traditional uses is for educational purposes only. If you suspect mushroom poisoning, contact your local poison control centre or emergency services immediately. In Canada, call 1-800-222-1222 (Poison Control) or 911.

9. Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Nature Lion Inc. shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Service, including but not limited to damages arising from mushroom identification errors, cultivation advice, or foraging recommendations.

10. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Any disputes shall be resolved in the courts of Ontario, Canada.

11. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. We will notify registered users of significant changes via email.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms? Contact us at: