Terms of service
Effective and last updated November 15, 2026.
1. Acceptance
These terms are an agreement between you and Quietlathe LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("we", "us"). By using this website, the AltSweep service or the web tool, or by buying credits, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use them.
2. The service and early-access status
AltSweep is a WordPress plugin, a hosted service that writes alt text for images, and a web tool. They are in early access: the plugin is not yet published, the hosted service and web tool open at launch, and checkout is not open. Until then you can use this website and join the early-access list. Features, prices and allowances described on this site are plans and may change before launch. Joining the list does not oblige you to buy or us to launch by any date.
3. Plugin licence
The plugin is free software released under the GPL version 2 or later. These terms cover the website, the hosted service and credits, not your rights under the GPL. Credits and site keys are for the site or licence they were added to and are not transferable.
4. Acceptable use
- You have the right to send the images and text you process, and you will not send unlawful content, images of people who have not agreed, or sensitive personal images.
- You will not work around limits or rate limits, resell access, attack or overload the service, or use it to break the law.
- You review alt text before relying on it. It is machine-written and can be wrong.
5. Payments
When checkout opens, payments will be processed by Stripe; we never see or store full card numbers. Prices are in US dollars and exclude any sales tax, VAT or similar taxes that apply, which are added where required. One credit writes alt text for one image. Images that come back decorative, and requests that fail, do not use a credit. One-time packs do not expire while the service operates. The auto plan renews monthly or yearly until you cancel; cancelling stops the next renewal. The free allowance may change with notice on the pricing page.
6. Refunds
See the refund policy. It forms part of these terms.
7. Intellectual property
We own the website, the service and our branding, apart from the plugin's GPL-licensed code and third-party material. You keep your rights in your images and in the alt text you save. We do not claim ownership of your content. You give us the limited permission needed to process it to provide the service, including sending it to Anthropic as described in the privacy policy.
8. Third-party services
The service relies on third parties, including Cloudflare, Anthropic (for AI processing), and, when checkout opens, Stripe and Resend. Their services are governed by their own terms. We are not responsible for their acts or outages. WordPress and WooCommerce are trademarks of their owners; AltSweep is not affiliated with them.
9. No professional advice or compliance promise
AltSweep helps you write alt text. It does not make a site compliant with the ADA, WCAG, the European Accessibility Act or any other law or standard, and nothing here is legal or accessibility-compliance advice. Ask a qualified professional about your obligations.
10. Disclaimers
The website and service are provided "as is" and "as available". We aim for them to be available but do not promise uninterrupted or error-free operation or that generated text is accurate or suitable. To the extent the law allows, we disclaim all implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
11. Limitation of liability
To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data or goodwill. Our total liability for any claim relating to the service is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim, or $50 if you paid nothing. Some places do not allow these limits, so they may not apply to you in full.
12. Indemnity
You will cover losses, damages and reasonable costs from third-party claims that arise from content you send to the service or your breach of these terms, to the extent the law allows.
13. Termination
You can stop using the service at any time. We may suspend or end access for abuse or a breach of these terms. If we shut the service down, we will give notice and refund unused one-time pack credits bought in the previous 12 months.
14. Governing law and venue
The laws of Wisconsin govern these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts located in or serving Outagamie County, Wisconsin, and you and we consent to their jurisdiction. This does not take away rights you have under mandatory consumer law where you live.
15. Changes
We may update these terms. We will change the date above and, for material changes, say so on this site. Continuing to use the service after a change means you accept it.
16. Contact
Quietlathe LLC, 2800 E. Enterprise Ave Ste 333, Appleton, WI 54913. ops@quietlathe.com.