Terms of Service

Last updated: January 2025

Welcome to SmolLM3

These Terms of Service govern your use of SmolLM3, our website, and related services. By accessing or using SmolLM3, you agree to be bound by these terms.

Please read these terms carefully before using our services. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use SmolLM3.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using SmolLM3, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. Additionally, when using SmolLM3's specific services, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services.

We reserve the right to update or modify these terms at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the service after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

2. Description of Service

SmolLM3 is a compact 3B parameter language model designed for efficient deployment across various platforms and applications. The service includes:

  • Access to pre-trained language models
  • Documentation and implementation guides
  • Community support and resources
  • Regular updates and improvements

The service is provided under the Apache 2.0 license for the model weights and code, with additional terms outlined in this document for the overall service.

3. User Responsibilities

Users of SmolLM3 agree to:

  • Use the service in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
  • Not use the service for illegal or harmful activities
  • Respect intellectual property rights
  • Not attempt to reverse engineer or extract proprietary information
  • Use the service responsibly and ethically
  • Not misrepresent the capabilities or limitations of the model

Users are responsible for ensuring their use case complies with applicable regulations in their jurisdiction.

4. Acceptable Use

SmolLM3 may not be used for:

  • Generating harmful, misleading, or illegal content
  • Impersonating individuals or organizations
  • Creating content that violates privacy rights
  • Developing systems that cause harm to individuals or society
  • Circumventing safety measures or content filters
  • Creating deepfakes or other deceptive media without proper disclosure

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for violations of these acceptable use policies.

5. Intellectual Property

SmolLM3 model weights and code are released under the Apache 2.0 license. This means you can:

  • Use the software for any purpose
  • Distribute and modify the software
  • Create derivative works
  • Use the software commercially

However, you must:

  • Include the original copyright notice
  • Include the Apache 2.0 license text
  • State any significant changes made to the software

All other content on this website, including documentation, design, and branding, remains our intellectual property.

6. Disclaimers and Limitations

SmolLM3 is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including:

  • Warranties of merchantability
  • Fitness for a particular purpose
  • Non-infringement
  • Accuracy or completeness of outputs

Language models can produce incorrect, biased, or inappropriate content. Users should:

  • Verify important information independently
  • Implement appropriate safety measures
  • Use human oversight for critical applications
  • Understand the model's limitations

7. Privacy and Data

Your privacy is important to us. Please review our Privacy Policy for information about how we collect, use, and protect your data.

When using SmolLM3:

  • We do not store or monitor your input data
  • Model outputs are not retained on our servers
  • You retain ownership of your data and outputs
  • We may collect anonymized usage statistics for improvement purposes

8. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend access to SmolLM3 at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

Upon termination, your right to use the service ceases immediately. However, your rights under the Apache 2.0 license for downloaded model weights and code remain in effect.

9. Changes to Service

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue SmolLM3 at any time. We will provide reasonable notice of significant changes when possible.

We may also update the model weights, documentation, or other components of the service to improve performance, security, or functionality.

10. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us:

  • Email: legal@smollm3.com
  • General inquiries: hello@smollm3.com