Using the service
These terms apply to your use of i2Speak, operated by Sciweavers LLC, USA. By using the service, you confirm that you have read and understood these terms, our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy, and agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use it. This agreement does not replace any rights that the law does not allow you to waive.
You must have legal capacity to use the service and agree to these terms. If you are using it for an organization, you must have authority to act for that organization. Minors who may lawfully use the service need appropriate parent or guardian permission.
What we provide
We provide a browser-based IPA phonetic keyboard, ten keyboard layouts, nine symbol charts, an English-to-IPA converter, text controls and local exports. Features and available formats may change as the website develops.
The keyboard is available without registering or signing in. Typing, drafts and exports run in your browser. Optional Search/Open and external links take you to separate services with their own terms and privacy practices.
We may change, improve, limit or discontinue a feature, or temporarily restrict access for maintenance, capacity or security. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability, a particular speed or compatibility with every browser, font or receiving application.
Your text and your choices
You retain ownership of the text and other content you enter, to the extent you held those rights. You confirm that you have the necessary rights and permissions to use, modify, copy and export that content, including any personal information it contains.
Local keyboard operations use your content in your browser to carry out the action you request. Choosing a service and pressing Open sends your current text to that external service as a query. This does not transfer ownership of your content to us.
You are responsible for keeping important work and downloaded results. Browser draft recovery is not a backup, archive or secure records-management system. We cannot recover text removed from your browser. Our Privacy Policy explains information handling.
Use the tools responsibly
- Use only content you are entitled to use. Respect copyright, privacy, confidentiality and other rights.
- Do not submit malware, malicious payloads, unlawful material, or content intended to compromise the service or other people.
- Do not evade security controls or overload the website with abusive requests.
- Do not access systems or content without authorization.
- Do not scrape, bulk automate or resell access in ways that interfere with the service or circumvent its intended controls. Contact us first about high-volume or integrated use.
- Do not misrepresent a transcription or exported result as a certification or endorsement by us.
Check the result before you use it
Check the symbols, diacritics, tone marks and text before using or sharing a transcription. Suggestions and charts are typing aids, and selecting a symbol does not establish that it is the correct transcription for a language or speaker.
Fonts, Unicode support and receiving applications can affect how characters and exported text appear. Check completeness and readability after copying or opening a download. A successful export does not certify phonetic accuracy, accessibility, legal compliance or suitability for a particular purpose.
Keep a saved copy of important work. Browser storage can be cleared, blocked or removed, and draft recovery may not always be available.
External services and links
Search/Open sends the current editor text to the selected Google, Bing, YouTube, Wikipedia or X service only when you press Open. Decide whether the text is appropriate to share before using it.
External links and search services have their own terms and privacy practices. We are not responsible for an external provider's content, offers or transactions, and a link does not mean that we endorse them. Our Cookie Policy describes browser storage and external services.
Our website and intellectual property
The website design, branding and original software are owned by us or our licensors. Third-party components remain subject to their own licenses. These terms allow you to use the tools; they do not grant a right to copy our branding, impersonate us or redistribute proprietary parts of the service.
Our rights in the website do not change your rights in your source text or resulting content.
Availability and responsibility
To the extent permitted by law, the service is provided as available, without a promise that it will be uninterrupted, error-free or suitable for every purpose. You are responsible for deciding whether the keyboard and its output meet your needs.
To the extent permitted by law, Sciweavers LLC is not liable for indirect or consequential losses resulting from use of, or inability to use, the service, including loss of profits, opportunities or data. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability or consumer rights that cannot legally be excluded or limited.
Restrictions, changes and contact
We may reject requests or restrict access where reasonably necessary to address misuse, security risks, legal obligations or service stability. You can stop using the service at any time; there is no account to close.
We may revise these terms as the service develops. The date above identifies the current version. Material changes will receive additional notice where required by law. Changes apply prospectively, and any mandatory rights under the law that applies to you remain unaffected.
For questions, complaints or legal notices, contact admin@sciweavers.org. Please describe the issue and relevant keyboard or chart so we can investigate.
Questions or requests?
Contact Sciweavers LLC at admin@sciweavers.org. Please describe your request without including confidential information.