Users often struggle to understand lengthy and complex terms and conditions documents, leading to uninformed decisions and potential legal pitfalls. TidyTerms is a Chrome extension designed to simplify the process of understanding terms and conditions. The extension scans lengthy legal documents and provides concise, easy-to-understand highlights, helping users quickly grasp important points such as privacy policies, data usage, cancellation terms, and hidden fees. By leveraging OpenAI's GPT for AI-driven analysis, TidyTerms provides accurate and meaningful summaries, empowering users with clear and actionable information to foster informed decision-making and protect consumer rights. TidyTerms helps users understand complex legal documents quickly, enabling them to make informed decisions and avoid potential legal issues.
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Document Scanning:
- Ability to scan terms and conditions documents directly from web pages.
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Key Highlights Extraction:
- AI-driven analysis using OpenAI's GPT to extract and summarize key points, such as privacy policies, data sharing practices, and cancellation terms.
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User-Friendly Summary:
- Easy-to-read summaries that break down complex legal language into understandable bullet points.
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Search Functionality:
- Allows users to search for specific terms or clauses within the document.
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Save & Share:
- Options to save the summaries and share them via email or social media.
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Comparison Feature:
- Compare terms and conditions across different services to help users make informed choices.
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Custom Alerts:
- Notifications are given to users when significant changes are detected in the terms and conditions of their services.
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Legal Jargon Glossary:
- In-app glossary to explain common legal terms and jargon.
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Interactive Tutorials:
- Guides and tutorials on understanding common clauses and their implications.
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Integration with E-Signature Services:
- Direct integration with e-signature platforms to provide highlights before signing documents.
| Week | Tasks |
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| Week One: Setup | - Team Organization: Define roles and responsibilities. - Version Control: Set up a Git repository. - Environment Setup: Initialize your project with Node.js, React, and Express. - Design Prototypes: Create UI designs using Figma. |
| Week Two: Finish Prototyping and Initial Setup | - Figma Designs: Finalize design prototypes. Backend: - Set up the Express server. - Implement registration and login functionality. Frontend: - Set up the Chrome extension manifest. - Implement the registration and login pages using React. - Create a basic popup UI. |
| Week Three: Core Feature Development | Backend: - Develop AI-driven key highlights extraction using OpenAI's GPT. - Set up endpoints to process document scans. Frontend: - Implement document scanning functionality. - Create the key highlights extraction page. |
| Week Four: User-Friendly Summary and Profile Page | Backend: - Develop user-friendly summary generation. Frontend: - Implement the summary page. - Implement the profile page. |
| Week Five: Search Functionality and Save & Share | Backend: - Develop search functionality and save/share options. Frontend: - Implement search functionality. - Implement save/share options. |
| Week Six: Custom Alerts and Comparison Feature | Backend: - Develop custom alerts for significant changes in terms. - Implement comparison feature. Frontend: - Integrate custom alerts. - Implement the comparison feature. |
| Week Seven: Integration and Testing | - Integration: Integrate frontend with backend services. - Testing: Conduct end-to-end testing. - Fix bugs and ensure seamless functionality. |
| Week Eight: Last Minute Work | - Address any remaining issues or refinements. - Finalize all features. - Prepare the project for presentation. |
| Week Nine: Presentation Preparation | - Develop presentation materials. - Rehearse presentations. - Refine presentation based on feedback. |
| Week Ten: Presentations | - Finalize presentation. - Present the project to stakeholders or in a public setting. |
HTML: For creating the popup UI.
CSS: For styling the popup UI.
JavaScript: For the logic of the extension.
JSON: For the manifest file.
OpenAI API: For AI text analysis and summarization.
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⚠️ Roadblock: Scalability and Processing Large Documents- Solution: Implement load-balancing and server-side caching to handle large document submissions efficiently while maintaining smooth performance.
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⚠️ Roadblock: Miscommunication and Team Coordination- Solution: Use clear communication channels (Slack, Teams), daily stand-ups, and tools like Jira to keep team members aligned and track individual progress effectively.
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⚠️ Roadblock: Scope Creep and Feature Management- Solution: Define the project scope early and establish a formal process to evaluate new feature requests, preventing unnecessary deviation from the original plan.
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⚠️ Roadblock: Ensuring AI Accuracy in Summarization- Solution: Continuously improve machine learning models by training them with diverse legal datasets and create a fallback mechanism for ambiguous clauses.
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⚠️ Roadblock: Team Burnout and Unforeseen Delays- Solution: Build buffer time into the schedule, redistribute workloads, and monitor for signs of burnout to adjust deadlines or shift resources if necessary.
IDE: Visual Studio Code
Design: Figma
Version Control: Git
API: OpenAI API for GPT-based text summarization
Cloud: Any cloud service for hosting (e.g., Heroku, AWS, DigitalOcean)
- Heroku:
- AWS:
- DigitalOcean:
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Terms of Service; Didn't Read (ToS;DR):
- Provides crowdsourced summaries and ratings of terms and conditions.
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Guard:
- An AI-driven app that analyzes and highlights key points in terms and conditions and privacy policies.
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Clausehound:
- Offers legal document analysis and summary, primarily for businesses.
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Legalese Decoder:
- Translates legal jargon into plain language.
- Basic Setup: Building and Publishing a Chrome Extension in 10 minutes
- Beginners Course: Build a Chrome Extension
- Step-by-Step: Building a Chrome extension steps
- Techstack Chrome Extension: Chrome Extension with JS and HTML
- Open AI + Chrome Extension: Integrating the two together
- Text Summarizer: Example of an open AI + Chrome extension that summarizes
| Command | What it does |
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git branch |
Lists all the branches |
git branch "branch name" |
Creates a new branch |
git checkout "branch name" |
Switches to the specified branch |
git checkout -b "branch name" |
Combines branch creation and checkout |
git add . |
Stages all changed files |
git commit -m "Testing123" |
Commits with a message |
git push origin "branch" |
Pushes to the specified branch |
git pull origin "branch" |
Pulls updates from the specified branch |
- Judge (Project Manager): Shreya S Ramani
- Jury (Industry Mentor): Royce Mathews
- Lawyer 1: Vivian Nguyen (Frontend)
- Lawyer 2: Atreya Ghosh (Backend)
- Lawyer 3: Srinitya Chirravuri (Frontend)
- Lawyer 4: Arshia Puri (Backend)