Terms of Service

Last updated: 10/09/2025

Welcome to Hypogenic AI ("the Project"). This platform is operated as part of an academic research initiative. By using this website or tool, you agree to the following terms:

1. Purpose

This platform is provided for research and educational purposes only. It is not a commercial service and comes with no guarantees of availability, accuracy, or performance.

2. Use of the Service

  • You may use the platform only for lawful purposes.
  • You may not use it to generate or share harmful, illegal, or abusive content.
  • Do not submit sensitive personal information (such as medical, financial, or identifying data).

3. Data Collection and Use

  • We collect your interactions with the platform for research and service improvement.
  • Public interactions (ideas, comments, ratings) may be used in research publications in anonymized and aggregated form.
  • Private organization data and private chats will not be used for research purposes.
  • We collect personal information (name, email, profile) for authentication and service delivery via Google OAuth.

4. Privacy

We are committed to protecting your privacy while conducting research:

  • We collect and store your interactions with the platform for research purposes.
  • Personal information (name, email, profile) is collected only for authentication and service delivery.
  • Public content (ideas, comments, ratings) may be used in research publications in anonymized and aggregated form.
  • Private organization data and private chats are not used for research purposes.
  • We use Google OAuth for authentication and do not store your password.
  • We may use cookies and analytics to improve the platform experience.
  • We will not sell your data to data brokers or share it with third parties for their marketing purposes.

5. Disclaimer

  • The system may produce inaccurate, biased, or offensive content.
  • The project team and affiliated institutions do not endorse or take responsibility for the outputs.
  • The service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.

6. Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the project team and affiliated institutions shall not be held liable for any damages arising from your use of the platform.

7. Changes

We may update these terms periodically. Continued use after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

8. Contact

For questions about these terms, contact: hypogenicai@gmail.com.