CIRIS Terms of Service
Effective Date: August 7, 2025
Summary: CIRIS provides AI-assisted moderation with human oversight.
We explain our decisions, defer when uncertain, and keep humans in control.
Use implies acceptance of these terms.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By using CIRIS services, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.
If you're using CIRIS on behalf of an organization, you represent that you have authority to bind that organization.
2. Service Description
CIRIS provides:
- AI-assisted moderation recommendations
- Transparent decision explanations (PDMA logs)
- Human-in-the-loop controls
- Audit trails and incident response
Important: CIRIS provides recommendations only.
Final moderation decisions remain the responsibility of human moderators.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree NOT to:
- Attempt prompt injection or adversarial attacks
- Bypass rate limits or flood the service
- Use CIRIS for illegal or harmful purposes
- Misrepresent CIRIS decisions as fully autonomous
- Extract or reverse-engineer the service
4. Data and Privacy
- We process data according to our Privacy Policy
- We do NOT train on your content
- You retain ownership of your data
- We retain logs for 30 days for moderation purposes
5. Service Levels
During the pilot phase:
- Service is provided "as-is" without uptime guarantees
- We target 99% availability during business hours
- Emergency shutdown may occur for safety reasons
- Deferrals to human judgment are by design, not failure
6. Liability Limitations
- CIRIS provides recommendations, not decisions
- You remain responsible for moderation outcomes
- We're not liable for content moderated using our recommendations
- Maximum liability limited to fees paid in the last 12 months
7. Wise Authority Governance
CIRIS operates under Wise Authority oversight:
- Critical decisions require WA approval
- Agent creation follows formal ceremonies
- Ethics violations trigger automatic deferrals
- All governance actions are logged and auditable
8. Termination
- Either party may terminate with 30 days notice
- We may suspend immediately for Terms violations
- Upon termination, we'll provide data export within 30 days
- Post-termination data deletion after 30-day grace period
9. Changes to Terms
- 30-day notice for material changes
- Continued use constitutes acceptance
- Version history maintained on GitHub
10. Discord-Specific Terms
When using CIRIS with Discord:
- You must comply with Discord's Terms of Service
- Bot permissions must be explicitly granted
- We respect server-specific rules and roles
- Guild owners retain full control
11. Open Source
CIRIS core is open source:
- Code available at GitHub.com/CIRISAI/CIRISAgent
- Licensed under terms specified in repository
- Contributions welcome under CLA
- Commercial use requires separate agreement
12. Dispute Resolution
- Good faith negotiation first
- Binding arbitration if needed
- Governed by laws of jurisdiction where deployed
13. Contact
For questions about these terms:
Covenant Commitment:
These terms are designed to uphold the CIRIS Covenant principles of respect,
beneficence, justice, autonomy, and transparency. We defer to human judgment
when uncertain and prioritize safety over functionality.
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