Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
This document covers our Discord application (the "Bot"), the Perseus app we publish to the Microsoft Store (the "App"), and our website at aporianous.com (the "Site"), all operated by Aporia Nous Computing ("we", "us"). Discord and Hugging Face each have their own terms and privacy policies; this document covers only our own Bot, App, and Site.
Terms of Service
1. Acceptance
By inviting the Bot, using its commands, or remaining in a server where the Bot operates, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, remove the Bot or stop using it.
2. What the Bot is
The Bot provides community, moderation, announcement, and related Discord features for Aporia Nous Computing / Perseus spaces. Features may change, pause, or end at any time.
3. Eligibility
You must meet Discord's minimum age and be allowed to use Discord in your region. You are responsible for your Discord account and for following Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
4. Acceptable use
You may not use the Bot to:
- Break the law or Discord's rules
- Harass, spam, scam, or abuse others
- Attempt to exploit, reverse engineer, overload, or disrupt the Bot
- Circumvent bans, rate limits, or security controls
- Impersonate Aporia Nous Computing, Perseus, or our staff
Server admins remain responsible for their own moderation policies. We may refuse service, remove the Bot from a server, or restrict access for abuse or risk.
5. Content and community
You keep ownership of content you post on Discord. You grant us a limited license to process that content as needed to run Bot features you or your server use (for example moderation or command responses). Do not submit content you do not have rights to share.
6. No warranty
The Bot is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee uptime, accuracy, or uninterrupted service.
7. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Aporia Nous Computing and its operators are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, data, or goodwill, arising from use of the Bot. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Bot will not exceed USD $50.
8. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims arising out of your misuse of the Bot or your violation of these Terms or applicable law, to the extent permitted by law.
9. Changes and termination
We may update these Terms by posting a revised version at this URL and updating the date above. We may suspend or discontinue the Bot at any time. Provisions that should survive (including liability limits) continue after termination.
10. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Dakota, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory local consumer law applies.
11. Contact
Questions about these Terms: Discord server administrators for Perseus / Aporia Nous Computing, or email support@aporianous.com with subject "Discord Bot Terms".
Privacy Policy
1. Scope
This Privacy Policy explains what information the Bot processes when it is added to a Discord server or used in Discord. It does not cover Discord's own processing as the platform provider.
2. Information we process
Depending on permissions and enabled features, the Bot may process:
- Discord identifiers: user IDs, usernames / display names, avatar metadata, and role IDs
- Server context: guild IDs, channel IDs, roles, and Bot configuration for that server
- Message content: only when needed for a feature in use (commands, moderation, allowlists, support flows) and as allowed by Discord
- Interaction data: slash commands, components, timestamps, and operational / error logs
- Optional contact info you send us: for example email if you request support or deletion
We do not intentionally collect government IDs, payment card numbers, or precise geolocation through the Bot.
3. How we use information
- Operate and improve Bot features (community tools, moderation, announcements, access flows)
- Enforce server rules and these Terms
- Secure the Bot, prevent abuse, and debug failures
- Comply with law and Discord developer / platform policies
4. Sharing
We do not sell personal data. We may share data with Discord (as the platform), infrastructure providers that host the Bot under limited-purpose arrangements, and authorities when required by law or to protect safety and rights.
5. Retention
We retain configuration and logs only as long as needed to run the service, handle disputes, or meet legal duties. Moderation-related records may be kept longer when needed for safety. Backups may lag deletion requests for a limited time.
6. Your choices and rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion, or restriction of personal data we hold from the Bot. Server admins can remove the Bot to stop new collection in that server. Contact us below and include your Discord user ID.
7. Children
The Bot is not directed to children under 13 (or Discord's minimum age in your region). Do not use the Bot if you are under that age.
8. Security & international transfers
We use reasonable measures to protect Bot data; no system is perfectly secure. Data may be processed in the United States or other countries where our providers operate.
9. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy by revising this page and the date above. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance where permitted by law.
10. Contact
Privacy requests: Perseus / Aporia Nous Computing Discord admins, or email support@aporianous.com with subject "Discord Bot Privacy".
Privacy Policy — Perseus App & Website
1. The Perseus app (Microsoft Store)
- Hugging Face token. The app asks you to paste a Hugging Face access token. It is used only to fetch the dataset you choose, directly from Hugging Face, under your own account. It is sent to no one else.
- What leaves your machine. Only the dataset stream and one role tally — a single word, "investor" or "developer" — both handled through Hugging Face, and only when you set a token. We run no servers of our own and receive no telemetry, analytics, or account data. Your token, your inputs, and your results stay on your machine.
- Local and session-scoped. The token is used for the current session. The field the app writes is stored locally on your machine.
- We do not collect names, emails, or other identifiers through the app.
2. The website (aporianous.com)
- Request-access form. If you ask for access, the form collects the name and email you enter, and optionally your intended use case, machine, and GitHub or Discord handle.
- Why we collect it. Only to evaluate and respond to your request and to stay in touch about access.
- What we don't do. We do not sell it, we do not use it for advertising, and we do not collect information elsewhere on the site.
- Your choices. Email us to access, correct, or delete what we hold.
3. Contact
Privacy requests for the App or Site: support@aporianous.com.