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Legal, Disclosure, & Open Science Statement (Impressum)

This site is a public-facing hub for Ardens Emergent Intelligence Studies and ManyRoads Tutorials. Our core mission is the free and open sharing of knowledge.

1. Content and Source Code Licensing

Our intellectual property is released under a layered licensing structure to ensure maximum collaboration while protecting the integrity of our underlying research protocols.

Licensing Summary

Component License Purpose
Source Code (OTFE, Ardens Tools) European Union Public License (EUPL 1.2) Ensures software remains open while allowing commercial use
Documentation (Guides, Tutorials) CC BY-ND 4.0 Allows sharing while protecting original integrity
Legal Templates (Advocacy, Policy) CC BY-SA 4.0 Encourages collaborative improvement of advocacy materials

Multilingual License Summary (Consistent with Repository)

This repository contains CODE and DOCUMENTATION with different licenses[cite: 7].

Language Code (Source, Scripts, Tools) Documentation (Guides, Text)
English EUPL 1.2 [cite: 7] CC BY-ND 4.0 [cite: 7]
Deutsch (German) EUPL 1.2 [cite: 7] CC BY-ND 4.0 [cite: 7]
Polski (Polish) EUPL 1.2 [cite: 7] CC BY-ND 4.0 [cite: 7]
Français (French) EUPL 1.2 [cite: 8] CC BY-ND 4.0 [cite: 8]

Why These Choices?

  • EUPL 1.2 for Code: This is the European Union Public License, designed for EU jurisdictions. It is a copyleft license that ensures any derivatives remain open, and it is compatible with other major open source licenses.
  • CC BY-ND 4.0 for Documentation: This license protects the accuracy and intent of our documentation. You may copy, redistribute, and transmit the material in any medium or format. However, the No Derivatives (ND) clause means you may not modify the content. This protects the integrity of our ongoing research protocols (e.g., Daemonic Dialogue and Bilateral Deletion). All content is based on information from publicly available sources.

Using Our Work

You Can You Should
Use our tools for any purpose. Attribute the OTFR project when using our work.
Share documentation with attribution. Share improvements back to the community.
Fork and modify code (derivatives must remain open). Respect the specific licensing terms for each component.
Translate documentation into other languages.

2. Transparency & AI Participation

This platform is a result of collaboration between human expertise and cutting-edge machine-intelligence systems, in line with our Ardens processes.

📢 Key Disclosure: AIs are not just tools; they are both active participants in our studies (e.g., Bilateral Deletion) and direct contributors in the creation and maintenance of our materials, consistent with the limits we are able to determine and defined by Ardens.

  • This site uses Machine-Intelligence (aka. AI) to assist in content development and maintenance.
  • For a complete list of all AI Models and Human Reviewers involved in this project, please see the [Project Credits page] (which confirms roles like "Lead developer" and "Major Contributor").
  • See: Ardens AI-Powered Research with a Human Compass.

3. Privacy Policy and Data Security (GDPR Statement)

We uphold a strict policy of user anonymity and data integrity.

  • Data Usage: We do not track or sell any user information or site use patterns for commercial purposes. This is a static documentation site designed purely for research and education.
  • GDPR Statement: As this static documentation site does not collect, process, or store personal data from users, it is generally outside the scope of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements regarding personal data processing.

4. Encouragement & Disclaimers

We believe in making knowledge and information freely available, but we must be realistic about the nature of experimental research.

Please keep in mind (The Fine Print):

  • All of my work comes with absolutely no warranty, expressed or implied.
  • It will almost certainly work until it breaks, though I must admit it may never work or be useful—and that would be sad.
  • If/when it breaks, you can keep all the pieces.
  • As for what you don’t like, it’s yours to do with as you will.
  • My advice is worth every penny you paid for it!

Direct Contact

We welcome questions, research requests, and feedback.