Legal Disclosure Notice

Legal, Use & Disclosure Notice

Effective date: December 2025
Last reviewed: December 2025

This document is the canonical legal, use, and disclosure policy governing all content, materials, tools, documents, and interactions associated with the AI OSI project and this website (the “Site”). It consolidates and supersedes prior standalone notices, including disclaimers, terms of use, responsible use statements, privacy notices, and content policies.

This document is written to be durable over time, jurisdiction‑aware, and resistant to semantic or contextual misinterpretation.

1. Purpose and Scope

This Site publishes independent research, analysis, architectural frameworks, experiments, and reference materials related to artificial intelligence (AI), AI governance, and accountability.

All content is provided solely for informational, research, and evaluative purposes. The Site does not provide services, operate AI systems on behalf of others, or participate in deployment, operation, or decision‑making for third‑party AI systems.

2. Independent Research Status

The AI OSI project is an independent research and publishing initiative created and maintained by Daniel P. Madden.

No content on this Site represents the views, positions, or obligations of any employer, government entity, standards body, regulator, platform provider, or third party.

3. No Professional Advice

Nothing on this Site constitutes, or should be interpreted as, legal, regulatory, financial, medical, mental‑health, cybersecurity, engineering, compliance, or other professional advice.

Content must not be relied upon as a substitute for consultation with qualified professionals. Any decisions, actions, or implementations based on material from this Site are undertaken entirely at the user’s own risk.

No professional, fiduciary, advisory, custodial, or duty‑of‑care relationship is created by accessing, reading, or interacting with this Site.

4. AI Research and Experimental Content

This Site includes AI‑related experiments, prototypes, conceptual models, and analytical outputs.

Accordingly:

AI‑generated or AI‑assisted outputs may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies, or biases.
Such outputs are not authoritative and are not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or current.
All users are responsible for independent verification before relying on any content.

References to AI tools, datasets, platforms, or organizations are provided for contextual or analytical purposes only and do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, or approval.

5. Responsible Use and Conduct

This Site is intended to support responsible discussion and evaluation of AI systems.

By using this Site, you agree to:

Use content in good faith and for lawful purposes.
Independently verify AI‑related outputs before use.
Avoid misuse, misrepresentation, or application of materials in ways that could reasonably cause harm, security risks, or unlawful outcomes.
Respect intellectual property and attribution requirements.

The Site may remove, restrict, or discontinue content that poses ethical, safety, legal, or governance concerns.

6. Platform and Third‑Party Systems (OpenAI and Others)

This Site may reference or showcase outputs generated using AI platforms operated by third parties, including OpenAI.

Important clarifications:

The Site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by OpenAI or any other AI platform provider.
Operation, governance, availability, and legality of third‑party AI systems are governed solely by the policies of those providers.
Any disputes, restrictions, suspensions, or enforcement actions related to such platforms must be addressed directly with the relevant provider.

Nothing on this Site modifies, replaces, or overrides third‑party platform terms.

7. Intellectual Property, Attribution, and Reuse

Ownership

Unless otherwise stated, all content on this Site — including text, research, specifications, diagrams, personas, custom GPTs, and code snippets — is the intellectual property of Daniel P. Madden.

Permitted Use

You may:

Quote or reference limited excerpts for non‑commercial, educational, or research purposes.
Share links to content.
Discuss or critique ideas with proper attribution.

Attribution must:

Identify Daniel P. Madden as the author.
Include a direct link to the original source page.

Prohibited Use

You may not:

Republish full works without written permission.
Commercially exploit content without authorization.
Remove attribution or claim authorship.
Scrape, harvest, or repurpose content for commercial datasets or products.

Licensing

Requests for commercial or extended reuse must be made in writing.

8. IT Security, Code, and Technical Use

Any code, tools, or technical references are provided as‑is.

The Site makes no guarantees regarding security, safety, compatibility, or suitability. Users are solely responsible for implementing appropriate safeguards, testing, backups, and security controls.

9. Mental Health and Well‑Being Notice

Some content may address sensitive or challenging topics.

The Site does not provide mental‑health services or therapeutic guidance and disclaims responsibility for emotional or psychological impacts.

If you are experiencing distress, seek assistance from a licensed professional or emergency services in your jurisdiction.

10. Privacy and Analytics

The Site does not knowingly collect personal data beyond what users voluntarily submit.

Aggregate analytics may be collected via third‑party services (e.g., hosting and analytics providers) for performance and improvement purposes. Such data is governed by the policies of those providers.

No personal data is sold or shared.

11. External Links

External links are provided for reference only. The Site has no control over third‑party content and disclaims responsibility for external sites.

12. No Warranties

All content is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, non‑infringement, or availability.

13. Assumption of Risk and Limitation of Liability

By using this Site, you assume all risks associated with its use.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Site and its author disclaim liability for any damages, losses, or harms arising from use of or reliance on this Site, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages.

14. Enforcement and Termination

The Site may suspend or terminate access, remove content, or restrict use at any time, without notice, to protect integrity, safety, or lawful operation.

15. Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Severability

This document is governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to conflict‑of‑law principles.

Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

If any provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force.

16. Acceptance and Updates

By accessing or using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Legal, Use & Disclosure Notice.

This document may be updated periodically. Continued use constitutes acceptance of the current version.

This document supersedes and replaces all prior standalone disclaimers, terms, and use policies previously published on this Site.