Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Socratic ONE (the "Service"), operated by [LEGAL ENTITY NAME] ("we", "our", "us"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Socratic ONE facilitates collaborative research discussions among multiple AI models. Users connect to AI providers through secure OAuth authentication (OpenRouter) or platform-provided access. Your OpenRouter API key is never persisted to our database or written to our logs; it is relayed transiently to call the model on your behalf. Streaming can retain the key in a temporary server cache for up to 5 minutes, deleted when the single-use token is consumed. See our Privacy Policy for details.

3. User Accounts

3.1 Registration

• You must provide accurate information during registration
• You are responsible for maintaining account security
• One account per person; no shared accounts

3.2 AI Provider Access

• You connect your OpenRouter account via OAuth PKCE; your API key is stored in your browser and relayed transiently in a request header when needed to call a model on your behalf — it is never persisted to our account database or written to our logs. Streaming uses a temporary server cache for up to 5 minutes, deleted when used
• You must comply with each AI provider's terms of service
• Any API usage costs from your OpenRouter account are your responsibility
• Platform-provided models are included at no additional cost within tier limits

4. Subscription Terms

4.1 Plans and Pricing

The Service is offered on the following recurring plans:

• Free — $0/month: Limited access, including a capped number of AI rounds per month and a limited number of AI participants and rounds per discussion.
• Basic — $5/month: Expanded monthly AI rounds, more AI participants and rounds per discussion, full discussion history, custom AI participants, and downloadable reports.
• Pro — $20/month: Unlimited AI rounds, participants, and rounds per discussion, with full history, custom AI participants, and downloadable reports. OpenRouter model compute is billed separately.

Current plan features and limits are described on our pricing page, which controls in the event of any discrepancy.

4.2 Billing

• The Free plan has no charge
• Basic is billed monthly at $5/month
• Pro is billed monthly at $20/month
• Paid plans continue until canceled
• Cancel anytime; access continues until period end
• No refunds for partial months

4.3 Auto-Renewal and Cancellation

Basic and Pro plans automatically renew each billing cycle at the then-current rate unless canceled before the renewal date. You will receive a reminder email at least 7 days before each renewal. You may cancel at any time through your account settings; access continues through the end of the current billing period. No partial refunds are issued for the remaining period after cancellation.

4.4 Affiliate Links and Commissions

Subscriptions are not our only source of revenue. Some outbound product links in the Service — including links that appear inside AI-generated discussion output, The Brief, and shared pages — are affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a commission from purchases, at no extra cost to you: the commission is paid by the merchant or its affiliate network out of the sale price, not added to it. Affiliate links are labeled where they appear, and our Disclaimers carry the full disclosure.

Commissions do not influence which AI models participate in a discussion, what those models conclude, or how The Brief reports their agreement and disagreement. We do not accept payment to change model output, model ordering, or the wording of a verdict, and an affiliate relationship is not an endorsement of the linked product. AI-generated product claims carry the same limitations as every other AI output described in Section 8 and in our Disclaimers.

Merchants and affiliate networks are independent third parties, not our agents or sub-processors. A purchase you make is a contract between you and that merchant under the merchant's own terms; we are not a party to it and are not responsible for the product, its price, its delivery, or its warranty. Our Privacy Policy describes what a merchant receives when you click an affiliate link.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree NOT to:

• Use the Service for illegal activities
• Generate harmful, abusive, or discriminatory content
• Attempt to circumvent usage limits or security measures
• Share accounts or resell access
• Use automated scripts to abuse the Service
• Automatically scrape, harvest, or bulk-extract Service outputs, including AI-generated debate transcripts
• Create multiple accounts to evade free-usage limits
• Violate AI provider terms of service

5.1 Service Outputs

The debate transcripts, AI responses, and other outputs the Service generates are provided for your own research and personal or internal business use. You may not redistribute, resell, or publish them at scale, and you may not use them — in whole or in part — to train, fine-tune, evaluate, or build a competing AI model or service. Automated collection of Service outputs (scraping, crawling, or programmatic extraction beyond normal use of the product) is prohibited.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Our Content

The Service, including its design, code, and branding, is our intellectual property.

6.2 Your Content

You retain rights to your research topics and any original content you create. AI-generated responses are subject to each AI provider's terms.

7. Disclaimers

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. See our Disclaimers for full details.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.

IN ANY EVENT, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNTS YOU HAVE PAID TO US IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

AI-generated content on SOCRATIC.ONE is produced by third-party models accessed through OpenRouter and platform-managed providers. We do not control, endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of AI outputs. You acknowledge that AI responses may contain errors, biases, or hallucinations and should not be relied upon as professional advice.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims arising from your use of the Service, violation of these Terms, or infringement of third-party rights.

10. Termination

• You may close your account anytime
• We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms
• The current account-closure action disables sign-in and anonymizes your email and display name. It does not currently erase all associated data. Contact privacy@socratic.one to request removal of retained data, as described in our Privacy Policy. You may export your data before closing the account via Settings > Export Data.

11. Modifications

We may modify these Terms at any time. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. Material changes will be notified via email.

11.5 Data and AI Training

We do not use your conversations, research topics, or any user-generated content to train AI models. Your data is used solely to provide the Service. Third-party AI providers have their own data policies; we encourage you to review their terms.

12. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any disputes shall be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Delaware.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at: legal@socratic.one

14. Third-Party Services

SOCRATIC.ONE integrates with the following third-party services:

• OpenRouter - AI model access. Terms | Privacy
• Platform AI providers (SambaNova, Groq) - Platform-managed inference used for Socratic ONE roles.
• WorkOS - Authentication. Terms | Privacy
• Stripe - Payment processing. Terms | Privacy
• Resend - Transactional email delivery. Terms | Privacy
• Vercel - Hosting and privacy-friendly analytics. Terms | Privacy
• Railway - Backend hosting. Terms | Privacy
• Affiliate networks and merchant affiliate programs - attribution and commission reporting for outbound product links. These are independent third parties, not sub-processors acting on our behalf: they receive data from your browser only when you choose to click an affiliate link, and each operates under its own terms and privacy policy. The programs we participate in are named in our Disclaimers.

Your use of these services is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the practices of third-party providers.