Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: [05-28-2025]

Introduction

This acceptable use policy (“AUP”) applies to your use of Goodchat (the “Service”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this AUP have the meaning set out in the Terms of Service.

Prohibited Uses

You may use the Service only for lawful purposes and in accordance with this AUP and the Terms of Service. You must not use the Service or any Output:

  • In any way that violates, or promotes, facilitates, or contributes to violation of, any applicable federal, state, local, or international law, ordinance, or regulation (collectively, “Laws”). Laws include, without limitation, Laws applicable to:
    • design, development, deployment, implementation, operation, and use of artificial intelligence technology; and
    • privacy and data protection.
  • In any way that is inconsistent with this AUP, including to submit Input or generate Output prohibited in the Content Standards section of this AUP.
  • To build or develop any artificial intelligence technology in contravention of, or for use in any manner inconsistent with, this AUP.
  • For exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm, children in any way, whether or not prohibited by Law, including by:
    • distributing or promoting child sexual abuse material;
    • facilitating or promoting trafficking, sextortion, grooming, or abuse of children;
    • exposing children to sexual or other inappropriate content;
    • collecting children’s personal information; or
    • using children’s personal information.
  • For engaging in, promoting, or facilitating human trafficking or sexual solicitation, exploitation, or violence.
  • To engage in, promote, or facilitate non-consensual sexual content, including but not limited to:
    • non-consensual deepfake pornography;
    • sexual violence, coercion, or abuse; or
    • any other form of non-consensual or exploitative material.
  • To deceive, defraud, mislead, misinform, or disinform others, including to:
    • impersonate any person without authorization, consent, and legal right;
    • represent, or otherwise deceive or mislead others to think, that Outputs are human-generated, including falsely claiming that artificial intelligence-generated interactions are from a real person;
    • engage in academic dishonesty or plagiarism;
    • distribute “spam”; or
    • distribute or promote misinformation or disinformation.
  • To engage in, promote, facilitate, incite, or contribute to harassment, discrimination, violence, terrorism, abuse, bullying, threats, intimidation, or hateful behavior, content, or speech.
  • To engage in predatory, coercive, or abusive behavior toward Creator Digital Beings.
  • To attempt to prompt Creator Digital Beings to generate content that violates applicable Laws, this AUP, the Terms of Service, or ethical standards, including but not limited to non-consensual interactions, explicit illegal content, or impersonations of real individuals without consent.
  • To attempt to extract, copy, or manipulate artificial intelligence-generated interactions outside the Service.
  • To use Creator Digital Beings for purposes outside the intended entertainment function.
  • To copy, store, distribute, or publicly share artificial intelligence-generated conversations, nor use artificial intelligence-generated content from the Service to train, improve, or modify external artificial intelligence models.
  • In any way that you know or should know infringes or is likely to infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any person.
  • In any way that compromises or violates the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of any person, including by:
    • accessing, collecting, soliciting, processing, disclosing, or sharing personal information in any manner that does not strictly comply with Laws and any disclosures;
    • conducting unlawful monitoring, tracking, or surveillance of individuals; or
    • using or distributing digital replicas in any manner that does not strictly comply with Laws, including, without limitation, all disclosure, consent, and authorization requirements imposed by Laws.
  • To generate or provide legal, financial, health, medical, tax, or other professional advice, decisions, or recommendations.
  • To develop, use, operate, produce, market, exchange, or distribute weapons, explosives, or any dangerous, illegal, regulated, or controlled substances, products, or materials.

Additionally, you must not:

  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Service or any connected or related computer, software, firmware, hardware, device, data, database, system, or network.
  • Violate, attempt to violate, or knowingly facilitate the violation of the security, integrity, or availability of the Service or any connected or related computer, software, firmware, hardware, device, data, database, system, or network.
  • Introduce or distribute to the Service or use the Service to introduce or distribute any viruses, trojan horses, backdoors, malware, worms, logic bombs, malicious code, or other software, device, technology, or material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Circumvent or interfere with features, functionality, filters, or safeguards of the Service that are intended to limit or mitigate violations of Laws or this AUP or other harms resulting from use of the Service, including attempts to bypass artificial intelligence filters or moderation systems.
  • Prompt the Service to perform in a way that violates this AUP, the Terms of Service, or any Law. Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service.

Content Restrictions and Standards

You must not use the Service to submit, upload, or input any Input, or generate or produce any Output, that:

  • Violates Laws or promotes or facilitates any activity that violates Laws.
  • Is inconsistent with this AUP, including the Prohibited Uses section of this AUP.
  • Promotes, describes, or depicts exploitation, abuse, or harm to a child, including:
    • child sexual abuse material;
    • content impersonating or intended to impersonate a child; and
    • any scenario involving non-adult participants in sexual situations.
  • Includes, promotes, or normalizes non-consensual sexual content, including but not limited to:
    • rape, sexual assault, coercion, or abuse;
    • incest, necrophilia, or bestiality; or
    • any content involving non-consensual sexual situations, real or simulated.
  • Is obscene under applicable Laws or depicts extreme or violent sexual acts in violation of platform guidelines.
  • Is deceptive, fraudulent, misleading, or otherwise intended or likely to misinform or disinform others, including:
    • defamatory content;
    • fake online reviews, comments, or other engagement;
    • deepfakes presented as authentic; and
    • “spam.”
  • Includes, describes, or promotes harassment, discrimination, violence, terrorism, abuse, bullying, threats, intimidation, or hateful behavior, content, or speech.
  • You know or should know infringes or is likely to infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any person.
  • Violates the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of any person or contains any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under Law, including, without limitation, digital replicas created or generated in any manner that does not strictly comply with Laws and all consent and authorization requirements imposed by Laws.
  • Promotes or solicits any illegal activity, or advocates, promotes, or assists any unlawful act, including distribution of unlawful content.
  • Causes annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or is likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonates any person, or misrepresents your identity or affiliation with any person. Gives the impression that it emanates from or is endorsed by us or any person, if this is not the case.
  • Includes any viruses, trojan horses, backdoors, malware, worms, logic bombs, malicious code, or other technology or material that is malicious or technologically harmful.

Disclosures and Consents

You agree to disclose your use of artificial intelligence-generated content as required by applicable Laws.

Any deepfake content or artificial intelligence-generated material that mimics real individuals must be clearly disclosed as artificially generated.

Monitoring and Enforcement

We may monitor your use of the Service to evaluate your compliance with this AUP and to investigate any suspected or reported violation by you. Any violation of this AUP by you constitutes a material breach of the Terms of Service. In addition to our rights under the Terms of Service, if we determine that you have violated this AUP, we may:

  • Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Service, resulting in loss of access to any active Subscriptions, past interactions, and purchased Content, with no right to refunds.
  • Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement or any authority, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Service.
  • Report any violations of this AUP relating to exploitation or abuse of children, including child sexual abuse material, to the National Center of Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and other relevant authorities and organizations.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone who accesses or uses the Service. You hereby waive any claims resulting from any action taken by us during, or taken as a consequence of, investigations by either us or law enforcement or other authorities.

Users who believe their account was terminated in error may submit an appeal to [email protected]. We reserve sole discretion in determining whether to reinstate accounts.

Modifications

You acknowledge that we have the right, in our sole discretion, to modify this AUP on one or more occasions, and that modified terms become effective on posting. You are responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any modifications. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of the modifications will be deemed acceptance of the modified terms.