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Plain-language terms

Fair terms, in plain words. In draft.

DRAFTThese aren't terms yet. They're the principles SIGIL's terms are being written to follow. Nothing on this page is a contract term. The final text will be reviewed by counsel and published here before launch.

Principles

What the terms are being written to do

  1. Be readable in one sitting

    Short sentences and common words. No clause a parent needs a lawyer to decode.

  2. Treat both parents the same

    One set of terms. The same rights, the same limits, the same words for each parent.

  3. Be fair to the person using SIGIL

    Written to balance what each side carries, not only to protect SIGIL.

  4. No surprises

    Changes to the terms should be explained in plain language. How and when a change takes effect is still to be settled with counsel.

  5. Your record is yours to take

    Each parent can export their record. An offline verifier that checks an export without SIGIL is being built.

  6. State the limits plainly

    SIGIL is not a court and does not decide whether anything violates an order. It doesn't give legal advice. Messages are screened before they're sent, by SIGIL's fixed checks and, where both parents or the court turn it on, by Super Intelligence (SI), formerly called artificial intelligence (AI). Screening is automated and can be wrong, SI never writes or rewrites a message, SIGIL never stores unsent drafts, and you remain responsible for what you send.

Still to be settled

Specific terms, such as where disputes are heard, time limits for claims and how changes are made, will be set out in the final text once counsel has reviewed them. They'll be published here for comment before launch.

Comments are welcome now at hello@avowal.ai.