1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using the ARGUS Adversarial Research Governance System ("Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms. This Service provides automated, algorithmic auditing of academic claims using third-party Large Language Models (LLMs).
2. Nature of the Service (Adversarial Audit)
ARGUS-Thesis is not an editing tool, a writing assistant, or a plagiarism checker. It is an adversarial stress-testing system. Its meaningful output may include severe critiques, rejection of your premises, or identification of logical fallacies. By using the Service, you acknowledge that the system is designed to challenge your work, not to validate it.
3. Ephemeral Data Policy
We operate on a strict "Zero Persistence" model for user inputs.
- Ephemeral Processing: Your manuscript text is held in volatile memory only for the duration of the active session.
- No Database Storage: We do not write your inputs or the system's outputs to a persistent database.
- Session Termination: Upon logging out or closing the browser window, all session keys are destroyed. Data cannot be recovered.
4. Usage & Token Billing
Elements of the Service are billed on a "Per-Audit" or "Pay-as-you-go" basis. Costs are estimated based on token consumption by the underlying LLM agents (e.g., Google Gemini). Users are responsible for all charges incurred by initiating an audit loop.
5. Disclaimer of Liability
The Service is provided "AS IS". We make no warranties regarding the accuracy of the adversarial feedback. Use of ARGUS does not guarantee acceptance at any journal or conference. We are not liable for any rejection, academic penalty, or loss of data resulting from the use of the Service.
6. Refund & Cancellation Policy
STRICT NO REFUND POLICY:
All purchases of ARGUS-Thesis Audit Credits or Platform Access are FINAL and NON-REFUNDABLE.
Because the Service incurs immediate irreversible costs (LLM token consumption) upon initiation, we cannot offer refunds once a session has begun. By clicking "Pay" and unlocking the audit engine, you explicitly acknowledge and waive your right to a refund.
7. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
If you choose to provide your own API keys (e.g., OpenAI, Gemini), you are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of those keys. Keys are stored in your browser's local storage and are never transmitted to our servers except to proxy the request to the model provider.