> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.asklethe.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Terms of Use These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern access to and use of LETHE Protocol, including asklethe.ai, LETHE APIs, chat interfaces, Studio, developer tools, documentation, and related products and services collectively referred to as the "Services." By accessing or using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use the Services. ## 1. Eligibility You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement to use the Services. You may not use the Services where doing so would violate applicable law, sanctions, export controls, or other legal restrictions. If you use LETHE on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, you represent that you have authority to bind that entity to these Terms. ## 2. The Services LETHE provides access to artificial intelligence models and related functionality through products including: * AI chat * Content generation * Image generation * Image editing * Studio tools * APIs * Developer interfaces * Wallet-based functionality * Privacy-enhancing infrastructure * Blockchain-related functionality * Other AI-powered tools Features, models, quotas, routing methods, interfaces, and technical infrastructure may change over time. LETHE may add, modify, limit, suspend, replace, or discontinue any part of the Services. ## 3. Accounts Certain features may be available without an account. Other functionality may require authentication through methods such as: * Email * Google * Discord * Blockchain wallets * Other supported authentication mechanisms You are responsible for all activity conducted through your account and for maintaining control of the authentication methods associated with it. You must take reasonable steps to protect your account from unauthorized access. ## 4. Wallet Connections LETHE may allow users to authenticate or access functionality by proving control of a blockchain wallet through cryptographic signatures. Connecting a wallet does not, unless expressly stated otherwise: * Transfer ownership of digital assets * Give LETHE custody of digital assets * Give LETHE access to private keys * Authorize arbitrary blockchain transactions * Allow LETHE to control the wallet LETHE will never require a wallet seed phrase or private key. Users are solely responsible for protecting wallet credentials and verifying blockchain transactions before approving them. ## 5. API Keys LETHE may issue API credentials that provide access to developer functionality. Users are responsible for: * Keeping API keys confidential * Preventing unauthorized use * Monitoring applications using their credentials * Complying with applicable quotas * Complying with rate limits * Protecting credentials embedded in software You may not: * Publicly expose API credentials * Sell API credentials * Farm API keys * Circumvent access restrictions * Circumvent quotas * Circumvent rate limits * Use multiple accounts, wallets, addresses, or credentials to evade restrictions * Attempt to defeat LETHE security controls LETHE may revoke, rotate, suspend, or limit API credentials where reasonably necessary. ## 6. User Input "Input" means prompts, images, documents, code, files, instructions, media, data, or other content submitted to the Services. You retain any rights that you hold in your Input. You grant LETHE a limited, worldwide right to process, transmit, reproduce, transform, and otherwise use Input only as reasonably necessary to: * Provide the requested Services * Route requests to AI providers * Maintain functionality * Protect security * Prevent abuse * Comply with applicable law You represent that you have the rights and permissions necessary to submit your Input. You may not submit content in a manner that unlawfully violates another person's intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, contractual, or other legal rights. ## 7. AI Output "Output" means content generated, returned, created, transformed, or produced through the Services. Artificial intelligence systems are probabilistic. Output may be: * Incorrect * Incomplete * Misleading * Outdated * Offensive * Unexpected * Non-unique * Unsuitable for a particular purpose LETHE does not guarantee that Output is accurate, complete, unique, current, lawful for every intended use, or free from third-party rights. You are responsible for evaluating Output before relying on it. You should obtain appropriate professional review before using Output for: * Legal decisions * Medical decisions * Financial decisions * Investment decisions * Tax matters * Security-sensitive decisions * Employment decisions * Credit decisions * Insurance decisions * Other high-impact activities ## 8. Rights in Output As between the user and LETHE, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, LETHE does not claim ownership of Output generated specifically in response to that user's Input. This does not guarantee that Output qualifies for copyright, patent, trademark, or other intellectual property protection. AI systems may generate similar or identical Output for multiple users. Third-party rights and the terms applicable to underlying models, services, or data may also affect use of Output. ## 9. Image and Media Generation LETHE may allow users to generate, edit, transform, upscale, combine, or modify images and other media. Users are responsible for ensuring that they have appropriate rights and permissions for uploaded content. Users must comply with applicable law when creating or distributing synthetic or manipulated media. Users may not use LETHE to create or distribute unlawful: * Non-consensual intimate imagery * Sexual deepfakes * Child sexual abuse material * Fraudulent impersonations * Deceptive identity documents * Other prohibited synthetic media ## 10. AI Transparency Users acknowledge that LETHE is an artificial intelligence service. Responses, images, code, media, documents, and other content may be created or modified by AI systems. Where applicable law requires disclosure that content was generated or manipulated using AI, the user is responsible for maintaining those disclosures when publishing or distributing the content. Users may not intentionally remove legally required provenance information, metadata, watermarking, or machine-readable AI markings for deceptive purposes. ## 11. Acceptable Use Use of LETHE is subject to the LETHE Acceptable Use Policy. A violation of the Acceptable Use Policy constitutes a violation of these Terms. ## 12. Third-Party Models and Infrastructure LETHE may route requests through third-party: * AI model providers * Inference providers * Model-routing services * Cloud infrastructure providers * Authentication services * Database services * Blockchain infrastructure * Payment infrastructure Availability, model behavior, data handling, latency, cost, performance, and functionality may depend partly on these third parties. LETHE does not guarantee the continued availability of any third-party provider, model, endpoint, network, or integration. References to third-party companies, models, products, or trademarks do not imply sponsorship, endorsement, ownership, or affiliation unless expressly stated. ## 13. Privacy Use of the Services is also governed by the LETHE Privacy Policy. Different product modes may have different storage, persistence, routing, and privacy characteristics. Users are responsible for selecting a mode appropriate for the sensitivity of the information they choose to submit. ## 14. Usage Limits LETHE may apply limits including: * Message quotas * Model quotas * Token limits * API quotas * Rate limits * Wallet-linked limits * File-size limits * Storage limits * Network-level limits * Security controls * Abuse-prevention controls Usage limits may vary by account, wallet, model, endpoint, product, network, or other factors. Attempts to evade such restrictions may result in suspension or termination. ## 15. Fees and Payments LETHE may provide free, paid, subscription-based, usage-based, blockchain-based, or other forms of access. Pricing and payment requirements applicable to a transaction will be presented through the relevant interface or documentation. Payment functionality may include: * Subscriptions * Usage-based fees * Digital asset payments * Stablecoin payments * Machine-to-machine payments * Blockchain settlement * Protocol fees Users are responsible for applicable network fees, taxes, wallet fees, exchange fees, or other third-party costs associated with blockchain transactions. Blockchain transactions may be irreversible. ## 16. Digital Assets and Tokens LETHE may include functionality involving digital assets, protocol tokens, staking, payments, fees, incentives, burns, governance, or other blockchain mechanisms. Digital assets involve substantial risk. Nothing provided through LETHE constitutes: * Investment advice * Financial advice * Tax advice * Legal advice * A guarantee of profit * A guarantee of asset value * A promise of liquidity * A guarantee of yield * A recommendation to purchase or sell an asset Digital assets may lose some or all of their value. Users are solely responsible for evaluating the legal, financial, tax, technological, and economic risks associated with digital assets. ## 17. Staking and Protocol Incentives Where LETHE offers staking, rewards, protocol incentives, fee distributions, or similar mechanisms, participation may involve risks including: * Smart-contract vulnerabilities * Loss of assets * Network failures * Slashing * Protocol exploits * Liquidity risk * Regulatory changes * Governance risk * Market volatility * Third-party failures Displayed rewards, rates, yields, projections, or protocol statistics do not guarantee future results. ## 18. Blockchain Risks Blockchain-based functionality may involve risks including: * Smart-contract vulnerabilities * Chain reorganizations * Network congestion * Forks * Transaction failures * Validator failures * Wallet compromise * Private-key loss * Oracle failures * Bridge failures * Infrastructure outages * Regulatory intervention * Protocol exploits Users assume responsibility for blockchain transactions initiated or approved through their wallets. ## 19. No Financial Advice AI-generated Output concerning cryptocurrencies, tokens, markets, investments, trading, staking, yields, or financial products is informational only. LETHE is not acting as a broker, investment adviser, fiduciary, financial adviser, tax adviser, or legal adviser merely by providing AI-generated information or protocol functionality. Users are responsible for their own financial decisions. ## 20. Privacy-Enhancing Technology LETHE may use privacy-enhancing technologies including: * Trusted Execution Environments * Client-side encryption * Confidential inference * Cryptographic attestation * Secure execution environments * Data-minimizing architecture * Cryptographic verification The technical properties of a request may depend on the specific model, endpoint, provider, execution environment, product mode, and configuration used. No technical system eliminates all risk. ## 21. Experimental Technology Certain AI, cryptographic, blockchain, or confidential-computing functionality may involve experimental technology. Experimental technology may contain: * Bugs * Incomplete features * Unexpected behavior * Compatibility issues * Security vulnerabilities * Service interruptions * Data loss Users accept the inherent risks associated with using emerging technologies. ## 22. Intellectual Property The LETHE name, logos, software, design, documentation, interfaces, branding, graphics, and other proprietary materials are owned by LETHE or its licensors and may be protected by intellectual property laws. Except where expressly permitted, users may not: * Copy * Reproduce * Resell * Modify * Distribute * Misrepresent * Reverse engineer * Commercially exploit LETHE proprietary materials. These restrictions do not override rights granted under an applicable open-source license. ## 23. Feedback If you voluntarily submit suggestions, ideas, comments, or other feedback concerning LETHE, you grant LETHE a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use that feedback without restriction or compensation. ## 24. Suspension and Termination LETHE may restrict, suspend, or terminate access where reasonably necessary due to: * Violation of these Terms * Violation of the Acceptable Use Policy * Fraud * Abuse * Security threats * Legal obligations * Unauthorized access attempts * Attempts to bypass platform controls * Material risk to LETHE * Material risk to users * Material risk to third parties LETHE may also remove or restrict functionality where necessary to preserve system integrity. ## 25. Service Availability The Services are provided on an "as available" basis. LETHE does not guarantee: * Continuous availability * Error-free operation * Permanent access to any model * Permanent access to any third-party provider * Preservation of user content * Compatibility with third-party software * A particular response time * A particular model output Users should maintain independent copies of important information. ## 26. Disclaimer of Warranties To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available." LETHE disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including warranties of: * Merchantability * Fitness for a particular purpose * Non-infringement * Accuracy * Reliability * Availability * Security Nothing in these Terms excludes warranties or rights that cannot lawfully be excluded. ## 27. Limitation of Liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, LETHE and its affiliates, contributors, employees, contractors, licensors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to the Services. This includes, without limitation, loss of: * Profits * Revenue * Data * Goodwill * Business opportunities * Digital assets * Tokens * Investments * Anticipated savings LETHE will not be responsible for losses resulting from: * Reliance on AI-generated Output * Errors or inaccuracies in Output * Loss or compromise of wallet credentials * Blockchain transactions * Smart contract failures * Third-party model or infrastructure failures * Service interruptions * Unauthorized access resulting from a user's failure to secure credentials * Changes in the value or availability of digital assets Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law. ## 28. Indemnification To the extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless LETHE and its affiliates from claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and reasonable expenses arising from: * Your unlawful use of the Services * Your Input * Your publication or use of Output * Your violation of these Terms * Your violation of the Acceptable Use Policy * Your infringement of another person's rights * Blockchain transactions initiated by you ## 29. Compliance With Law You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Services complies with laws applicable to you. You may not use LETHE in violation of: * Sanctions * Export controls * Financial regulations * Data-protection laws * Intellectual property laws * Consumer-protection laws * Applicable blockchain regulations LETHE may restrict access where required by law. ## 30. Changes to These Terms LETHE may update these Terms as the Services, technologies, or legal requirements change. Material changes may be communicated through the Services or other appropriate channels where required by applicable law. Continued use of the Services after revised Terms become effective constitutes acceptance where permitted by law. ## 31. General Terms If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. Failure by LETHE to enforce a provision does not waive the right to enforce it later. You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without LETHE's consent. LETHE may assign its rights and obligations in connection with a corporate restructuring, financing, acquisition, merger, or sale of assets. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and Acceptable Use Policy, form the agreement governing use of the Services.