[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":485},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-\u002Fterms":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":474,"extension":475,"layout":476,"meta":477,"navigation":478,"noindex":479,"ogImage":480,"path":481,"seo":482,"stem":483,"__hash__":484},"pages\u002Fterms.md","Terms of Service — Skalden",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":445},"minimark",[9,19,26,29,32,37,44,46,50,53,87,94,96,100,103,119,122,124,128,161,163,167,170,190,193,195,199,204,207,211,218,222,225,229,232,234,238,243,246,248,252,256,259,263,266,270,277,291,294,296,300,303,342,344,348,351,365,368,370,374,377,379,383,386,388,392,403,411,413,417,420,422,426,429],[10,11,12,16],"p",{},[13,14,15],"strong",{},"Last updated: 2026-06-17",[13,17,18],{},"Effective date: set on first public release",[10,20,21,22,25],{},"Welcome to Skalden (\"the App\"), operated by ",[13,23,24],{},"Gilb International"," (Norway) (\"we,\" \"us,\" \"our\").\nThese Terms of Service (\"Terms\") govern your access to and use of Skalden and the website at\nskalden.app (\"the Site\").",[10,27,28],{},"By installing, downloading, accessing, or using the App or Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do\nnot agree, do not use the App.",[30,31],"hr",{},[33,34,36],"h2",{"id":35},"_1-eligibility","1. Eligibility",[10,38,39,40,43],{},"Skalden is intended for ",[13,41,42],{},"adults",". The Norse sources are raw and unsanitised — gods who deceive and\nare doomed, sagas of honour, fate, and vengeance — and the App presents them true to those sources.\nYou must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, to use Skalden. By\nusing the App you represent that you meet this requirement.",[30,45],{},[33,47,49],{"id":48},"_2-description-of-service","2. Description of service",[10,51,52],{},"Skalden is an AI-powered iOS application that provides:",[54,55,56,63,69,75,81],"ul",{},[57,58,59,62],"li",{},[13,60,61],{},"Conversations with AI personas of Norse figures"," — gods of the Norrøn age (such as Óðinn, Þórr,\nFreyja) and a saga-teller host for the Viking age",[57,64,65,68],{},[13,66,67],{},"A switchable two-world experience"," — Norrøn (myth) and Viking (history)",[57,70,71,74],{},[13,72,73],{},"Voice mode"," (optional) — speak with a figure and hear responses",[57,76,77,80],{},[13,78,79],{},"Period imagery"," surfaced alongside the stories",[57,82,83,86],{},[13,84,85],{},"Semantic search and reading"," grounded in public-domain Norse texts",[10,88,89,90,93],{},"The figures are ",[13,91,92],{},"generated by AI software"," (currently Anthropic's Claude API and related\nproviders). They are not the actual gods or historical persons, have no divine, religious, or factual\nauthority, and produce software output for personal, educational, and entertainment use. See Section\n8 for the AI disclaimer.",[30,95],{},[33,97,99],{"id":98},"_3-your-account","3. Your account",[10,101,102],{},"You may use Skalden as:",[54,104,105,112],{},[57,106,107,108,111],{},"An ",[13,109,110],{},"anonymous user"," (device-bound identifier; no sign-in required), or",[57,113,114,115,118],{},"A signed-in user via ",[13,116,117],{},"Apple Sign-In"," (recommended for cross-device continuity)",[10,120,121],{},"You are responsible for maintaining the security of any device or Apple ID associated with your use\nof the App. We are not liable for losses arising from unauthorised access to your account caused by\nyour own negligence (e.g. a shared device).",[30,123],{},[33,125,127],{"id":126},"_4-payments","4. Payments",[54,129,130,137,144,151],{},[57,131,132,133,136],{},"The App is ",[13,134,135],{},"free to download",".",[57,138,139,140,143],{},"Some features may be ",[13,141,142],{},"paid",", purchased in the app through Apple's App Store (in-app purchase).\nCurrent prices and what each purchase unlocks are shown in the App before you buy.",[57,145,146,147,150],{},"All payments are processed by ",[13,148,149],{},"Apple",". We do not process or store your payment card information.",[57,152,153,154,136],{},"Refunds for App Store purchases are handled by Apple under Apple's refund policy. For any other\nrequest, email ",[13,155,156],{},[157,158,160],"a",{"href":159},"mailto:support@skalden.app","support@skalden.app",[30,162],{},[33,164,166],{"id":165},"_5-acceptable-use","5. Acceptable use",[10,168,169],{},"You agree NOT to:",[54,171,172,175,178,181,184,187],{},[57,173,174],{},"Use the App for any unlawful purpose",[57,176,177],{},"Attempt to circumvent any technical protections",[57,179,180],{},"Use the App to generate content that promotes hatred, violence, or harm to others — including\nattempts to steer the personas into ethnic-supremacist or \"blood and soil\" framings the Norse\nsources do not contain",[57,182,183],{},"Attempt to extract, copy, scrape, or reverse-engineer the AI models, prompts, or content",[57,185,186],{},"Resell or commercialise the AI responses",[57,188,189],{},"Impersonate any other person or use the App to defraud anyone",[10,191,192],{},"We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.",[30,194],{},[33,196,198],{"id":197},"_6-intellectual-property","6. Intellectual property",[200,201,203],"h3",{"id":202},"_61-our-ip","6.1 Our IP",[10,205,206],{},"The App, the website, the Skalden name and branding, the underlying code, the prompts, and the user\ninterface are owned by Gilb International and protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.",[200,208,210],{"id":209},"_62-source-texts-and-images","6.2 Source texts and images",[10,212,213,214,217],{},"The Norse texts used in the App are from ",[13,215,216],{},"public-domain"," translations and editions. The images are\nfrom public-domain or openly-licensed sources (with attribution tracked where the licence requires\nit). These source materials are not copyrighted by us.",[200,219,221],{"id":220},"_63-your-content","6.3 Your content",[10,223,224],{},"You retain ownership of any text you type into the App. By using the App, you grant us a limited\nlicence to process your input solely to generate AI responses, store your conversation history for\nyour access, and operate the App's features.",[200,226,228],{"id":227},"_64-ai-generated-content","6.4 AI-generated content",[10,230,231],{},"AI-generated responses are produced by software. Per the current legal landscape in many\njurisdictions, AI-generated content may not be protected by copyright the way human-authored content\nis. You may use AI responses for personal, educational, and entertainment purposes and share them via\nthe App's share features.",[30,233],{},[33,235,237],{"id":236},"_7-termination","7. Termination",[10,239,240,241,136],{},"You may stop using the App at any time. To delete your account and personal data, use the in-app\noption or email ",[157,242,160],{"href":159},[10,244,245],{},"We may suspend or terminate your access if you violate these Terms or applicable law, or if continued\nprovision of the service becomes commercially or legally infeasible. We will give reasonable notice\nexcept where immediate termination is necessary to prevent harm.",[30,247],{},[33,249,251],{"id":250},"_8-disclaimers","8. Disclaimers",[200,253,255],{"id":254},"_81-no-warranty","8.1 No warranty",[10,257,258],{},"The App is provided \"AS IS\" and \"AS AVAILABLE\" without warranty of any kind, express or implied,\nincluding merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant\nthat the App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, nor that AI-generated responses are\naccurate or historically correct.",[200,260,262],{"id":261},"_82-heritage-not-authority","8.2 Heritage, not authority",[10,264,265],{},"Skalden is a software product for heritage and mythology. It is not a religious institution, a\nspiritual authority, or a scholarly source of record. AI responses are not divinely inspired and\nshould not be treated as authoritative religious or historical guidance. For matters of living faith,\nconsult the people who keep it; for scholarship, consult qualified historians and primary sources.",[200,267,269],{"id":268},"_83-crisis-disclaimer","8.3 Crisis disclaimer",[10,271,272,273,276],{},"If you are experiencing a crisis, severe distress, suicidal thoughts, or any mental-health emergency,\nplease ",[13,274,275],{},"stop using the App"," and contact a qualified human professional or crisis line:",[54,278,279,282,285,288],{},[57,280,281],{},"USA: 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or text HOME to 741741",[57,283,284],{},"UK: 116 123 (Samaritans)",[57,286,287],{},"Norway: 116 123 (Mental Helse)",[57,289,290],{},"Elsewhere: findahelpline.com lists a crisis line for every country, or call your local emergency\nnumber",[10,292,293],{},"The AI is not a therapist and is not equipped to handle mental-health emergencies.",[30,295],{},[33,297,299],{"id":298},"_9-ai-generated-content-disclaimer-expanded","9. AI-generated content disclaimer (expanded)",[10,301,302],{},"You acknowledge and agree that:",[54,304,305,311,318,324,330,336],{},[57,306,307,308,310],{},"The Norse figures in the App are ",[13,309,92],{}," (Anthropic's Claude API and related\nproviders)",[57,312,313,314,317],{},"AI responses are ",[13,315,316],{},"software output",", not statements by any god, spirit, or historical person",[57,319,313,320,323],{},[13,321,322],{},"subject to inaccuracies, biases, and errors"," inherent in machine-learning\nsystems",[57,325,313,326,329],{},[13,327,328],{},"grounded in public-domain sources"," (citations available) but interpretations\nare software-generated",[57,331,132,332,335],{},[13,333,334],{},"not a substitute"," for qualified historical scholarship, the guidance of living faith\ncommunities, or professional medical\u002Flegal\u002Ffinancial\u002Fmental-health advice",[57,337,338,339],{},"You use AI-generated content ",[13,340,341],{},"at your own discretion and risk",[30,343],{},[33,345,347],{"id":346},"_10-limitation-of-liability","10. Limitation of liability",[10,349,350],{},"To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:",[54,352,353,356,362],{},[57,354,355],{},"We are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages\narising from your use of or inability to use the App",[57,357,358,359],{},"Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising from or related to the App or these Terms is\n",[13,360,361],{},"limited to the greater of (a) USD 100 or (b) the total amount you have paid us in the 12 months\npreceding the claim",[57,363,364],{},"We are not liable for any decisions you make or actions you take based on AI-generated content",[10,366,367],{},"Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for (a) death or personal injury caused by our\nnegligence, (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or (c) any liability that cannot be excluded\nby applicable law.",[30,369],{},[33,371,373],{"id":372},"_11-indemnification","11. Indemnification",[10,375,376],{},"You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Gilb International, its directors, employees, and\ncontractors from any claims, damages, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your\nviolation of these Terms, your misuse of the App, or your violation of any third party's rights.",[30,378],{},[33,380,382],{"id":381},"_12-changes-to-these-terms","12. Changes to these Terms",[10,384,385],{},"We may update these Terms from time to time. The \"Last updated\" date above reflects the most recent\nchange. Material changes will be communicated via the App or by other reasonable means. Continued use\nof the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.",[30,387],{},[33,389,391],{"id":390},"_13-governing-law-and-dispute-resolution","13. Governing law and dispute resolution",[10,393,394,395,398,399,402],{},"These Terms are governed by the laws of ",[13,396,397],{},"Norway",", without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any\ndispute arising from or related to these Terms or the App shall be resolved in the competent courts\nof ",[13,400,401],{},"Oslo, Norway",", except where mandatory consumer-protection laws in your country of residence\napply.",[10,404,405,406],{},"Consumers in the European Union may also use the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform:\n",[157,407,408],{"href":408,"rel":409},"https:\u002F\u002Fec.europa.eu\u002Fconsumers\u002Fodr",[410],"nofollow",[30,412],{},[33,414,416],{"id":415},"_14-severability","14. Severability",[10,418,419],{},"If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall\ncontinue in full force.",[30,421],{},[33,423,425],{"id":424},"_15-contact","15. 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