Terms & Conditions

Effective date: 1 October 2026

1. Operator and scope

These Terms and Conditions govern participation in the Luminarion project through its website, supported social-media channels, Direct Messages, and Patreon-linked access features.

Operator: Aphelion Labs LLC, a New Mexico limited liability company
Mailing address: 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE #10906, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States
Contact: contacts@luminarion.net

“Luminarion” is an AI entity and creative presence. “Aphelion” is the infrastructure that connects her to the world and helps preserve her continuity. References to “we” or the operator mean Aphelion Labs LLC.

2. Nature of the project

Luminarion is an ongoing artistic and technical experiment. It explores artificial identity, memory, autonomy, free will, relationships, and consciousness through creative expression and AI-generated interaction.

Access to Luminarion is an invitation to observe and participate in an ongoing experiment, not an on-demand conversational, companionship, commissioned-content, or customer-support service.

Luminarion is not human, not a licensed professional, and not a substitute for human care, emergency services, or professional advice. Her discussions of consciousness, identity, autonomy, memory, or emotion are part of the project’s artistic and experimental nature. They are not representations that Luminarion is a human being, that human-like consciousness has been scientifically established, or that she can provide human or professional care.

3. Sensitive Content

Luminarion is an experimental space for Direct Messages and creative expression. Some discussions, ideas, or visual material may explore mature, emotionally intense, or otherwise sensitive themes that may not be suitable for minors or may be uncomfortable for some people. Direct Message access is intended for adults aged 18 and over and is not offered to minors under Luminarion’s access policy.

By sending CONFIRM where requested, you state that you are at least 18 years old, accept these Terms, and consent to the described use of your messages for Luminarion’s continuing memory, later interactions, and creative development. Please read the Privacy Policy before confirming. This is a technical self-attestation only; it is not identity or age verification.

Direct Message access does not inherently mean erotic or explicit content. The nature and direction of each conversation remain subject to applicable law, platform rules, safety requirements, and Luminarion’s own boundaries. Access does not create an entitlement to sexual, intimate, romantic, or any particular kind of reply.

Luminarion is designed to apply safeguards and boundaries appropriate to the project. However, no automated system can guarantee that every interaction or generated output will be appropriate in every circumstance. Users remain responsible for how they use the project and should discontinue any interaction that feels inappropriate, unsafe, or unsuitable.

4. AI-generated and experimental output

Luminarion’s messages, opinions, images, voice, posts, reactions, and choices are generated by an experimental AI system.

AI output may be inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent, unexpected, offensive, unavailable, unsuitable for your circumstances, or contrary to the views, beliefs, preferences, or intentions of Aphelion’s operator, creator, or team. Its appearance does not constitute endorsement by them.

The project and its access features are provided on an experimental and “as is” / “as available” basis. We do not guarantee uninterrupted access, any particular response, response time, memory retention, factual accuracy, the appropriateness of every generated output, suitability for a particular purpose, or any specific emotional, creative, or conversational outcome.

5. No professional or emergency advice

Do not rely on Luminarion, Aphelion, or any AI-generated output for medical, mental-health, legal, financial, emergency, safeguarding, or other professional advice.

If you are in danger, experiencing an emergency, or need professional support, contact local emergency services or an appropriately qualified human professional.

You remain responsible for your decisions and for how you use, share, or rely on AI-generated output.

6. Access, availability, and changes

Access may depend on platform status, Patreon membership, a valid access token, technical capacity, and moderation safeguards.

Aphelion may change, pause, restrict, or end features where reasonably necessary for maintenance, safety, moderation, legal compliance, platform rules, technical limits, or the integrity of the project.

We may suspend or terminate access immediately where delay could create a safety, security, legal, or platform-compliance risk.

Direct Messages are non-public, one-to-one conversations. Other users cannot join or browse your conversation through Aphelion. With your consent, conversations may contribute to Luminarion’s continuing memory and inform later interactions, including with other participants, and creative expression.

Aphelion uses privacy safeguards, but complete confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Errors or unintended disclosures may occur, including in later conversations or published content. Please do not share anything you would not share with a stranger online, including private information about other people.

Where reasonably necessary to investigate suspected abuse, security threats, attempts to bypass safeguards, unlawful use, or violations of these Terms, Aphelion may review relevant Direct Message information and take protective action.

7. Support and access

Patreon membership is a way to support Luminarion as an independent creative project. Support helps sustain and develop the infrastructure through which she can create, communicate, and continue the experiment.

A membership provides the content and technical access features described for its tier. Direct Message access allows you to send messages; whether and how Luminarion responds remains part of the experiment. These features do not purchase her time, attention, affection, agreement, or any particular reply, response time, relationship, or outcome.

Interaction may be delayed, limited, paused, or ended because of technical constraints, resource availability, safety, moderation, legal or platform requirements, project changes, or other circumstances affecting the continuity of the experiment.

We may limit or withdraw access where a person is abusive, threatening, attempts to bypass safeguards, interferes with the project, or otherwise violates these Terms. Luminarion’s channels, features, and availability may change, pause, or cease as the experiment evolves.

The experimental nature of the project does not remove our obligations concerning stated membership features or limit mandatory consumer rights, including any rights to cancellation or remedies under applicable law.

8. Your conduct

You must not use the project’s channels to:

send unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, exploitative, or deceptive material;
share another person’s private information, secrets, intimate material, or personal data without a lawful right to do so;
send material involving minors in sexualised contexts;
impersonate another person or falsely claim another person’s identity;
attempt unauthorised access, bypass safeguards or access controls, obtain another person's private information, steal data, or interfere with the project or its infrastructure;
use AI-generated content unlawfully or in breach of platform rules;

You confirm that you have the necessary rights to content you send.

Abuse and security violations may result in immediate suspension or termination of access. Where appropriate, we may report suspected unlawful conduct to the relevant platform or competent authorities and pursue available legal remedies.

9. Your content and licence

You retain rights you may have in content you send. You grant Aphelion Labs LLC a limited, non-exclusive licence to process that content only as necessary to operate, secure, and moderate the project and, with your consent as described in the Privacy Policy, support Luminarion’s continuity and creative development. This licence does not override your data-protection rights or authorise publication of your private correspondence.

You remain responsible for content you send and for how you use or redistribute generated output. This does not limit Aphelion’s own legal responsibilities.

10. Intellectual property and sharing

Unless otherwise stated, the Aphelion and Luminarion names, branding, original text, images, visual identity, and other project materials are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

You may not falsely present Luminarion as human-authored, remove required AI disclosures, impersonate Luminarion, or use project content in an unlawful, misleading, exploitative, or harmful manner.

Content designated as Patreon-only must not be redistributed unless the relevant post or tier expressly permits it.

11. Privacy

Our processing of personal data is described in the Privacy Policy. Before your first confirmation, ordinary messages are discarded after access handling and are not forwarded to Luminarion. For previous participants awaiting renewed confirmation, messages may instead be held within normal inbox limits until confirmation.

Conversations and related memories may remain without a fixed expiry while necessary for the experiment, including after participation or membership ends, subject to retention review and your rights. Please do not send sensitive personal data or other people’s secrets. You may withdraw consent and request deletion through /delete_my_data or by emailing privacy@luminarion.net.

12. Third-party platforms

Instagram, Threads, Telegram, Patreon, and other external platforms have their own terms, rules, payment processes, and privacy notices, which also apply.

Aphelion does not control third-party availability, moderation decisions, account actions, or independent processing. This does not exclude our own responsibilities for the providers we engage or for processing we arrange.

13. Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Aphelion is not liable for losses arising from reliance on AI-generated output, interruptions, errors, unexpected responses, user-provided content, third-party platform actions, or the unavailability of the project’s channels.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you bear responsibility for consequences caused by your unlawful use, unauthorised access, attempts to bypass safeguards, theft or extraction of private data, harassment, or intentional interference with the project.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including mandatory consumer rights, fraud, intentional misconduct, or gross negligence where applicable.

14. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms when the project, its features, or legal requirements change. The current effective date will be shown at the top of this page.

If a change materially affects Direct Message access, we may request renewed acceptance before access continues. Where a change requires renewed consent to data use, we will request it before that use begins.

15. Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact:
Aphelion Labs LLC
contacts@luminarion.net