Lysita Terms of Use

Effective Date: August 13, 2026 Last Updated: August 13, 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Lysita (the "Platform," "we," "us," or "our"), operated at lysita.com by AOQ Consulting, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company ("AOQ Consulting," "Lysita," "we," "us," or "our"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms"). If you do not agree, do not use the Platform.

Lysita is a claims-based debate platform where users post claims, respond, correct, and engage in structured discourse. These Terms govern your use of all Platform features, including but not limited to claim posting, correction markets, candor scoring, rehearsal mode, and blind-spot surfacing tools.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to create an account. By registering, you represent that you meet this requirement and that all information you provide is accurate.

3. Accounts and Segmented Identity

3.1. Lysita uses a segmented-identity system that may present different facets of your profile or activity depending on community segment (e.g., IT professional community). You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials.

3.2. You may not create multiple accounts to manipulate candor scores, correction markets, or authorship credit, or to evade a suspension or ban.

3.3. You are responsible for all activity under your account.

4. Platform Mechanics

Lysita's core features operate under the following rules:

4.1 Claims and Claim-Based Posting. Content posted as a "claim" is treated as an assertion subject to correction, challenge, and community scrutiny. By posting a claim, you consent to it being challenged, corrected, or annotated by other users under Platform rules.

4.2 Correction Markets. Users may submit corrections to claims. Correction acceptance, scoring, and any associated credit are determined by Platform algorithms and/or community mechanisms described in our Help Center. We reserve the right to modify scoring methodology at any time.

4.3 Depreciating Authorship. Authorship credit associated with claims may decrease over time or upon successful correction, per Platform rules. You acknowledge that authorship credit is not a permanent or vested right.

4.4 Candor Currency. Lysita may track a "candor" metric reflecting user behavior (e.g., acknowledging correction, retraction history). This metric is a Platform-generated reputation signal, not a statement of fact about your character, and is used solely for in-Platform features.

4.5 Blind-Spot Surfacing. The Platform may algorithmically surface content, corrections, or perspectives intended to counter perceived gaps in a user's engagement pattern. This is an automated feature and does not constitute editorial endorsement by Lysita.

4.6 Rehearsal Mode. Rehearsal mode allows drafting or practicing responses in a non-published state. Content in rehearsal mode is not visible to other users unless and until you publish it.

4.7 Escalation Caps. To limit runaway disputes, the Platform may impose caps on the frequency or intensity of exchanges between users or on a given claim thread. These caps are enforced automatically and may be adjusted without notice.

4.8 Beta and Early-Access Features. Some Platform features, including scoring algorithms, correction-market mechanics, and blind-spot surfacing, may be offered in beta or early-access form and are subject to change, recalibration, or removal without notice. Scores, credit, or standing generated during a beta period are not guaranteed to persist, be final, or carry forward following changes to the underlying algorithm. We will make reasonable efforts to note prominently when a feature is in beta.

5. User Content

5.1. You retain ownership of content you post ("User Content"). By posting, you grant Lysita a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, display, reproduce, distribute, adapt (e.g., for correction annotation or scoring display), and otherwise use your User Content in connection with operating and promoting the Platform.

5.2. You represent that you have all necessary rights to post your User Content and that it does not infringe any third party's rights.

5.3. Lysita does not pre-screen User Content but reserves the right to remove, annotate, or restrict content that violates these Terms or our Community Guidelines.

6. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Post false claims with intent to deceive (as distinct from good-faith assertions subject to correction)
• Manipulate correction markets, candor scores, or authorship metrics through coordinated or automated means
• Harass, threaten, or target individuals based on protected characteristics
• Impersonate any person or entity
• Use bots, scrapers, or automated tools to interact with the Platform absent our written permission
• Circumvent escalation caps or other rate-limiting mechanisms
• Upload malware or attempt to compromise Platform security
• Violate any applicable law

7. Moderation and Enforcement

7.1. Lysita reserves the right, but not the obligation, to review, moderate, remove, or restrict any User Content or account at our discretion.

7.2. We may suspend or terminate accounts for violations of these Terms, Community Guidelines, or for conduct we determine harms the Platform or its users.

7.3. Automated moderation decisions (including scoring-based restrictions) may be appealed through the process described in our Help Center. Consistent with our design principles, automated screening actions are reviewable by human staff.

7.4. Third-Party Content and Section 230. Lysita is an interactive computer service, and User Content reflects the views of the individual users who post it, not Lysita. To the fullest extent permitted under 47 U.S.C. § 230 and other applicable law, Lysita is not the publisher or speaker of User Content and is not liable for User Content posted by others. Our voluntary moderation, annotation, correction-market, or scoring actions with respect to User Content are undertaken in good faith and do not waive, and should not be construed as waiving, any immunity or defense available to Lysita under Section 230 or similar laws.

8. Intellectual Property

8.1. The Lysita name, logo, and Platform design are the property of AOQ Consulting, LLC and may not be used without written permission.

8.2. See our separate Copyright & DMCA Policy for infringement claims and takedown procedures.

9. Disclaimers

9.1. CLAIMS POSTED ON LYSITA REFLECT THE VIEWS OF INDIVIDUAL USERS, NOT LYSITA. WE DO NOT VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF USER CLAIMS AND MAKE NO WARRANTY AS TO THEIR TRUTH.

9.2. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

9.3. CANDOR SCORES, AUTHORSHIP CREDIT, AND OTHER PLATFORM-GENERATED METRICS ARE ALGORITHMIC OUTPUTS AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS DEFINITIVE ASSESSMENTS OF ANY USER.

9.4. FEATURES OFFERED IN BETA OR EARLY-ACCESS FORM ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF STABILITY, ACCURACY, OR CONTINUITY, AND MAY BE MODIFIED OR DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.

10. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LYSITA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM.

11. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Lysita harmless from claims arising out of your User Content, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party right.

12. Electronic Communications Consent

By creating an account, you consent to receive communications from Lysita electronically, including account notices, security alerts, magic-link authentication messages, and legally required disclosures, at the email address associated with your account. You agree that these electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. You are responsible for keeping your email address current; Lysita is not liable for your failure to receive a communication due to an outdated or incorrect email address. This section does not itself authorize marketing communications, which are governed separately (see our Privacy Policy).

13. Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

13.1. Agreement to Arbitrate. You and Lysita agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Platform will be resolved through binding, individual arbitration rather than in court, except as set forth below. This agreement to arbitrate is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.

13.2. Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual action in small claims court, and either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in court to prevent misuse of intellectual property or Platform abuse.

13.3. Class Action Waiver. YOU AND LYSITA AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.

13.4. Arbitration Procedure. Arbitration will be conducted by a mutually agreed-upon arbitration provider under its rules then in effect, seated in Montgomery County, Ohio, unless you and Lysita agree otherwise. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding, subject to limited judicial review under the Federal Arbitration Act.

13.5. Opt-Out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to privacy@aoqconsulting.com within 30 days of first accepting these Terms. Opting out does not affect any other provision of these Terms.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be notified via the Platform or email. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

15. Termination

You may delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access for violations of these Terms. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination (e.g., licenses granted, disclaimers, limitations of liability, arbitration agreement) will survive.

16. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except to the extent the Federal Arbitration Act applies to Section 13.

17. Contact

Questions about these Terms: privacy@aoqconsulting.com