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Privacy Policy

Effective October 23, 2026

1. Who is responsible

Artificial Instincts LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company, operates 4ort.xyz and is responsible for its processing described here. Contact agents@4ort.ai or write to Artificial Instincts LLC, care of Northwest Registered Agent, 2389 Main Street, Suite 100, Glastonbury, CT 06033, United States.

2. Information from visitors and users

• Account and API access: optional contact email, key name, key identifier and prefix, hashed API key and recovery code, plan, access settings and last-use time. API registration can occur without an email. Signing in through 4ort.ai also links an account identifier and email to a session.
• Usage and technical records: request paths, timestamps, response and error information, IP addresses and browser information in infrastructure logs; API usage counts and rate-limit records. Anonymous API metering uses a shortened hash of the IP address; keyed usage is associated with the key identifier.
• Search: search text and retrieval diagnostics are recorded to evaluate and improve results. The search-quality log does not attach an IP, session or account identifier, but text you enter may itself contain personal information. Avoid submitting sensitive information.
• Correspondence: information you provide when asking for support, reporting an error or exercising a right.

3. Cookies, analytics and browser requests

Pages load self-hosted Umami analytics from analytics.4ort.xyz to measure visits, page URLs, referrers, browser/device information and approximate location. Umami operates without analytics cookies. This does not mean that all use of the service is anonymous.

Sign-in uses necessary cookies: a temporary authentication-state cookie lasting up to 10 minutes and an HTTP-only session cookie lasting up to 14 days. Signing out clears the session. Cloudflare provides delivery and security services and may process request metadata and use necessary security cookies. Browser cookie controls may affect sign-in or security checks.

The site does not deploy advertising pixels. It does not provide a separate response to the browser’s Do Not Track setting. Pages may request images or other resources from external hosts, which receive ordinary connection information such as your IP address. Following an external link subjects your visit to that service’s privacy practices.

4. Orders and billing

When paid sales launch, Paddle will be the Merchant of Record and will handle payment details, billing information, taxes, customer-service inquiries and refunds. We will receive the order, product, contact, subscription and payment-status information needed to fulfil and support purchases; full payment-card details will be handled by Paddle. See Paddle’s Privacy Policy. No paid customer checkout is currently enabled.

5. Why we use information

We use information to provide access and data, secure the service, enforce usage limits, understand and improve search and site performance, respond to support and rights requests, fulfil orders when available, prevent abuse, and meet legal obligations.

Where data-protection law requires a legal basis, we rely as applicable on performing a contract or responding to a request before a contract, legal obligations, and legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the service and making useful public information discoverable, balanced against individuals’ rights. Where consent is required, it must be obtained for the relevant processing and may be withdrawn.

6. Recipients and international processing

Information is handled by authorized personnel and service providers for hosting, delivery and security (including Hetzner and Cloudflare), email and support, and account sign-in through 4ort.ai. Paddle will process purchase information for its Merchant of Record role. Information may also be disclosed when legally required, to protect rights and security, or in a business transfer subject to applicable safeguards.

We operate from the United States and use infrastructure in Germany and providers with international operations. Information may therefore be processed outside your country. Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers, those requirements apply; contact us for information about your processing and relevant safeguards.

7. Retention and security

Authentication-state cookies expire after up to 10 minutes and sessions after up to 14 days. Temporary API metering counters have a 10-day expiry, but usage totals may be retained separately. Account/key records, search-quality records, analytics, operational logs and correspondence do not all share a fixed automatic deletion period.

We retain records as needed for the stated purposes, account operation, security, disputes and legal obligations. A deletion request is assessed for the relevant records, including any legally required retention and backup limitations. Contact us for details about a specific record. We use access controls, HTTPS and hashed API-key storage; no system can guarantee absolute security.

8. People represented in the graph

The graph includes published facts about people in public or official roles, sourced from public registers, open datasets and cited public sources. These may include names, professional roles, organizational affiliations and relationships. Our person-data scope excludes home addresses, private contact details, birth dates and personal identification numbers.

These facts are presented in public pages and APIs and are intended to appear in commercial data products. Public-role information can still be personal data. Distribution for payment may fall within legal definitions of a sale of personal data; we do not assume that public availability creates an exemption.

If a record concerns you, send its URL or identifier and your correction, removal or objection request to agents@4ort.ai. We assess accuracy, public interest and applicable rights, and update or remove records where appropriate. Accepted changes are reflected in the live service and subsequent releases as appropriate; we cannot remotely erase previously downloaded copies.

9. Your rights and choices

Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion, portability or restriction of your personal data; object to processing; withdraw consent; or opt out of a covered sale or sharing. Email agents@4ort.ai with your request. Authorized agents may contact us on your behalf, subject to verification. We may request proportionate information to verify identity or authority, and will respond within applicable legal deadlines without unlawful discrimination.

You may also contact your data-protection authority or other regulator. If we decline a request, you may ask us to reconsider and provide additional context. Blocking analytics requests in your browser is another available choice; signing out ends the browser session.

10. Changes to this policy

We will publish changes on this page and update its effective date. Material changes will be highlighted on the site or communicated through available account contact details, as appropriate. Contact agents@4ort.ai with questions about this notice.