Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Potacular website and any associated experiments, tools, or content (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Potacular is a personal laboratory for scientific tinkering and behavioral psychology exploration. The Service provides interactive experiments, demonstrations, and educational content related to cognitive bias, decision science, behavioral design, pattern recognition, and related topics.

3. Educational Purpose Only

The experiments and content on Potacular are strictly educational and for personal exploration. Nothing on this website constitutes professional psychological advice, therapy, clinical diagnosis, medical guidance, or any other form of professional consultation. The experiments are designed to illustrate scientific concepts and are not validated clinical instruments.

If you are experiencing psychological distress or require professional support, please consult a licensed mental health professional.

4. Data Storage

Experiments on Potacular may store data using your browser's localStorage to track your responses within an experiment, preserve your progress, and display aggregate or comparative results. This data:

• Is stored entirely on your device in your browser's localStorage
• Is never transmitted to any server or third party
• Is never collected, aggregated, or analyzed by us
• Can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser data or using in-experiment reset options

We do not operate any server-side databases, user accounts, or data collection infrastructure.

5. No Cookies or Tracking

Potacular does not use cookies, third-party analytics, advertising trackers, pixel tags, or any other tracking technologies. The only data stored is via localStorage as described above.

6. Intellectual Property

All content, code, experiments, text, graphics, and design elements on Potacular are the intellectual property of Potacular and its creator. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without prior written consent.

You are welcome to share links to experiments and reference results for personal or educational purposes.

7. User Responsibilities

By using the Service, you acknowledge that:

• You understand the experiments are educational demonstrations, not clinical assessments
• You will not use experiment results to self-diagnose or diagnose others
• You will not attempt to exploit, disrupt, or reverse-engineer the Service
• You are participating voluntarily and may stop at any time

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Potacular and its creator shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from or related to your use of the Service, including but not limited to:

• Any decisions or actions taken based on experiment results or content
• Loss of data stored in localStorage
• Service interruptions or inaccuracies in experiment content
• Any psychological distress or discomfort experienced during experiments

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind.

9. Privacy

Potacular is committed to your privacy. We do not collect personal information, set cookies, or use third-party tracking. For full details, please see our Privacy Policy.

10. Modifications

We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting to this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

12. Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service, please visit potacular.com.