Legal Notices

1. Data Sources

All data on this platform is sourced from publicly available government releases and court records. Primary sources include:

• U.S. House Oversight Committee — Documents released pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act and related Congressional oversight proceedings.
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — Court filings, indictments, plea agreements, and sentencing documents from United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (SDNY) and related federal cases.
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Releases — Documents obtained through FOIA requests to federal agencies including the FBI and DOJ.
• State Court Records — Publicly filed civil litigation documents, depositions, and settlement records from Florida, New York, and U.S. Virgin Islands courts.

1.1 Media Files

Media files are served unmodified. We do not create, edit, or add commentary to these files. They are provided for research, journalistic, and educational purposes as part of the public court record.

We do not create, fabricate, or editorialize source documents. All documents in our research database are unmodified copies of public records, indexed for searchability.

2. Redaction Policy

While these are public records, we apply the following redaction standards:

• Victim Identities — Where victims have been granted anonymity by courts (e.g., identified by pseudonym in proceedings), we maintain those protections. We do not attempt to identify anonymous victims.
• Minor Protection — Any content involving minors is handled with the highest level of care. Identifying details of minors mentioned in records are not indexed in our AI search system.
• Explicit Content — Graphic descriptions of abuse are filtered from AI-generated responses. Source documents containing such material are flagged but not excerpted in search results.
• Audio/Video Content — Media files from DOJ evidence datasets are served as-is from the original evidence release. This platform does not perform video or audio redaction, blurring, or editing. If a media file is determined to contain content requiring removal (see §4.3 below), the entire file will be taken down.

Redaction Requests: If you are mentioned in a public record indexed on this platform and wish to request redaction, contact legal@askepstein.ai with the specific content and your basis for the request. We will review requests on a case-by-case basis, balancing public interest against individual rights.

3. AI Content Disclaimer

The AI search assistant on this platform uses large language models to synthesize information from indexed public documents. Important limitations:

• AI responses may contain errors, omissions, or hallucinations
• AI responses are not verified facts and should not be treated as such
• AI responses are not admissible as evidence in any legal proceeding
• AI responses do not constitute a legal investigation tool and should not be relied upon for legal, journalistic, or investigative purposes without independent verification
• Mentioning a person in an AI response does not imply guilt, criminal conduct, or wrongdoing

You are solely responsible for independently verifying any claims made by the AI assistant against original source documents before relying on, citing, or republishing them.

4. Content Takedown

4.1 DMCA Notices

If you believe content on this platform infringes your copyright, submit a DMCA takedown notice to legal@askepstein.ai including:

• Identification of the copyrighted work
• URL of the infringing content on our platform
• Your contact information
• A good faith statement and declaration of accuracy under penalty of perjury

4.2 Harmful Digital Communications

As the platform operator is based in New Zealand, we comply with the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 (NZ). If you believe content on this platform constitutes a harmful digital communication, you may:

• Report the content using the in-platform Report button
• Contact us at legal@askepstein.ai
• File a complaint with Netsafe (netsafe.org.nz), the approved agency under the Act

4.3 Victim Media Takedown

If you are a victim, witness, or legal representative of a person depicted in evidence media files hosted on this platform, you may request expedited removal. We will:

• Remove or restrict access to the identified file(s) within 24 hours of receipt of a valid request
• Maintain the removal permanently unless compelled by legal process to restore access
• Not require detailed justification beyond identification of the file and a statement that you are depicted in it

Submit victim takedown requests to legal@askepstein.ai with subject line "Victim Media Takedown Request" and the document ID(s) in question.

4.4 CSAM Reporting & Response

If we identify or are notified of material that may constitute child sexual abuse material (CSAM), we will take the following actions immediately:

1. Immediate removal — The material will be removed from public access within one hour of identification
2. NCMEC CyberTipline report — We will file a report with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as required by 18 U.S.C. §2258A
3. Evidence preservation — The material will be preserved as required by federal law for law enforcement review
4. Law enforcement cooperation — We will cooperate fully with any resulting investigation

To report potential CSAM:

• Use the "Report Content" button on any document viewer page and select "Potential CSAM"
• Email abuse@askepstein.ai with subject line "CSAM Report"
• Reports of potential CSAM are treated with the highest priority and trigger immediate file removal pending review

4.5 Defamation Review

If you believe user-generated content on this platform is defamatory, contact legal@askepstein.ai with:

• The specific content you believe is defamatory
• The basis for your claim (i.e., why the statement is false)
• Your identity and relationship to the subject matter

We will review the content and may remove it, request corrections from the author, or determine that it falls within fair comment on public records.

5. Law Enforcement

We cooperate with valid legal process. Law enforcement agencies may submit requests to:

• Email: legal@askepstein.ai
• Subject line: "Legal Process Request — askepstein.ai"

We require valid legal process (court orders, subpoenas, warrants) before disclosing any information. Emergency requests involving imminent threat to life will be expedited. We will notify affected users of legal process requests unless legally prohibited from doing so.

Note: Due to our pseudonymous authentication system, the data we hold on users is limited to hashed tokens, chosen handles, display names, and content contributions. We do not collect email addresses, real names, or other identifying information.

6. Contact

For formal legal process, takedown requests, or redaction inquiries:

legal@askepstein.ai

For content reports and abuse:

abuse@askepstein.ai

For privacy-related inquiries:

privacy@askepstein.ai