Acceptable Use Policy

1. The basics

Lemniscate is built for private, secure communication. This policy sets out what is not allowed. It applies to all use of the Service provided by Lemniscate Labs LLC and complements our Terms of Service.

2. Prohibited content and conduct

You must not use the Service to create, share, request, or facilitate:

• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any sexualisation of minors — zero tolerance, reported to authorities;
• Credible threats of violence, terrorism, or instructions to build weapons or explosives;
• Content that incites or coordinates serious harm to people;
• Hate or harassment targeting people based on protected characteristics;
• Malware, ransomware, phishing, or attacks on systems or this Service;
• Fraud, scams, or impersonation of others or of Lemniscate;
• Distribution of content that is illegal where you or the recipient are located, or that infringes others' rights.

3. How this works with encryption

Private messages and private groups are end-to-end encrypted, so we cannot read them and do not scan their content. Enforcement of this policy therefore happens in three ways that preserve encryption:

• On your device — optional safety filters and group rules run locally, before anything is encrypted;
• User reports — when you report content, your device attaches the relevant material so a human can review it;
• Public content — public channels, the feed, and the public directory are moderated directly, and accounts or groups that break this policy can be removed from discovery or suspended.

4. Reporting

Anyone can report content from inside the app using Report, available on chats, groups, channels, and feed posts. Reports go to our review process. Apparent child sexual abuse material is escalated to the relevant authorities (in the US, NCMEC).

5. Enforcement

Depending on severity, we may: issue a warning, remove a group or channel from public discovery, suspend an identity from the Service, or report to authorities. Clear, severe violations — in particular CSAM — result in immediate action without prior warning.

6. Appeals

If you believe an enforcement action was a mistake, contact [email protected]. We will review the matter. Legal-reporting obligations are not reversed by an appeal.