Terms of Service

Effective Date: March 2, 2026 · Last Updated: March 2, 2026

The short version: You own everything you create. We provide the workspace. You can leave anytime and take everything with you.

1. Agreement

By using Sakme ("the Service"), you agree to these Terms of Service ("Terms") and our Privacy Policy. The Service is operated by Agent-C LLC ("we," "us," or "our").

2. Your Creative Work

2.1 You Own Your Work

All creative content you produce using Sakme belongs to you. This includes stories, scenes, characters, world-building, voice profiles, and any other creative output. We claim no ownership, license, or rights to your creative work beyond what is necessary to provide the Service.

2.2 Your Memory Belongs to You

The knowledge crystallized in your Memory (internally called the Codex) — including creative decisions, taste preferences, voice calibration data, and growth metrics — belongs to you. This accumulated understanding is sovereign to your account and is not aggregated, shared, or used for any purpose beyond serving you.

2.3 License to Provide the Service

To operate Sakme, you grant us a limited, non-exclusive license to process your content as needed to provide the Service (e.g., sending prompts to AI models, storing data, generating outputs). This license terminates when you delete your account.

2.4 Marketplace Content

If you publish skills, templates, or other creative assets to the Sakme Marketplace, you retain ownership and grant a distribution license as specified in the Marketplace Terms (available at the time of publication). You can unpublish marketplace content at any time.

3. Accounts

3.1 Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old to create a Sakme account. By creating an account, you represent that you meet this requirement.

3.2 Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account. Sakme uses third-party authentication (Google OAuth) and does not store passwords directly. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately at security@sakme.ai.

3.3 One Account Per Person

Each person should maintain one account. Multiple accounts for the same individual may be consolidated or removed.

4. Subscription Tiers

4.1 Free Tier (Audition)

The free tier provides access to core creative tools using your own AI API key (Bring Your Own Key). No payment information is required. Feature access is limited as described on our pricing page.

4.2 Paid Tiers (Creator, Showrunner)

Paid subscriptions are billed monthly through our payment provider (Paddle). Prices are listed on our pricing page and may change with 30 days' notice. You can cancel at any time — your subscription remains active until the end of the billing period.

4.3 Refunds

We offer a full refund within the first 14 days of a new subscription. After 14 days, refunds are handled on a case-by-case basis. Contact billing@sakme.ai.

5. Acceptable Use

5.1 Permitted Use

Sakme is designed for creative work — writing, storytelling, content creation, and related creative activities. You may use the Service for personal and commercial creative projects.

5.2 Prohibited Use

You may not use Sakme to:

5.3 AI-Generated Content

Content generated through Sakme's AI tools is your responsibility. While our governance system (the Governor) reviews outputs for quality and narrative consistency, you are responsible for reviewing and approving all content before publication or distribution. AI-generated content should be labeled as such where required by law.

6. Data Portability and Deletion

6.1 Export Your Data

You can export all your data at any time through the Settings panel. We support export in portable JSON format (full account backup) and creative formats (Fountain, manuscript). We will never make data export difficult, slow, or conditional on maintaining a subscription.

6.2 Delete Your Account

You can request account deletion through Settings. Upon deletion, we permanently remove all your data within 30 days, including creative content, Memory, Alter Ego data, and personal information. See our Privacy Policy for details on blockchain provenance records.

6.3 The Right to Leave

We believe the right to leave with your data intact is fundamental. Sakme is built on an open-source engine (Seitiate). If you choose to leave, you can export your data and, if technically inclined, run the open-source engine yourself. We will never hold your data hostage.

7. Open Source

Sakme's underlying engine, Seitiate, is open-source software licensed under AGPL-3.0. The terms of the AGPL-3.0 license apply to the engine source code. The Sakme experience layer (user interface, managed hosting, marketplace) is proprietary and subject to these Terms.

8. Intellectual Property

8.1 Sakme IP

The Sakme brand, user interface design, managed infrastructure, and proprietary features (Alter Ego experience, marketplace, and the Sakme app) are the intellectual property of Agent-C LLC. The narrative governance system is protected by patent pending.

8.2 Open Source Credits

Sakme is built with numerous open-source technologies. Attribution and license information for all open-source dependencies are available in the Seitiate repository.

9. Limitation of Liability

Sakme is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do our best to keep the Service reliable and your data safe, but we cannot guarantee uninterrupted service. To the maximum extent permitted by law:

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms with 30 days' notice via email and/or in-app notification. Material changes (pricing, ownership rights, data practices) require affirmative consent. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of non-material changes.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

12. Contact

For questions about these Terms: