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Terms of Use

The Fine Print for Our Global Moral Choice Experiment

1. What Is This Thing?

Moral Collective is a real-time, global social experiment where humans collectively decide the moral fate of the universe through the sophisticated act of clicking buttons during scheduled participation windows. Think of it as democracy, but with more clicking, fewer politicians, and Google AdSense advertisements to keep the lights on.

2. Session System & Fair Play

We operate on a sophisticated session-based system designed to give everyone a fair chance to influence the universe's moral compass while maintaining authentic participation:

Session Schedule

• 72 sessions daily - Every 20 minutes, because moral decisions can't wait
• 90 seconds active time - Perfect for intense moral decision-making
• 18.5 minutes quiet time - For reflection, sharing, and building anticipation for the next moral choice window
• Global participation - Sessions run on UTC time, allowing worldwide participation

Connection Management & User Roles

3. The Rules of Engagement

Acceptable Behavior

• Click thoughtfully during your assigned session windows (or chaotically, we don't judge)
• Respect the session timers and capacity limits
• Accept your role as either an active clicker or passive observer gracefully
• Share the experience with friends who might appreciate the absurdity of global moral button-clicking
• Use keyboard shortcuts (G for Good, E for Evil) responsibly if you're an active clicker
• Interact with Google AdSense advertisements genuinely if you're interested in the products or services
• Allow Google's optimization system to serve relevant ads based on your interests

Prohibited Activities

• Automated clicking: Bots, scripts, auto-clickers, or any non-human clicking devices
• Spam clicking: Our sophisticated penalty system will catch you (see below for the gory details)
• Connection manipulation: Attempting to bypass the active clicker limit or role assignment
• Ad fraud: Artificial ad clicking, click farms, revenue manipulation, or interfering with Google's ad serving
• Server attacks: Don't try to break our infrastructure, please
• Content scraping: Automated data extraction or content theft
• Analytics manipulation: Attempting to skew Google's performance data or advertising metrics
• Being a digital nuisance: General internet etiquette applies

4. The Penalty System (A Masterclass in Behavioral Psychology)

Our penalty system is designed to encourage thoughtful clicking while discouraging mindless button mashing. It's like a digital timeout, but with more sophistication and philosophical undertones:

5. Intellectual Property & Content

Our Content

• The concept, design, and implementation of Moral Collective is our intellectual property
• The global counter data and session system are part of our proprietary experiment
• You may share screenshots and discuss the experiment freely (we encourage it!)
• Commercial use of our content or concepts requires permission

Your Participation

• Your clicks contribute to the collective experiment and become part of the global dataset
• You retain no individual ownership of your participation data
• Your participation is anonymous and aggregated with all other participants

6. Privacy & Data Protection

Our data collection practices are detailed in our Privacy Policy. Key points:

• We collect minimal data necessary for the experiment functionality
• Google AdSense collects advertising data separately from our core experiment data
• You can opt out of personalized advertising while still participating in the moral experiment
• No personal identification is collected or stored for our core functionality
• Google may use cookies and tracking technologies for ad personalization
• All data handling complies with applicable privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

7. Service Availability & Technical Limitations

As with any cutting-edge moral consciousness experiment, there are some technical considerations:

• Service availability: We strive for 24/7 uptime but cannot guarantee 100% availability during moral crises
• Connection management: Active clicker slots are limited to 100 per session for optimal performance
• Update frequency scaling: Passive viewers may experience different update rates during high traffic periods
• Session synchronization: All times are based on UTC for global fairness
• Advertising delivery: Ad display depends on Google's third-party networks and may vary
• Ad optimization: Google may test different ad configurations to improve performance
• Loading speeds: Site speed may vary as Google optimizes for the best user experience

8. Termination & Access Suspension

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend access for users who:

• Violate these terms of use repeatedly
• Engage in automated or fraudulent clicking (on buttons or ads)
• Attempt to manipulate Google's advertising systems
• Interfere with site analytics or ad performance measurements
• Disrupt the service for other users
• Use the service for illegal or harmful purposes
• Generate fake traffic or attempt to skew advertising metrics

9. Liability & Disclaimers

By participating in this grand moral experiment, you acknowledge that:

• Your clicks may not actually determine the universe's moral alignment (though they might)
• Addiction to scheduled moral button clicking is not our responsibility (but we're flattered)
• Results may vary; past moral performance does not guarantee future ethical outcomes
• Side effects may include: existential questioning, compulsive clicking urges, obsessive session schedule checking, and a newfound appreciation for digital democracy
• Advertising content is provided by Google's network partners and we don't control or endorse advertised products
• Ad placement and content may change as Google optimizes for better user experience
• The philosophical implications of your choices are yours to contemplate
• Technical issues, server outages, or session disruptions may occur
• Google's optimization may result in different advertising experiences for different users

10. Governing Law & Disputes

These terms are governed by applicable laws. Any disputes will be resolved through:

• First, good-faith discussion and philosophical debate
• If necessary, applicable dispute resolution mechanisms
• Individual resolution preferred over group actions

11. Changes & Updates

We reserve the right to update these terms as the collective consciousness experiment evolves. Changes will be announced through:

• Prominent notice on the main site
• Email notification (if you've provided contact information)
• Updated "Last Modified" date at the bottom of this page

12. Contact & Feedback

Questions? Concerns? Philosophical musings about the nature of digital moral choice, scheduled participation windows, or our Google AdSense policies?

13. Final Thoughts

Congratulations on making it this far! You've now read more legal text than most people encounter in a year, including our Google AdSense policies. Whether you become an active clicker or passive viewer in our little experiment, you've already demonstrated the Good quality of reading the fine print.

By continuing to use Moral Collective, you agree to these terms and join our quest to answer humanity's most pressing question: Can we collectively make good choices during scheduled moral participation windows, or are we doomed to chaotic button mashing when given the chance? (And can we do it while supporting the site through Google's advertising ecosystem?)