BE IT KNOWN AND DECREED by all visitors, account holders, and participants using TimeDecay, that this service operates under the principle of scheduled expiration. The core purpose of this platform is not the permanent storage of digital files and notes, but their automatic, scheduled removal once their chosen lifespan ends.
By using, uploading to, or interacting with this platform, you agree to the data practices, expiration rules, and limitations described in this policy.
HEED THE WORDS OF THE LEX IMPERIALIS. Let all serfs, tech-adepts, rogue traders, and voidfarers know this immutable law: within the iron sanctum of TimeDecay, the preservation of stagnant data is branded as techno-heresy. The Machine Spirits of this network are commanded solely to enforce deterministic oblivion. Data exists upon lease; when the sacred chronometer expires, its soul is cast unceremoniously into the warp.
There is no innocence before the Arbites—only differing durations of cached life. By transmitting any offering into this console, you surrender all claims of recovery to the Emperor's judgment.
ARTICLE I. THE PRINCIPLE OF TRANSIENCE (DATA INGESTION & STORAGE)CANON I. THE RITE OF TRANSIENT TITHE (OBJECT INGESTION & STORAGE)
Section 1.1 — Ephemeral Files & Personal Notes. Files and personal notes submitted through the TimeDecay interface are stored within isolated, access-controlled environments. Unless explicitly retained by an authorized account holder where supported, uploaded files and notes remain active solely for the duration selected at creation.Decretum 1.1 — Direct Offering to the Cogitator Vaults. Offerings and parchment-slates presented unto the interface are channeled immediately to consecrated, isolated iron vaults within our bastions. Save where sealed by an authorized bearer, every offering remains inviolate solely for the exact span decreed by your mortal chronometer, and not one second longer.
Section 1.2 — Operational Records & Temporary Share Links. To administer storage limits and temporary file sharing, the service records basic operational attributes—limited to item names, file sizes, account storage allowances, optional view limits on shared links, and scheduled expiration times. Each temporary item is governed by an automated expiration schedule.Decretum 1.2 — The Cogitator Slate of Inscriptions. The names, weights, tithe-allowances, and temporary seal-links of objects are recorded within the Slate of Inscriptions. Each transient inscription is stamped with an irrevocable Death Epoch. When the hourglass empties, the slate burns clean.
Section 1.3 — Account Access, Quick PIN & Identity Protection. You can access your account using your email, mobile phone, or a Quick Sign-In PIN. We protect your PIN with strong cryptographic safeguards so nobody can read it. To prevent unauthorized guessing, entering an incorrect PIN repeatedly triggers an automatic 15-minute sign-in lockout across all devices. One-time verification codes sent to your phone or email expire automatically within minutes. We do not sell your personal details, build commercial advertising profiles, or track your browsing across other sites.Decretum 1.3 — Sanctified User Isolation & Clearance Rites. Soul identities are guarded by sanctified Clearance Seals, hashed Quick-PIN wards, and temporary One-Time Cipher rites that self-immolate upon completion. Repeated failure of the sacred PIN rite triggers immediate 15-minute interdiction across all vox-consoles. We do not construct heretical scrying profiles, market dossiers, or biometric sigils. We know only your clearance badge.
ARTICLE II. IRREVOCABLE EXPIRATION PROTOCOLSCANON II. RITE OF ABSOLUTE PURGE & DAMNATIO MEMORIAE
Section 2.1 — Automated Expiration & Permanent Deletion. Once an item reaches its scheduled expiration time, it is marked as expired and permanently removed by automated cleanup processes along with its associated storage listing.Decretum 2.1 — The Death Stroke. At the exact tick of timer exhaustion, the object is branded as Heretica Null. Automated Arbites sweepers cleanse the offering from the vaults, simultaneously striking its line from the ledger.
STATUTE OF ABSOLUTE EXPIRATION: ONCE AN ITEM EXPIRES, RESTORATION IS IMPOSSIBLE. NO BACKUP ARCHIVE, RECOVERY SERVICE, OR RETRIEVAL MECHANISM EXISTS OR SHALL EVER BE PROVIDED BY THE OPERATORS.EDICT OF TOTAL OBLIVION // HERETICA RESTORATIO: ONCE THE CHRONOMETER STRIKES ZERO, RESTORATION IS A TECHNO-HERESY AND AN IMPOSSIBILITY. NO RECOVERY COGITATOR, VOID PRAYER, BACKUP TAPE, OR HIGH MAGOS INVOCATION CAN RESURRECT WHAT HAS BEEN PURGED. PETITIONERS DEMANDING DATA RESTORATION SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE NEAREST ARBITES PENAL LABOUR BATTALION.
Section 2.2 — Disclaimer of Archival Duty. The operator expressly disclaims all duties of custody, escrow, or permanent safekeeping. TimeDecay must not be used as a long-term archive for critical, singular, or irreplaceable records.Decretum 2.2 — Disclaimer of Custodial Mercy. The Adeptus Administratum disclaims all custody. TimeDecay is a furnace of data, not a library of remembrance. He who stores irreplaceable sacred relics here commits negligence punishable under Lex 44.9.
ARTICLE III. PLATFORM SECURITY, GOVERNANCE LOGS & ABUSE PREVENTIONCANON III. SANCTUM DEFENSE, OPERATIONAL ROLLS & VOID AUSPEX
Section 3.1 — Security Monitoring & Abuse Defense. To protect the service against unauthorized access, automated abuse, and service disruption, protective systems monitor basic security events such as repeated failed sign-in attempts and unusual request volume. This information is used solely to maintain platform stability and security.Decretum 3.1 — Wards Against Intrusion & Scrap-Code. To repel scrap-code intrusions, brute-force incursions, and unauthorized penetration of the machine-sanctum, sentinel auspex arrays monitor entry gates. Hostile signatures and failed entry runes are quarantined within warding shrines to preserve the holy integrity of the network.
Section 3.2 — Administrative & Operational Activity Logs. While expired file and note contents are permanently deleted, the service maintains non-content activity records. These records note administrative and lifecycle events—such as sign-in times, item creation or deletion events, policy updates, and moderation decisions—solely to maintain accountability and platform governance.Decretum 3.2 — The Incorruptible Book of Deeds. Though the flesh of data is consumed in atomic fire, the sacred scribes record each transactional rite in the Book of Deeds. The actor's rune, the hour of purge, the proctor's judgment, and the confirmation of extinction are chiseled into immutable stone. No mortal payload contents remain—only proof that the law was upheld.
Section 3.3 — Standard Network Connection Data. Standard network connection details—such as network addresses and basic browser descriptors—are processed temporarily to route traffic, prevent denial-of-service attacks, and enforce rate limits. These routine connection logs are cycled out regularly and are not used to build personal browsing profiles.Decretum 3.3 — Void-Boundary Telemetry & Etheric Signals. Planetary boundary auspex registers volatile etheric signals—including vox-coordinates and machine-spirit signatures—solely to navigate vox-burst routing and repel orbital barrages. These ephemeral signals are combusted in rolling cycles without lasting record.
Section 3.4 — Automated Bot Protection. To protect sign-in forms and public features from automated spam without intrusive puzzles, TimeDecay uses Cloudflare Turnstile. This service evaluates basic connection and interaction signals solely to confirm that a visitor is human, in accordance with Cloudflare's Turnstile Privacy Policy, and never for advertising or cross-site tracking.Decretum 3.4 — Scrap-Code Screening & Turnstile Machine-Wards. To shield sacred cogitator terminals against scrap-code automata and synthetic abomination intrusions without impeding sanctioned Imperial citizens, TimeDecay invokes Cloudflare Turnstile machine-wards. Warding auspex examines volatile connection signals solely to distinguish flesh-and-blood servants of the Throne from soulless automata, in accordance with the Cloudflare Turnstile Privacy Policy & Sanctum Decretum.
ARTICLE IV. INTERACTIVE GAMES, LEADERBOARDS & ROLLCALL PRESENCECANON IV. TRIALS OF SKILL, HONOUR ROLLS & AUSPEX MUSTER
Section 4.1 — Game Progress, Leaderboards & Gameplay History. When you play TimeDecay interactive games—such as Sayid Al-Kalima (صايد الكلمة) and Bahrain Pinpoint—your browser saves your current game progress, streak history, and chosen display nickname on your device so you can resume play. If you submit a result to the public leaderboard, we store your chosen display nickname, score, completion time, streak totals, and the guesses or map placements made during that round.Decretum 4.1 — The Arena Ledger & Public Honour Rolls. Contestants entering the scholastic arenas of Sayid Al-Kalima and Pinpoint Bahrain retain their ongoing trial state, victory streaks, and chosen cognomen upon their own personal terminal. Upon inscribing a victory onto the public Honour Roll, the vault records your cognomen, trial score, completion time, streak tally, and the words or map placements ventured during the trial.
Section 4.2 — Anonymous Word Popularity & Community Map Feedback. To understand general gameplay trends, valid words guessed in word puzzles are counted toward anonymous, overall word popularity totals that are not linked to any player. Additionally, if you voluntarily submit a map correction or feedback report in Bahrain Pinpoint, we record your remarks, suggested location, and basic connection details solely to review the suggestion and prevent spam.Decretum 4.2 — Lexicanum Word-Tallies & Cartographic Petitions. Every valid word-rune uttered in the arena increments an anonymous Lexicanum tally devoid of personal identity, recording only general word popularity across the sector. Should a citizen submit a Cartographic Petition to amend planetary coordinates, the Arbites log the suggested location, petitioner remarks, and vox-origin strictly to verify map truth and prevent spam-heresy.
Section 4.3 — Fair Play Review & Leaderboard Moderation. To keep public leaderboards fair, game moderators may review submitted round guesses and completion times. Submissions showing clear signs of unfair play may be flagged, removed from all-time Hall of Fame rankings, and listed in the daily flagged section (قائمة الغشاشين) on the leaderboard.Decretum 4.3 — Inquisitorial Fair-Play Review & The Pillory of Dishonour. Know that the Proctor-Inquisitors of the Game Sanctum review the guesses and completion times behind leaderboard inscriptions to uphold fair competition. Those judged guilty of dishonourable play shall be cast out from the Hall of Heroes and displayed upon the daily Pillory of Dishonour (قائمة الغشاشين).
Section 4.4 — Rollcall Gatherings, QR Attendance & Identity Privacy. For participants who use Rollcall to organize gatherings and track attendance, we operate under clear, privacy-first rules:
• Confirming Attendance: When you check in to an in-person gathering, your device shares a single location reading solely to confirm you are at the venue. For virtual or location-free meetups, location is never checked.
• Rotating QR Code Scanning: You can also confirm physical presence by scanning a quick 5-second rotating QR code shown by someone already verified at the gathering. Your camera only reads the code on your device—we never record, stream, or store any camera video.
• Email Privacy: Other circle members and organizers never see your real email address; it is always masked or hidden from view. Only global platform administrators can view account emails.
• Name Visibility: Other people can only see your display name if they share the same circle with you or if you join a public circle. In all other cases, you remain anonymous.
• Community Review: Circle members can flag or dispute suspicious check-ins to help the group verify honest attendance without centralized surveillance.Decretum 4.4 — Planetary Muster Rolls, Rotating Auspex & Identity Veils. Sworn brethren summoned to a Rollcall muster submit to clear, iron decrees of privacy and assembly:
• Muster Fix: A single planetary location fix is transmitted at check-in solely to verify arrival at the designated coordinate. For ether-void assemblies, no auspex is cast.
• Rotating Auspex Sigils: In-person muster is affirmed via rapid 5-second rotating QR runes scanned by an existing attendee. Optical arrays process sigils purely in local memory—no pict-footage is ever captured or archived.
• The Veil of the Vox: Fellow brethren and circle masters never behold your true vox-email address; it remains veiled behind cipher-masks. Only High Arbitrators of the Throne may inspect true registries.
• Cognomen Scoping: Your honour-name is visible only to warriors within your own battle-brotherhood or public gatherings. To all foreign circles, you are an unmarked initiate.
• Right of Veto: Any sworn member may cast a dispute-rune against fraudulent check-ins to safeguard circle honour.
ARTICLE V. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW & STATUTORY PRESERVATIONCANON V. INQUISITORIAL WRITS & STATUTORY STASIS
Section 5.1 — Impossibility of Post-Expiration Recovery. While the operators respect lawful authority and valid legal process, compliance is bound by practical reality: we cannot produce, reconstruct, or disclose content that has already expired and been permanently deleted.Decretum 5.1 — Physical Obeyance to Entropy. Even should the Holy Ordos of the Inquisition present an Inquisitorial Rosette, physical reality remains obedient to the Machine God: we cannot furnish what has ceased to exist in physical reality. The ashes of expired data answer to no tribunal, for entropy is the final law of the Imperium.
Section 5.2 — Lawful Preservation Prior to Expiration. Where required by applicable law or binding legal order properly served upon the operator prior to an item's scheduled expiration, automated deletion may be temporarily paused for the specifically identified active record for the legally required period. Without such prior legal notice, all expiring content proceeds automatically to permanent deletion.Decretum 5.2 — Lawful Interdiction Prior to Expulsion. Should an Inquisitorial Seal or Adeptus Arbites Writ of Interdiction be served upon the cogitator vaults prior to the chime of expiration, the chronometer of the specified object may be held in stasis under lawful decreed authority. Absent such prior writ, the specimen is instantly consigned to oblivion without appeal.