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TERMS OF SERVICE

Terms of Service

Version 1.2 · Updated 2026-11-08 · Effective from the date of publication on this website

This English version is provided for convenience. If it differs from the Chinese version, the Chinese version prevails.

Welcome to Future Philosophy. These Terms of Service (these "Terms") are an agreement between you and Nanjing Define Future Technology Co., Ltd. ("we") concerning your use of the Future Philosophy website and Android app. Please read them carefully, especially the clauses highlighted in bold that exclude or limit liability and the clauses on governing law and dispute resolution.

Key points at a glance
  • All public content is currently free and can be browsed without registering.
  • The research and map content on this site is for learning and discussion and does not constitute medical, legal, investment or other professional advice. Please check the original sources before citing it.
  • Please use the Service lawfully and reasonably. Do not interfere with its operation or scrape content in bulk for commercial purposes.
  • Registering an account is optional: you can register with an email address, a mobile phone number or WeChat, and you need to tick the box agreeing to these Terms and the Privacy Policy before you register. You can delete your account on your account page at any time (you can cancel within the 7-day cooling-off period).
  • When membership or other paid features launch, we will publish separate rules and obtain your consent.

1. Scope and Acceptance of These Terms

These Terms apply to the Future Philosophy website (futurephilosophy.wiki and its compatible entry points) and the Android app (together, the "Service"). By accessing, browsing or otherwise using the Service, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms, as well as the Privacy Policy and the Content & Copyright Notice. If you do not agree, please stop using the Service.

Minors under the age of 18 should read these Terms and use the Service with the accompaniment and guidance of their guardians. Children under the age of 14 should use the Service only with the consent of their guardians.

2. Services and Accounts

The Service provides the public with the following content and features:

  • Human Cognition Atlas: a catalog and relationship map of cognitive domains, knowledge areas, cross-domain bridges and cataloged knowledge frontiers;
  • Knowledge frontier research: the existing evidence, knowledge gaps, sources and research paths for representative open questions;
  • Personal cognitive position: recording your focus, browsing, saves and knowledge sample responses on your own device and comparing them against the Atlas; after signing in, you can choose to sync these records between your devices via the cloud;
  • Accounts: registering, signing in, managing signed-in devices, downloading your personal data and deleting your account;
  • Explanations of the method, the community and the contribution rules, and the Android app.

All public content is provided free of charge and can be browsed without registering. The Service does not currently provide posting or transaction features. We may launch membership or other paid services in the future. The content, prices, renewal and refund rules of those services will be governed by the specific agreements published at that time, and we will obtain your separate consent before you make a purchase.

Registering and using an account

  • Registration: you can register an account with your own email address, mobile phone number or WeChat; each email address or mobile phone number can be used to register only one account. Before registering, you must read and tick the box agreeing to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. Signing in with WeChat for the first time completes registration, and you likewise need to tick the box first. We record the version of the agreements you agreed to and the time you agreed.
  • Nickname: your nickname is shown next to your reviewed public contributions. It must not impersonate another person or organization, contain content prohibited under Section 3, or infringe the rights of others; if it does, we may ask you to change it or take restrictive measures in accordance with law.
  • Cloud sync for your data: whether to turn it on is up to you, and you can stop it or delete the cloud copy at any time; see the Privacy Policy for how this data is processed.
  • Account deletion: you can request deletion of your account on your account page at any time. Once you submit, you are signed out on all devices immediately and a 7-day cooling-off period starts; you can cancel by signing in again during that period. When it ends, your account and related data are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered; for details, see Delete your account.

3. Rules of Use

You shall comply with the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China and shall not use the Service to produce, copy, publish or disseminate information containing any of the following:

  1. content that opposes the fundamental principles established by the Constitution;
  2. content that endangers national security, divulges state secrets, subverts state power or undermines national unity;
  3. content that harms national honor and interests;
  4. content that distorts, vilifies, desecrates or denies the deeds and spirit of heroes and martyrs;
  5. content that promotes terrorism or extremism, or incites terrorist or extremist activities;
  6. content that incites ethnic hatred or ethnic discrimination, or undermines ethnic unity;
  7. content that undermines the state's religious policies or promotes cults and feudal superstition;
  8. content that spreads rumors or disrupts economic order and social order;
  9. content that spreads obscenity, pornography, gambling, violence, murder or terror, or instigates crime;
  10. content that insults or defames others, or infringes their reputation, privacy or other lawful rights and interests;
  11. other content prohibited by laws or administrative regulations.

You also shall not engage in any of the following conduct:

  • attacking, intruding into, interfering with or damaging the Service or its servers or networks, or circumventing or cracking its security measures;
  • accessing the Service at a frequency that clearly exceeds normal browsing, using programs to scrape or mirror the content of the Service in bulk, or compiling the content for commercial purposes;
  • falsely using the name or logo of the Service or its operator, or distorting or altering the content of this site and disseminating it in a misleading way;
  • reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembling the software of the Service, except as expressly permitted by law;
  • any other conduct that violates laws, regulations, public order or good morals, or infringes the lawful rights and interests of others.

You shall keep safe your password and the email address, phone and WeChat account you use to sign in. You shall not lend, transfer or share your account with others, or register accounts in bulk or register or sign in by automated means. If you find that your account may have been used without authorization, please change your password immediately or contact us. If an account is at risk of unauthorized use, or is used for conduct that violates these Terms or laws and regulations, we may suspend or terminate that account.

If you violate the above rules, we have the right to take measures in accordance with law, such as restricting access, deleting the relevant content, keeping records and reporting to the competent authorities.

4. Nature of the Content and Notes on Its Use

The maps, research cards and explanations in the Service are research results compiled by the editorial team from public sources. Much of the content is expressly marked as a research draft or as pending expert review, or sets out its scope of application and limitations. Scientific understanding changes as new evidence emerges, and the content may contain omissions or errors or may be out of date.

The content of the Service is provided only as a reference for learning, research and discussion and does not constitute medical, psychological, legal, investment, education or school admissions advice, or any other professional advice. Any decision you make based on the content of the Service should be made through your own independent judgment, taking into account the original sources and the opinions of professionals.

The "personal cognitive position" and knowledge samples reflect only the choices you actively make and the responses you give in the Service. They are meant to help you understand your own exploration footprints and are not an ability assessment, a psychological assessment or any form of qualification evaluation.

If you find an error in the content, you are welcome to write to us with a correction: service@deffuture.com.

5. Intellectual Property

The intellectual property rights in the text, map structure, visual design, software and other original content of the Service belong to us or the relevant rights holders. For the ownership of rights in third-party materials, the rules on reproduction and the infringement notice procedure, see the Content & Copyright Notice.

6. Personal Information Protection

We take the protection of your personal information seriously. For details of how we process personal information and what rights you have, see the Privacy Policy.

7. Third-Party Links and Resources

To make it easier to check sources, the Service contains links to third-party resources such as papers, publications and institutional websites. Third-party resources are the responsibility of their operators. We make no guarantee as to the accuracy, legality or availability of their content, and you should comply with the rules of third-party websites when you visit them.

8. Changes to, Interruption and Termination of the Service

We continuously improve the Service and may adjust, add or remove some content and features. System maintenance, upgrades or failures, network or power outages, and force majeure events such as natural disasters may cause temporary interruptions of the Service. We will announce planned maintenance and major changes on the website in advance whenever possible.

If we decide to stop operating the Service, we will announce this in advance and handle the relevant personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for losses arising from the nature of the content described in Section 4, the third-party resources described in Section 7, the changes to or interruption of the Service described in Section 8, or your use of the Service in violation of these Terms.

The above does not exclude or limit any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under law, including liability for property losses caused to you by our intentional misconduct or gross negligence, and liability for personal injury caused to you.

10. Amendments to These Terms

We may amend these Terms in accordance with laws and regulations or in response to adjustments to the Service. The amended version will be published on this page with its version number and update date. For amendments that involve your significant rights and interests, we will notify you prominently in advance. If you continue to use the Service after these Terms are amended, you accept the amended Terms; if you do not accept them, please stop using the Service.

11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

The conclusion, validity, performance and interpretation of these Terms are governed by the laws of the People's Republic of China (for the purposes of these Terms, excluding the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Taiwan region). Any dispute arising from these Terms shall be resolved by the parties through friendly negotiation; if negotiation fails, either party may file a lawsuit with a people's court that has jurisdiction.

12. Contact

Operator
Nanjing Define Future Technology Co., Ltd.
Contact email
service@deffuture.com

For how complaints and reports, infringement notices and security issues are handled, see Contact & Reports.