Linard

Linard Terms of Service (Alpha)

Last updated: 10 June 2026

These terms govern use of the Linard alpha, an early test version of the Linard platform available at alpha.linard.ai.

Linard is a project in the process of being founded. The company Linard AG is planned but not yet incorporated. Until it is, the Linard alpha is operated jointly by Flurin Schmid, Manu Drijvers, and Samuel Burri, all domiciled in Switzerland, acting together as "Linard". On incorporation, Linard AG will take over operation of the platform and step into these terms in place of the joint operators.

By creating an account or using the platform, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use Linard.

The Privacy Policy explains how personal data is handled and forms part of these terms.

1. Important: this is an alpha

Linard is early, experimental software offered for testing and feedback. It is not a finished product. Among other things, this means:

  • Features may be incomplete, change, or be removed at any time.
  • The service may be slow, unavailable, or stop working without notice.
  • Conversations, transcripts, feedback, and other data may be lost, reset, or deleted as the product develops. Do not rely on Linard to store anything you cannot afford to lose.
  • The alpha, and your access to it, may change or end at any time.

You take part as an early tester and accept these limitations.

2. Who can use Linard

You may use Linard only if:

  • you are at least 18 years old,
  • you have received a valid invitation or access code, and
  • you use it for your own legitimate testing and training purposes.

Your invitation or access code is personal to you. Please do not share it or let others use your account.

3. Your account

You are responsible for keeping your sign-in details secure and for activity that happens under your account. Please report a suspected compromise promptly to support@linard.ai.

4. Acceptable use

When using Linard, you agree not to:

  • use it for anything unlawful, or to harass, abuse, or harm others;
  • try to gain unauthorised access to the platform, other accounts, or the underlying systems, or interfere with how the service runs;
  • attempt to reverse-engineer, copy, scrape, or extract the platform, its scenarios, or its underlying models, except as the law allows;
  • upload anything malicious, or anything that infringes someone else's rights;
  • misrepresent the AI counterpart's responses or Linard's feedback as coming from a real person or as professional advice.

5. Your content and a word on confidentiality

Your content means the things you put into Linard: what you say in conversations, transcripts of your sessions, briefing inputs, and feedback you send.

You keep ownership of your content. You grant Linard a licence to host, process, and use it to provide and improve the service, as described in the Privacy Policy.

Important: do not enter real confidential information. Linard is a practice tool in an early test stage. Please do not put real confidential, secret, or sensitive information into your sessions, for example real client identities and details, non-public business information, or sensitive personal data about yourself or other people. Use realistic but invented details instead. You are responsible for what you choose to enter, and you confirm you have the right to share whatever you put into the platform.

6. Feedback

Feedback is welcome, and Linard wants to be able to act on it. If you send suggestions, ideas, or reports about Linard, you agree they may be used freely to improve the product, without obligation or payment to you.

7. The AI counterpart and feedback are simulations

Linard's counterparts are AI simulations, and the analysis and feedback Linard produces are generated automatically. They can be inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading, and may not reflect how a real person would respond. Linard does not provide professional, legal, financial, or psychological advice, and should not be relied on for real-world decisions. Always apply your own judgement.

8. Intellectual property

Linard, including the platform, its software, scenarios, training methodology, analytical framework, brand, and the Linard name and wordmark, belongs to the individuals behind Linard (and, on incorporation, to Linard AG) or their licensors. These terms do not grant you any rights in them beyond the limited right to use the alpha as intended. You may not copy, reuse, or build on them without written permission, except where the law allows.

9. No warranties

Linard is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by law. There is no warranty that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, accurate, or fit for any particular purpose. As this is a free alpha, no service-level or availability commitments are made.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by Swiss law, Linard, and the individuals operating it until Linard AG is incorporated, is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential loss, or for loss of data, profits, or business, arising from your use of (or inability to use) the alpha. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law, for example liability for gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

11. Suspension and ending your access

Access to the alpha may be suspended or ended at any time, for example if you breach these terms, or simply as the test programme winds down or changes. You can stop using Linard and request account closure at any time by emailing support@linard.ai. Sections that by their nature should survive (such as intellectual property, feedback, disclaimers, and limitation of liability) continue to apply after your access ends.

12. Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated as the product develops. The "Last updated" date shows the latest version, and material changes will be flagged. Continuing to use Linard after a change means you accept the updated terms.

13. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms, and any dispute arising from them, are governed by the laws of Switzerland. The courts of Zürich have non-exclusive jurisdiction, subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rules that apply to you.

Questions about these terms? Email support@linard.ai.