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Transparency is core to OpenEngine. Below you will find our policies and legal terms regarding your use of the platform.

Privacy Policy

1. Data Collection & Usage

OpenEngine collects data to provide, improve, and protect our services. When you use functionality such as the physics engine, document uploads, or generative prompts, we process this input to generate the requested output. We do not use your private engineering data or proprietary uploads to train our public foundation models without your explicit opt-in consent.

  • Account Information: Name, email, and authentication credentials.
  • User Content: Text prompts, uploaded PDFs, CAD files, and simulation parameters.
  • Usage Data: Interaction logs, error reports, and performance metrics.

2. Data Retention

We retain personal information where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so. When we have no ongoing need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.

Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using OpenEngine, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you may not access or use the platform.

2. Academic Integrity

OpenEngine is designed as an engineering intelligence tool to assist in learning, calculation, and design. It is not intended to facilitate academic dishonesty or cheating. Users agree not to use generated outputs to violate the academic integrity policies of their respective institutions.

3. Intellectual Property

Your Content: You retain ownership of all intellectual property rights in content you upload to OpenEngine.

Our Content: OpenEngine and its licensors own all rights, title, and interest in and to the Services, including all related intellectual property rights.

4. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, OpenEngine shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages. Engineering simulations are for educational and prototyping purposes and should be verified by qualified professionals before implementation in safety-critical systems.

Security Policy

We employ rigorous security measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your data.

Encryption

Data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.3 and at rest using AES-256 encryption standards.

Access Control

Strict role-based access controls (RBAC) ensure only authorized personnel access system infrastructure.

Infrastructure

Hosted on secure cloud infrastructure with SOC 2 Type II compliance and 24/7 monitoring.

Audits

Regular third-party security audits and penetration testing to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.

Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to misuse OpenEngine services. You must not:

  • Probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network.
  • Breach or otherwise circumvent any security or authentication measures.
  • Access, tamper with, or use non-public areas or parts of the Services.
  • Interfere with or disrupt any user, host, or network.

Last Updated: January 29, 2026