Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Your service rights come with compliance duties and cannot be transferred
You may use Kimi under the terms, provide feedback and file complaints. You must comply with applicable laws and related published agreements, rules and policies. Illegal use, threats to national security or public interests, infringement of others' rights and disruption of platform operations are prohibited. Attempts to transfer rights or obligations under this clause are stated to be invalid.
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You have the right to use the Service in accordance with this Agreement and to provide feedback and file complaints. You must comply with applicable laws, this Agreement, and other related agreements, rules, and policies published by us on the Service-related pages. You must not use the Service for illegal activities or conduct that endangers national security, public interests, or infringes on others' lawful rights and interests, or disrupts the platform's operating order. You may not transfer any rights or obligations under this clause, and any such attempt shall be invalid.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Harmful, deceptive and rights-infringing uses are prohibited
You must not use Kimi for purposes that may seriously harm health, psychology, society or the economy, or violate technology ethics. The rules also prohibit infringement of intellectual property or trade secrets, breaches of business ethics, monopolistic or unfair competition using algorithms, data or platform advantages, fraud and deception, and unlawful collection or disclosure of personal information or protected records. The restriction extends to other unlawful uses or uses that may harm public interests or Moonshot's or others' rights.
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4.3 You must not use the Service for illegal or improper purposes: (a) Purposes that may cause serious harm to human health, psychology, society, or economics, or that violate technology ethics. (b) Infringing intellectual property rights, trade secrets, or business ethics. (c) Using algorithms, data, or platform advantages for monopolistic or unfair competition. (d) Fraud, deception, or misleading activities. (e) Infringing privacy or lawful personal information rights and interests, such as illegally collecting or disclosing personally identifiable information or educational, financial, or other protected records, including but not limited to addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, numbers and features contained in personal identity documents (such as ID card numbers, social security account numbers, and passport numbers), or credit card numbers; (f) Other uses prohibited by law or that may harm public interests or our or third-party rights.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You bear claims and losses caused by your use of de-identified output
You must not use de-identified generated content unlawfully or to infringe others' rights. The terms make you independently responsible for third-party complaints, claims or lawsuits arising from your use or dissemination of that content. If your conduct causes Moonshot penalties or losses, you must compensate all losses and reasonable expenses.
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You must not use de-identified Generated Content for illegal purposes or to infringe on others' rights. Any third-party complaints, claims, or lawsuits arising from your use or dissemination of de-identified Generated Content shall be borne solely and independently by you. IF YOUR CONDUCT CAUSES US TO SUFFER PENALTIES OR LOSSES, YOU SHALL COMPENSATE US FOR ALL LOSSES AND REASONABLE EXPENSES.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Breach can require full reimbursement of Moonshot's losses and expenses
You must independently bear legal liabilities and third-party claims arising from your breach. If it causes Moonshot loss, the terms require full compensation, including litigation, arbitration, attorney, notarization, appraisal, travel and investigation costs; compensation, liquidated damages and settlement fees; and administrative penalty fines.
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8.2 YOU SHALL INDEPENDENTLY BEAR ALL LEGAL LIABILITIES AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS ARISING FROM YOUR BREACH. IF THIS CAUSES LOSS TO US, YOU SHALL COMPENSATE US IN FULL, INCLUDING LITIGATION FEES, ARBITRATION FEES, ATTORNEY FEES, NOTARIZATION FEES, APPRAISAL FEES, TRAVEL EXPENSES, INVESTIGATION COSTS, COMPENSATION, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, SETTLEMENT FEES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FINES.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Third-party integrations come with separate terms and risks
Kimi may incorporate or interact with third-party tools, content and services such as plug-ins, APIs, authentication, payment providers and external websites. Moonshot disclaims endorsement, responsibility and warranties about their availability, function, accuracy, security or legality. Use is at your discretion and risk; to the fullest extent allowed by law it excludes liability for related loss, including failures, breaches, inaccurate information or misconduct. You must review and comply with the third party's agreements and may face its fees, costs or restrictions.
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The Service may incorporate or interact with third-party content, products, tools, or services ("Third-Party Services"), including plug-ins, APIs, external platforms, authentication providers, payment processors, or links to external websites or content. WITH RESPECT TO THIRD-PARTY SERVICES: (a) WE DO NOT ENDORSE OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES. (b) WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY, FUNCTIONALITY, ACCURACY, SECURITY, LEGALITY, OR ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES. USE IS AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION AND RISK. (c) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THIRD-PARTY SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY SERVICE FAILURE, DATA BREACH, INACCURATE INFORMATION, OR THIRD-PARTY MISCONDUCT. (d) You are solely responsible for reviewing and complying with applicable third-party terms, conditions, privacy policies, or other agreements. (e) Your use of Third-Party Services may be subject to additional fees, costs, terms, or restrictions imposed by those third parties.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Specified disruptions are excluded from Moonshot's performance liability
Moonshot disclaims liability for obstacles, defects, delays or changes caused by force majeure such as disasters, strikes, war or official orders; public power or communication failures; or third-party factors such as viruses, hacking or system instability. For maintenance, equipment or system failure, and network or data-security factors, the clause conditions the exclusion on Moonshot having exercised due care and good-faith management.
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We assume no liability for performance obstacles, defects, delays, or changes caused by: (1) force majeure (natural disasters, strikes, riots, wars, government actions, or judicial or administrative orders); (2) public service failures (power, communications) or third-party factors (such as viruses in mobile communication terminals, hacker attacks, or system instability); (3) with due care and good-faith management having been exercised, routine or emergency equipment and system maintenance, equipment and system failures, or network information and data security factors.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Technical warranties are broadly disclaimed unless law requires otherwise
Unless law provides otherwise, Moonshot does not warrant that Kimi meets your needs or is accurate, reliable, available, timely, error-free, uninterrupted, stable or fault-free. It also does not warrant flawless, unbiased, non-infringing or entirely reasonable information, accurate or complete code and referenced content, or that maliciously induced output reflects its views.
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UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT: THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS; THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FUNCTIONALLY AVAILABLE, TIMELY, ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR CONTINUOUSLY STABLE, AND FREE FROM ANY FAULTS; ALL INFORMATION WILL BE FLAWLESS, UNBIASED, NON-INFRINGING, OR ENTIRELY REASONABLE; CODE, PROGRAMS, OR REFERENCED CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE, STABLE, OR COMPLETE; OUTPUT FROM MALICIOUS INDUCEMENT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR VIEWS.
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contrast (model-proposed): Moonshot promises protection efforts but not timely responses to every request — contrast: Commitments to endeavor to provide secure and stable service coexist with technical warranty exclusions subject to law; improvement efforts do not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free performance.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
The damages clause excludes categories of loss and caps direct liability at fees paid
Unless expressly provided by law, the terms exclude liability for indirect, incidental, consequential and punitive damages, including lost profits, reputational harm and data loss. They state that Moonshot's total direct liability cannot exceed the total fees you paid it during your use of the service, if any. The clause does not state a shorter fee lookback period.
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9.5 UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BY LAW, WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE, OR DATA LOSS. OUR TOTAL DIRECT LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES YOU PAID TO US DURING YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE (IF ANY).
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Permission or license
Moonshot may transfer the agreement to affiliates or a business successor
Moonshot reserves the right to transfer its contractual rights or obligations to any affiliate, subsidiary or business successor.
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9.7 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TRANSFER RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY AFFILIATE, SUBSIDIARY, OR BUSINESS SUCCESSOR.
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contrast (model-proposed): Your service rights come with compliance duties and cannot be transferred — contrast: Moonshot reserves transfer of its contractual rights or obligations to affiliates, subsidiaries or a business successor, while the user-rights clause prohibits the user transferring rights or obligations under that clause.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Mainland Chinese law governs, with negotiation before litigation at Moonshot's domicile
The agreement selects mainland People's Republic of China law. Both parties must endeavor to resolve a dispute through friendly negotiation. If that fails, either may sue in the court with jurisdiction at Beijing Moonshot Technology Co., Ltd.'s domicile.
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12.1 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the People's Republic of China (Mainland).
12.2 IF A DISPUTE ARISES, BOTH PARTIES SHALL ENDEAVOR TO RESOLVE IT THROUGH FRIENDLY NEGOTIATION. IF NEGOTIATION FAILS, EITHER PARTY MAY FILE A LAWSUIT WITH THE COURT HAVING JURISDICTION AT THE DOMICILE OF BEIJING MOONSHOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Invalid provisions are severable and delay is not a waiver
The terms say an invalid or unenforceable provision can be separated without affecting the others. Moonshot's delay in exercising a right is not treated as giving it up.
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IF ANY PROVISION IS INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, IT SHALL BE SEVERABLE AND SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. OUR DELAY IN EXERCISING ANY RIGHT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Continued use accepts notified updates to the agreement
Moonshot may update the terms to improve service or adapt to changes in laws, policies, technology and features. Updates become part of the agreement and may be notified by publication, page prompts, push information or other means. Continued use is treated as acceptance. If you object, you may stop logging in or using the service; this clause specifies no advance-notice period.
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TO CONTINUOUSLY OPTIMIZE THE SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND ADAPT TO CHANGES IN NATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, POLICIES, TECHNICAL CONDITIONS, AND PRODUCT FUNCTIONS, WE MAY UPDATE THIS AGREEMENT FROM TIME TO TIME.THE UPDATED CONTENT WILL FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WILL BE NOTIFIED TO YOU THROUGH PAGE PUBLICATION, PAGE PROMPTS, INFORMATION PUSH, OR OTHER MEANS. IF YOU CONTINUE TO USE THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO THE UPDATED CONTENT.IF YOU OBJECT TO THE UPDATED TERMS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STOP LOGGING IN TO OR USING THE SERVICE.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Subheadings do not control interpretation
The agreement says subheadings are included for convenience and do not affect interpretation.
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Subheadings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Chinese text prevails over English in a discrepancy or ambiguity
The terms say Chinese and English versions have equal legal effect, but the Chinese version prevails if they differ, are ambiguous or conflict. This analysis explains the supplied English copy; it does not establish what an unsupplied Chinese version says.
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This Agreement is executed in both Chinese and English. Both language versions shall have equal legal effect. In case of any discrepancy, ambiguity or conflict between the two language versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.
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The Chinese version is not supplied for comparison.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Complaints require your true identity and preliminary evidence
You may report unlawful or non-compliant service or output, harmful or illegal information, or infringement of your rights through the linked email route or Moonshot's office: 13th Floor, Building 1, JD Technology Tower, No. 76 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing. The saved email display is masked. Complaints must include your true identity and preliminary infringement evidence. Moonshot says it will process requests according to law, but its general service clause does not guarantee timely responses to all requests.
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If you discover that the Service or its Generated Content involves illegal or non-compliant conduct or illegal or harmful information, or infringes upon your lawful rights and interests (including but not limited to intellectual property rights, personal information, portrait rights, or reputation rights), please contact us at any time to report or file a complaint at [[email protected]](https://www.kimi.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dba8aeababb4a9af9bb6b4b4b5a8b3b4aff5b8b5) or at our office address. We will process requests in accordance with the law. When filing a complaint, submit your true identity and preliminary evidence of infringement.
We will provide services in accordance with laws and regulations, actively perform our statutory duties, protect network security, data security, and your personal information, protect minors' lawful interests and physical and mental health, endeavor to maintain the secure, stable, and continuous operation of the Service with existing technologies, and strive to upgrade and improve our technologies to safeguard your service experience. However, due to technical and resource limitations, we cannot guarantee timely response to all requests, and we ask for your understanding.
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The saved source does not show the complaint email address in readable form.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Who provides Kimi and which version these terms cover
These terms took effect on August 31, 2026 and were last updated on August 24, 2026. They identify Beijing Moonshot Technology Co., Ltd. and its affiliates as the provider, covering Kimi through websites, apps, browser extensions, mini-programs and other delivery forms.
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Effective Date: August 31, 2026 Last Updated: August 24, 2026
Welcome to Kimi! Kimi products and services are provided by Beijing Moonshot Technology Co., Ltd. and its affiliates ("Moonshot AI," "we," "us," or "our") through websites, applications, browser extensions, mini-programs, and other innovative forms of delivery, including but not limited to the platform with generative artificial intelligence services as its core function ("Kimi" or "the Service").
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Specific agreements supplement these terms and prevail in a conflict
Module-specific agreements and product rules form part of these terms and prevail if they conflict. The text names the Privacy Policy and Paid Services Agreement; paid value-added services also require compliance with the paid agreement and relevant announcements.
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This Agreement sets forth the terms under which we provide the Service to you. In addition to this Agreement, specific modules may be subject to separate agreements or product rules ("Specific Agreements"), including the Kimi Privacy Policy and the Kimi Paid Services Agreement. Specific Agreements supplement this Agreement and form an integral and indivisible part thereof with equal legal effect. Where a Specific Agreement conflicts with this Agreement, the Specific Agreement shall prevail. For example, the platform provides users with services including but not limited to free basic services and paid value-added services; when using paid value-added services, you shall, in addition to this Agreement, also comply with the Kimi Paid Services Agreement and relevant announcements.
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The linked policies and announcements are not supplied in this assigned source; their detailed terms are outside this analysis.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Procedure
Clicking Agree or using Kimi accepts these terms
The terms treat clicking Agree or using the service as acknowledgment that you have read, understood and agreed to be bound. They instruct you not to use Kimi if you disagree.
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BY CLICKING "AGREE" OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SERVICE.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Kimi does not guarantee accurate, complete or timely output
Although Moonshot says it works to improve the service, it warns that probabilistic machine learning can produce inaccurate results. It does not guarantee output accuracy, completeness or timeliness, and technical limits may prevent exhaustive responses.
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AI and machine learning are rapidly evolving research fields. We have been striving to improve the Service to make it more accurate, reliable, secure, and beneficial. However, given the uncertainty and probabilistic nature of machine learning, We strive to improve the Service, but given the probabilistic nature of machine learning, the Service may produce inaccurate results. We cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the Output. In addition, due to technical limitations, the Output may not exhaustively display the content you want.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Evaluate output yourself and do not use it directly for major individual decisions
You must not treat output as your sole factual source or as absolutely true. Independently evaluate its accuracy and suitability before using or sharing it. It does not replace professional advice in medicine, law, finance, education or other regulated fields. You must not directly use it for decisions with legal or other material effects on individuals, including credit, employment, housing, education, insurance or medical treatment.
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When using the Service: (a) Do not treat the Output as the sole source of facts or as absolutely true information. You need to independently evaluate the accuracy and applicability of Content, and reasonably apply or share it according to your purpose and scenario, so as to avoid adverse effects caused by erroneous or inappropriate content; (b) The Output is not a substitute for professional advice in medicine, law, finance, education, or other regulated fields. (c) Do not directly use Generated Content to make decisions that may have legal or other material impact on individuals, such as decisions concerning an individual’s credit, education, employment, housing, insurance, legal matters, medical treatment, or other major decisions; (d) The Output does not represent Moonshot AI's views. Any mention of any third-party product or service in the Output does not imply that such third party endorses the content or is affiliated with Moonshot AI. If you use the web search function, we retrieve publicly available third-party information to assist with your Input. The search sources will be displayed in the search bar on the right side of the page. All search sources are produced and provided by third parties; the Output of the Service may be the model’s integration of information from such search sources, which is for your reference only and does not mean that the Service approves of or agrees with any position or view of the linked webpage content, or endorses the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of such content.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Output and web-search results are not endorsements
Output does not represent Moonshot's views; mentioning a third party does not imply that party endorses it or is affiliated with Moonshot. Web search retrieves public third-party information and displays sources in the right-hand search bar. Integrated output is for reference and does not establish approval of linked views or endorsement of their truth, accuracy or reliability.
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When using the Service: (a) Do not treat the Output as the sole source of facts or as absolutely true information. You need to independently evaluate the accuracy and applicability of Content, and reasonably apply or share it according to your purpose and scenario, so as to avoid adverse effects caused by erroneous or inappropriate content; (b) The Output is not a substitute for professional advice in medicine, law, finance, education, or other regulated fields. (c) Do not directly use Generated Content to make decisions that may have legal or other material impact on individuals, such as decisions concerning an individual’s credit, education, employment, housing, insurance, legal matters, medical treatment, or other major decisions; (d) The Output does not represent Moonshot AI's views. Any mention of any third-party product or service in the Output does not imply that such third party endorses the content or is affiliated with Moonshot AI. If you use the web search function, we retrieve publicly available third-party information to assist with your Input. The search sources will be displayed in the search bar on the right side of the page. All search sources are produced and provided by third parties; the Output of the Service may be the model’s integration of information from such search sources, which is for your reference only and does not mean that the Service approves of or agrees with any position or view of the linked webpage content, or endorses the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of such content.