1. Acceptance and Scope
These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the Artificial Intelligence Harm Library website (“Site”). By browsing the Site and/or using its features, including the case submission form, you declare that you have read and agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, you must refrain from using the Site and its features.
2. Who we are and how to contact us
The Artificial Intelligence Harm Library is an initiative of the AI with Rights project, led by Data Privacy Brasil, a non-profit civil society organization. This Site and its institutional content are the responsibility of Data Privacy Brasil. For questions, general communications, requests for correction, objection, or removal of content, as well as matters related to privacy and personal data protection, please contact: atendimento@dataprivacy.com.br.
3. Purpose of the site
The site serves an informational and public interest purpose. Its objective is to collect, systematize, and make accessible concrete evidence of harms associated with the use of artificial intelligence systems, contributing to informed public debate and regulatory discussions in Brazil.
Within the context of the Library, harm is understood as a documented and verifiable adverse effect that may affect fundamental rights and produce impacts, among others, on labor, the environment, democracy, public security, children and adolescents, and copyright.
Cases are organized for analytical purposes into harm typologies, following a methodological approach based on validation and cross-checking of public sources.
4. Rules of use and prohibited conduct
You agree to use the Site in good faith, in a manner consistent with its purpose and with applicable law. It is prohibited to engage in conduct that harms the functioning of the Site, attempts to breach its security, exploits technical vulnerabilities to obtain unauthorized access, or automates access in an abusive manner that compromises service availability. It is also prohibited to use the Site for harassment, stalking, discrimination, threats, incitement to violence, or to disseminate manifestly unlawful content. The Library may adopt proportionate measures to protect the Site and ensure its continuity, including limiting access, blocking automated submissions, and disregarding clearly abusive submissions.
The Site may reference third-party content through links and mentions of public sources, such as news reports, official documents, decisions, and reports. The Library does not control the availability or content of such third-party pages and is not responsible for changes, unavailability, or removals carried out by the original platforms. By using the Site and submitting content, you agree to respect third-party copyright and personality rights. If you identify a potential rights violation, you must notify the Library through the contact channel indicated in Section 2.
5. Submission of cases through the form
The Site provides a form for contributing to the Library. Submission is voluntary and, as a rule, does not require identification. The Library seeks to receive real, public, and verifiable cases, preferably accompanied by a public link to the source. When submitting a case, you should share only what is necessary to locate and understand the incident, such as a short title, an objective description, the approximate date of first public publication, location, the main link, and any supporting links.
The Library does not request documents, identification numbers, addresses, phone numbers, banking information, or excessive personal data. Therefore, you should avoid including such information, whether about yourself or third parties. You must also refrain from submitting or attaching illegal content, including material involving sexual exploitation, intimate images, or any content whose circulation violates third-party rights. If the case involves an immediate risk, you are advised to seek the appropriate official channels.
Inclusion of a case in the public repository is not automatic. It depends on screening, verification, cross-checking of sources, and the Library’s methodological and editorial criteria. The Library may refuse, postpone, or decline to publish incomplete, unverifiable, repetitive submissions, or those that raise risks of undue exposure.
6. Processing and use of submitted content
By submitting a case, you acknowledge and agree that the Library may analyze, classify, record, and synthesize the information for documentation, research, and public interest purposes, including validation and ongoing updates of the repository. You also authorize that, if validated, the case may be published in summarized form in the Library, with minimization measures to reduce risks, such as masking, suppression, or de-identification of unnecessary elements, especially to prevent exposure of whistleblowers and excessive data. The Library does not commercialize reports nor use the submission channel for marketing purposes.
7. Requests for correction, objection, and removal
If you identify a relevant factual error, content that violates rights, or elements that should be reviewed for legitimate reasons, you may contact the Library at atendimento@dataprivacy.com.br, providing the link or identifier of the material and a justification. The Library will assess the request considering its methodology, the public interest, the integrity of the repository, and applicable legal obligations. As appropriate, the Library may correct or supplement information, adjust classifications, reduce unnecessary data, replace sources, or, exceptionally, remove or restrict access to content when warranted.
8. Privacy and personal data protection
The processing of personal data related to the use of the Site and the submission form is governed by the AI Harm Library’s Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, which must be read together with these Terms. The contact channel indicated in Section 2 is the appropriate means for communications regarding privacy and the exercise of data subject rights.
9. Disclaimers and limitations of liability
The Site is provided “as is,” with reasonable efforts to maintain its operation and to present information responsibly, based on public sources and methodological criteria. The Library does not guarantee uninterrupted availability, absence of technical failures, or that third-party content will remain accessible on the original platforms. The Library is not liable for indirect damages arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Site, nor for decisions made by third parties based on the information provided, except where liability is imposed by law.
10. Changes to these terms
The Library may update these Terms to reflect changes to the Site, the submission form, the validation methodology, and/or institutional practices. The current version will indicate the date of the latest update. Relevant changes will be communicated through reasonable means on the Site.
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The courts of the District of São Paulo shall have jurisdiction to resolve any disputes arising from these Terms, unless otherwise required by law.
A Data Privacy Brasil é uma organização que nasce da união entre uma escola e uma associação civil em prol da promoção da cultura de proteção de dados e direitos digitais no Brasil e no mundo. Para isso, com o apoio de uma equipe multidisciplinar, realizamos formações, eventos, certificações, consultorias, conteúdos multimídia, pesquisas de interesse público e auditorias cívicas para promoção de direitos em uma sociedade datificada marcada por assimetrias e injustiças. Por meio da educação, da sensibilização e da mobilização da sociedade, almejamos uma sociedade democrática onde as tecnologias estejam a serviço da autonomia e dignidade das pessoas.
