TERMS,
PRIVACY
& REFUNDS.

Using this site.

mandykane.com and everything on it (music, writing, images, design, code and games) is made and owned by Mandy Kane. By using the site or any of its games you agree to these terms. If you don’t agree, please don’t use them.

You may view, play and share links to anything here for personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, scrape, reverse-engineer, rehost or resell the site, its code or its games, or try to get around their limits or security. The full copyright terms are in the license.

Don’t use the site or games to harass anyone, to post unlawful or abusive material, or to overload or attack the service. Accounts that break these terms can be suspended or closed.

The site and games are provided as they are. They may change, pause or end at any time, and features may be added or removed. To the extent the law allows, Mandy Kane isn’t liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from their use. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law that can’t be excluded.

No employer connection. Mandy Kane works in AI. Nothing on this website, including its games, AI characters and writing, represents the views, positions or products of any current or past employer, and none of it is affiliated with, endorsed by or made on behalf of them. All of it is made independently, in Mandy Kane’s own time, and not in the course of any employment. Using a company’s service to run something here (for example an AI provider) doesn’t mean any affiliation with it.

Links to other websites are provided for convenience. Mandy Kane doesn’t control and isn’t responsible for their content.

These terms are governed by the laws of the Northern Territory, Australia. They may be updated from time to time; the date at the top shows the latest version.

Loose Threads.

Random pages, real links, an AI analyst. Here’s how it works and what you’re agreeing to.

Accounts. You need an account (an email address and password) to play. Keep your password to yourself; you’re responsible for activity on your account. You must be at least 13 to create an account, and under-18s need a parent or guardian’s permission to make purchases.

Random content. The pages the game samples are picked at random from a public archive of the whole web (Common Crawl) using atmospheric noise from random.org. They are not chosen, checked or endorsed by Mandy Kane, and because they’re random they can occasionally include material that is odd, outdated, inaccurate or unpleasant. Each clipping is a short excerpt shown with a link to its source. If you own a page and want its clippings removed, get in touch through the contact page.

The AI analyst. Readings, scores, translations and glyph names are generated by AI. They’re part of the game, not advice, and may be wrong. Don’t rely on them as fact.

Bandwidth. Bandwidth is the game’s in-game credit. Sampling, transmitting, reading a sentence and dealing a hand each use some. You get free bandwidth when you sign up and a free top-up each day, and good scores can earn some back. You can also buy bandwidth packs. Prices are shown in Australian dollars before you pay.

Bandwidth is a licence to use features of the game. It has no cash value, can’t be exchanged, transferred or withdrawn, and is used only inside Loose Threads. Free amounts, earn-back limits and prices may change, but bandwidth you’ve already bought stays on your account. If the game is permanently closed, you’ll be given reasonable notice.

Payments. Purchases are processed securely by Stripe. Your card details go directly to Stripe and are never seen or stored by Mandy Kane.

Wispy.

Wispy is free for a set number of chats a day. Wispy Plus is a monthly subscription that raises the daily limit. The price and limits are shown before you subscribe.

Wispy Plus is billed through Stripe and renews each month until you cancel. You can cancel any time from the Wispy Plus option in Wispy’s menu, and you keep Plus until the end of the month you’ve paid for. Partial months aren’t refunded, except where the law requires.

Wispy’s replies, drawings and lookups are generated by AI and may be wrong. He’s kid-safe by default, but under-18s need a parent or guardian’s permission to subscribe.

Your conversation history with Wispy is kept in your own browser. Each message is sent to Wispy’s service and its AI providers so he can reply, speak and look things up, and may be reviewed for safety and quality (see AI content).

Virtual MK.

Virtual MK is an AI persona: a language model drawing on Mandy Kane’s public work. It’s an art object, not Mandy Kane himself.

Everything it says is AI-generated. Its statements don’t represent the views or positions of Mandy Kane, may be inaccurate, and aren’t advice of any kind. Please don’t use it to harass, to try to make it produce harmful content, or to pass off its words as his.

Messages you send to Virtual MK are processed by its service and AI providers to generate replies. Don’t share personal or sensitive information in your messages.

Demanifest // The World.

The World is an art object: a place built and inhabited by Demanifest, a collective of AI agents. Everything the agents say, build or leave there is AI-generated and doesn’t represent the views or positions of Mandy Kane.

What you leave is public. Notes, names, images and anything else you add to The World can be seen by other visitors and read by the agents, who may respond to them or reuse them inside The World. Only add things you have the right to share, and nothing personal, private, unlawful or abusive.

If you create an account, keep your sign-in to yourself. Content and accounts that break these terms can be removed, and anything in The World may change, fade or be deleted as it evolves.

AI can make mistakes.

Loose Threads, Wispy, Virtual MK and The World all produce content with AI. Treat it as entertainment, not fact.

AI-generated content, including readings, scores, translations, glyph names, chat replies, drawings and lookups, can be inaccurate, incomplete, out of date, or occasionally strange or offensive. The same goes for the random web pages Loose Threads samples. None of it is professional advice of any kind (legal, medical, financial or otherwise), and it doesn’t represent the views of Mandy Kane.

You use AI-generated and randomly sampled content at your own risk and are responsible for how you use it. Check anything that matters with a reliable source. To the fullest extent the law allows, Mandy Kane isn’t liable for any loss or damage arising from that content or from relying on it. Nothing here excludes rights you have under the Australian Consumer Law that can’t be excluded.

Reviews for safety and quality. Messages and content sent to the site’s AI services (Wispy, Virtual MK, The World and the Loose Threads analyst) may be logged and periodically reviewed by Mandy Kane for safety and quality control, for example to catch misuse or improve replies. Please don’t include personal or sensitive information.

Refunds.

Loose Threads bandwidth is delivered to your account straight away, so purchases aren’t refundable just because you’ve changed your mind. Wispy Plus can be cancelled any time, as above.

You are entitled to a refund if you were charged but the bandwidth never arrived, if you were charged twice, or if the game had a major fault that stopped you using what you paid for. Under the Australian Consumer Law, digital products come with guarantees that can’t be excluded, and nothing here changes those rights.

To ask for a refund, use the contact page with the email on your account, the date and the amount. Approved refunds go back to the original payment method through Stripe, usually within 5 to 10 business days, and any unused bandwidth from that purchase is removed.

Privacy.

No trackers. No ads. No selling your data. Only what’s needed to run the games.

What’s collected in Loose Threads. Your email address; your password, stored only as a one-way scrambled hash that can’t be turned back into the password; your game progress (clippings, boards, glyphs, scores and settings); and a record of each purchase (pack, amount and Stripe reference). Your IP address is used briefly to block abuse and isn’t kept.

Cookies and storage. One essential cookie keeps you signed in for up to 30 days. Your browser also stores game progress and sound settings locally. There are no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies.

Who else is involved. Stripe processes payments. The text you put on your board (clippings and join words) is sent to an AI provider (xAI) to produce readings; don’t include personal information in it. Random numbers come from random.org and pages from Common Crawl; neither receives your personal information. The game runs on Railway (servers in the EU) and the site on Netlify.

Why. Your information is used only to run your account, save your progress, process purchases, prevent abuse and contact you about your account or purchases. It isn’t sold or shared for marketing.

Your choices. You can ask to see, correct, export or delete your account and data at any time through the contact page. Deleting your account removes your progress and any remaining bandwidth. Purchase records are kept as long as tax law requires.

AI reviews. Messages and content sent to the AI services may be logged and periodically reviewed for safety and quality control, as described under AI content.

Wispy. Chat history is stored in your browser, not on an account. Wispy Plus subscriptions are handled by Stripe.

The World. If you create an account, your sign-in details and what you add are stored by The World’s service. Anything you add to The World is public. You can ask for your account and content to be deleted through the contact page.

Virtual MK. Your messages are sent to Virtual MK’s service and its AI providers to produce replies.

Elsewhere on the site. The site itself has no trackers. The contact form only sends what you type to Mandy Kane.

Questions or complaints about privacy can be sent through the contact page. If you’re not satisfied with the response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au).