Independent Detective Research Tools
Hosted AI Research Assistance
Independent Detective offers registered Research Account users optional access to a hosted artificial intelligence research assistant. The service is designed to help users organize and work with information while researching cases contained in the Independent Detective public case archive.
An optional digital research tool available through Independent Detective Research Accounts.
Users add funds for Hosted AI usage and the available balance is consumed as the service is used.
The tool assists with reviewing, organizing, and working with case-related research information.
What Is Independent Detective Hosted AI?
Hosted AI is an optional digital service provided to registered users of Independent Detective. It gives researchers access to an AI assistant from within their Independent Detective research workspace.
The assistant can help users organize information, review timelines, summarize research material, compare documented details, develop research questions, and work more efficiently with information related to cases in the archive.
Hosted AI is an additional research convenience. A purchase is not required to browse the Independent Detective public case archive.
What Are Customers Paying For?
Payments associated with Hosted AI purchase access to usage of the Independent Detective Hosted AI service.
Registered users may add funds for Hosted AI usage to their Research Account. As the Hosted AI service is used, the applicable usage cost is deducted from the user’s available Hosted AI balance.
The balance is intended solely for use of Independent Detective’s Hosted AI service. It is not a bank account, general-purpose digital wallet, gift card, cryptocurrency, investment product, or method for transferring money between users. It cannot be used to purchase goods or services from other users.
Public Case Information Is Not Being Sold
Independent Detective maintains a public archive of unresolved missing-person, homicide, and suspected-homicide cases. Payment for Hosted AI does not purchase a case file, confidential information, investigative information from law enforcement, or special access to a case.
The payment is specifically for use of the optional Hosted AI research service. The public case archive remains separate from this paid service.
AI Assistance Is Not an Investigative Finding
Hosted AI is intended to assist with research and organization. Artificial intelligence can make mistakes, misunderstand information, or produce incomplete responses. AI-generated material should therefore be independently checked against reliable sources.
Independent Detective does not represent an AI response as a verified fact, law-enforcement conclusion, legal opinion, or official investigative finding.
Information that may be relevant to an active investigation should be provided directly to the appropriate law-enforcement agency or other official contact identified for that case.
How the Service Is Delivered
Hosted AI is a digital service delivered through an Independent Detective Research Account. There is no physical product, shipping, or delivery by mail.
After an applicable payment is successfully processed, the corresponding Hosted AI usage is associated with the user’s Research Account and may be used through the available Hosted AI research tools.
Refunds & Billing Questions
If a customer believes a payment was made in error, was charged incorrectly, or encounters a problem receiving the Hosted AI usage associated with a payment, they should contact Independent Detective so the transaction and account activity can be reviewed.
Refund requests are evaluated based on the circumstances of the transaction and whether the purchased digital service has already been used. Any applicable refund terms are governed by Independent Detective’s posted policies.
Customer Support
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