Ethical use playbook

Principles we expect every workspace to follow.

Reminder

Tintfolio is not a shortcut around integrity requirements. When policies ask for disclosure, provide it.

What Tintfolio is for

The studio reshapes tone, rhythm, and clarity so readers stay engaged. It should amplify your ideas—not invent facts you have not verified.

Encouraged

✓Treat Tintfolio as an editor that sharpens sentences you already stand behind
✓Tighten structure before deadlines while keeping citations intact
✓Pair automated help with human proofreading when stakes are high
✓Honor every syllabus, honor code, or workplace policy on assistive tech

Discouraged

✗Pass off refined drafts as wholly unaided work when disclosure is required
✗Use the product to evade plagiarism or originality checks
✗Ignore instructor or employer rules about permitted tooling

Schools & workplaces

Policies change faster than software updates. When instructions conflict with a shortcut you imagined, choose the policy—or ask an advisor before hitting export.

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