AI Policy & Tooling Guidelines
Last Updated: September 2026 • Mimesis Studios Ltd (Company No. 12768442, Registered in England & Wales)
Human-First Core & Zero AI by Default
Mimesis Indie operates on a strict human-first philosophy. All game engineering, 3D/2D art, shaders, design, and production are performed by our dedicated UK team of qualified and experienced personnel. By default, zero external AI or Large Language Model (LLM) tools are used on your project. AI usage is available solely as an optional, client-controlled project setting.
1. Human-First Philosophy & Zero AI Default
At Mimesis Studios Ltd, we believe game development requires genuine craft and creative nuance. Every ticket is executed by our qualified and experienced personnel (developers, programmers, technical artists, 3D/2D artists, animators, designers, and producers).
By default, all projects are treated as 100% Human Work. No code snippets, art assets, project briefs, or design files are transmitted to external AI APIs or machine learning models unless you explicitly opt in.
2. Per-Project Opt-In Controls
Clients maintain complete control over their project. In the client dashboard, you can toggle AI usage for each registered game project:
100% handcrafted engineering, art, and creative work. Zero external AI assistance. Absolute privacy and isolation for studios with strict publisher or licensing restrictions.
Allows our team to utilize internal and external AI tools to assist with task execution and help reduce development time.
3. Senior Human Review Guarantee
When AI usage is enabled, all generative output is reviewed, validated, and tested by a senior human (developer, artist, producer, designer) before delivery.
4. Third-Party AI Tooling, Data & Asset Disclaimer
When Optional AI Usage is explicitly enabled by the Client for a project:
- External & Internal Tooling: Opting in authorizes our team to utilize internal and commercial third-party AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, etc.) during task execution.
- Third-Party Processing & Retention: The Client explicitly acknowledges and agrees that Mimesis Studios Ltd does not own, operate, or control external third-party AI providers. How external third-party AI systems, models, or platforms process, retain, cache, index, train on, or handle data and assets transmitted to their APIs is beyond the control of Mimesis Studios Ltd.
- Limitation of Third-Party Liability: Mimesis Studios Ltd accepts no liability for the data governance policies, terms of service changes, security breaches, or data handling practices of any third-party AI provider used pursuant to the Client's opt-in consent.
- Transport Security: All API communications and dashboard interactions are secured via TLS 1.3 encryption in accordance with UK GDPR standards.
5. Intellectual Property Rights & Boundaries
As between Mimesis Studios Ltd and the Client, the Client retains 100% exclusive intellectual property ownership and copyright in and to all bespoke deliverables created by Mimesis upon deduction of the agreed ticket development hours, as set out in our Terms of Service.
Third-Party Caveat: When AI usage is enabled, Mimesis assigns all of its own rights and title in deliverables to the Client. However, Mimesis makes no warranties and provides no indemnification regarding the independent terms, output copyrightability, or data retention practices of third-party AI model providers. For absolute, 100% human-authored provenance and zero third-party AI exposure, clients should keep their project set to 100% Human Work (Default).