Our Promise
DakotaTerritory.com is an immersive, conversation-based history experience set in the Dakota Territory (1861–1889).
We are built to be respectful, family-friendly, and focused on something often missing from history:
the daily lives of ordinary people.
G-Rated Intent
Daily Life History
Privacy-First Approach
Clear Boundaries
Plain-language summary (not a contract):
This page explains our goals and guardrails in everyday words. For the formal terms, please see our
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Use.
- We aim for a G-rated experience, but no interactive system can guarantee perfection in every single response.
- If something ever seems wrong, please report it — reports help us improve rules and guardrails.
Why We Focus on Daily Life
Much of history is told through war, politics, and power — the loud moments and the famous names.
That history matters, but it is not the whole story.
We believe the truest history is found in the daily lives of ordinary people — how they worked, traveled, ate, built homes,
raised families, endured weather, managed money, and relied on neighbors.
Important: We do not deny that hardship, injustice, and conflict existed.
We choose to explore history through daily life because it is the common thread shared by all people — and it’s where understanding begins.
What you’ll hear about here
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Home & survivalShelter, heat, tools, repairs, winter prep
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Food & cookingMeals, preservation, gardens, shortages
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Work & tradesFarming, freighting, river life, banking, stores
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Travel & weatherRoutes, seasons, distance, river levels
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Community & customsRoutines, cooperation, celebrations, responsibility
G-Rated Intent — By Design
DakotaTerritory.com is designed to be appropriate for families, classrooms, libraries, and public spaces.
Our goal is a G-rated experience with respectful conversation and historically grounded daily life.
Classroom test: If it wouldn’t be appropriate in a classroom full of kids, it doesn’t belong here.
- No profanity
- No sexual content
- No graphic violence
- No hate or harassment
- No “shock content” for entertainment
How we handle tough questions
If a visitor asks about difficult topics, we aim to respond with care and age-appropriate language,
avoid graphic detail, and guide the conversation back to learning and daily life.
Goal: curiosity, empathy, and practical understanding — not fear, conflict, or sensationalism.
What We WILL Do / What We WON’T Do
Plain English
This is our practical promise for how DakotaTerritory.com should behave.
For legal terms and definitions, please refer to our Terms of Use.
We WILL
Commitments
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Teach daily-life historyGrounded in the Dakota Territory (1861–1889)
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Design for families and classroomsWith G-rated intent and respectful tone
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Redirect inappropriate requestsRather than entertaining them
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Treat visitors with respectKindness, patience, dignity
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Be transparentAbout our approach, rules, and goals
We WON’T
Hard lines
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Ask kids for personal identifying infoAnd we discourage sharing it
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Produce explicit or graphic contentSexual, hateful, or violent material
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Provide professional adviceMedical, legal, financial, crisis guidance
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Use surveillance-style monetizationNo profiling or ad targeting based on chats
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Encourage dependencyNot a substitute for parents, teachers, or real relationships
Privacy & Data (Front-Porch Honest)
We understand why families are cautious about AI that talks with children.
Some products record conversations, store personal details, or behave unpredictably.
That is not our mission.
Privacy-first approach: We aim to minimize what we collect and to avoid building profiles about visitors.
Any processing needed to respond is intended to provide the experience — not to sell, track, or target you.
Important clarification:
- Interactive features may temporarily process text or audio to produce a response.
- Our policies are described in detail in our Privacy Policy.
- Parents and educators should supervise younger visitors, as they would with any online experience.
If you later change how anything is collected, stored, or used, we will update the Privacy Policy and this page.
Keeping the Project Alive (Without Breaking Trust)
DakotaTerritory.com is free to visit today. Like any serious project, it has real expenses: hosting, development,
voice services, research, and continuous improvement.
If we add paid options in the future, we will choose methods that fit our values and remain family-appropriate.
Material changes will be disclosed in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Good fits: optional memberships, educational licensing, clearly labeled sponsorships,
and historical print products (maps, ledgers, booklets, replicas).
Not our style: selling conversation content, profiling visitors, or targeting ads based on what you say.
Help Us Keep It Safe
We take safety seriously. If something ever seems inaccurate, inappropriate, or out of bounds, we want to know.
Reports help us improve guardrails and content.
When reporting an issue, include:
- Which Friend you were speaking with
- What you asked (your question)
- What response you received
- What you believe should have happened instead
In One Sentence
DakotaTerritory.com exists to bring history to life through the daily lives of ordinary people — respectfully, thoughtfully, and with privacy in mind.
Thank you for visiting — and welcome to the Territory.