LEGAL TERMS FOR BEFOREiFORGET

1. COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY RIGHTS
All materials contained on this website—including, without limitation, text, photos, graphics, audio, video, code, data sets, and any “look and feel” elements (collectively, the “Content”) are protected by copyright and other applicable intellectual property laws. The  Content is owned or controlled by Simon Jones (the “Author”), unless otherwise indicated. Rights in third-party material displayed on the site remain with the respective owners.

2. FAIR USE LICENSE (NON-COMMERCIAL ONLY)
Subject to the conditions below, you are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to copy, download, and print the Content for personal, educational, scholarly, or language-research purposes:
1 Use must be strictly non-commercial.
2 You must credit the Author and source in the following format:
“© Simon Jones, BEFOREiFORGET, [URL]”.
3 The citation must include all copyright information and the URL of the BEFOREiFORGET website.
4 No alteration, adaptation, or modification of the Content is permitted.
5 You must comply with any additional restrictions that accompany a specific file (e.g., image-specific attribution requirements).

3. PROHIBITION ON AI-RELATED AND AUTOMATED USE
3.1 AI-TRAINING BAN The use of any Content—text, data, images, audio, video, metadata, or compiled datasets—for training, fine-tuning, or otherwise improving artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), large language model (LLM), or any automated content generation system, is expressly prohibited without prior written authorization from Simon Jones. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the downstream use is commercial or non-commercial.
3.2 SCRAPING / BOT RESTRICTION – You may not employ any automated tools (bots, spiders, crawlers, scrapers, data mining scripts, or similar software) to harvest Content from this site for any purpose, including but not limited to AI/ML training, data aggregation, or competitive analysis.
3.3 EXCEPTIONS – The only permitted automated access is the site’s publicly available RSS feed (see § 5) used strictly for personal, non-commercial consumption. Any other automated interaction requires explicit written consent from the Author.

4. COPYRIGHT & SYNDICATION
BEFOREiFORGET provides RSS feeds for non-commercial personal use only. Republishing, redistributing, or syndicating material from the site on any other publicly accessible website is forbidden without prior written permission.

5. GENERAL DISCLAIMER
The information on BEFOREiFORGET may contain errors or inaccuracies; the Author makes no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the correctness, completeness, or reliability of the Content. Links to external sites are provided for convenience only and do not constitute endorsement. The Author is not responsible for the content, products, or services offered by third-party sites.

6. EXTERNAL LINKS DISCLAIMER
BEFOREiFORGET may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites. The Author does not guarantee, approve, or endorse the information, products, or services found on those sites, nor does a link imply any relationship with the linked site. Visitors assume all risk when accessing external sites and should direct any concerns to the respective site’s administrator.

7. COMMENTS
Comments are open to all users. By posting a comment you agree to the following guidelines:
• No threatening, harassing, defamatory, or libelous material.
• No false or misleading statements.
• No offers to buy or sell goods or services.
• No infringement of copyright.
• Keep comments relevant to the post.
• Do not disclose confidential, sensitive, or unlawful information.
The Author reserves the right to remove any comment that violates these guidelines at his sole discretion. The Author accepts no liability for the content of user comments.

8. PRIVACY
Simon Jones is a staunch advocate of online privacy. BEFOREiFORGET does not collect or retain personal information for commercial purposes.
Comments: To post a comment you must supply a valid email address. This information is used solely to combat spam and abusive behavior and will not be shared with third parties.

9. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
Failure by the Author to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not be deemed a waiver of that right. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

10. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United Kingdom. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the courts of London, UK.

11. AMENDMENTS
The Author may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on the website. Continued use of the site after such posting constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

13. ENFORCEMENT
Unauthorized AI/ML training, scraping, or any other prohibited use of the Content will be treated as copyright infringement. Violators may be liable for actual damages, statutory damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorneys’ fees.