Legal

Terms of Use

By accessing or using the Aithical website, you agree to these terms. Please read them carefully.

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Draft for legal review This page is an Aithical-authored plain-language draft and should be reviewed by qualified counsel before public launch. Specifics noted below in [brackets] are placeholders for production. Nothing here constitutes legal advice.

1. Acceptance

These Terms of Use form a binding agreement between you and Aithical when you access this website. If you do not agree, do not use the website.

2. Website use

You may access and view the website for lawful, personal, and business-evaluation purposes. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell, or commercially exploit any part of the website without our written permission. You may not attempt to interfere with the operation of the website, probe its security, or use automated tools to scrape content other than in accordance with our robots.txt.

3. Intellectual property

The website and its contents — including text, graphics, logos, and the Aithical mark — are owned by Aithical or its licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. Brief quotation with attribution is permitted; full reproduction is not.

4. Submissions

If you send us ideas, feedback, or proposals through any form on this website, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use them for any purpose without obligation. Do not send confidential information through public web forms.

5. Links to third parties

We link to external sites for convenience. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices.

6. Disclaimers

The website is provided "as is" and "as available." We disclaim all warranties to the maximum extent permitted by law, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice.

7. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Aithical will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenues, or data, arising out of your use of the website. Our total liability for any claim arising under these terms will not exceed [USD 100 — confirm with counsel].

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Aithical harmless from claims arising out of your misuse of the website or violation of these terms.

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of [North Carolina — confirm with counsel], without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in [Mecklenburg County, NC — confirm with counsel].

10. Changes

We may update these terms. Continued use after changes are posted constitutes acceptance. Material changes will be communicated where appropriate.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: legal@aithicalhub.io.