Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of terms

These Terms of Use (the "Terms") govern access to and use of nathanmzumara.com (the "Site"), the Discovery Digest newsletter, and any content or services offered through them (together, the "Service"). The Service is operated by Nathan Mzumara (the "Operator", "we", "us"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms and by our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Eligibility

You must be at least 16 years old, or the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction (whichever is higher), to use the Service or subscribe to the newsletter. If you use the Service on behalf of an organisation, you represent that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

3. Licence to use the Site

Subject to your continued compliance with these Terms, we grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and view the Site for your personal, non-commercial informational purposes. No other licence is granted by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.

4. Intellectual property

All content on the Service, including articles, the Discovery Digest, the AI Search Glossary, the visual design, and the underlying source code, is the property of the Operator or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trade mark, and other intellectual property laws. Unless otherwise noted, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, sell, license, or create derivative works of the content without prior written permission.

You may quote short excerpts (typically no more than 100 words) for editorial, educational, or non-commercial purposes provided you give clear attribution to the author and a link back to the original page on the Site. Republishing full articles requires written permission.

5. Newsletter subscriptions

The Discovery Digest is a free email newsletter. By subscribing you consent to receive periodic emails from us and you confirm that the email address you provide is yours or that you are authorised to use it. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email or by emailing us. Subscriptions are not transferable.

6. Acceptable use

You agree not to use the Service to:

• Violate any applicable law or regulation.
• Infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of any person.
• Send unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, or other forms of solicitation.
• Introduce viruses, worms, trojans, or other malicious code into the Service.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to, or disrupt, the integrity or performance of the Service, its servers, or related networks.
• Use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair it, or interfere with any other party’s use of the Service.
• Bypass or attempt to bypass any technical measures used to restrict access to the Service.

7. AI training, scraping, and automated access

The Operator does not grant a licence to use the content of the Service to train, fine-tune, ground, or otherwise condition any machine learning model, large language model, or generative AI system, except where (a) such use is permitted by applicable copyright exceptions, (b) the model operator has entered into a separate written agreement with the Operator, or (c) the model retrieves content at query time and provides clear, visible attribution to the source page with a working link.

Quotation of short excerpts inside an AI-generated answer with a visible citation and link is permitted on the same terms as editorial quotation in section 4. Automated access for the purpose of search engine indexing is permitted in accordance with the directives in our robots.txt and llms.txt files.

8. Third-party services and links

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, or practices of any third party. Inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement. Your interactions with third-party services are governed by the terms and policies of those services.

9. No professional advice

Content on the Service is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as, and should not be relied on as, legal, financial, tax, accounting, medical, regulatory, or other professional advice. Always consult a qualified professional before acting on information that materially affects you, your organisation, or third parties.

10. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Operator disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or free of harmful components, or that any content will be accurate, complete, or current. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the Operator be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, revenue, data, business, goodwill, or other intangible losses, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, statute, or any other legal theory, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable consumer or other law, nothing in these Terms shall affect those rights.

12. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Operator from and against any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or related to (a) your use of the Service, (b) your breach of these Terms, or (c) your violation of any law or any right of any third party.

13. Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service or your newsletter subscription at any time, with or without notice, including for breach of these Terms. You may stop using the Service or unsubscribe at any time. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, governing law, and miscellaneous) shall survive.

14. Governing law and venue

These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to the Service shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict of laws rules. Subject to any mandatory consumer protection law in your country of residence, you and the Operator agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute, except that we reserve the right to bring proceedings against you in your country of residence or any other competent court for breach of these Terms.

15. Consumer rights (UK, EEA, US)

If you are a consumer (a person acting outside your trade, business, craft, or profession) resident in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or a US state with applicable consumer law, nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude, limit, or modify rights that you have under your local mandatory consumer law that cannot lawfully be excluded, limited, or modified by contract. Consumers in the EEA may also access the European Commission’s online dispute resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page indicates the latest version. Material changes will be highlighted at the top of the Site. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

17. Severability, assignment, waiver

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force. Our failure to enforce any right or provision is not a waiver of that right or provision. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or any rights under them without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, on notice.

18. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to hello@nathanmzumara.com.