--- date: '2025-02-21' description: terms for using this site, its interactive features, and its original content id: terms of service layout: technical modified: 2026-08-13 00:00:00 GMT-04:00 noindex: true permalinks: - /tos tags: - evergreen title: Terms of Service transclude: dynalist: false title: false created: '2025-02-21' published: '2025-02-21' pageLayout: technical slug: terms-of-service permalink: https://aarnphm.xyz/terms-of-service.md generator: quartz: v4.6.0 hostedProvider: Cloudflare baseUrl: aarnphm.xyz full: https://aarnphm.xyz/llms-full.txt --- **Effective date**: February 21, 2025 _Last updated_: August 13, 2026 These terms govern access to `aarnphm.xyz` and its subdomains, operated by Aaron. By using the site, you agree to these terms. ## the site The site publishes notes, essays, research, software demonstrations, health and training data, and other personal material. It also offers interactive features such as comments, optional GitHub authentication, flashcards, notebooks, and exercises. Features can change or disappear without notice. ## comments and acceptable use You are responsible for material you submit. Do not submit unlawful, threatening, harassing, defamatory, infringing, deceptive, or malicious content. Do not probe private data, bypass authorization, disrupt the service, automate abusive traffic, or upload code or content intended to harm other people or systems. You keep ownership of your comment. You give Aaron a non-exclusive licence to store, display, reproduce, and modify it only as needed to operate, moderate, back up, and synchronize the comment feature. Comments can be removed or restricted when needed to protect the site or other people. Optional GitHub authentication identifies a comment author or authorizes a protected feature. You are responsible for access through your GitHub account. ## subscriptions and payments The site does not process payments directly. Any paid newsletter subscription or other support transaction takes place on the named external service, such as Substack, and is processed under that service’s terms, refund policy, and privacy policy. Stripe may process a payment for that external service. These terms do not replace the agreement shown at checkout. ## licences Unless a page says otherwise, Aaron’s original notes are licensed under [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Original repository code is licensed under [Apache 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). Third-party text, images, code, fonts, embeds, and linked material remain under their owners’ licences. A licence applies only to material Aaron has the right to license. Trademarks and personal names are not licensed by those grants. ## privacy The [[privacy policy|Privacy Policy]] describes information processed by the site and its service providers. ## no professional advice The site contains personal working notes. Material about health, training, law, finance, security, engineering, or any other field is provided for information and can be incomplete or wrong. Use an appropriate professional or primary source when a decision carries material risk. ## availability and liability The site is provided as available, without a promise that every page, feature, link, or stored comment will remain available, accurate, secure, or error-free. To the extent permitted by law, Aaron is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss arising from use of the site. Nothing in these terms excludes a right or liability that cannot legally be excluded. ## changes and governing law Changes appear on this page with a new last-updated date. Ontario law governs these terms, subject to any mandatory law that applies where you live. Questions can be sent to .