Terms of Service

1. Introduction

Welcome to erold.guide. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the erold.guide website and services (the "Service") operated by Yet Technologies SARL-S ("we", "us", or "our"), a company registered in Luxembourg.

By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not access the Service.

2. Description of Service

erold.guide is an open encyclopedia of development guidelines. The Service provides:

• A curated collection of software development best practices and guidelines
• A public JSON API for programmatic access to guidelines
• The ability to contribute guidelines via GitHub authentication

3. User Accounts

3.1 GitHub Authentication

To contribute guidelines, you must authenticate using your GitHub account. By doing so, you authorize us to access certain information from your GitHub profile as described in our Privacy Policy.

3.2 Account Responsibilities

You are responsible for:

• Maintaining the security of your GitHub account
• All activities that occur under your account
• Notifying us immediately of any unauthorized use

4. User Contributions

4.1 Content Guidelines

When contributing guidelines, you agree to:

• Submit only original content or content you have the right to share
• Ensure content is accurate and follows our contribution guidelines
• Not submit content that is harmful, offensive, or illegal
• Not submit spam, advertisements, or promotional material

4.2 License Grant

By submitting content to erold.guide, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute your content under the MIT License.

You retain ownership of your content but acknowledge that all contributions become part of the open-source project and may be used by others under the MIT License.

4.3 Attribution

Contributors will be credited for their contributions. Your GitHub username will be displayed as the author of guidelines you submit.

5. API Usage

5.1 Access

Our API is publicly accessible without authentication. You may use the API for any lawful purpose, including commercial applications.

5.2 Fair Use

While we do not enforce strict rate limits, you agree to:

• Use the API responsibly and not overwhelm our servers
• Cache responses when appropriate
• Not use the API in a way that degrades service for others

5.3 Attribution

When using content from our API, we appreciate (but do not require) attribution to erold.guide.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1 Content License

All content on erold.guide, including guidelines, documentation, and code examples, is licensed under the MIT License unless otherwise specified.

6.2 Trademarks

The erold.guide name and logo are trademarks of Yet Technologies SARL-S. You may not use our trademarks without prior written permission.

6.3 Third-Party Content

Guidelines may reference third-party frameworks, libraries, and tools. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

7. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to:

• Use the Service for any illegal purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
• Interfere with or disrupt the Service
• Scrape or harvest data in a way that impacts service performance
• Upload malicious code or content
• Impersonate others or misrepresent your affiliation
• Use the Service to distribute spam or malware

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that:

• The Service will be uninterrupted or error-free
• The guidelines are accurate, complete, or current
• Following the guidelines will produce specific results
• Defects will be corrected

You use any information from erold.guide at your own risk. Always verify guidelines against official documentation and your specific use case.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YET TECHNOLOGIES SARL-S SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED ONE HUNDRED EUROS (€100).

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Yet Technologies SARL-S and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from your use of the Service or violation of these Terms.

11. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason, including breach of these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately. Contributions you have made will remain part of the public repository under the MIT License.

12. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify users of any material changes by posting the new Terms on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Luxembourg, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Any disputes arising from these Terms or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Luxembourg.

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us: