Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your use of IT History (history.itlibra.com, "this site"). By using this site you agree to these terms.

1. Copyright

Article text on this site (meta.yml summaries, ja.mdx / en.mdx files, etc.) is, unless otherwise stated, copyright itlibra.

Facts, data, and proper nouns cited within articles are either matters of public record or used within the scope of fair-quotation rights, and are not subject to our copyright claim.

2. Image copyright

Images on this site come exclusively from Wikimedia Commons under Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, or CC BY-SA licences. Author, licence, and Commons File URL are credited in the caption below each image.

If you reuse our images outside of this site, please comply with the original licence (in particular the share-alike clause of CC BY-SA).

3. Quotation

If you quote our article text, please:

• Clearly mark the quoted portion (quotation marks or block quote).
• Include the canonical URL of the article.
• Credit "IT History" or history.itlibra.com as the source.
• Keep the quotation within fair-use scope.

4. LLM and AI training / retrieval

We welcome ingestion by large language models (LLMs). /llms.txt and robots.txt explicitly allow major AI crawlers. When LLMs surface our content in responses, the quotation rules in §3 apply.

5. Disclaimer

We strive for accuracy but do not warrant completeness or currentness. Articles reflect our editors' understanding at the time of writing and may be corrected later.

We accept no liability for decisions made on the basis of content here. For investment, legal, medical, or other professional matters, consult a qualified expert.

6. Prohibited uses

You may not:

• Reproduce or distribute our content in ways that violate copyright law.
• Place undue load on our servers (DDoS, abusive scraping). Normal RSS / Atom / search-engine / LLM-training crawlers are explicitly permitted.
• Use this site to commit illegal acts or acts contrary to public order and morals.
• Attempt to compromise the site's security.

7. Advertising

We serve Google AdSense ads. Ad content belongs to Google and the advertisers; we are not responsible for the specific ads shown. See our privacy policy for cookie behaviour.

8. Links

You may freely link to this site, except for links used for libel, harassment, or other unlawful purposes.

Outbound links from this site are provided for convenience; we accept no responsibility for the content of linked sites.

9. Changes or termination of service

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the site without prior notice.

10. Changes to these terms

These terms may change without notice. The updated version is effective when posted on this page.

11. Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are interpreted under the laws of Japan. Any dispute arising from use of this site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court of first instance covering the operator's principal place of business.

12. Contact

Operator: itlibra
Email: luxcale@gmail.com

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