Terms of Service

1. About the Site

ravibuilds.dev is a personal portfolio and blog operated by Ravi Kumar. The Site publishes technical articles, project showcases, and other content related to software engineering. The Site is provided free of charge and does not require registration to read.

2. Intellectual Property

All content on this Site — including blog posts, articles, code snippets, illustrations, branding, and design — is the property of Ravi Kumar unless otherwise stated, and is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

You may:

• Read and share links to articles on personal and social channels.
• Quote short excerpts (a few sentences) for commentary, criticism, or reference, with clear attribution and a link back to the original article.
• Use code snippets shared on this Site in your own projects under the MIT License, unless a snippet explicitly states a different license.

You may not:

• Republish, mirror, or redistribute full articles without prior written permission.
• Use content from this Site to train machine learning or AI models, in whole or in part, without prior written permission.
• Remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, attribution, or authorship notices.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of others. You agree not to:

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its infrastructure, or any related systems.
• Use automated tools, bots, or scrapers to extract content in bulk, except for search engine crawlers that respect robots.txt directives.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site, its servers, or networks connected to the Site.
• Use the Site to transmit malware, spam, or harmful code.
• Engage in any activity that violates applicable laws or regulations.

4. Technical Content Disclaimer

The Site publishes technical tutorials, guides, opinions, and code examples for informational and educational purposes only. While we make reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy, content is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied.

You acknowledge that:

• Software, frameworks, and APIs change rapidly — code examples may become outdated or behave differently in newer versions.
• You are solely responsible for testing, reviewing, and adapting any code or technical guidance before using it in your own projects, especially in production environments.
• Opinions expressed on the Site are personal and do not reflect the views of any employer, client, or affiliated organization.

5. Third-Party Links and Services

The Site contains links to third-party websites, tools, and services (including GitHub, LinkedIn, Vercel, Google AdSense, and others). These links are provided for convenience and do not imply endorsement. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of third-party sites or services. Your interactions with those third parties are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.

6. Advertising

The Site may display advertisements served by third-party ad networks such as Google AdSense. We do not control the specific ads shown and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or offerings of any advertiser. Clicking on or interacting with ads is at your own discretion and risk. For details on how advertising data is handled, see our Privacy Policy.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, ravibuilds.dev and its operator shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages — including but not limited to loss of data, revenue, profits, or business — arising from your use of or inability to use the Site, or from reliance on any content, code, or guidance provided on the Site.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

8. No Warranties

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind — express or implied — including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or uninterrupted availability. We do not warrant that the Site will be free of errors, bugs, or interruptions, or that any content will be accurate, complete, or current.

9. Privacy

Your use of the Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how information is collected and handled when you visit the Site.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be noted clearly, and the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of the Site after such changes does not by itself constitute acceptance of those changes.

11. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

12. Contact

For any questions about these Terms, contact: ravi.kumar.108@outlook.com.