Terms of Service
Last Updated: October 3, 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing and using ScaleWiki ("the Website"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our website.
2. Description of Service
ScaleWiki is an educational platform providing articles, tutorials, and interactive visualizations about distributed systems and system design concepts. Our content is provided for educational and informational purposes only.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
Original ScaleWiki text, diagrams and interactive components are subject to applicable copyright law. Third-party trademarks, attributed materials, open-source software and linked resources remain subject to their respective owners’ rights and licences.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from our content without explicit written permission, except for personal, non-commercial educational use.
4. User Conduct
You agree not to:
- Use the website for any unlawful purpose
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
- Interfere with or disrupt the website's functionality
- Scrape or collect data from our website without permission
- Use automated tools to access the website excessively
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The content on this website is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any content. System design decisions should be made based on your specific requirements and validated through proper testing.
6. Limitation of Liability
ScaleWiki shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the website or its content.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or practices of any linked websites. These links are provided for convenience only.
8. Advertising
Advertisements are disabled in this release. If advertising is introduced, the privacy notice and consent controls will be updated before it is enabled. Advertising does not imply endorsement of a product or service.
9. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to the website. Your continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
10. Governing Law
These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles.
11. Contact Information
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