Terms & Conditions

The Grand Alliance Treaty

Welcome, noble scholar! By entering these digital halls,
you agree to terms more binding than any international peace accord,
yet infinitely more reasonable than most software EULAs.

The Sacred Commandments

• All content is for educational purposes — not for world domination (we leave that to tech billionaires)
• No guarantees of accuracy — our error rate is still lower than weather forecasts and election polls
• Cross-check with your syllabus — trust but verify, like Cold War nuclear inspectors
• No redistribution without permission — we're stricter than China with VPNs, but friendlier about it
• Use responsibly — with great accounting knowledge comes great responsibility (and tax anxiety)

Acceptable Use Policy

• No hacking attempts — we're not the Pentagon, but we'd still notice (probably)
• No spamming — send less unsolicited content than a desperate country's UN ambassador
• No scraping data — our robots.txt is more respected than international maritime law
• Be respectful — maintain more decorum than a parliamentary session in Taiwan
• No illegal activities — we comply with laws better than tax-haven-utilizing corporations

Liability Limitations

• Use at your own risk — like investing in crypto or trusting politicians' promises
• We're not responsible for failed exams — blame can be directed at 2020 instead
• Website may have bugs — still fewer bugs than US healthcare.gov launch
• Uptime not guaranteed — our servers have better work-life balance than Japanese salarymen
• No liability for emotional damage — if accounting makes you cry, that's between you and your therapist

Service Availability

• We aim for 99% uptime — more reliable than democracies in coup-prone regions
• Maintenance happens — scheduled better than most infrastructure bills
• Outages are rare — less frequent than government shutdowns in the US
• We'll try to notify you — with more advance warning than surprise missile tests
• Patience appreciated — Rome wasn't built in a day, neither was this website (it was 3 days)

Intellectual Property

• Content belongs to us — unlike contested territories, this ownership is clear
• Don't copy without asking — we're nicer about it than Disney's legal team
• Fair use is welcome — share knowledge like Europe shares blame for colonialism
• Attribution appreciated — cite us like a proper academic, not like a plagiarizing politician
• Trademarks respected — ours and others', because we're not patent trolls

User Conduct

• Be kind to others — spread positivity like propaganda, but the wholesome kind
• No harassment — we have zero tolerance, unlike the UN with actual human rights violations
• Keep it legal — follow more laws than multinational corporations do
• Report issues — be a whistleblower without the exile to Russia
• Have fun learning — mandatory enjoyment (this is the only authoritarian rule here)

Termination Rights

• We can terminate access — with more due process than some emergency powers allow
• You can leave anytime — easier than leaving the EU, no 4-year drama required
• Banned users stay banned — more permanent than Olympic bans on doping nations
• Appeals considered — evaluated faster than asylum applications
• No hard feelings — we part ways more amicably than most political coalitions

Governing Law

• Indian law applies — more straightforward than international maritime disputes
• Jurisdiction is clear — unlike the South China Sea situation
• Disputes resolved locally — not in some offshore arbitration tribunal
• Fair hearings guaranteed — more balanced than most state media coverage