Terms of Service
Terms and conditions for using Meta-AIML.org services, schemas, and SDK
What's Covered:
Key Points:
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using Meta-AIML.org services, including but not limited to our schemas, SDK, documentation, and API, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access our services.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use our services, whether for personal, commercial, or educational purposes.
2. License and Usage Rights
📖 Source-Available License Model
Meta-AIML.org provides open access to view source code while maintaining strict control over project development and direction.
✅ What You CAN Do
- View Source Code - Inspect, study, and learn from all source files
- Use AIML Schemas - Implement schemas in your projects freely
- Use JavaScript SDK - Integrate SDK in your applications
- Commercial Use - Use schemas and SDK for commercial purposes
- Educational Purposes - Study code for learning and research
- Bug Reports - Report issues and suggest improvements
🚫 What You CANNOT Do
- Modify Source Code - No changes, patches, or modifications allowed
- Redistribute - Cannot share, publish, or distribute source code
- Fork or Clone - Cannot create derivative versions or competing projects
- Reverse Engineer - Cannot extract proprietary algorithms or implementations
- Commercial Resale - Cannot package and sell as competing service
- Brand Usage - Cannot use Meta-AIML.org branding without permission
🎯 Project Control & Direction
The project owner maintains exclusive control over:
- • Schema design and evolution
- • SDK feature development
- • Architecture decisions
- • Release schedules and versioning
- • Contribution acceptance (at sole discretion)
📬 Collaboration Guidelines
While direct code modifications are prohibited, we welcome community input:
- Issue Reports - Submit detailed bug reports and feature requests
- Schema Suggestions - Propose new entity types or improvements
- Use Case Discussions - Share how you're using AIML schemas
- Documentation Feedback - Suggest clarity improvements
📋 Contribution Process
All contributions are reviewed and implemented solely at the discretion of the project owner. Suggestions may be incorporated, modified, or declined without obligation to provide detailed explanations.
🔄 Source Availability
Source code is made available for:
- Transparency and trust building
- Educational and learning purposes
- Security auditing and review
- Understanding implementation details
- Debugging integration issues
License Grant: You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to view and use the schemas and SDK as described above. This license does not grant any rights to the underlying source code beyond viewing and personal study.
3. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use our services:
- For any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to perform unlawful acts
- To violate any international, federal, provincial, or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances
- To infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others
- To harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate
- To submit false or misleading information
- To upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code
- To spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape in a manner that disrupts our services
4. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Important Notice
The information and services are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind.
NO WARRANTY: Our services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Meta-AIML.org expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: In no event shall Meta-AIML.org, its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from your use of our services.
5. Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services. By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
We do not collect personal information beyond what is necessary to provide our services. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties.
6. Modifications to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect.
What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.