Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing semanticintent.dev, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you disagree with any part, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Site Purpose

semanticintent.dev is a research and educational resource that publishes:

• Academic research papers on the Semantic Intent pattern
• Implementation examples across technology stacks
• An interactive template generator tool
• Links to the open-source framework implementation

This site does not offer consulting, professional services, or paid products. For consulting services, see semanticintent.ai.

3. Research Content License

Papers and Written Content

Research papers and written content on this site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose

Provided you give appropriate credit, link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.

Open-Source Implementation

The semantic-intent-framework repository is available under its own open-source license. See the repository for specific terms.

Citation

If you reference this work in academic or professional contexts, please cite using the DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17114972. Citation formats are available on the paper page.

4. Intellectual Property

The Semantic Intent methodology, design system, and site content (beyond CC BY 4.0 licensed research) are the intellectual property of Michael Shatny. The “Semantic Intent” name and SI brand mark are used to identify this research project.

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the site for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to site infrastructure
• Interfere with site functionality or availability
• Use automated tools to scrape content beyond what is permitted by CC BY 4.0
• Misrepresent the research findings or attribute claims not made by the authors

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

7. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Michael Shatny and Semantic Intent shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from:

• Use or inability to use this site or its content
• Decisions made based on the research or examples presented
• Implementation of the Semantic Intent pattern in your systems
• Reliance on empirical results from the published case study

8. Third-Party Links

This site links to GitHub, semanticintent.ai, ORCID, Zenodo, and other external services. These sites are governed by their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, or practices.

9. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Any disputes shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation or, if necessary, the courts of Ontario.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms to reflect changes in the site or applicable law. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

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