Terms of Use - Unleashing the Power of Technologies

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using tskamath.com (“the Website”), you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this agreement. If you do not agree to abide by these terms, please do not use this Website.

2. Nature of Content

This Website provides technical tutorials, software documentation, hardware experiments (microcontrollers, NAS, 3D printing), and photography.

Educational Purpose: All information is provided for educational and informational purposes only.
No Professional Advice: The content does not constitute professional engineering or financial advice.

3. Intellectual Property & Licensing (Crucial Update)

This is a dual-license site to support the developer community while protecting my creative work:

A. Written Content & Photography All text, blog posts, original images, and graphics are the exclusive property of Srikanth Kamath and are protected by international copyright laws.

You MAY: Share links to my articles or quote short excerpts with clear attribution (backlink).
You MAY NOT: Repost full articles or photos on another website without prior written permission.

B. Code Snippets & Configuration Files Unless otherwise noted in a specific post, all code snippets, scripts (e.g., Python, Bash), and configuration files (e.g., Docker Compose, YAML) shared on this site are made available under the MIT License.

You are free to: Use, copy, modify, and distribute the code in your own personal or commercial projects.
Condition: You accept the code “as is” without warranty of any kind.

4. User Conduct

You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from:

Attempting to compromise the security of the Website (e.g., SQL injection, DDoS attacks).
Using automated scrapers to harvest content or user data.
Posting spam, abusive, or irrelevant content in the comments section.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

“Use at Your Own Risk”: This is particularly important for hardware and software tutorials. You acknowledge that:

Modifying hardware (e.g., soldering, CNC machining) carries inherent risks of damage or injury.
Executing commands (e.g., sudo, rm, Docker system prunes) can lead to data loss if not done correctly.
Srikanth Kamath is not responsible for any damage to your equipment, software, or data resulting from following tutorials on this site.

6. Third-Party Links

This Website may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., GitHub repositories, Amazon products, software documentation). I have no control over the content or practices of these sites and accept no responsibility for them.

7. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Bangalore, Karnataka, for the resolution of any disputes.