Terms of Service

1) Acceptance of these Terms

By accessing or using piousalpha.com (the “Website”), you agree to these Terms of Service (the “Terms”). If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

2) Who we are

The Website is operated by Pious Alpha. References to “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to the Website operator.

3) Using the Website

This Website is a personal portfolio and blog. You may browse its content freely, provided you do not misuse the Website or interfere with others’ access.

You agree not to:

• Use the Website for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website or its systems
• Interfere with or disrupt the Website’s functionality, security, or availability
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest content in bulk in a way that harms the Website or violates robots.txt
• Impersonate another person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation
• Upload or transmit malicious code, spam, or content designed to compromise the Website

4) Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, all original content on this Website — including text, images, code, and design — is owned by Pious Alpha and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may read and share links to the Website. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or create derivative works from our content without prior written permission, except where permitted by law (e.g., quotation rights).

Third-party trademarks, logos, and referenced content belong to their respective owners.

5) User-generated content

If the Website allows you to submit content (for example, comments or messages), you are solely responsible for what you submit.

By submitting content, you:

• Retain ownership of your content
• Grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to host, display, and format your content on the Website for the purpose it was submitted
• Confirm you have the rights necessary to submit the content
• Agree not to submit content that is unlawful, defamatory, hateful, harassing, obscene, or that infringes others’ rights

We may remove user-generated content at our discretion, for example if it violates these Terms or creates legal, security, or moderation risks.

6) Accounts (if applicable)

If certain features require an account (for example, commenting), you are responsible for maintaining the security of your credentials and for activity under your account. You agree to provide accurate information when creating an account and to keep it updated.

7) Availability and changes to the Website

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website (in whole or in part) at any time. We do not guarantee that the Website will be available without interruption or error.

8) Disclaimer

The Website and its content are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, to the extent permitted by law.

Blog posts and articles reflect personal opinions and are for informational purposes only. Nothing on the Website constitutes professional advice (legal, financial, medical, or otherwise).

9) Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Pious Alpha will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Website.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability where it cannot be excluded under applicable law (for example, certain consumer protections or liability for intentional misconduct).

10) External links

The Website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or availability. Access external sites at your own risk.

11) Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Belgium. Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Belgium, unless mandatory consumer protection rules provide otherwise.

12) Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13) Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at legal@piousalpha.com.