Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using ByteComputerRepairs.com (the "Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to these Terms, please refrain from using the Site. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the ByteComputerRepairs Archive Foundation, a cultural and educational organisation registered in Milan, Italy ("the Foundation", "we", "us", "our").

2. Nature and Purpose of the Site

ByteComputerRepairs.com is operated exclusively as an independent digital museum, scholarly publisher, and academic archive. Its editorial mission is the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge relating to semiconductor physics, microprocessor architecture history, silicon wafer manufacturing, and the material science of computing. The Site does not provide commercial services, does not sell hardware or software products, does not offer technical support, and does not generate commercial leads of any kind.

3. Intellectual Property

3.1 Foundation Content

All editorial text, article content, glossary entries, exhibit descriptions, typographic design, and structural HTML/CSS/JavaScript code published on this Site is the intellectual property of the ByteComputerRepairs Archive Foundation and is protected under Italian copyright law (Legge 22 aprile 1941, n. 633 and subsequent amendments) and applicable European Union intellectual property directives.

3.2 Permitted Use

You may read, print for personal non-commercial study, and share hyperlinks to any page of this Site. You may quote brief passages in academic works with appropriate attribution to "ByteComputerRepairs Archive Foundation, ByteComputerRepairs.com, [Year]".

3.3 Prohibited Use

You may not reproduce, republish, sell, license, sublicense, or distribute substantial portions of Site content without prior written permission from the Foundation. You may not use Site content in any manner that implies endorsement by the Foundation, misrepresents the educational nature of the content, or strips academic attribution.

4. Acceptable Use

When using this Site, you agree not to:

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any portion of the Site or its hosting infrastructure.
• Use automated scraping, crawling, or harvesting tools to extract content at scale without the Foundation's prior written consent.
• Transmit via the contact form any content that is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable.
• Attempt to circumvent, disable, or interfere with security-related features of the Site.
• Use the Site in any way that violates applicable Italian or European Union law.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and its content are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied. The Foundation makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of academic and technical content, but does not warrant that all content is free from error. Semiconductor physics, materials data, and historical information are presented for educational purposes. Readers requiring engineering-grade precision should consult primary academic literature and primary-source specifications.

The Foundation expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the ByteComputerRepairs Archive Foundation, its editorial board, contributors, and hosting providers shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the Site or its content. This limitation applies regardless of whether such liability is asserted in contract, tort, negligence, or any other theory.

7. External Links

The Site may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites for reference purposes. These links are provided for reader convenience and do not constitute endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. The Foundation has no control over the content, privacy practices, or availability of linked third-party sites and accepts no liability for their content.

8. Contact Form Submissions

Submissions made through the contact form at contact.html are governed by our Privacy Policy. By submitting a message, you acknowledge that the Foundation will use your contact details solely to respond to your academic or editorial enquiry. The Foundation does not guarantee a response to all submissions, particularly those unrelated to the scholarly scope of the archive.

9. Modifications to Terms

The Foundation reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time. Revisions will be indicated by an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Site following publication of revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of the changes. We encourage periodic review of this page.

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Italian Republic and applicable European Union law. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Milan (Tribunale di Milano), Italy, unless mandatory consumer protection provisions of your country of residence require otherwise.

11. Contact

For questions concerning these Terms of Service, please contact:
ByteComputerRepairs Archive Foundation
Via della Scienza 42, 20126 Milano MI, Italy
[email protected]