Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to Meshiva (the "Site"), accessible at meshiva.cc. These Terms of Service ("Terms") constitute a legally binding agreement between you ("User," "you," or "your") and Meshiva ("we," "us," or "our") governing your access to and use of the Site, its content, and any services we offer (collectively, the "Service"). By accessing, browsing, subscribing to our newsletter, or otherwise using the Service in any manner, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy and User Agreement, which are incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to any provision of these Terms, you must not access or use the Service. Your continued use of the Service after any amendment to these Terms constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

2. User Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities

You agree to use the Service only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of the Service. All articles, illustrations, and other content on the Site are provided by Meshiva for general informational purposes. You may read, share links to, and quote short excerpts of our articles for non-commercial purposes, provided you attribute Meshiva and include a link back to the original page. You may not republish full articles, scrape our content for automated reuse, or use our content to train machine-learning models without prior written permission.

In particular, you agree that you will not: (a) use the Service for any illegal, unauthorized, fraudulent, or abusive purpose; (b) attempt to disrupt, overload, or compromise the Site's infrastructure, servers, or networks; (c) access the Service through automated means beyond reasonable personal reading, including bots, crawlers, or scrapers; (d) distribute spam, malware, or harmful code through the Service; (e) misrepresent our reporting as your own or plagiarize our content; (f) reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source content from the Site; (g) impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation; or (h) violate any applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.

You are solely responsible for your conduct while using the Service and for any consequences of your actions. If you subscribe to our newsletter, you are responsible for the accuracy of the email address you provide and for keeping your subscription credentials secure. Meshiva reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate access for any user who violates these Terms.

3. No Professional Advice

Our reporting covers engineering, robotics, and industrial automation. The content on the Site is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not engineering, legal, investment, medical, or safety advice. Decisions about deploying, operating, or maintaining equipment should be made with qualified professionals and the relevant manufacturer documentation. You should not rely solely on our content for such decisions.

4. Accounts and Newsletters

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will store the email address you provide and send you messages related to the newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in any message. We do not currently require registered accounts to read content on the Site. If account-based features are introduced in the future, additional terms specific to accounts will apply and will be presented to you at the time of registration.

5. Intellectual Property

The Service and all original content, features, and functionality on the Site—including but not limited to articles, illustrations, graphics, logos, designs, text, software, and the "Meshiva" name and branding—are and will remain the exclusive property of Meshiva and its licensors. These materials are protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and other intellectual-property laws of the United States and other jurisdictions. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.

If you contact us by email or through a form and submit content ("User Submissions"), you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such User Submissions on and through the Service for the purpose of responding to you and improving our reporting. You retain ownership of your User Submissions. You represent that you have the right to submit such content and that it does not violate any law or third-party rights.

Third-party images, quotes, or references used in our articles are the property of their respective owners and are used for editorial purposes under principles of fair use or with permission.

6. Third-Party Links

The Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Meshiva. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that Meshiva shall not be liable or responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on any such third-party site or service.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MESHIVA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY REPORTED PERFORMANCE FIGURES WILL REMAIN ACCURATE OVER TIME.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL MESHIVA, NOR 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 ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF MESHIVA FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICE, IF ANY, DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Meshiva and its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, and affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, debts, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) resulting from or arising out of your use and access of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your infringement of any third-party right.

10. Account Cancellation and Suspension

If you have subscribed to our newsletter or created any account with the Service, you may cancel your subscription or request account deletion at any time by contacting us at [email protected] or using the unsubscribe link provided in our messages. Upon cancellation, we will remove your email address from our active mailing list in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Service, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms, engage in fraudulent or abusive behavior, or if we are required to do so by law. Upon termination, all licenses granted to you under these Terms will immediately cease. All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination—including but not limited to sections on intellectual property, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute resolution—shall survive termination.

11. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. We will try to provide at least thirty (30) days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect, either by updating the "Last updated" date above or by notifying you through the email address associated with your newsletter subscription. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use the Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms. If you do not agree to the new Terms, you must stop using the Service. Your continued use of the Service is your definitive acceptance of the then-current version of these Terms.

12. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy and User Agreement, constitute the entire agreement between you and Meshiva regarding your use of the Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, regarding such subject matter.

13. Dispute Resolution

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or your use of the Service ("Dispute") shall be resolved as follows. First, the parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute through informal negotiation. A party must send a written notice of the Dispute to the other party at [email protected]. The parties will then attempt to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days of such notice.

If the Dispute cannot be resolved through informal negotiation within the thirty (30) day period, either party may initiate formal proceedings. You and Meshiva agree that, except as prohibited by law, any Dispute shall be resolved exclusively in the competent courts of the United States, and each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts. Nothing in this section shall prevent either party from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual-property rights.

14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any dispute arising from or relating to your use of the Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. The United States is the designated country of application for these Terms.

The parties agree that the federal and state courts located in the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any Dispute. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of these courts and waive any objection to venue or inconvenient forum. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding these Terms, you may contact us at: [email protected]