Terms of Use (Draft)

Effective date: [[DATE]]

These terms cover your use of transatlantictechresearch.com (the "site"), run by [[LEGAL NAME OF ROBERT'S BUSINESS]] ("Transatlantic Technology Research", "we", "us"). By using the site, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

1. What we are, and what we aren't

Transatlantic Technology Research is a research publication. We explain EU product rules and the engineering work they tend to involve, for U.S. companies.

We don't provide legal, engineering, certification, testing or compliance services. Nothing on the site is legal advice, an engineering recommendation for your specific product, or a determination that a product does or doesn't meet a law or standard. Using the site doesn't create a lawyer-client, consultant-client, or any other professional relationship with us. For decisions about your obligations, talk to qualified counsel and, where needed, a notified body or test lab.

How our content is made. Our content is written with the help of AI tools. We don't claim any page was written or checked by a lawyer or licensed engineer.

2. Accuracy and dates

EU rules, deadlines, guidance and standards change. We date our pages, link primary sources and fix errors we're told about (see our Corrections policy). But we can't promise any page is complete, current or right for your situation. Check the primary source (for example, EUR-Lex) before you rely on a date or requirement.

3. Tools and their results

Our tools (such as the Secure Update Readiness Assessment, the regulatory timeline and the partner scorecard) are for general information and planning only.

Results depend on your answers and our simplified assumptions, which each tool's method note explains.
A result is not a legal or compliance determination, a certification, a quote or an estimate of cost.
You're responsible for how you use a result. Have qualified people check anything you act on.

4. Referrals and partner firms

If you ask for an introduction, we may introduce you to a separate engineering firm we work with ("partner firm"). We never promise an introduction, and we only make one if we think there's a fit.
We only share your details with a partner firm if you agree to it on the request form. We choose the firm and tell you its name when we pass your details on. See our Privacy Policy.
Partner firms are separate businesses. They, not we, provide any services. Any engagement is between you and the firm, under its own terms. We're not a party to it and aren't responsible for the firm's work, advice, prices, deadlines or conduct. Do your own due diligence before hiring anyone.
If you're introduced to a partner firm and hire them, that firm may pay us a referral fee.

5. Your responsibilities

When you use the site, you agree:

to give accurate information in our forms, and only information you're allowed to share
not to send us trade secrets, export-controlled technical data (e.g., under the U.S. EAR or ITAR), classified information, passwords, credentials or personal data about other people. Introductions only need a high-level summary
not to use the site if you're located in, or acting for someone in, a country or region under comprehensive U.S. sanctions, or if you're on a U.S. government restricted-party list
to follow the law, including export-control and sanctions laws, in anything you do with a partner firm

6. Acceptable use

Please don't:

break the law or anyone's rights using the site
try to get into parts of the site or systems you're not allowed into, test their security without written permission, or disrupt them
send spam, malware or automated form submissions
scrape or bulk-download the site in a way that strains it, or get around rate limits or blocks. [[ROBERT'S CALL ON AI CRAWLERS: state the policy here and in robots.txt.]]
pretend to be someone else, or suggest we endorse you

We can block access or delete submissions that break these rules.

7. Our content and your use of it

Ours. The articles, diagrams, tools, templates, scorecards and site design are owned by [[LEGAL NAME]] or used with permission, and are protected by copyright and other laws.
What you can do. You can read, print and share pages, quote short passages with a credit and link, and use downloadable templates and tool outputs inside your own company.
What you can't do. You can't republish whole articles, resell our content or templates, or use our name or logo to suggest we endorse you, without written permission.
Others' content. Laws, EU documents and government guidance we link to belong to their publishers. EUR-Lex material is reusable with attribution. We don't host copyrighted standards (IEC, EN, ISO). Buy them from the publisher.
Copyright complaints. If you believe something on the site infringes your copyright, email [[copyright@domain]] with the work, the page, your contact details and a statement that you believe in good faith the use isn't authorized. We'll review it and take it down if we need to.
Feedback. If you send us ideas or corrections, we can use them without paying you.

8. Links to other sites

We link to primary sources and other sites. We don't control them and aren't responsible for them.

9. No warranty

The site, its content and its tools are provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don't promise the site will be uninterrupted or error-free.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows:

we're not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenue, data or business opportunities, arising from the site, its content, tools or any introduction
we're not liable for anything a partner firm does or doesn't do
our total liability for any claim relating to the site is limited to [[US$100]]

Some places don't allow these limits, including for consumers in the EU and UK. Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't legally be limited, such as liability for fraud, gross negligence, or death or personal injury caused by negligence.

11. Indemnity

If you misuse the site or break these terms and someone makes a claim against us because of it, you agree to cover our reasonable costs. This doesn't apply to consumers where the law forbids it.

12. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of [[STATE, e.g., the state where Robert's business is registered]], USA, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes go to the state or federal courts in [[COUNTY, STATE]]. If you're a consumer in the EU or UK, you keep the protection of your home country's mandatory laws and can bring claims in your local courts.

13. Changes and general terms

We may change these terms. We'll update the date at the top, and changes apply from then on.
If one part of these terms can't be enforced, the rest still applies.
These terms, our Privacy Policy and any notice on a specific page are the whole agreement about the site.
Not enforcing a term right away doesn't mean we've waived it.

14. Contact

[[LEGAL NAME]], [[POSTAL ADDRESS]] · [[hello@domain]]