Terms of use for this site and our writing.

What this covers

These terms apply to the proofoftech.org website and to the writing we publish on it — blog posts, case studies, service descriptions. They do not govern paid engagements. Engagements are covered by the separate engagement letter we sign with each client.

You can use what we publish

All public content on proofoftech.org — blog posts, code snippets, diagrams — is licensed under CC BY 4.0. You can copy it, quote it, adapt it, and republish it, including for commercial purposes, as long as you credit "Proof of Tech" with a link back to the original post. The site source itself is private.

Code samples embedded in posts are MIT-licensed unless the post explicitly states otherwise. Treat them as starting points, not as audited production code.

What we don't promise

The writing on this site is opinion and engineering experience, not legal, financial, medical, or regulatory advice. We name specific open-source projects and commercial vendors; that is description, not endorsement. The accuracy of third-party claims (Bittensor's Covenant-72B, 0G's DiLoCoX-107B, vendor SLAs, etc.) is the third party's, not ours.

Engagement decisions should be based on the engagement letter, not on anything you read here. If something in a post contradicts something we say to you in an engagement, the engagement letter wins.

The intake form

Submitting the intake form does not create an engagement, an attorney-client relationship, a fiduciary obligation, or any other legal duty. We respond to qualified intakes within one business day. If we don't have capacity, you will get a referral.

Linked content

We link out to other firms, papers, and open-source projects when it's useful. We do not control any of those sites. If a linked project is later compromised, deprecated, or changes its license, the change is theirs to make.

Changes

We will update these terms when something material changes (license, jurisdiction, scope). The "Updated" date at the top of this page is the source of truth. Material changes will also be called out in the next Field Notes issue.

Contact

Questions about terms, attribution, or licensing: hello@proofoftech.org.