Last updated: October 9, 2026.

These terms are presented in two sections: formal Legal English first, followed by an accessible Plain English summary.

Legal English

1. Acceptance of Terms and Scope

By accessing, browsing, or using the website https://jadmadi.net (published as Crosscurrent Code), reading its articles, using its API or markdown endpoints, accessing interactive tools (such as the 91 Places Launch Tracker or Thermal), or utilizing any associated software applications, prototypes, developer tools, or community-building platforms operated by Jad Madi under this unified brand (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use the Services.

2. User Accounts and Third-Party Authentication (Google and 𝕏)

• Optional Authentication: Most content and client-side tools across our Services are accessible anonymously. Where available, you may choose to authenticate using third-party identity providers, including Google Sign-In and 𝕏 (Twitter) Sign-In, to synchronize application state, save workspace records across devices, or participate in community features.
• Account Responsibility: When authenticating via Google or 𝕏, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your third-party credentials. You agree not to share account access or misrepresent your identity or affiliation.
• Third-Party Provider Terms: When signing in through Google or 𝕏, you remain subject to the respective terms and policies of those identity providers (such as the Google Terms of Service and X Terms of Service).
• Account Suspension and Termination: We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to authenticated services, synchronized databases, or community features at our sole discretion, without prior notice, if you violate these Terms, abuse system resources, engage in unlawful conduct, or threaten the security and availability of the Services.
• Account Deletion: You may discontinue using the Services at any time and request complete deletion of your account and synced data by contacting jadmadi-support@googlegroups.com (or jad@jadmadi.net).

3. Intellectual Property and Content Use

• Essays and Editorial Content: All essays, written articles, artwork, linocut illustrations, logos, visual layouts, and editorial compilations published on jadmadi.net are the intellectual property of Jad Madi and Crosscurrent Code unless otherwise noted.
• Attribution and Fair Use: You are welcome to link to, quote, and reference articles, provided that clear attribution is given to Jad Madi and a link to the canonical URL on jadmadi.net is included.
• Markdown-for-Agents: Content served via explicit .md endpoints or negotiated via Accept: text/markdown headers is provided for human and automated consumption, including search indexing and AI agent retrieval. Downstream summaries or citations must preserve author attribution and canonical URLs.
• Open Source Software: Code repositories, CLI tools, libraries, or components explicitly released under an open-source license (such as MIT, Apache 2.0, or Waqf-DPL 1.0) are governed by their respective license terms.
• User-Generated Content and Community Contributions: If you post comments, feedback, or contributions to any community features or collaborative tools operated by Jad Madi, you retain ownership of your content. By submitting, you grant Jad Madi a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, display, adapt, and distribute that content within the respective service.

4. Interactive Tools, Community Projects, and Directory Data

• Curated Information and Metrics: Certain interactive tools (such as the 91 Places Launch Tracker) provide curated directories, category taxonomies, metrics (such as third-party Domain Rating estimates), and links to external maker communities and platforms.
• No Endorsement or Guarantee: Directory listings are provided for informational, educational, and workflow assistance. Listing on this site does not constitute an endorsement, partnership, or guarantee of acceptance, listing, or traffic from any external platform.
• Third-Party Platforms and Links: External links lead to websites and services operated by independent third parties. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy practices, uptime, or pricing of any third-party directory, platform, or service.
• Community Conduct: In any community forums, discussion spaces, or collaborative tools, you agree to engage constructively, respectfully, and lawfully, without harassment, defamation, or unsolicited commercial promotion.

5. Acceptable Use Policy

You agree not to use the Services to:

• engage in automated scraping, aggressive crawling, or request flooding that degrades the performance, availability, or responsiveness of the site or its APIs;
• probe, scan, reverse-engineer, or exploit vulnerabilities in the site’s API endpoints, Cloudflare Workers, D1 databases, or authentication systems;
• attempt to circumvent authentication gates, access another user’s private records, or tamper with edge caching;
• submit fraudulent, abusive, misleading, or spam submissions through the contact form, API endpoints, or community features;
• distribute malware, malicious payloads, or harmful code; or
• violate any applicable local, national, or international laws or regulations.

6. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The Services, including jadmadi.net, experimental software, developer tools, community platforms, APIs, and directory databases, are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Jad Madi, Crosscurrent Code, and associated infrastructure providers shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or related to:

• your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the Services;
• any loss of synchronized progress, records, or account data;
• any interactions, transactions, or engagements with third-party sites or services linked from our directories; or
• any interruption, technical defect, outage, delay in operation, or failure of edge compute, databases, or third-party authentication providers.

7. Modifications to the Services and Terms

We reserve the right to modify, enhance, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Services (including directory tools, community features, and API endpoints) at any time without prior notice.

We may update these Terms of Service from time to time. Continued use of the Services following the posting of revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

8. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms of Service or require user support, please contact us:

• Support Email: jadmadi-support@googlegroups.com
• Direct Email: jad@jadmadi.net
• Web: https://jadmadi.net/contact
• Operator: Jad Madi

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Plain English

The Short Version

• Read and learn: You are welcome to read, study, quote, and link to essays and tools across jadmadi.net. Please credit Jad Madi with a canonical link back to the original source.
• Unified Projects: These terms cover jadmadi.net as well as developer utilities, prototypes, and community platforms that Jad builds and runs under this umbrella.
• Google and 𝕏 Logins: Signing in with Google or 𝕏 is optional. It is there to let you save your progress and sync settings across devices. You are always welcome to use client-side tools anonymously.
• Directory Tools (e.g. 91 Places): We curate directory listings and tips in good faith to help makers launch their work, but we do not run those 91 external websites and cannot guarantee they will feature or accept your project.
• Respect the Platform: Please do not attack, spam, scrape aggressively, or exploit our servers, APIs, databases, or community members.
• As-Is Disclaimer: Everything here is built with care and craftsmanship, but it is provided as-is without commercial warranties.