Terms of Use

Effective Date: 2025-Mar-10

Last Updated: 2026-Jan-03

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing doncoleman.ca ("the Site"), you agree to these terms. If you disagree, please do not use the Site.

Services Provided

The Site offers:

  • Written content and educational resources
  • Newsletter subscriptions
  • A comments section for discussion
  • A contact form for direct communication
  • AI-powered features to enhance your reading experience

AI Features

Our AI features (critical thinking questions and related topics) are designed to help you engage more deeply with our content.

How They Work

  • AI features analyze article content and generate discussion prompts or related topics
  • Responses are cached and shared across users for efficiency
  • Multiple AI models are available, organized into tiers

Usage Tiers

Tier Access Description
Free All visitors Open-source and free-tier AI models
Fast All visitors Quick-response commercial models
Balanced Members only Mid-range commercial models
Premium Members only Advanced commercial models

Rate Limits

To ensure fair access and manage costs, usage is rate-limited:

  • All tiers have token-based rate limits that refill over time
  • If you hit a rate limit, try again later or switch to a different model tier
  • Cached responses don't count against your limit

Caching

AI responses are cached and may be shared across users viewing the same article. This improves speed and reduces costs. Cached responses don't count against rate limits.

Regeneration and Feedback

You can regenerate AI responses if you want a fresh perspective. Regenerated responses are subject to the same rate limits. After regeneration, you can provide feedback on whether the new or previous response was better—this helps improve the system.

Limitations

AI-generated content is provided for informational and educational purposes. It:

  • May contain errors or inaccuracies
  • Should not be treated as professional advice
  • Is not a substitute for your own critical thinking

User Responsibilities

When using the Site, you agree to:

Comments

  • Keep discussions civil and respectful
  • Post only legal content
  • Avoid defamatory, harassing, or harmful material
  • Not post personal data of others without their consent

General Use

  • Not attempt to bypass rate limits or security measures
  • Not use automated tools to scrape or abuse our services
  • Not misrepresent your identity or membership status

Intellectual Property

All original content, including articles, design, and code, is owned by Donald Coleman unless otherwise noted.

You may:

  • Share links to our content
  • Quote brief excerpts with proper attribution

You may not:

  • Reproduce full articles without permission
  • Use our content for commercial purposes without authorization
  • Remove or alter copyright notices

Member Accounts

If you create a member account:

  • You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure
  • You must provide accurate information
  • We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and its content are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.

We do not guarantee:

  • Continuous, uninterrupted access
  • Accuracy or completeness of content
  • That AI features will meet your specific needs
  • Error-free operation

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Donald Coleman and affiliates are not liable for:

  • Indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
  • Loss of data or profits
  • Reliance on any content or AI-generated material
  • Service interruptions or errors

Your use of the Site is at your own risk.

Third-Party Services

The Site uses third-party services (Ghost, Supabase, OpenRouter, etc.) that have their own terms of service. We are not responsible for the availability or conduct of these services.

Changes to Terms

We may update these terms at any time. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of British Columbia, Canada. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of British Columbia, Canada.

Contact

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