Terms of Use
Last updated 2026-09-13
Overview and agreement
This website is the personal professional profile of Zachary Montague ("I," "me," or "my"). These Terms of Use govern access to the site, its public profile content, machine-readable files, and interactive terminal. By using the site, you agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the site.
Who operates the site
The site is operated by Zachary Montague in Illinois, United States. Privacy, accessibility, and legal notices may be sent through the LinkedIn link provided on this site.
Who may use the site
The site is intended for general audiences seeking professional information. It is not directed to children under 13 in the United States or to children under a higher minimum age required by local law. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Informational purpose and no offer
The site and its content are provided for general professional and educational information. They are not legal, financial, medical, tax, employment, cybersecurity, or other professional advice. A profile, article, example, or project description is not a promise of a particular result and does not create a client, employment, contractor, partnership, or agency relationship. Any engagement must be agreed separately in writing.
Permitted use
You may view the site, link to public pages, and quote short portions with accurate attribution and a link to the source. You must comply with applicable law and avoid interfering with the site, its infrastructure, or another visitor's use.
Prohibited conduct and automated access
Do not bypass access controls, probe or exploit vulnerabilities, introduce malicious code, impersonate another person, send spam, overload the site, or use public information for unlawful harassment, fraud, or targeted abuse. Automated access to public pages is permitted only when it follows robots.txt, reasonable rate limits, these Terms, and applicable law. Do not evade technical restrictions or misrepresent the source or freshness of copied content.
Intellectual property
Unless a different owner or license is identified, the site's design, copy, images, and original materials belong to Zachary Montague. Third-party names, marks, links, and services remain the property of their owners. No license is granted to republish, frame, bulk-reproduce, train a commercial dataset on, or commercially exploit original site materials beyond the limited linking and quotation permission above without prior written permission.
External links and third-party services
The site links to third-party services such as LinkedIn, GitHub, and AI platforms including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Copilot. Those services operate under their own terms and privacy policies. I do not control or guarantee their content, availability, security, or data practices. When you follow an external link or use an Ask AI action, the receiving service may receive information under its own rules.
Machine-readable and AI content
The site publishes public professional context at /llms.txt, /llms-full.txt, /data/prompt.json, and /data/terminal.json. These resources are intended to improve accurate indexing and research. AI systems and other crawlers may process them under their own policies, subject to robots.txt and applicable law.
Interactive terminal
The built-in terminal is a client-side navigation and profile-exploration feature. It does not provide shell access, server access, or a security-testing environment. Do not use it or any other site feature for unauthorized access, abuse, or activity that violates applicable law.
No warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site and its content are provided as is and as available, without warranties of any kind, express or implied. I do not promise that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, complete, current, or suitable for a particular purpose.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Zachary Montague will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, profits, or opportunities, arising from or related to use of the site or reliance on its content. Nothing in these Terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
Changes and availability
I may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the site, including public files and the terminal, without notice. I may update these Terms from time to time. The Last updated date identifies the current version, and continued use after a revision is posted means you accept the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.
Governing law and venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute that may properly be brought in court will be handled in a court with appropriate jurisdiction in Illinois, unless applicable law requires another forum. Nothing here limits rights that cannot be waived under applicable data protection or consumer-protection law.
Severability and entire agreement
If a provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect to the extent allowed by law. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the current agreement about use of this site and replace earlier site-specific terms, subject to any separate written agreement.
Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent through LinkedIn.
Contact: LinkedIn