Terms & Conditions

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Rebuild The Civilization ("the site"), you agree to be bound by these terms. If you disagree with any part, please stop using the site. These terms apply to all visitors, contributors, and anyone else who interacts with the site's content.

We may update these terms from time to time. Changes take effect when posted. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

2. Educational Purpose Only

This site was built to document practical knowledge that could help communities rebuild after large-scale disruption. Every article, guide, and topic is written with educational intent.

The site does not provide:

• Medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment plans
• Legal advice or interpretation of laws
• Financial or investment advice
• Professional engineering or construction certification
• Any guarantee that techniques described will work in your specific situation

Techniques described on this site may be dangerous if attempted without proper training, equipment, or supervision. Always exercise judgement, take appropriate precautions, and consult qualified professionals before attempting anything that carries risk to life or property.

3. Content Licensing

Knowledge content

Articles, guides, and knowledge base content on this site are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence, unless otherwise noted. You are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercially

Under the conditions that you give appropriate credit, provide a link to the licence, indicate if changes were made, and distribute your contributions under the same licence.

Site code and design

The site's source code, design, layout, and original visual elements are proprietary. All rights reserved. You may not copy, reproduce, or redistribute the site's code or design without explicit written permission.

Third-party content

Some content may include references to or quotations from third-party sources. These are used under fair use or with permission and remain subject to their original licence terms.

4. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rebuild The Civilization and its contributors accept no liability for:

• Any injury, death, property damage, or loss arising from attempting to apply anything described on this site
• Inaccuracies, errors, or omissions in content
• Decisions made in reliance on this site's content
• Technical failures, data loss, or interruptions to service
• Content provided by third parties or linked from this site

The site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose or accuracy.

5. Contributor Conduct

If you submit content, corrections, or suggestions to this site, you agree that:

• Your contributions are accurate to the best of your knowledge
• You have the right to share the content you submit
• You grant the site a perpetual, irrevocable licence to use your contribution under CC BY-SA 4.0
• You will not submit content that is deliberately misleading, harmful, or dangerous
• You will not submit spam, commercial advertising, or unrelated material
• You understand that submitted content may be edited for clarity, accuracy, or style

6. Acceptable Use

When using this site, you agree not to:

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the site or its infrastructure
• Scrape or harvest content in a way that damages site performance for other users
• Use automated tools to submit false or misleading information
• Reproduce the site's proprietary code or design without permission
• Use the site in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations

7. Intellectual Property & Trade Mark

The name "Rebuild The Civilization™", the site's logo, and any original visual identity are the property of Martim Miguel Pinheiro Benedito (NIF 249246481), operating under this mark as an unregistered trade mark. The ™ symbol asserts common-law trade mark rights. You may not use these marks in a way that implies endorsement or affiliation without prior written consent.

If you believe content on this site infringes your intellectual property rights, please contact us at contribute@rebuildthecivilization.com with details of the specific content in question and your claim. We will investigate and respond promptly.

8. External Links

This site may link to external websites for reference or further reading. We do not endorse, control, or take responsibility for the content of any external site. Clicking external links is at your own discretion and risk.

9. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to update these terms at any time. We will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page when we do. Significant changes will be noted prominently. Continued use of the site after any change constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

We will not retroactively change the licence under which previously published knowledge content is available.

10. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of Portugal and, where applicable, EU law including Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and Directive 2000/31/EC (E-Commerce Directive as transposed by Decreto-Lei n.º 7/2004). Any disputes arising from use of this site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Portugal.

The site operator is: Martim Miguel Pinheiro Benedito, NIF 249246481, Rua Manuel Ferreira, Nº27, 2º Esq., 2795-229 Linda-a-Velha, Portugal.

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force.