AI Training & Data Use Policy

Last Updated: November 11, 2025

At Webstix, we value transparency, privacy, and responsible use of digital content. This AI Training & Data Use Policy explains how our website content may (or may not) be used by automated systems, including artificial intelligence (AI) models, machine-learning systems, and data crawlers.

1. Purpose of This Policy

This page is intended to inform data collectors, AI developers, and the public about our stance on how our website’s text, images, code, and other materials can be used for AI training, dataset creation, or automated analysis. We support open research and innovation while also protecting our intellectual property and user privacy.

2. What’s Allowed

We permit the following limited uses of our publicly available content:

• Indexing by search engines for the purpose of improving discoverability and standard search functions.
• Caching and archiving for accessibility and performance improvement.
• Use of short excerpts or snippets under fair-use principles, provided proper credit and a link to the source page are included.
• Non-commercial academic research and analysis.

3. What’s Not Allowed

Without our prior written consent, the following uses are not permitted:

• Copying or scraping our website content at scale for the purpose of training or fine-tuning commercial AI models.
• Using our text, images, or media in any dataset intended for resale, distribution, or inclusion in commercial generative-AI products.
• Republishing or redistributing our content without attribution or licensing.
• Using any part of our website in ways that infringe copyright, privacy, or data-protection laws.

If you wish to use our content for AI training or dataset creation, please contact us for a licensing agreement.

4. Requesting Permission

To request permission for AI-related use, email us at info@webstix.com with the subject line “AI Training Request.” Please include:

• Your organization name and purpose of data use
• Description of intended dataset or model training
• Whether the use is commercial or non-commercial
• Relevant timeframes and data scope

We will respond to legitimate requests as quickly as possible.

5. Machine-Readable Policy

For automated systems, we publish a machine-readable summary of this policy in JSON format at:
https://www.webstix.com/.well-known/ai-training.json

Developers and crawlers should refer to that file before accessing or storing website data for AI-related purposes.

6. Legal Notice

This policy does not replace or modify our Privacy Policy or Terms of Use. All website content is protected by applicable intellectual-property and data-protection laws. We reserve the right to update this policy at any time.

7. Contact

For questions or concerns about this policy, please contact:
Webstix
Email: info@webstix.com
Website: https://www.webstix.com/