Terms of Use

Last updated: March 10, 2026

Welcome to Qurtuba Circle (qurtubacircle.com). These Terms of Use govern access to and use of this website and its content. By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use the website.

1. Use of the Website

The content published on Qurtuba Circle is provided for informational, educational, and intellectual purposes.

Users agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and in a manner that does not:

  • violate any applicable laws or regulations
  • infringe upon the rights of others
  • disrupt the functioning of the website
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems

Qurtuba Circle reserves the right to restrict or terminate access to the website if these terms are violated.

2. Intellectual Property

All content published on this website, including but not limited to:

  • essays
  • articles
  • written text
  • design elements
  • logos
  • graphics and images

is the intellectual property of Qurtuba Circle or its respective authors unless otherwise stated. This material is protected by copyright and other applicable intellectual property laws.

Visitors may:

  • read and share links to content
  • quote limited portions for purposes such as commentary, critique, or scholarship with proper attribution

Visitors may not:

  • reproduce full essays or articles
  • republish content without permission
  • distribute content for commercial purposes
  • modify, distort, or misrepresent the original work

Republication of material from this website is governed by the Republishing Policy.

3. Author Integrity and Moral Rights

Qurtuba Circle is committed to preserving the intellectual integrity of the works it publishes.

Authors retain the moral rights associated with their work, including the right to be identified as the author and the right to object to any distortion or modification that alters the meaning or context of their work.

Content from this website may not be used in ways that:

  • misattribute authorship
  • alter the meaning or argument of the work
  • selectively quote material in a misleading way
  • present the work in a context that misrepresents the author’s intent

Qurtuba Circle reserves the right to request correction or removal of material used in violation of these principles.

4. Automated Access and Content Scraping

The use of automated systems to access or extract content from this website without permission is prohibited.

This includes activities such as:

  • web scraping
  • automated data extraction
  • data mining
  • systematic copying or archiving of content
  • use of bots or automated tools to reproduce website content

Unauthorized automated access or reproduction of content may constitute a violation of these Terms of Use.

5. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Use

Content published on Qurtuba Circle may not be used for the training, development, or improvement of artificial intelligence or machine learning systems without prior written permission. Unauthorized use of the website’s content for such purposes is prohibited.

6. External Links

This website may contain links to external websites for informational purposes. Qurtuba Circle does not control and is not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of external websites. Visitors access such websites at their own discretion.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. While efforts may be made to ensure accuracy, Qurtuba Circle makes no guarantees regarding:

  • the completeness or reliability of information
  • uninterrupted access to the website
  • the absence of technical errors

Use of the website and reliance on its content is at the visitor’s own discretion.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Qurtuba Circle shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from:

  • use of the website
  • inability to access the website
  • reliance on information provided on the website
  • interactions with external websites linked from the site

9. Changes to These Terms

These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

10. Contact

For questions regarding these Terms of Use, you may contact: contact@qurtubacircle.com