Terms and Conditions

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of this website, including all pages, content, images, photographs, designs, text, code, media, and materials made available through the website (collectively, the "Content").

The website operates as a personal portfolio, blog, and professional networking platform. Content published here may include, but is not limited to:

• Project documentation

• Articles and blog posts

• Essays and commentary

• Photographs and visual media

• Engineering or technical projects

• Research materials

• Creative works

• Business initiatives and entrepreneurial ventures

• Professional updates and public-facing materials

All content published on this website remains the intellectual property of Thienan D. Bui, unless otherwise explicitly stated.

Visitors may access the website for informational and personal viewing purposes only. The presence of content on this website does not grant permission for redistribution, commercial use, automated extraction, or derivative reuse, except where explicitly authorized in writing.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with the Terms of Use outlined below.

1. Ownership of Content

All content on this website is the exclusive intellectual property of Thienan D. Bui, unless otherwise indicated.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Photographs

• Images

• Graphics

• Written articles

• Blog posts

• Designs

• Source code

• Website layout and design

• Branding elements

• Logos

• Video and audio material

• Metadata embedded within digital media

All materials are protected under:

• United States Copyright Law

• International copyright treaties

• Applicable intellectual property laws

No ownership rights are transferred through viewing, accessing, or interacting with this website.

2. Limited License for Personal Viewing

Visitors are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and view the website solely for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes.

This license does not permit users to:

• Download images for redistribution

• Republish blog articles

• Reproduce project documentation

• Store content in databases or archives

• Train machine learning systems

• Use photographs for commercial purposes

• Incorporate content into marketing materials

• Modify, adapt, or transform the content

All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

3. Prohibited Uses

You agree not to engage in any of the following activities with respect to the website or its content.

• Unauthorized Reproduction

  • Copying, reproducing, redistributing, displaying, publishing, or selling any content without prior written permission.

• Commercial Exploitation

  • Using any content for commercial purposes including advertising, marketing campaigns, publications, resale, or monetized distribution.

• Image Harvesting

  • Downloading, scraping, collecting, or redistributing photographs or visual media.

• Automated Access

  • Using bots, crawlers, spiders, scraping tools, automated scripts, or other automated systems to access, collect, copy, or extract website content.

• Database Creation

  • Compiling any content from the website into a database, dataset, or content repository.

• Content Mirroring

  • Hosting or reproducing the website or its materials on another platform or server.

• Metadata Removal

  • Removing copyright notices, watermarks, attribution information, or embedded metadata from images or files.

4. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Restrictions

The content of this website may not be used for training artificial intelligence systems, machine learning models, neural networks, or automated data analysis systems without explicit written permission.

This restriction applies to, but is not limited to:

• Image dataset creation

• Training of generative AI models

• Text dataset extraction

• Machine learning research datasets

• Automated knowledge scraping

• Large language model training

Unauthorized use of website materials for AI development or data mining constitutes unauthorized reproduction and copyright infringement.

5. No Implied License

Nothing on this website shall be interpreted as granting any license or right to use the website’s content beyond the limited personal viewing license described above.

Any use outside these Terms requires prior written permission.

Requests for licensing or permission may be directed to:

thienandbui@gmail.com

6. Copyright Enforcement

Unauthorized use of the content on this website may violate copyright laws and intellectual property protections.

Violations may result in legal action including:

• Injunctive relief

• Monetary damages

• Statutory damages under copyright law

• Recovery of legal costs and attorney fees

• Removal demands and enforcement actions

The website owner reserves the right to pursue enforcement to the fullest extent permitted by law.

7. DMCA Copyright Policy

If you believe that content on this website infringes your copyright, you may submit a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice including:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work

2. Identification of the allegedly infringing material

3. Your contact information

4. A statement of good faith belief that the use is unauthorized

5. A statement under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate

6. Your signature

DMCA notices should be submitted to:

Email: thienandbui@gmail.com

8. External Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites for informational purposes.

The website owner is not responsible for:

• Content on external websites

• Privacy practices of third-party platforms

• Accuracy of external information

Users access external links at their own risk.

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

The website and all content are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.

The website owner makes no guarantees regarding:

• Accuracy of information

• Completeness of materials

• Reliability of content

• Continuous website availability

Use of this website is at your own risk.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Thienan D. Bui shall not be liable for any damages arising from:

• Use of the website

• Inability to access the website

• Reliance on content

• Unauthorized third-party access to the website

11. Indemnification

Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless Thienan D. Bui from any claims, liabilities, damages, or expenses resulting from misuse of the website or violation of these Terms.

12. Injunctive Relief

Unauthorized use of intellectual property may cause irreparable harm.

The website owner may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting bond, in addition to other legal remedies available under law.

13. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of:

[Jurisdiction — e.g., California, United States]

Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the courts located within that jurisdiction.

14. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is determined to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

15. Entire Agreement

These Terms constitute the entire agreement governing use of this website.

16. Changes to These Terms

The website owner reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time.

Updated Terms will be posted on this page with the revised effective date.

Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.