Terms & Conditions
The rules for using Coders Lingo — plain English, no legalese where avoidable.
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1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using Coders Lingo at coderslingo.com ("the Site"), you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
These terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Site.
2. About the Site
Coders Lingo is a free educational platform providing English language learning resources for IT professionals and those preparing to enter the IT industry. Content includes vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation guides, grammar exercises, glossary entries, interview preparation, and related educational material.
The Site is provided free of charge. Access does not require registration or the creation of an account.
3. Use of the Site
3.1 Permitted use
You may use the Site for personal, non-commercial educational purposes. You may share links to pages on the Site. You may quote short excerpts from the Site in your own content provided you attribute Coders Lingo and link back to the source page.
3.2 Prohibited use
You must not:
- Copy, reproduce, or redistribute substantial portions of the Site's content without prior written permission.
- Use automated tools (scrapers, bots, crawlers) to harvest content from the Site at scale.
- Attempt to interfere with, disrupt, or gain unauthorised access to the Site or its servers.
- Use the Site in any way that violates applicable local, national, or international law or regulation.
- Submit false, misleading, or harmful content through the contact form.
4. Intellectual Property
All content on the Site — including text, exercises, vocabulary sets, pronunciation guides, glossary definitions, code examples, graphics, and the design of the Site — is owned by or licensed to Coders Lingo and is protected by applicable intellectual property law.
Nothing in these terms grants you any right or licence to use the Site's intellectual property beyond what is explicitly permitted under section 3.1 above.
5. Advertising
The Site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense (Google LLC). These advertisements are provided by a third party and are subject to Google's own terms and privacy policy. We do not endorse any advertised products or services.
Google AdSense may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on your interests. For more information, see our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.
6. Disclaimers
6.1 Educational content
The content on Coders Lingo is provided for educational purposes only. While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, we make no warranty that the content is complete, current, or error-free. Language and technical usage evolve; some content may reflect usage at a particular point in time.
6.2 No professional advice
Nothing on the Site constitutes professional, legal, financial, or career advice. You should always verify technical or professional information independently before relying on it.
6.3 Availability
We aim to keep the Site available at all times but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. The Site may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, hosting issues, or circumstances beyond our control.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Coders Lingo and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from your use of the Site or reliance on its content.
This includes, without limitation, any loss of data, loss of profits, or any other loss that results from errors, omissions, interruptions, or reliance on content published on the Site.
8. Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites for reference or further reading. These links are provided as a convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or terms of any third-party website. Accessing a linked site is at your own risk.
9. User-Submitted Content
If you submit a message through the contact form, you grant us permission to use the content of that message solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. We do not publish or share submitted messages.
By submitting a message, you confirm that it is truthful and does not contain harmful, illegal, or defamatory content.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
We recommend bookmarking this page and reviewing it periodically.
11. Governing Law
These terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes arising in connection with these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
12. Contact
If you have questions about these terms, please use our contact page. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 5 working days.