Terms of Service

Effective Date: May 14, 2026
Last Updated: May 14, 2026

These Terms of Service (the "Terms") govern your access to and use of georgekollitidesiii.com and any subdomains or pages associated with it (the "Site"). The Site is operated by George K. Kollitides III ("I," "me," or "Site Owner").

By accessing or using the Site, you ("you") agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site. If you are between 13 and the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you may use the Site only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

2. Nature of the Site

The Site is a personal website containing biographical, professional, and philanthropic information about me. Content is provided for general informational purposes only and reflects my personal views. It does not represent the views of any employer, school, affiliate, or third party, and nothing on the Site constitutes financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice.

3. Use of the Site

You may view and link to the Site. You agree not to:

  • Copy, reproduce, modify, republish, or distribute any part of the Site without my prior written permission, except as permitted by these Terms or applicable law;
  • Use the Site in a way that violates any applicable law;
  • Interfere with, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its underlying systems; or
  • Misrepresent your identity or affiliation when contacting me through the Site.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site — including text, design, graphics, photographs, video, and code (the "Content") — is owned by me or my licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

My name, likeness, biographical information, photographs, and any associated marks may not be used for commercial purposes, endorsement, promotional materials, or in any manner that suggests sponsorship or affiliation, without my prior written consent. This includes use in publications, advertising, AI-generated content, or training datasets.

You may view and print Content for personal, non-commercial reference only.

5. AI, Automated Systems, and Text and Data Mining

I expressly reserve all rights in the Content. Without limiting that reservation:

  • You may not use the Site or any Content to train, fine-tune, validate, benchmark, or otherwise develop any machine learning model, large language model, generative AI system, or similar technology, whether commercial or non-commercial, without my prior express written authorization.
  • You may not use automated means — including bots, crawlers, scrapers, or harvesters — to access, collect, or extract Content from the Site, except for ordinary general-purpose search engine indexing in accordance with my published robots.txt and any ai.txt file.
  • This constitutes a machine-readable and human-readable opt-out of text and data mining under Article 4 of EU Directive 2019/790 and any equivalent or successor framework in any jurisdiction.

These restrictions apply regardless of whether the Content is publicly accessible.

6. Contact Form Submissions

If you submit a message through the contact form, you authorize me to receive and respond to it using the information you provide. You agree that the information you submit is accurate and that you have the right to share it. Do not submit sensitive personal information, confidential third-party information, or any material you do not want me to receive.

Handling of personal information submitted through the contact form is governed by the Site's Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

7. External Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services. These are provided for convenience only. I do not endorse, control, or assume responsibility for any third-party content, services, or privacy practices.

8. Disclaimers

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION.

I do not warrant that the Site will be secure, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of the Site is at your sole risk.

9. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL I BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN ALL CASES, MY AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations of liability; in those jurisdictions, the foregoing applies to the greatest extent permitted by law.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold me harmless from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to (a) your use of the Site, (b) your violation of these Terms, or (c) your violation of any law or third-party right.

11. Termination

I may suspend or terminate your access to the Site at any time, for any reason, without notice or liability. Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15 survive termination.

12. Changes to the Terms

I may update these Terms from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. For material changes, I will use reasonable efforts to provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Site after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

13. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute that is not resolved informally under Section 14 must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

14. Informal Dispute Resolution

Before filing any claim, you agree to first contact me through the Site and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally for at least thirty (30) days. This requirement does not apply to claims for injunctive relief related to intellectual property.

15. General Provisions

  • Entire Agreement. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between you and me regarding the Site.
  • Severability. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect, and the unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to be enforceable.
  • No Waiver. My failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision.
  • Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without my consent. I may assign these Terms, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (including any entity I form to operate the Site) without your consent.
  • Electronic Communications. You consent to receive communications from me electronically. Electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that communications be in writing.
  • Force Majeure. I am not liable for any failure or delay caused by events beyond my reasonable control.
  • Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

16. Contact

Questions or notices under these Terms — including requests for written permission and intellectual property complaints — may be sent through the contact form on the Site.