Terms of Service

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Terms of Service

Last Updated: November 7, 2026

Website: epidemiology.tech

Operator: Dr. Vivek Gupta (“we”, “us”, or “our”)

Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully before accessing or using the website located at epidemiology.tech (the “Site”) or any associated web tools, APIs, software, or subdomains operated by us (collectively,the “Services”).

By visiting, browsing, or using our Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions, you may not access or use the Services.

1. Nature of the Services

• Public Educational Blog: The core Site is an informational, publicly accessible blog focused on public health informatics, medical research, computational epidemiology, and related technical disciplines. Access to browse,read, and share articles does not require user registration or an account.
• Specialized Web Applications & Tools: From time to time, we may host or deploy prototype web applications,utilities, calculators, data pipelines, or developer tools on or associated with this domain. These applications are strictly intended for personal, research, experimental, or authorized professional use by designated collaborators.

2. User Accounts, Access, and Google OAuth

• Public Content: No login, registration, or password creation is required to read public blog posts.
• Restricted & Authenticated Applications: Certain internal tools, test environments, or companion web apps may require user authentication, including single sign-on via third-party providers such as Google OAuth.
• Authorized Access Only: Access to non-public tools is restricted to authorized users and pre-approved test accounts. Unauthorized attempts to bypass access controls, escalate privileges, or access backend infrastructure are strictly prohibited.
• Data Handling via Third-Party Authentication: When you authenticate using Google OAuth, our systems only access the specific profile information and permissions explicitly granted during the consent process. We do not sell or monetize personal authentication data.

3. Acceptable Use Policy

By using the Site and any related Services, you agree not to:

1. Abuse or Disrupt Infrastructure: Launch denial-of-service (DoS/DDoS) attacks, introduce viruses, worms,trojans, or malicious code, or excessively query/scrape endpoints in a manner that strains server infrastructure.
2. Reverse Engineer or Exploit: Attempt to probe, scan, breach, or compromise the security or authentication measures of any server, network, database, or API associated with epidemiology.tech.
3. Misrepresent Identity: Falsely claim affiliation with the operator, impersonate another user, or misrepresent the source of information.
4. Engage in Unlawful Activity: Use the Site or its contents in violation of applicable local, national, or international laws and regulations.

We reserve the right to immediately terminate or restrict access to the Services (via IP blocking, firewall rules, or OAuth credential revocation) for any user violating these terms.

4. Informational and Academic Disclaimer

• Not Medical Advice: The articles, tutorials, models, code snippets, and analyses published on epidemiology.techare provided for general educational, academic, and scientific discussion only. Nothing on this Site constitutes clinical medical advice, diagnostic instruction, or a formal physician-patient relationship.
• No Warranty on Code & Algorithms: Any code, scripts, architectural configurations, or epidemiological models shared on this blog are provided “as is” for demonstration and research purposes. We make no warranty that they are error-free or suitable for production medical deployment without independent validation.

5. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise noted:

• Original Content: All written articles, editorial materials, custom illustrations, and original analyses on epidemiology.tech are the intellectual property of the operator and protected by copyright law.
• Open Source Components: Where specific software tools, scripts, or libraries are released under an open-source license (such as MIT, Apache 2.0, or GPL), usage of that specific code is governed by its respective license terms.
• Trademarks: Any third-party product names, logos, or brand assets referenced on the site (such as WordPress,Google, or open-source software packages) remain the property of their respective owners.

6. Privacy and Analytics

We respect visitor privacy:

• The public blog utilizes standalone, privacy-conscious site analytics to monitor page performance, visitor traffic patterns, and site stability.
• We do not sell visitor traffic data to commercial data brokers or ad networks.
• For complete details on how visitor data and analytics are handled, please review our companion Privacy Policy.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the operator of epidemiology.tech be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, loss of business, or downtime, arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use the Site, its contents, or its hosted applications.

8. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at our discretion as the Site evolves (such as when new web applications or authentication features are released). Any updates will be reflected directly on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the Site after revisions become effective constitutes agreement to the updated Terms.

9. Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Service or any hosted application on epidemiology.tech,you can reach us at:

• Email: contact[@]epidemiology[.]tech
• Website: https://epidemiology.tech