These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of clemens.ms (the “Site”), a personal technical blog operated by Clemens Schotte in the Netherlands. By using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. About the Site
The Site publishes articles, opinions, code examples, images, links, and other material about technology and related topics. It is provided for general information, education, and personal interest. The Site does not offer user accounts, paid services, or a newsletter.
The Site is separate from the commercial website, products, and services offered by NavaTron B.V. NavaTron B.V. is not a contracting party under these Terms. Use of navatron.com and NavaTron’s products or services is governed by NavaTron’s Terms of Service and other applicable agreements.
I may change, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the Site at any time. I do not promise that the Site or any particular content will always be available.
2. Informational content, not professional advice
Content reflects my knowledge and opinions at the time of publication. Technology, services, APIs, prices, security guidance, and legal or regulatory requirements can change. Although I try to publish useful and accurate information, I do not guarantee that content is complete, current, error-free, or suitable for your circumstances.
Nothing on the Site is legal, financial, medical, security, or other professional advice. Evaluate information independently, consult an appropriate professional where needed, and test code and instructions safely before using them in a production system. You are responsible for decisions you make based on the Site.
Any references to employers, clients, products, or organizations are for identification or commentary. Unless expressly stated, views on the Site are my own and do not represent any current or former employer, client, or other organization.
3. Intellectual property and permitted use
Unless a page or accompanying license says otherwise, I or the identified rights holder retain all intellectual property rights in the Site and its content.
You may:
- access and read the Site for personal or internal use;
- quote limited excerpts with fair attribution and a link to the original page;
- link to any public page; and
- use material as otherwise allowed by applicable copyright law.
You may not republish a substantial article, image, or collection of content; remove attribution or rights notices; imply my endorsement; or use the content commercially without permission or another applicable license.
Code snippets, third-party material, downloadable files, and the source code used to build the Site may carry separate license terms. Those terms control where they apply. In particular, material expressly covered by the LICENSE file in the Site’s public source repository is available under that license.
NavaTron Holding B.V. is the parent company of NavaTron B.V. and owns the NavaTron brand and related intellectual property. The NavaTron, NavaTron Game Studios, and CaveRace names, logos, and associated trademarks are owned by NavaTron Holding B.V. Nothing in these Terms grants a right to use those trademarks. All other third-party names, logos, and trademarks belong to their respective owners.
For permission beyond these Terms, email clemens@navatron.com.
4. Acceptable use
You must not:
- use the Site in violation of applicable law or another person’s rights;
- attempt to disrupt, overload, damage, bypass, or gain unauthorized access to the Site or its infrastructure;
- introduce malware or use the Site to distribute harmful material;
- scrape or automate access in a way that materially degrades the Site or ignores technical access controls; or
- falsely suggest that you are affiliated with or endorsed by me.
Normal use by search engines, feed readers, archival services, accessibility tools, and AI or research tools that respect published technical controls is not prohibited by this section.
5. Comments
Article comments are provided by Giscus and stored as public discussions in GitHub. You need a GitHub account to post or react, and your use of those services is also governed by the Giscus and GitHub terms and policies.
You remain responsible for anything you post. Do not submit content that is unlawful, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, deceptive, defamatory, infringing, invasive of privacy, confidential, malicious, or spam. Do not include secrets, credentials, or personal data that should not be public.
You retain ownership of your comment. By posting, you grant me a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, format, and moderate that comment as reasonably necessary to operate, preserve, and discuss the Site. This license ends when the comment is deleted, except for copies reasonably retained in backups, archives, quotations, or legal records.
I may hide or remove comments and may restrict participation, but I have no obligation to monitor every comment. Comments express the views of their authors, not necessarily mine. To report a comment, email clemens@navatron.com or use GitHub’s reporting tools.
6. Third-party services and links
The Site uses or links to third-party services, including Microsoft Azure, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, Giscus, GitHub, and YouTube. Third-party services have their own terms and privacy practices. A link, embed, product name, or reference does not by itself mean that I endorse, control, or guarantee that third party or its content.
You access third-party sites and services at your own discretion and risk. I am not responsible for their availability, content, security, or conduct.
7. Privacy
The Privacy Policy explains what data is processed when you use the Site and forms part of these Terms. It does not treat mere use of the Site as consent where the law requires a specific choice.
8. Disclaimers
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the Site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available.” I disclaim warranties that are not expressly stated, including implied warranties of accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, availability, and freedom from harmful components.
Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or consumer right that cannot lawfully be excluded.
9. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, I am not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive loss arising from your use of or inability to use the Site, including loss of data, revenue, profit, opportunity, or business interruption.
I am not responsible for loss caused by reliance on outdated or incomplete technical information, your use of code or instructions without appropriate testing, third-party services, or events outside my reasonable control.
Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes liability for fraud, intentional misconduct, death or personal injury caused by negligence, or any other liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded. Mandatory consumer rights remain unaffected.
10. Copyright concerns
If you believe material on the Site infringes your copyright or another intellectual property right, email legal@navatron.com and include:
- your name and contact details;
- identification of the protected work;
- the URL and a clear description of the disputed material;
- why you believe the use is unauthorized; and
- confirmation that the information you provide is accurate and that you are the rights holder or are authorized to act for them.
I may request additional information and may remove or restrict material while reviewing a credible notice.
11. Changes to these Terms
I may update these Terms to reflect changes to the Site, its services, or applicable law. The lastmod date at the top of this page identifies the latest revision. Updated Terms apply from that date. Changes do not retroactively reduce rights that have already accrued under mandatory law.
12. Governing law and disputes
These Terms and your use of the Site are governed by Dutch law. If you are a consumer, this choice does not deprive you of mandatory protections provided by the law of your country of residence.
Disputes are subject to the competent courts of the Netherlands, unless mandatory law gives you the right to bring proceedings elsewhere. Before starting formal proceedings, please contact me so we can try to resolve the issue informally.
13. General
If part of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of the right to enforce it later. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement regarding use of the Site, except where a separate license or written agreement applies.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be sent to clemens@navatron.com.
Correspondence may be addressed to: Clemens Schotte, c/o NavaTron B.V., Octavio Pazlaan 5, 2553 DM ’s-Gravenhage, the Netherlands.