Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: May 18th, 2026

Entity: The Carpocratian School, Inc. (“School,” “we,” “us,” or “our”)

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using this website, including its public pages, curated search engine, MCP server endpoints, archive interfaces, and related services (collectively, the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). If you do not agree, you must not use the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the Terms in effect at the time of use.

2. Use of Site and Content

The Site and all writings, books, graphics, search interfaces, archive interfaces, MCP services, and other materials made available through it (collectively, the “Content”) are provided for personal, non-commercial, educational, research, and spiritual purposes. Except as expressly permitted under applicable license terms or law, you may not reproduce, distribute, publicly display, modify, or create derivative works of the Content without authorization.

3. Intellectual Property and Licensing

Creative Commons License. Certain works published by the School on this Site are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). You are free to copy, share, and adapt those works in accordance with the terms of that license, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/. Any use in violation of the license constitutes both a breach of these Terms and an infringement of our rights.

Exclusions. Except for works expressly licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, all other elements of the Site—including the design, layout, trademarks, service marks, and logos of the School—are not licensed under CC and may not be used without prior written consent.

4. User Conduct

You agree not to: (a) attempt unauthorized access to the Site or related systems; (b) interfere with or disrupt the Site; (c) use the Site or Content for unlawful purposes; (d) scrape, harvest, bulk-download, or send abusive automated traffic to the Site without authorization; (e) use the curated search engine, MCP server endpoints, or archive interfaces in a manner that imposes unreasonable load, circumvents service restrictions, or attempts to degrade service for others; or (f) post, transmit, or link to harmful, defamatory, or obscene material in connection with the Site.

5. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, search results, embedded media, or mirrored/archived third-party materials. We do not control or endorse third-party websites or all third-party source material and are not responsible for their content, availability, privacy policies, or practices. Accessing third-party sites is at your own risk.

Our archive services may make available historical or mirrored reference materials, including a ZIM-based archive of Wikipedia and other third-party knowledge sources. Such materials are provided for convenience and research use, may be incomplete, outdated, or removed from their original source, and remain subject to the rights, terms, and licenses of their respective owners.

6. Voluntary Participation (Exit)

Your access to and use of the Site, and any engagement with the Content, is entirely voluntary. The School does not require registration, membership, or enrollment to access publicly available materials. Discontinuing use of the Site or declining further involvement fully terminates any association or implied affiliation, subject to provisions that survive by law or prior agreement (e.g., intellectual property licenses). No penalty or retaliation is imposed for electing to disengage.

7. No Warranties or Guarantees of Outcomes

The Site and Content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranty of any kind. Search results, archive materials, MCP responses, and third-party source content may be incomplete, inaccurate, outdated, unavailable, or unsuitable for a particular purpose. While the Content may address matters of faith, belief, and salvation, the School makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee of any particular outcome, experience, transformation, or state of being. Any spiritual or personal results described are matters of religious conviction and not contractual promises or legally enforceable assurances.

8. Termination of Access

We may, in our sole discretion, restrict, suspend, rate-limit, or terminate access to the Site for any user who violates these Terms, engages in conduct harmful to the Site or others, or uses the Site in a manner that threatens the security, integrity, or availability of our search, archive, or MCP services.

9. Dispute Resolution

Governing Law. These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

Venue. All disputes must be brought solely in the state or federal courts located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. You consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts and waive any objection to inconvenient forum.

Waiver of Jury Trial. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you and the School waive any right to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms.

Mediation Requirement. Before commencing litigation, the parties shall participate in good-faith mediation in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The initiating party shall bear the initial costs of mediation.

Attorneys’ Fees. The prevailing party in any dispute shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, and related expenses.

Class Action Waiver. All claims must be brought in an individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding.

Limitation of Liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the total liability of the School for any claim shall not exceed the amount, if any, you paid to the School in the twelve (12) months preceding the claim. In no event shall the School be liable for consequential, indirect, special, exemplary, or punitive damages.

Time Limit to File Claims. Any claim or cause of action must be filed within one (1) year after it arose, or it is permanently barred.

10. Other Policies; Incorporation; Conflicts

The following policies are separate documents and are incorporated into these Terms by reference: Privacy Policy, and Licensing Policy (collectively, the “Supplemental Policies”).

Order of Precedence. In the event of any inconsistency: (a) the Privacy Policy controls with respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information; (b) the Licensing Policy and the applicable Creative Commons license control with respect to works expressly released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; and (c) otherwise, these Terms control. The most specific document applicable to an issue will govern.

No Conflict Intended. Any summaries of the Supplemental Policies within these Terms are for convenience only. If a summary conflicts with a Supplemental Policy, the Supplemental Policy governs.

11. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

12. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with the Supplemental Policies incorporated by reference, constitute the entire agreement regarding your use of the Site.

13. Changes to Terms

We may modify or update these Terms from time to time. Changes are effective upon posting to the Site. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

14. Contact

The Carpocratian School, Inc.
Attn: Legal
82 Wendell Ave.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Email: legal@carpocratian.org