Terms and Conditions
Welcome to NikGoodner.com (the "Site"). Nik Goodner LLC operates the Site (the "Site"), a Florida limited liability company ("Nik Goodner," "I," "me," or "my"). By visiting the Site, subscribing to the newsletter, or otherwise using anything here, you agree to these Terms and Conditions (the "Terms"). If you don’t agree, please don’t use the Site.
1. What this Site is
NikGoodner.com is a personal website. It hosts writing, podcast episodes, links to projects and tools I’ve built, and an email newsletter for people interested in storytelling and creative work.
The Site does not sell products or services, process payments, or host user accounts. Some pages link out to separate sites, apps, or tools that may have their own terms — those govern your use of them, not these Terms.
2. Who can use it
The Site is intended for a general audience but is not directed at children. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Site, and at least 16 years old to subscribe to the newsletter. If you’re under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Site only with a parent or guardian’s involvement.
3. My content and your license to use it
All content on the Site — writing, podcast audio, episode transcripts, images, video, graphics, design, code, and the overall look and feel — is owned by me or used with permission, and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws.
You may:
- Read, listen to, and share the content for personal, non-commercial purposes
- Quote short excerpts with clear attribution and a link back to the source page
- Link to any public page on the Site
You may not, without my prior written permission:
- Republish, syndicate, or repost content in full or in substantial part
- Sell, license, or otherwise commercialize the content
- Remove or alter attribution, bylines, or copyright notices
- Present my content as your own, or as the output of a product or service you offer
- Use my name, likeness, voice, or brand in a way that suggests endorsement or affiliation
If you want to reprint, translate, or license something, ask. I’m generally happy to say yes.
4. Reservation of rights against automated data collection and AI training
I expressly reserve all rights in the content on this Site, including the right to control text and data mining, scraping, and machine learning uses.
Automated access to the Site for the purpose of collecting, extracting, or reproducing content to develop, train, fine-tune, evaluate, or ground any artificial intelligence or machine learning system — including generative AI models and retrieval-augmented systems — is not permitted without a separate written license from me.
This is an express reservation of rights for the purposes of Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright in the Digital Single Market, and any equivalent text and data mining exception or limitation in any other jurisdiction. It applies regardless of whether the access is direct, through a third-party dataset, or through an intermediary.
Standard search engine indexing that links back to the Site is permitted, subject to my robots.txt file and any other machine-readable signals I publish. Nothing in this section limits genuine fair use, fair dealing, quotation, or other rights that apply by law regardless of my permission.
See my AI Policy for the full picture.
5. Acceptable use
When using the Site, you agree not to:
- Break any law or infringe anyone’s rights
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or any connected system
- Introduce malware, or interfere with the Site’s operation or availability
- Scrape, crawl, or harvest the Site in a way that burdens the infrastructure, ignores robots.txt, or circumvents any technical measure
- Harvest email addresses or other contact information from the Site
- Impersonate me or misrepresent your affiliation with me
- Use the Site to send spam or unsolicited commercial messages
6. Newsletter
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you’re consenting to receive email from me at the address you provide. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can opt out at any time. Unsubscribing takes effect promptly, though you may receive a message already in the queue.
I don’t sell or rent subscriber lists. How subscriber data is handled is described in my Privacy Policy.
7. Anything you send me
If you email me, reply to the newsletter, or otherwise send me feedback, ideas, questions, or suggestions, you agree that I may use them without obligation, compensation, or confidentiality. Please don’t send me anything you consider confidential or proprietary.
I may quote reader emails in the newsletter or on the podcast. If I do, I’ll do it anonymously unless you’ve told me it’s fine to use your name. If you’d prefer I never quote you, just say so.
8. Third-party links and services
The Site links to third-party websites, tools, podcast platforms, and services. I don’t control them and I’m not responsible for their content, accuracy, policies, or practices. A link isn’t an endorsement. Some links may be affiliate links; where that’s the case, I’ll disclose it on the page.
9. No professional advice
Everything on the Site is provided for general informational and educational purposes. It is not professional advice — not legal, financial, medical, tax, or business advice — and it’s not tailored to your situation. Don’t rely on it as a substitute for advice from a qualified professional who knows your circumstances.
10. Availability and changes
I run this Site as a personal project. I may change, suspend, move, or discontinue any part of it at any time, without notice. I don’t guarantee that the Site will be available, uninterrupted, error-free, or that content will remain at the same URL.
11. Disclaimer of warranties
The Site and all content are provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I disclaim all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, and quiet enjoyment.
Some jurisdictions don’t allow certain warranty exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
12. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, I will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising out of or related to your use of the Site — even if I’ve been advised such damages are possible.
To the extent any liability can’t be excluded, my total aggregate liability to you for all claims relating to the Site is limited to one hundred U.S. dollars (US $100.00).
Nothing here limits liability that can’t lawfully be limited, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold me harmless from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third-party right.
14. Termination
I may block your access to the Site at any time, for any reason, including if I believe you’ve violated these Terms. Sections 3, 4, 7, and 9 through 16 survive any termination.
15. Governing law and venue
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, Florida, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.
If you’re a consumer resident in the EEA, the UK, or another jurisdiction with mandatory local consumer protections, nothing here deprives you of the protection of those mandatory rules or your right to bring proceedings in your local courts.
16. General
- Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and AI Policy, are the entire agreement between us regarding the Site.
- Severability. If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
- No waiver. If I don’t enforce a provision, that’s not a waiver of my right to enforce it later.
- Changes. I may update these Terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will change. Continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised Terms. For material changes, I’ll make a reasonable effort to flag them.
- Assignment. You may not assign these Terms. I may assign them in connection with a transfer of the Site.
17. Contact
Questions about these Terms, or requests for permission to use content:
Nik Goodner LLC
3065 Daniels Road #1120
Winter Garden, FL 34787
United States