1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using the Causal Schema vocabulary, documentation, and associated resources (collectively, the "Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Service.

2. Licence Grant

The Causal Schema vocabulary, including all type definitions, property definitions, JSON-LD contexts, and documentation, is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Under this licence, you are free to:

• Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt: Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial use

Under the following terms:

• Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

Full licence text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3. Use of the Vocabulary

You may use the Causal Schema vocabulary to:

• Mark up content on websites you own or operate
• Build tools and applications that consume or produce Causal Schema markup
• Create derivative vocabularies that extend Causal Schema
• Reference and link to the vocabulary documentation

You may not:

• Claim official endorsement without explicit written permission
• Use the Causal Schema name or branding in ways that imply official affiliation
• Remove attribution or licence notices from the vocabulary or documentation

4. No Warranty

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to:

• Warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
• Warranties that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure
• Warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any content

You use the Service at your own risk.

5. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the maintainers of Causal Schema shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from:

• Your use or inability to use the Service
• Any errors or omissions in the vocabulary or documentation
• Any unauthorised access to or use of our servers

6. Changes to the Vocabulary

We may update, modify, or deprecate types and properties in the vocabulary. While we strive to maintain backward compatibility, we cannot guarantee that changes will not affect existing implementations. We recommend:

• Monitoring the changelog for updates
• Testing implementations against new versions before deployment
• Using versioned context URLs where stability is critical

7. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms and Conditions at any time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.

8. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without regard to conflict of law principles.

9. Contact

For questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact:

• Email: contact@causalschema.org