Terms of Service

The terms and conditions that govern your use of DECYON.

Last Updated: March 2026

Welcome to DECYON. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at https://decyon.com ("Site"), operated by DECYON ("we," "us," or "our"). Please read these Terms carefully before using our Site.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using our Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our Site.

Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes to these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.

2. Site Usage

DECYON is an engineering knowledge platform that publishes articles, essays, and technical content about software engineering, system architecture, AI systems, and related topics.

You may use our Site to:

  • Read and learn from our published articles and content.
  • Leave comments on articles (subject to our comment guidelines).
  • Subscribe to our email newsletter.
  • Share our content with proper attribution.

3. Content and Information

The content published on DECYON represents the personal experience, opinions, and insights of the author. It is intended for educational and informational purposes.

  • Our content is not professional advice for your specific situation. Engineering decisions depend on context, constraints, and requirements that we cannot know.
  • Code examples and technical patterns shared on this site are illustrative. They should be reviewed, tested, and adapted before use in any production system.
  • We make reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy, but technology evolves rapidly, and some content may become outdated over time.
  • You are responsible for your own technical decisions and their consequences. Using information from our Site is at your own risk.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on this Site, including but not limited to articles, text, graphics, diagrams, code examples, logos, and design elements, is the intellectual property of DECYON and is protected by applicable copyright laws.

What You May Do

  • Share links to our articles freely.
  • Quote short excerpts from our content with proper attribution (link back to the original article on decyon.com).
  • Reference our content in your own work, blog posts, or presentations with attribution.

What You May Not Do

  • Reproduce, republish, or redistribute our articles in full without written permission.
  • Use our content to train AI models or for automated data collection without permission.
  • Remove or alter any copyright notices or attribution.
  • Use our branding, logos, or design elements without written permission.

If you would like to republish or use our content beyond the permissions described above, please contact us at hello@decyon.com.

5. User Conduct

When using our Site, including commenting on articles, you agree to:

  • Be respectful and constructive in your interactions.
  • Not post content that is abusive, harassing, defamatory, or discriminatory.
  • Not post spam, advertisements, or promotional material.
  • Not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its systems.
  • Not use the Site in any way that could damage, disable, or impair its operation.

We reserve the right to remove any comments or content that violates these guidelines and to block users who repeatedly violate these terms.

6. Newsletter

By subscribing to our newsletter, you agree to receive email communications from DECYON, including new article notifications, engineering insights, and occasional updates about the platform.

  • You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every email.
  • We will not share your email address with third parties for their marketing purposes.
  • For more details on how we handle your email data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Our content may contain links to third-party websites, documentation, tools, or resources. These links are provided for reference and convenience only.

  • We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or availability of third-party websites.
  • Inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site or its content.
  • We do not use affiliate links. All links to external resources are provided purely for informational purposes.

8. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

  • We disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
  • We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.
  • We shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Site or reliance on its content.
  • We are not liable for any decisions you make or actions you take based on information found on this Site.

9. Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your access to the Site at any time, without notice, for conduct that we believe violates these Terms or is harmful to the Site, other users, or third parties.

10. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Terms.

We encourage you to review these Terms periodically.

11. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable laws. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation. If a resolution cannot be reached, disputes shall be submitted to the appropriate courts of competent jurisdiction.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at: