Terms of Service

1. Nature of This Website

This website (“Site”), located at https://samir-portfolio-dev.vercel.app, is a personal portfolio website operated by Samir Shaikh(“I”, “me”, “my”).

The Site is an informational and professional enquiry platform. It is not a SaaS product, e-commerce store, or consumer application. No products are sold, and no services are rendered through this website directly. Services described on the Services page are offered for enquiry purposes only — any engagement would be governed by a separate freelance services agreement negotiated between the parties.

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

2. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any applicable laws or regulations.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site or its infrastructure.
• Submit false, misleading, or abusive content through the contact form.
• Scrape, crawl, or harvest content from this Site for commercial or competitive purposes without prior written consent.
• Transmit spam, unsolicited marketing, or malicious code of any kind.

3. Intellectual Property

All content on this Site — including but not limited to text, code snippets, project descriptions, blog posts, images, and design — is the intellectual property of Samir Shaikh unless otherwise attributed.

You may share links to pages on this Site and quote brief excerpts (with attribution) for non-commercial, informational purposes. Reproducing substantial portions of the Site's content, republishing blog posts in full, or using portfolio content for commercial purposes without written permission is prohibited.

4. Third-Party Links

This Site may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., GitHub, LinkedIn, project demos, blog references). These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only. I have no control over the content, privacy practices, or availability of third-party sites and accept no responsibility for them.

5. No Warranty

This Site is provided “as is” and “as available” without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.

I do not guarantee that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. Portfolio project descriptions and blog posts reflect my knowledge and experience at the time of writing and may not be fully up-to-date.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, I shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to or use of — or inability to access or use — this Site or any content on it.

In no event shall my total liability to you for any claim arising from your use of this Site exceed the amount you have paid me, if any, in the twelve months preceding the claim.

7. Privacy

Use of this Site is also governed by my Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. By using this Site, you consent to the data practices described in the Privacy Policy.

8. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Gujarat, India.

9. Changes to These Terms

I reserve the right to update these Terms of Service at any time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

10. Contact

For questions about these Terms, reach out via the contact form or email: