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Last updated: October 2026
First effective 20 September 2025; current version effective 17 October 2026. These Terms govern use of this educational resource. If you do not agree, discontinue use.
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17 Oct 2026 – Section 5.1 corrected to match the site’s current robots.txt and technical measures; added section 7.1 (Advertising); citation-request note in section 6.
After initial publication – Section 5.1 (Content Protection Notice) added.
20 Sep 2025 – Initial publication.
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