Terms of Service

Last updated: July 31, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website published at kgenots.com (the "Service"), a personal technical blog operated by an individual author ("We", "Us", "Our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please stop using the Service.

Who Operates This Site

The Service is a personal, non-commercial technical blog. It publishes essays, retrospectives, and reference articles about software engineering written by its author. It is not operated by, affiliated with, or endorsed by any of the author's past or present employers, and nothing published here should be read as a statement made on behalf of an employer or client.

Use of the Service

You may read, quote, and link to the content published on the Service. You agree not to:

• Republish substantial portions of the content as your own work, or redistribute it commercially without prior written permission.

• Use automated systems to access the Service in a way that degrades its availability for other readers, or that circumvents the directives set out in our robots.txt file.

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, its hosting infrastructure, or any related systems.

• Use the Service to distribute malware, unlawful material, or content that infringes the rights of others.

Intellectual Property

Unless stated otherwise, the articles, diagrams, and illustrations published on the Service are the original work of its author and remain the author's property. Short quotations for the purpose of commentary, criticism, teaching, or news reporting are welcome when accompanied by clear attribution and a link back to the original page.

Source code included inside articles is provided as illustrative example material. You may reuse it in your own projects, but it is offered without any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Third-party names, logos, and trademarks mentioned in articles belong to their respective owners and are used for identification only.

Accuracy of Content and No Professional Advice

The technical content on the Service reflects the author's own experience at the time of writing. Software ecosystems change quickly, so versions, defaults, and recommendations may become outdated. The content is provided for general information and educational purposes only. It does not constitute professional, legal, financial, or security advice, and it is not a substitute for the official documentation of the tools it discusses.

You are responsible for validating any technique, configuration, or code sample in your own environment before relying on it in production.

Advertising

The Service may display advertisements served by third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense. Advertisements are selected and delivered by those networks, and their presence on a page does not imply that We endorse, verify, or take responsibility for the advertised product or service. How advertising cookies and identifiers are used is described in our Privacy Policy. Any dealings you have with an advertiser are strictly between you and that advertiser.

Third-Party Links and Services

The Service links to external websites, documentation, and repositories that We do not control. We are not responsible for the content, availability, or practices of those third parties, and following an external link is done at your own discretion.

Availability

The Service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of it, including individual articles, at any time and without notice. We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or that the Service will be free of errors.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, We shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including loss of data, loss of profit, or business interruption, arising out of your use of or inability to use the Service or any content published on it.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Korea, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising from these Terms or from the use of the Service shall be submitted to the competent court having jurisdiction over the author's place of residence.

Changes to These Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time. Revisions take effect once posted on this page, and the "Last updated" date above will be adjusted accordingly. Continuing to use the Service after a revision means you accept the revised Terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, You can contact us:

• By email: [email protected]