The Universal Compass

Terms of Use

Effective May 5, 2026

Acceptance

By accessing universalcompass.org (the “Site”) you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

Intellectual property

All content on the Site, including diagrams, illustrations, photographs, text, code, and design, is the property of John Dowbiggin and is protected by copyright and other intellectual-property laws. You may view the Site for personal, non-commercial study and reference. You may not republish, redistribute, modify, sell, or use the content as part of a commercial product or as training data for machine-learning systems without prior written permission.

Permitted use

You may share links to the Site freely. You may quote short excerpts of text content for review or commentary purposes with attribution. You may print pages for personal study.

No warranty

The Site and its contents are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement. The diagrams and writings are intellectual exploration, not professional advice of any kind.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither John Dowbiggin nor Big Lights LLC will be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising out of or related to your use of the Site, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Third-party links

The Site may link to third-party websites or services. We do not control and are not responsible for those resources or their content.

Changes

We may update these Terms from time to time. Your continued use of the Site after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in South Carolina.

Contact

Questions: [email protected]
Operator: Big Lights LLC, South Carolina, USA.

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