Terms of Use

1. Site Operator and Contact

This website, Furnace-Cleaning.org (the "Site"), is operated by Furnace-Cleaning Editorial B.V., a company registered in the Netherlands, with its registered address at Herengracht 287, 1016 BJ Amsterdam, Netherlands. For any enquiries relating to these Terms, please contact us at [email protected] or by post at the address above.

2. Nature of This Website

Furnace-Cleaning.org is an independent scientific and historical review. No products, services, subscriptions, or physical goods are sold on this website. All content is provided free of charge for informational, educational, and research purposes. The Site serves as an editorial platform for the publication of original analytical articles on thermodynamics, carbon chemistry, and the history of European heating engineering.

Nothing on this Site constitutes professional engineering advice, a scientific consultation, a health recommendation, or legal or financial guidance. Readers should not act on any information published here without independent professional verification appropriate to their specific circumstances.

3. Access and Use

Subject to these Terms, Furnace-Cleaning.org grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to access and use the Site for personal, non-commercial, educational purposes. You agree that you will not:

• Reproduce, distribute, republish, or commercially exploit any content from this Site without our prior written consent;
• Scrape, crawl, or systematically extract content from the Site using automated tools beyond standard search engine indexing;
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Site's infrastructure, servers, or databases;
• Use the Site in any manner that violates applicable Dutch, EU, or international law;
• Transmit any unsolicited commercial communications ("spam") using contact mechanisms provided on the Site;
• Misrepresent your affiliation with any organisation or impersonate another person in communications with us.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to the Site for any user who violates these Terms, without prior notice.

4. Intellectual Property

All editorial content on this Site — including articles, analysis, commentary, quiz content, and compilations — is the intellectual property of Furnace-Cleaning Editorial B.V. or its contributing authors, and is protected by Dutch and international copyright law (Auteurswet, Directive 2001/29/EC).

Short quotations for the purpose of commentary, criticism, or news reporting (up to 400 words) are permitted under the quotation exception (Art. 15a Auteurswet), provided the source is clearly attributed as "Furnace-Cleaning.org" with a hyperlink to the original article. For longer extracts, academic citation, republication in print, or any commercial use, written permission must be obtained in advance by contacting [email protected].

The Furnace-Cleaning wordmark and logo are unregistered trademarks of Furnace-Cleaning Editorial B.V. Unauthorised use is prohibited.

5. Accuracy of Information

We make every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and currency of information published on this Site. All articles are researched by qualified editors and reviewed before publication. However, scientific understanding evolves, and historical interpretation is subject to revision as new evidence emerges. We cannot guarantee that all information is error-free, complete, or current at the time of reading.

If you identify a factual error, please contact us at [email protected] with supporting sources. We publish corrections promptly and transparently.

6. External Links

This Site may contain hyperlinks to external websites operated by third parties. Such links are provided for reference and convenience only. Furnace-Cleaning.org has no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, the content, privacy practices, or availability of any linked external websites. The inclusion of a link does not constitute editorial endorsement of the linked site or its content.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Dutch law, Furnace-Cleaning Editorial B.V., its editors, authors, and contributors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to access, this Site or its content, including but not limited to errors or omissions in content, or any action you take in reliance on information published here.

The Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranty of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Furnace-Cleaning Editorial B.V., its directors, editors, and contributors from any claims, damages, costs, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your violation of these Terms or your use of the Site in a manner that causes harm to a third party.

9. Advertising on This Site

Furnace-Cleaning.org may display third-party advertising. All such advertising is clearly labelled. The presence of advertising does not constitute editorial endorsement of any advertised product, service, or organisation. Advertising content is subject to our Editorial Advertising Policy. Advertisers have no influence over editorial content.

10. Privacy and Cookies

Your use of this Site is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which are incorporated by reference into these Terms. Please review those documents carefully.

11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands, including the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek) and applicable EU regulations. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Amsterdam, Netherlands, without prejudice to any mandatory consumer protection rights you may have under applicable law.

12. Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will take effect upon publication of the revised Terms on this page, with the "Last updated" date amended accordingly. For material changes, we will provide reasonable notice on the homepage. Continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes.