Professionals Wiki

Copyright Notice

Last Updated: November 11, 2025

All original content published on Professionals Wiki ("we," "us," or "our") at https://www.professionals.wiki/ (the "Website"), including but not limited to articles, guides, blog posts, images, graphics, logos, designs, and other materials, is protected by United States and international copyright laws.

Copyright Owner: Atlas / Professionals Wiki Copyright Year: 2021-2025

Your Rights to Use Our Content

Permitted Uses (No Permission Required)

You may use our content in the following ways without requesting permission:

1. Personal Use

  • Read content on the Website
  • Print content for your personal, non-commercial use
  • Save content for personal reference
  • Share links to our content on social media

2. Fair Use / Fair Dealing Under copyright law, you may use limited portions of our content for purposes such as:

  • Commentary, criticism, or review
  • News reporting
  • Teaching and education
  • Research and scholarship
  • Parody or satire

When using our content under fair use, please provide proper attribution (see below).

3. Brief Quotations with Attribution You may quote brief excerpts (typically up to 300 words) in articles, blog posts, social media, or other content, provided you:

  • Provide clear attribution to Professionals Wiki
  • Include a link back to the original article
  • Do not alter the meaning of the quoted content

Proper Attribution Format

When referencing or quoting our content, please provide attribution in this format:

Minimum attribution:

Example: "[Article Title]" by Atlas, Professionals Wiki. https://www.professionals.wiki/[article-url]

Prohibited Uses (Permission Required)

The following uses require our express written permission:

❌ Commercial Use

  • Republishing our content on commercial websites, publications, or platforms
  • Using our content in paid products, courses, or services
  • Selling or licensing our content to third parties

❌ Substantial Reproduction

  • Copying entire articles or substantial portions (more than 300 words) for republication
  • Republishing multiple articles from our Website
  • Creating derivative works based on our content

❌ AI Training and Data Scraping

  • Using our content to train artificial intelligence models or large language models (LLMs)
  • Automated scraping, downloading, or harvesting of Website content
  • Feeding our content into AI systems for commercial purposes

❌ Removal of Copyright Notices

  • Removing, altering, or obscuring copyright notices, author attributions, or other proprietary rights notices

❌ Competitive Use

  • Using our content to build competing websites, products, or services
  • Aggregating our content with the intent to substitute for visiting our Website

How to Request Permission

If you would like to use our content in a way that requires permission, please contact us with:

Contact: Atlas Email: pro [at] professionals.wiki Mailing Address: 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2205

Include in your request:

  • Specific content you want to use (article title and URL)
  • How you plan to use the content
  • Where the content will be published (website, book, course, etc.)
  • Whether the use is commercial or non-commercial
  • Your contact information

We typically respond to permission requests within 5-7 business days.

Third-Party Content

Content We Don't Own

Our Website may contain:

  • Links to third-party websites
  • Embedded content from third parties (e.g., YouTube videos)
  • Quotations from third-party sources
  • Images or content licensed from third parties

We do not claim ownership of third-party content. If you wish to use third-party content found on our Website, you must obtain permission from the respective copyright holder.

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on our Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact us immediately:

Email: pro [at] professionals.wiki Subject Line: "Copyright Infringement Report"

Please include:

  • Your contact information (name, email, phone, mailing address)
  • Description of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed
  • URL(s) of the allegedly infringing content on our Website
  • A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized
  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
  • Your physical or electronic signature

We will:

  • Review your report promptly
  • Remove or disable access to infringing content if valid
  • Respond to you within 5-7 business days

Trademark Rights

In addition to copyright protection, the following are protected trademarks:

  • "Professionals Wiki" (name)
  • Professionals Wiki logo and branding
  • Other distinctive marks used on the Website

Use of our trademarks without permission is prohibited and may constitute trademark infringement. For trademark permissions or questions, contact us at pro [at] professionals.wiki.

Your Content

Newsletter Subscriptions and Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or communicate with us via email:

  • You retain all rights to any content you submit
  • By submitting content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and distribute your content solely for the purpose of responding to you or operating our newsletter
  • We will not publish your private communications without your permission

Currently, we do not accept:

  • User comments or contributions to the Website
  • Guest blog posts
  • User-generated content of any kind

If we add these features in the future, we will update this Copyright Notice with relevant terms.

Fair Use and Educational Exceptions

We respect the doctrine of fair use under U.S. copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 107) and similar provisions in other jurisdictions. Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.

Factors in determining fair use:

  • The purpose and character of the use (commercial vs. non-commercial)
  • The nature of the copyrighted work
  • The amount and substantiality of the portion used
  • The effect of the use on the potential market or value of the work

If you have questions about whether your intended use qualifies as fair use, we recommend consulting with a qualified intellectual property attorney.

Our content is protected under:

  • United States: U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S.C.)
  • International: Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • Digital: WIPO Copyright Treaty

Copyright protection applies regardless of where you access the Website from.

Enforcement

We take copyright infringement seriously and reserve the right to:

  • Issue takedown notices for unauthorized use of our content
  • Pursue legal action against infringers
  • Seek damages and attorney fees as permitted by law
  • Report violations to search engines and hosting providers

We may update this Copyright Notice from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be communicated through a prominent notice on the Website.

Additional Resources

For more information about copyright law:

For more information about how we operate our Website:

Contact Information

For copyright permissions, infringement reports, or questions:

Contact: Atlas Email: pro [at] professionals.wiki Mailing Address: 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA 98104-2205 Website: https://www.professionals.wiki/

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