# llms.txt — Preferences for AI systems
# Site: https://oceanpanel.org/
# Owner: Ocean Panel (High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy)
# Updated: 2025-09-12
# Notes: This file communicates Ocean Panel’s preferences for AI/LLM use.
# It is NOT a license. For permissions beyond these preferences, please contact us.

[meta]
version: 1
contact: info@oceanpanel.org   # update to the correct contact if different
respect_robots_txt: yes
sitemaps:
  - https://oceanpanel.org/sitemap.xml
  - https://oceanpanel.org/sitemap_index.xml

[content_use]
# High-level stance
training: disallow            # Do not use site content to train foundation models or fine-tune models
fine_tuning: disallow
dataset_use: disallow         # Do not include in datasets, corpora, or embeddings intended for reuse
rag: allow                    # Retrieval-augmented generation may reference public pages in real time
summarization: allow          # Short, ephemeral summaries/snippets are OK
translation: allow
embedding: allow-ephemeral    # Ephemeral embeddings for session-scoped use are OK; no long-term storage
indexing: allow               # Traditional search indexing is OK
derivative_works: allow-noncommercial-with-attribution
attribution: required         # Link back to the source URL when content is quoted or summarized
link_back: https://oceanpanel.org/

[caching_and_rate_limits]
cache_retention_days: 7       # Please do not retain cached copies beyond 7 days
crawl_delay_seconds: 5        # Be polite; avoid high-concurrency crawling

[sensitive_areas]
# Never access or use content from these paths for AI purposes
disallow_paths:
  - /wp-admin/
  - /wp-login.php
  - /privacy/
  - /terms/
  - /cart/
  - /checkout/
  - /my-account/
  - /search

[legal]
# All rights reserved unless a page explicitly states otherwise.
license: none
disclaimer: This file states preferences only and does not grant any license or rights.