Terms of Service

Effective Date: August 6, 2026

Welcome to A Slice of Art and Design (accessible via blogspot.com). By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Service. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use our website.

1. Intellectual Property Rights & Book-in-Progress Protection

Unless otherwise stated, all content published on this blog—including but not limited to text, book draft excerpts, architectural concepts, analysis, graphics, images, and layout—is the exclusive intellectual property of Sumandebray and A Slice of Art and Design. All content is protected by international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.

As this website features proprietary content from an upcoming, copyrighted book in progress ("Building Hotels: From Site Selection to Grand Opening"), unauthorized distribution, reproduction, or adaptation of this material is strictly prohibited.

2. Restrictions on Use & Anti-Scraping Policy

You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and read the content on this blog for personal, non-commercial educational use only.

You explicitly agree not to:

• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, or exploit any material from this website for commercial purposes without express written consent.

• Use any automated systems, software, robots, spiders, scrapers, or browser extensions to extract data, text, or images from this site (commonly known as "web scraping").

• Use the text, concepts, or assets of this website to train, fine-tune, or feed any Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, large language models (LLMs), or machine learning software.

• Frame, mirror, or otherwise incorporate the site's content into any other website or digital product.

3. Third-Party Advertisements and Services

We use Google AdSense and other third-party services to serve advertisements when you visit our website. These third-party networks may use cookies and tracking mechanisms to serve personalized advertisements based on your browsing history. By using this website, you acknowledge that your interactions with third-party advertisements are governed by the respective privacy policies and terms of those providers.

4. User Comments and Submissions

If you post comments on this website, you grant A Slice of Art and Design a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to display, moderate, or remove that content. We reserve the right to delete comments that are spam, abusive, defamatory, illegal, or promote third-party commercial links.

5. Limitation of Liability

The technical and professional insights shared on this blog are for informational and educational purposes only. While every effort is made to ensure accurate information, A Slice of Art and Design makes no warranties regarding the completeness or real-world applicability of hotel development concepts to specific commercial projects. Your reliance on any information found on this site is strictly at your own risk.

6. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to update or change these Terms of Service at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the blog following any changes constitutes acceptance of those new terms.

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding these Terms of Service, or if you wish to request written permission to quote or license excerpts from the upcoming book, please contact us via the Contact form on our homepage.