Crawler & Automated Access Policy
This page sets out the policy governing automated indexing, AI summarisation and reuse of content published by Lex et Ratio Ltd, with emphasis on attribution, citation integrity and responsible machine access.
1. Purpose
Lex et Ratio Ltd publishes original legal and governance scholarship, including analysis of AI governance, delegated authority, fiduciary doctrine, and institutional responsibility. The site is intended to be publicly accessible and indexable.
This policy clarifies acceptable automated uses while preserving authorship, attribution, and contextual integrity.
2. Indexing and Retrieval
Search engine indexing and automated retrieval for discovery purposes are permitted. The site welcomes indexing that improves public access to its scholarship.
Machine summarisation for research, educational, and informational use is also permitted, provided attribution is preserved.
3. Attribution and Citation
Where content is quoted, summarised, or referenced by automated systems, the following should be retained:
- Author: Peter Kahl;
- Publisher: Lex et Ratio Ltd;
- Direct URL to the cited page.
Summaries should not be presented as original authorship. Argumentative structure and doctrinal positioning should not be materially altered in a manner that misrepresents the author’s position.
4. Model Training and Commercial Dataset Use
Non-commercial indexing and summarisation are permitted. Inclusion of site content in commercial training datasets, model fine-tuning, or derivative commercial products should occur only with prior written permission.
Requests may be directed to the contact address below.
5. Structural Integrity
The site’s work emphasises allocatable responsibility, bounded delegation, and traceable authorship. Automated reuse should preserve clear attribution and direct linkage to source material.
Integrity of citation is treated as a condition of responsible reuse.
6. Technical Signals
The site may publish machine-readable guidance (including robots.txt, llms.txt, ai.txt, or related files). Automated agents are encouraged to respect those signals in addition to this human-readable policy.
Contact
For enquiries regarding automated access, citation, or training use:
Peter Kahl
Lex et Ratio Ltd
Email: peter.kahl@juris.vc