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Terms of Service

Last updated: July 2026

1. Introduction

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the website located at https://ricofritzsche.me (the "Website") and related subdomains, operated by Rico Fritzsche ("we", "us", or "our"), an independent software architect based in Palma, Spain.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

2. Description of the Service

The Website provides articles, resources, and information on software architecture, software development, and related topics.

We may also offer optional membership access to exclusive content, resources, or other digital content.

3. Memberships and Payments

Certain content on the Website may be available only to paid members. Memberships are managed through Ghost and payments are processed securely by Stripe.

By subscribing to a membership, you agree to pay the applicable fees.

Memberships are recurring unless cancelled. You can cancel your membership at any time through your account settings. Cancellations take effect at the end of the current billing period.

No refunds are provided for partial billing periods, except where required by law.

4. Digital Content and Right of Withdrawal

Paid memberships may provide access to digital content immediately after purchase.

By subscribing to a paid membership and accessing member-only content, you agree that the digital content may be made available to you immediately.

Where permitted by applicable consumer law, you acknowledge that your statutory right of withdrawal may be lost once access to the digital content has started with your consent.

This does not affect any mandatory rights you may have under applicable law.

5. Intellectual Property

All content on this Website, including but not limited to articles, code examples, images, and resources, is the intellectual property of Rico Fritzsche or its licensors.

You may read and share links to public articles for personal, non-commercial use.

You may not:

  • copy, reproduce, distribute, or modify our content without prior written permission;
  • use our content for commercial purposes without explicit authorization;
  • share, republish, or resell member-only content;
  • use member-only content to train, fine-tune, or build commercial AI systems without explicit written permission.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • use the Website for any unlawful purpose;
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to member-only content or accounts;
  • share your membership login credentials with others;
  • post or transmit harmful, abusive, misleading, or illegal content through comments, forms, or other interactive features, if available;
  • interfere with the security, availability, or proper operation of the Website.

We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access to any user who violates these Terms.

7. Limitation of Liability

The Website and its content are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.

The content is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute legal, financial, professional, or consulting advice.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Website or membership services.

Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

8. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to the Website or your membership if we believe you have violated these Terms.

Upon termination, your right to access member-only content will end.

Termination does not affect payment obligations already incurred or any rights that must remain available under applicable law.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The most recent version will always be available on this page.

Continued use of the Website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

For material changes affecting paid memberships, we will take reasonable steps to inform affected members where required.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Spain.

If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, you may also benefit from mandatory consumer protection rights available under the laws of your country of residence.

Any disputes arising from these Terms shall be subject to the courts of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, unless mandatory consumer protection law provides otherwise.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

Email: info (at) ricofritzsche (dot) de

Rico Fritzsche
C/ dels Apuntadors 4
07012 Palma, Balearic Islands
Spain