1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using The Rational Mind (the “Website”) at markesta2.wordpress.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use this Website.

2. Use of the Website

You may use this Website for lawful, personal, non-commercial purposes only. You agree not to:

• Use the Website in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations
• Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, or exploit any content without prior written permission
• Transmit unsolicited commercial communications (spam)
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website or its infrastructure
• Use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or extract content from the Website at scale

3. Intellectual Property

All content on this Website — including articles, graphics, design elements, and the “The Rational Mind” name — is the intellectual property of Adam Abidi unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

You may share links to articles and quote brief excerpts (under 100 words) with full attribution and a link back to the original article. You may not republish full articles without explicit written permission.

4. User-Generated Content

If you submit a comment or contact us via the contact form, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use, display, and moderate that content as we see fit. You are responsible for ensuring your submissions do not infringe on any third-party rights.

We reserve the right to remove any user-generated content that we deem inappropriate, offensive, or in violation of these Terms.

5. Newsletter

By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to receive email communications from us. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email. We will process your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

6. Disclaimer

All content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Please refer to our full Disclaimer for details.

7. Third-Party Links

This Website may contain links to third-party websites. These are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over third-party content and accept no responsibility for it.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, The Rational Mind and its author shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of or inability to use the Website or its content.

We do not warrant that the Website will be available continuously, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

9. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of France, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any disputes arising from these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in France.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. The updated version will be posted on this page with an updated date. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

11. Contact

For questions about these Terms, please contact us via our Contact page.