Last updated: October 2, 2026
These Terms describe the conditions governing the use of Single Concern, a personal technical blog available at https://singleconcern.com.
Single Concern provides articles, technical notes, reflections, diagrams and other informational content related primarily to software engineering, technology and problem-solving.
1. Use of the Website
You may access, read and use the website for lawful personal, educational and informational purposes.
Use of Single Concern is subject to these Terms and all applicable laws and regulations.
Single Concern currently does not provide user accounts, paid services, subscriptions, user-generated content or other interactive services.
2. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the original articles, written content, diagrams, illustrations, visual materials and other original materials published on Single Concern are created by Tayfun Gumus and are protected by applicable intellectual-property and copyright laws to the extent applicable.
All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
Copyright protection applies to the original expression of a work and does not extend to underlying ideas, facts, concepts, methods or procedures as such.
Accessing or reading content on Single Concern does not transfer ownership or grant any license to reproduce or otherwise exploit the content beyond the uses permitted by law or expressly authorized by the author.
3. Permitted Use of Content
You may:
- read and access published content for personal, educational or informational purposes;
- link to Single Concern or to individual articles;
- quote reasonable portions of an article for purposes permitted by applicable law, provided that appropriate attribution is given and the original article is linked.
You may not, without prior permission, reproduce, republish, redistribute, substantially reproduce, modify and present as your own, or commercially exploit substantial portions of original content published on Single Concern.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to restrict uses that are expressly permitted by applicable law, including applicable statutory exceptions and limitations to copyright.
Requests for permission to reproduce or otherwise use content beyond these permitted uses should be made using the contact details provided in the Privacy Policy.
4. Code and Technical Examples
Unless otherwise stated, original source-code examples created specifically for Single Concern are made available under the MIT License.
The MIT License permits the use, copying, modification, distribution and other use of such code subject to its terms. Copies or substantial portions of such code must retain the applicable copyright and license notices. The full license text is available at https://opensource.org/license/mit.
The MIT License applies only to original code examples created by the author. It does not apply to articles, diagrams, illustrations or other website content, nor to code or material originating from third parties.
Code, libraries, snippets, documentation or other material originating from third parties remain subject to their respective licenses, copyright and other applicable rights. Where a specific third-party license applies, that license takes precedence for the relevant material.
5. Third-Party Content and Services
Single Concern may occasionally refer to, link to, or display material belonging to third parties, including trademarks, logos, software, documentation, images or external websites.
Such material remains the property of its respective owners and is not claimed as owned by Single Concern unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Third-party websites and services are operated independently, and Single Concern is not responsible for their content, availability, policies or practices.
6. Content, Accuracy and Use at Your Own Risk
The content published on Single Concern reflects the author’s knowledge, experience and understanding at the time of publication and is provided for general informational and educational purposes.
Reasonable efforts are made to provide accurate information, but no guarantee is made that all content is complete, current, error-free or suitable for every particular purpose.
Code, configurations, commands, technical procedures and other practical examples are provided “as is”, without warranties of any kind, to the extent permitted by applicable law. You are responsible for evaluating, testing and adapting them before using them in your own environment.
Single Concern and its author are not responsible, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for any loss, damage, data loss, service interruption, system failure, security incident, cloud or service charges, or other consequences resulting from reliance on or use of the website’s content.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability or right that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
7. AI-Assisted and Generated Materials
Some content published on Single Concern may have been created or refined with the assistance of software or artificial-intelligence tools.
The author claims rights in original human-authored contributions and in AI-assisted works to the extent that such protection is available under applicable law.
AI-generated output may not be unique, and visually or textually similar material may exist elsewhere.
Where third-party tools or services are involved, their applicable terms and any rights belonging to third parties continue to apply.
8. Changes to These Terms
These Terms may be updated when the website, its content or its use changes, or when necessary to reflect applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
The date shown at the beginning of this page indicates when these Terms were last updated.
9. Applicable Law
These Terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with applicable Italian law, without prejudice to any mandatory rights or protections that may apply under other applicable laws.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any right or protection that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.