Terms of Use

Last updated: August 2026

These terms govern your use of yangworks.dev ("the site"), an independent publication operated by Yang Gao ("Yangworks", "we", "us"). By using the site you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.

Content is provided as-is

The site publishes technical guides, reviews, comparisons, field notes, and a long-form handbook. Everything is provided for general information on an "as-is" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, or continued availability.

Claims are accurate to the best of our knowledge on the dates published on each page. Software, pricing, and platform behavior change frequently; a page may become outdated without being marked as such. Verify anything that matters against the vendor's own current documentation before you rely on it.

Not professional advice

Nothing on this site is legal, tax, accounting, financial, investment, employment, or other professional advice, and no client, advisory, or fiduciary relationship is created by reading it. The handbook discusses freelancing, pricing, and monetization; revenue figures it cites are claims made publicly by the people involved, are not verified by us, and are not a prediction of your results. Consult a qualified professional in your own jurisdiction before making business, financial, or legal decisions.

Use at your own risk

Commands, configuration files, and code samples are illustrative and may not suit your environment. Running them can change or break systems, incur costs with third-party providers, or cause data loss. Test in an environment you can afford to lose, and review anything you run. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Yangworks is not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or other loss arising from use of the site or of anything published on it.

Third-party links and services

The site links to external websites, documentation, and vendors. Those destinations are controlled by other parties. We do not endorse, guarantee, or take responsibility for their content, products, pricing, availability, security, or privacy practices, and their own terms and policies apply once you leave this site.

Affiliate relationships

Some outbound links are affiliate links that may earn us a commission at no additional cost to you. Every such link is disclosed in the article that contains it and marked rel="sponsored nofollow". The complete list of programs is on the affiliate disclosure page, and the limits placed on those relationships are described in the editorial policy. Any purchase you make from a third party is a contract between you and that party.

Intellectual property

Unless stated otherwise, the text, layout, and original graphics on this site are copyright © Yang Gao. You may quote short excerpts for commentary, review, or reporting with clear attribution and a link to the source page. Republishing whole articles, translating them, or using them to train or fine-tune machine-learning models for redistribution requires prior written permission.

Code samples published on this site may be used freely in your own projects without attribution. Product names, logos, and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used descriptively; their appearance here does not imply affiliation or endorsement in either direction.

Acceptable use

Please do not attempt to disrupt the site, bypass its security, or scrape it at a volume that degrades service for other readers. Automated access should respect robots.txt.

Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated as the site changes. The revision date at the top of this page always reflects the current version, and material changes will be reflected there. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms, copyright, or a correction: hello@yangworks.dev. See Contact for the corrections process and Privacy for how data is handled.