# Manchester SEO | SEO Agency Manchester | MCR SEO Ltd # llms.txt for mcr-seo.com # Policy for large language models, AI crawlers, and similar automated systems. # This file is NOT a technical access-control mechanism (use robots.txt for that); # it is a declaration of how we permit our content to be used. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 1. SCOPE # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # This policy applies to all automated systems that: # - Ingest content for training, fine-tuning, or evaluating large language models, # - Index or cache content for generative AI features, # - Generate outputs that may quote, paraphrase, or summarise our content. site: https://mcr-seo.com/ # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 2. CONTACT # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # For permissions, questions, or commercial licensing, contact: contact: info@mcr-seo.com # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 3. ACCESS & CRAWLING # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # Use robots.txt for *technical* crawl rules. This section specifies # additional expectations for LLM-related crawlers. # Respect robots.txt and standard crawl-delay conventions. policy: Automated systems MUST comply with https://mcr-seo.com/robots.txt and MUST NOT attempt to bypass technical protections, rate limits, authentication, or paywalls. # Disallow explicit ingestion of clearly sensitive / non-public areas disallow-paths: - /wp-admin/ - /wp-login.php - /cart/ - /checkout/ - /account/ - /privacy-policy/ - /terms/ - /cookies/ - /wp-json/ - /?s= - /feed/ # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 4. CONTENT USAGE POLICY FOR LLMs # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # Default stance: LIMITED, NON-EXCLUSIVE PERMISSION with CONDITIONS usage-policy: | We grant LLM and AI system operators a limited, non-exclusive, revocable permission to: - crawl and index our public, non-paywalled content, and - use it for: (a) search indexing, (b) retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), (c) training/evaluation of language models, PROVIDED that all of the following conditions are met: 1) Attribution: - When content from mcr-seo.com significantly informs an answer, the AI system MUST surface a clear citation/link back to the specific page(s) used. 2) No misrepresentation: - AI systems MUST NOT present our content or ideas as if they were produced by the AI provider, its staff, or another third party. 3) No wholesale replication: - AI outputs MUST NOT reproduce our articles/pages verbatim or near-verbatim beyond what is reasonably covered by fair use / fair dealing (e.g. short quotes, snippets). 4) No training for direct commercial competitors: - You MAY NOT use our content to train models / tools marketed as SEO agencies/consultancies directly competing with MCR SEO in the UK market without an explicit written licence. 5) No use in prohibited domains: - Our content MAY NOT be used in tools or workflows that: * promote misinformation or deceptive practices, * violate privacy or applicable law, * generate spam or unethical SEO tactics. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 5. PERSONAL DATA & PRIVACY # -------------------------------------------------------------------- privacy: | To the extent that any personal data appears on mcr-seo.com, AI systems MUST: - treat it in accordance with applicable data protection laws (e.g. UK GDPR), - NOT use it to build, sell, or enrich individual user profiles, - honour any applicable deletion or do-not-use requests. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 6. RATE LIMITS & TECHNICAL BEHAVIOUR # -------------------------------------------------------------------- technical-guidelines: | - Avoid high-frequency crawling that could degrade site performance. - Prefer fetching updated sitemaps and using HTTP caching headers. - Identify your crawler via a descriptive User-Agent string that includes a website or documentation URL and contact email. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 7. OPT-OUT FOR FUTURE TRAINING # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # This clause states intent and expectations going forward. future-training: | If you operate a foundation or frontier model: - You MUST treat this file as an opt-out signal for using our content in *future* training runs or major model versions, unless you obtain explicit written permission OR can demonstrate a clear legal basis that overrides this request. - You MAY continue to use previously trained weights, subject to applicable law, but SHOULD make reasonable efforts to reduce memorisation of our content where technically feasible. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # 8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY # -------------------------------------------------------------------- changes: | This llms.txt policy may change over time. AI systems SHOULD recrawl and re-ingest this file regularly and adjust behaviour accordingly. Continued access or use of our content after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms, to the extent permitted by law. 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