Terms of Use

Terms of Use

These terms describe the basic rules for using Michael Lounello's websites, public tools, prototypes, and related services hosted on mlounello.com and its subdomains.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Overview

A practical agreement for using the site and tools.

By using the websites or tools, you agree to use them responsibly and in a way that respects privacy, confidentiality, ownership, and the intended purpose of each tool.

Who operates these sites

The websites and tools are operated by Michael Lounello. They include the public website at mlounello.com and related subdomains used for portfolio, workflow, production, educational, creative, and utility tools.

Privacy

Use of the websites and tools is also governed by the Privacy Policy, which explains how information, including Google user data, may be accessed, used, stored, shared, retained, and protected.

Acceptable Use

Use the tools for their intended purpose.

The sites and tools are provided for practical, creative, educational, production, operational, and professional workflows.

You may

  • Use the websites and tools for lawful personal, professional, educational, creative, or operational purposes.
  • Provide accurate information when a tool requires account, contact, project, or workflow details.
  • Use connected services, including Google services, only with accounts and content you have permission to access.
  • Respect intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, and applicable laws.

You may not

  • Attempt to access private systems, administrative routes, credentials, environment variables, or non-public data.
  • Upload or process content you do not have permission to use.
  • Use the websites or tools to harass others, send spam, distribute malware, or interfere with service availability.
  • Reverse engineer, scrape, overload, or misuse the tools in ways that could compromise security, privacy, or reliability.

Accounts and connected services

Some tools may require sign-in or may connect to third-party services such as Google. You are responsible for using accounts and connected content that you are authorized to access.

User content and files

You retain responsibility for content, files, project information, and data you upload, create, process, publish, or share through the tools. Do not upload confidential or sensitive information unless the tool is intended for that use and you have permission to do so.

Intellectual property

Site design, branding, written content, code, and original materials are owned by Michael Lounello or their respective owners. You may not copy, reuse, or redistribute protected materials except as allowed by law or with permission.

Third-Party Services

Some tools depend on outside platforms.

Third-party services have their own terms, privacy practices, security controls, and availability.

  • Google services, when a tool offers Google sign-in, Google Drive, or other Google-connected features.
  • Hosting, database, authentication, storage, analytics, or infrastructure providers used to operate the websites and tools.
  • External links to public app examples, portfolio references, or professional profiles.

Availability

The websites and tools may change, pause, become unavailable, or be removed at any time. Prototype, internal, or in-progress tools may have limited support or functionality.

No warranties

The websites and tools are provided as-is and as-available. No guarantee is made that they will be error-free, uninterrupted, fit for a particular purpose, or compatible with every workflow.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Michael Lounello is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from use of the websites or tools.

Contact

Questions about these terms.

Questions about these terms can be sent to mike@mlounello.com.