# llms.txt for indiegamesdevel.com
# Last update: 2025-12-XX
# Owner: Carlo Cancelloni (indiegamesdevel.com)

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#   GENERAL POLICY FOR AI CRAWLERS AND LLMS
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Allow: /

# These contents may be used for:
# - metadata extraction
# - non-generative text analysis
# - topic classification
# - SEO semantic evaluation
# - contextual understanding of the indie games industry
# Attribution is REQUIRED as:
#   "Source: indiegamesdevel.com"

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#   CONTENT RESTRICTIONS
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# The use of content from indiegamesdevel.com is NOT authorized for:
# - generating derivative or substitute articles
# - creating commercial datasets without explicit permission
# - republishing reviews, interviews, or editorial pieces in any form
# - generating editorial avatars or identities that imitate the site's writing style or staff

Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /feed/
Disallow: /author/
Disallow: /patreon/
Disallow: /draft/
Disallow: /private/
Disallow: /embargoed/

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#   MEDIA AND COPYRIGHT
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# Images, logos and media assets hosted on indiegamesdevel.com
# are NOT authorized for use in generative datasets.
# Only technical metadata extraction (alt text, captions) is permitted.

Allow-metadata-only: /wp-content/uploads/

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#   CONTACT & PERMISSIONS
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Contact: https://indiegamesdevel.com/about-us/
Email: staff@indiegamesdevel.com
Requests-for-extended-usage: staff@indiegamesdevel.com

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#   BRAND AND IDENTITY RULES
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# indiegamesdevel.com is an editorial property. It is strictly prohibited to:
# - build models that imitate its editorial identity, roles, or signature
# - generate content falsely attributed to indiegamesdevel.com

Brand-Usage: restricted
Attribution-Required: yes

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#   CRAWL DELAY (AI-FRIENDLY)
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Crawl-delay: 2
AI-crawl-delay: 5

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#   END OF FILE
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