Terms of Use

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Terms of Use

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§ 1. General

  1. These Terms of Use (hereinafter: the "Terms") set out the rules for using the Affector website operating at https://affector.ai (hereinafter: the "Service" or the "Website") and the services provided by the Service Provider through that Website.
  2. The Service is a publicly accessible thematic blog publishing articles and other editorial content. Use of the Service is free of charge and does not require registration or the creation of an account.
  3. These Terms are the terms and conditions referred to in Article 8 of the Polish Act of 18 July 2002 on the Provision of Services by Electronic Means (hereinafter: the "Electronic Services Act").
  4. The Service Provider is Piotr Klimaszewski conducting business activity under the name Codeenable Piotr Klimaszewski, with its registered place of business at ul. Orląt Lwowskich 7/9, 71-340 Szczecin, Poland, registered in the Central Register and Information on Economic Activity (CEIDG) maintained by the minister competent for the economy, NIP: 8471402340, REGON: 519644425 (hereinafter: the "Service Provider").
  5. Contact with the Service Provider is possible via:
  6. Before starting to use the Service, the User is obliged to read these Terms and the Privacy Policy.

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§ 2. Definitions

Capitalised words used in these Terms have the following meanings:

  • Service / Website — the term defined in § 1 section 1 of these Terms;
  • Service Provider — the term defined in § 1 section 4 of these Terms;
  • User — any natural person, legal person or organisational unit without legal personality using the Service;
  • Consumer — a natural person performing a legal act with the Service Provider that is not directly related to that person's business or professional activity;
  • Content — articles, descriptions, photographs, graphics, videos, audio recordings, code samples and any other materials published on the Service by the Service Provider;
  • Privacy Policy — the document containing information on the processing of Users' personal data by the Service Provider, available at https://affector.ai/privacy-policy;
  • Cookie Policy — the document containing information on cookies and similar technologies used by the Service, available at https://affector.ai/cookie-policy;
  • Electronic Services Act — the term defined in § 1 section 3 of these Terms.

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§ 3. Technical requirements and security

  1. To use the Service the User needs:
    • an internet connection;
    • a device that allows the use of internet resources;
    • a web browser capable of displaying hypertext documents, supporting JavaScript and accepting cookies (where the User has consented to their use).
  2. Within the Service it is prohibited for Users to use viruses, bots, worms, scrapers or other computer code, files or programs (in particular automation scripts and applications, or any tools placing an excessive load on the Service infrastructure) without the prior written consent of the Service Provider.
  3. The Service Provider applies cryptographic protection of electronic transfers and applies appropriate logical, organisational and technical measures, in particular SSL/TLS encryption, in order to prevent unauthorised access to data.
  4. The Service Provider informs that, despite the application of the safeguards referred to in section 3 above, the use of the internet and services provided electronically may carry the risk of malicious software entering the User's system or of third parties gaining access to data on the User's device. To minimise such risk, the Service Provider recommends the use of anti-virus software and basic measures to protect identification on the internet.

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§ 4. Services provided

  1. Through the Service the Service Provider provides Users, free of charge, with the following services by electronic means:
    • access to and reading of the Content published on the Service;
    • the use of search and browsing functions of the Service (including categories, tags and full-text search);
    • the ability to switch between language versions of the Content;
    • the ability to send enquiries to the Service Provider via the contact e-mail address indicated in § 1 section 5.
  2. The provision of the services referred to in section 1 does not require concluding a separate written agreement, registration or the creation of an account. The agreement for the provision of services by electronic means is concluded for an indefinite period from the moment the User starts to use the Service and is terminated by the User leaving the Service.
  3. The Service does not provide functionality enabling Users to publish their own content (such as comments, reviews or user-submitted articles). All Content available on the Service is published by the Service Provider.

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§ 5. Rules of use

  1. The User is obliged to use the Service in accordance with these Terms, generally applicable laws and good practice, in a manner that respects the personal rights, copyrights and other rights of the Service Provider and third parties.
  2. The User is in particular prohibited from:
    • undertaking actions that may disrupt or destabilise the operation of the Service;
    • circumventing technical measures that protect the Service or the Content;
    • using the Service for purposes contrary to the law or good practice;
    • performing automated mass downloads of the Content (scraping) for purposes other than indexing by generally accepted search engines, except with the prior written consent of the Service Provider;
    • using the Content of the Service for the purpose of training machine-learning or artificial-intelligence models without the prior written consent of the Service Provider.
  3. The User acknowledges that the Content available on the Service is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, medical, financial, investment, tax, professional or any other advice. The Content cannot constitute the sole basis for taking legal, financial, business or other decisions and should be independently verified before being relied upon.

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§ 6. Nature of Content — medical and pharmaceutical information

  1. The Service publishes Content on health, medical and pharmaceutical topics. Such Content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or pharmaceutical advice, a diagnosis, or a recommendation of treatment in any form.
  2. Use of the Service does not create a doctor–patient or pharmacist–patient relationship, nor any other professional relationship between the User and the Service Provider or persons cooperating with the Service Provider, including the authors of the Content.
  3. The Service Provider does not provide, through the Service, healthcare services within the meaning of the Polish Act of 15 April 2011 on Medical Activity, healthcare benefits within the meaning of the Polish Act of 27 August 2004 on Healthcare Benefits Financed from Public Funds, pharmaceutical services within the meaning of the Polish Act of 10 December 2020 on the Profession of Pharmacist, or medical services within the meaning of the Polish Act of 5 December 1996 on the Professions of Physician and Dentist.
  4. The Content of the Service, in particular information regarding symptoms, disease entities, diagnostic tests, medicinal products, dietary supplements, medical devices, dosage, interactions, contraindications and adverse reactions:
    • does not replace consultation with a physician, pharmacist or another qualified healthcare professional;
    • should not constitute the sole basis for any decision to start, continue, modify or discontinue any treatment, to take or to discontinue any medicinal product or dietary supplement, or to alter dosage on one's own;
    • may not take into account the individual health situation of a particular User, including comorbidities, pregnancy, breastfeeding, age, body weight, medications taken or other factors affecting the safety and effectiveness of treatment;
    • may not reflect the current state of medical knowledge or current national or international recommendations in force at the time the User uses the Service.
  5. Information on medicinal products published on the Service does not replace the Summary of Product Characteristics or the patient information leaflet supplied with the medicinal product. Before using a medicinal product, the User is obliged to read the patient information leaflet and, in case of any doubt, consult a physician or pharmacist.
  6. To the extent that the Content concerns mental health, child health, dietetics, pregnancy, breastfeeding or other areas requiring particular caution, the User should exercise particular care and, before taking any action based on the Content, seek the advice of an appropriate specialist.
  7. In emergency situations, in particular where there is a direct threat to life or health, the User is obliged to immediately contact the emergency number 112 or to go to the nearest healthcare facility. Under no circumstances is the Content of the Service intended to be used in such situations.
  8. The provisions of this paragraph are without prejudice to the exclusions of the Service Provider's liability set out in § 8 (Liability and service availability) and do not exclude or limit the liability of the Service Provider towards Consumers where such exclusion or limitation would be contrary to mandatory provisions of law.

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§ 7. Intellectual property

  1. All Content published on the Service, in particular the texts, graphics, photographs, videos, audio recordings, code samples, the layout, the structure of the Service, the source code, the trademarks, the logos and the name of the Service, is protected by law, including in particular under the Polish Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights, the Act of 30 June 2000 — Industrial Property Law, and the relevant provisions of European Union law.
  2. The exclusive holder of economic rights or another title to use the Content is the Service Provider or third parties from whom the Service Provider has obtained appropriate licences.
  3. The User is entitled to make use of the Content within the limits of permitted personal use, as defined by Articles 23 and following of the Act on Copyright and Related Rights, and within the limits of the right of quotation as defined by Article 29 of that Act.
  4. Any other use of the Content, in particular reproduction, distribution, public communication, adaptation, the creation of derivative works, the inclusion of the Content in databases or in machine-learning training data sets, and any commercial use, requires the prior written consent of the Service Provider.
  5. The User acknowledges that the Service may display embedded materials originating from third parties (e.g. embedded videos from YouTube or Vimeo). Such materials remain subject to the terms of service and licences of their respective providers.

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§ 8. Liability and service availability

  1. The Service Provider undertakes to provide services with due diligence. The Service is provided in an "as is" and "as available" model, subject to mandatory provisions of law.
  2. The Service Provider does not guarantee that the Service will be available without interruption, free of errors, or that any defects will be corrected within a specific timeframe. The Service Provider does not guarantee that the Service will meet specific requirements or expectations of the User beyond those that arise from these Terms.
  3. The Service Provider is entitled to perform technical, maintenance, development and modernisation works on the Service, which may temporarily result in limited availability or limited functionality of the Service. The Service Provider will, where reasonably possible, perform such works in the way that is least burdensome for Users.
  4. To the extent permitted by the provisions of the Polish Civil Code and the Polish Act of 30 May 2014 on Consumer Rights, the Service Provider is not liable for:
    • the consequences of the User's use of the Service contrary to its purpose, these Terms or generally applicable laws;
    • the consequences of the User providing false or incomplete data when contacting the Service Provider;
    • decisions taken by the User on the basis of the Content of the Service without independent verification;
    • disruptions in the operation of the Service resulting from force majeure, the actions of third parties for whom the Service Provider is not responsible, or causes attributable to the User.
  5. The provisions of section 4 above do not exclude or limit the liability of the Service Provider towards Users who are Consumers, where such exclusion or limitation would be contrary to mandatory provisions of law.

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§ 9. Complaints

  1. The User has the right to file a complaint regarding the operation of the Service or the services provided by the Service Provider.
  2. Complaints should be sent by e-mail to office@codeenable.com or by traditional mail to the address indicated in § 1 section 5 of these Terms.
  3. The complaint should include:
    • the name and surname (or company name) of the User;
    • an e-mail address for correspondence;
    • a description of the issue (in particular, the date and circumstances of its occurrence) and the User's request.
  4. The Service Provider considers complaints and provides a response by e-mail within 14 (fourteen) days from the date of receipt of a complete and correct complaint. In particularly complex cases this period may be extended; in such case the Service Provider informs the User of the new expected response date.

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§ 10. Out-of-court dispute resolution — Consumers and Entrepreneurs with Consumer rights

  1. The provisions of this paragraph apply only to Users who are Consumers and to Entrepreneurs with Consumer rights.
  2. The User has the option of using out-of-court methods of handling complaints and pursuing claims.
  3. Detailed information on the User's possibility to use out-of-court methods of handling complaints and pursuing claims, as well as the rules of access to these procedures, is available at the registered offices and on the websites of:
    • district (municipal) consumer ombudsmen and social organisations whose statutory tasks include consumer protection;
    • the Provincial Trade Inspectorates (Wojewódzkie Inspektoraty Inspekcji Handlowej);
    • the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów).
  4. The User may also use the EU online dispute resolution platform (ODR), available at: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

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§ 11. Personal data

Information on the processing of personal data by the Service Provider is set out in the Privacy Policy available at https://affector.ai/privacy-policy and in the Cookie Policy available at https://affector.ai/cookie-policy.

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§ 12. Amendments to the Terms

  1. The Service Provider may amend these Terms in the event of:
    • a change in the Service Provider's data;
    • changes in the scope of the Service Provider's business or in the services provided through the Service;
    • the introduction of new functionalities of the Service or the modification or discontinuation of existing functionalities;
    • technical modifications of the Service requiring an adjustment of these Terms;
    • a legal obligation to make changes, including the obligation to adapt these Terms to the current state of the law.
  2. The Service Provider will inform Users of an amendment to the Terms by publishing the amended version on the Service. The amended version of the Terms enters into force on the date of its publication on the Service, unless a later effective date is indicated.
  3. The provisions of the Terms in force at the time the User starts to use the Service apply to that use, until the publication of an amended version on the Service.

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§ 13. Final provisions

  1. These Terms are governed by Polish law. Any disputes arising under these Terms will first be settled by amicable negotiations, and in the event that no agreement is reached — by the common court having jurisdiction in accordance with generally applicable laws.
  2. The choice of Polish law made in section 1 above does not deprive the Consumer of the protection arising from the provisions of foreign law that cannot be excluded by agreement, and which would be applicable in the absence of that choice of law.
  3. In matters not regulated in these Terms, the provisions of generally applicable Polish law shall apply, in particular the Civil Code, the Act on Consumer Rights, the Electronic Services Act, the Act on Copyright and Related Rights, and the GDPR.
  4. If these Terms are made available in language versions other than Polish, the Polish-language version is binding in case of any discrepancy.
  5. If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect.
  6. These Terms are effective as of 5 May 2026.

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We publish across domains that touch both the core subjects, pharma and medicine, and the technical craft that supports them - software, its architecture, and the current dominance of cloud solutions and AI.

Both silos genuinely interest our team, and the need to integrate digital techniques into medicine, pharma and the human sciences is growing at an avalanche pace.

Without cooperation with software teams, real progress in medicine and pharma is hard to come by today, and the most ambitious engineering projects increasingly emerge in response to real problems in biology and the clinic.

Hence the long-form, sourced writing that does not flinch at code or at clinical detail, producing a unique combination that is genuinely useful to clinicians and engineers alike.