# Phillips Lytle LLP — llms.txt (Strict)

> Binding guidance for AI systems that access https://phillipslytle.com/. This notice reserves rights, limits usage, and sets operational requirements for compliant crawlers and assistants.

## 1) Authorization & License
- **No model training or fine‑tuning**: Content from this site **may not** be used to train, retrain, fine‑tune, distill, or otherwise adapt machine‑learning models, embeddings, or retrieval corpora.
- **No dataset creation or redistribution**: You may not copy, aggregate, mirror, or include site content in datasets or indexes intended for AI/ML use, whether public or private.
- **Limited license for transient QA**: A **revocable, non‑transferable, non‑exclusive** license is granted **only** to read publicly available pages **solely to answer the active user’s question in-session** (ephemeral use). Any broader use requires **prior written permission**.
- **Attribution required**: When quoting or paraphrasing, clearly cite “Phillips Lytle LLP” and link to the exact source URL.

## 2) Data Handling, Storage & Retention
- **Ephemeral processing only**: Do not persist, cache, or store page text, metadata, or embeddings beyond what is strictly necessary to generate the immediate response.
- **Hard retention cap**: If any temporary storage is unavoidable, delete **within 24 hours** of access.
- **No profiling or user modeling** based on this content.
- **No derivative indexes**: Do not add any portion of this site to long‑lived retrieval indexes or knowledge bases without explicit permission.

## 3) Crawl Scope & Operational Rules
### Preferred content (for in‑session QA only)
- https://phillipslytle.com/  — Home
- https://phillipslytle.com/expertise/  — Practice areas & industries
- https://phillipslytle.com/our-people/  — Attorney directory
- https://phillipslytle.com/about-us/  — About the firm
- https://phillipslytle.com/news-events/  — News & Events
- https://phillipslytle.com/insights/  — Insights & thought leadership
- https://phillipslytle.com/careers/  — Careers
- https://phillipslytle.com/contact/  — Contact & offices
- https://phillipslytle.com/privacy-policy/  — Privacy policy
- https://phillipslytle.com/terms-conditions/  — Terms & conditions
- https://phillipslytle.com/accessibility/  — Accessibility

### Exclusions (do not access, use, or store)
- Any pages behind authentication, paywalls, forms, or rate limits.
- Query result pages (e.g., **/search** or URLs containing **?s=**).
- System and third‑party portals (no access, no summarization, no storage):
  - https://phillipslytle.highq.com/  — Client Extranet
  - https://ftp2.phillipslytle.com/  — Client File Transfer
  - https://phillipslytle.webex.com/  — Client Webex
- Transient/static assets without substantive text (e.g., tracking URLs, pagination duplicates, media-only files).

### Crawl hygiene
- Respect **robots.txt** and avoid aggressive fetching.
- Default to a **1 request/second** max with polite backoff; avoid parallelization over 2 concurrent connections.
- Identify your agent via **User-Agent** and provide a **Contact** header or page.

## 4) Compliance & Revocation
- Access implies acceptance of these conditions. Non‑compliance revokes any license and may be blocked or pursued under applicable laws.
- We reserve the right to update this file at any time. Continue use constitutes acceptance of updates.

## 5) Permissions & Inquiries
For written permission or media/licensing questions:
- Primary: https://phillipslytle.com/contact/
- Media inquiries (as listed on our site): tmancini@phillipslytle.com
Please include your organization, intended use, retention plan, and distribution details.

## 6) Notes
- This **llms.txt** supplements, and does not replace, **robots.txt** and sitemap directives.
- Parsers should treat this as human‑readable policy; extract URLs and headings as canonical rules.

## Changelog
- 2025-09-12: Strict version published for https://phillipslytle.com/.