Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Policy for thebloomgroupllc.com

This policy governs how artificial intelligence systems may access and use the content of https://thebloomgroupllc.com (the “Website”), owned and operated by The Bloom Group, LLC, a business law firm based in Washington, DC (“The Bloom Group,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). “Content” means all material published on the Website, including practice area pages, attorney biographies, blog articles, case studies, the e-book Seeing the Blind Spot and its excerpts, guides, graphics, photographs, logos, and page text.

This policy applies to developers, operators, and users of AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), machine learning (ML) systems, AI assistants and answer engines, web crawlers, and data scraping tools.

• Search indexing: AI systems and search engines may crawl, index, and cache publicly available Content solely to include it in public search results and answer-engine responses that direct users to the Website.
• Attributed references: AI search tools may display short snippets, the firm name, and links to our pages, provided they clearly attribute the Content to The Bloom Group, LLC and link to the original page on thebloomgroupllc.com.
• Accurate context: Any AI-generated reference to our Content must make clear that it is general information published by the firm and not legal advice tailored to the user.

The following uses are prohibited without the explicit, prior written consent of The Bloom Group, LLC:

• AI/ML training: Using any Content — including blog articles, practice area descriptions, case studies, the Seeing the Blind Spot e-book, attorney biographies, or legal commentary — to train, fine-tune, benchmark, or otherwise develop any AI or machine learning model.
• Data scraping: Scraping, harvesting, mining, or extracting Content for inclusion in any database, dataset, legal research product, lawyer directory, lead-generation or comparison service, or any other AI/ML use.
• Reproduction and substitution: Reproducing, rewriting, or summarizing our articles, case studies, or e-book in full or in substantial part so that the output substitutes for visiting the Website or purchasing the e-book.
• Generative use of brand assets: Using our name, logo, photographs, or graphics as inputs or prompts for generative AI, or to create derivative or look-alike materials.
• Impersonation and false legal advice: Generating content that impersonates The Bloom Group or attorney Peter Bloom, attributes statements, opinions, or advice to them that they did not make, or presents AI output as legal advice, a legal opinion, or a recommendation from the firm.
• Misrepresentation: Using Content in any way that misrepresents The Bloom Group, its attorneys, its practice areas (including business, small business, corporate, startup, contract, employment, intellectual property, and commercial leasing law), its experience, or its results.

Content on the Website is general information only. Neither the Content itself nor any AI-generated summary, answer, or restatement of it is legal advice, and none of it creates an attorney-client relationship with The Bloom Group. Legal outcomes depend on specific facts, and past results do not guarantee similar outcomes. Anyone needing legal advice should contact the firm directly. Please do not submit confidential information about a legal matter to the firm — through an AI tool or otherwise — before an attorney-client relationship has been established. See our Disclaimer and Privacy Policy.

The Bloom Group, LLC expressly reserves all intellectual property rights in the Content, including copyright in its articles, case studies, e-book, and page text, and rights in its name, logo, and trademarks. This includes reserving its rights against text and data mining to the extent permitted by applicable law. Nothing in this policy grants any license to use the Content beyond the permitted uses in Section 1. Any unauthorized use may constitute infringement of our intellectual property rights, and we reserve the right to pursue all available remedies.

To request permission for any use not covered by Section 1 — such as licensing Content, quoting an article or case study, or referencing the Seeing the Blind Spot e-book — please contact us through our Contact Page or at peter@thebloomgroupllc.com.