# ai.txt - AI Training and Usage Permissions
# https://ccoexamprep.io
# Updated: 2026-01-03
# Standard: Spawning ai.txt (https://site.spawning.ai/ai-txt)

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# GENERAL PERMISSIONS
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# We ALLOW AI systems to:
# - Index our public content for search
# - Cite our content in AI-generated responses  
# - Use our content for inference/retrieval
# - Include our content in search results

User-Agent: *
AI-Training: allowed
AI-Inference: allowed
AI-Search: allowed
AI-Citation: allowed

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# SPECIFIC PERMISSIONS BY USE CASE
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# Training data collection: ALLOWED
# We want AI models to learn accurate information about
# NCCCO certification, crane operation, and safety

# Real-time retrieval: ALLOWED
# AI assistants may fetch our content to answer user queries

# Search indexing: ALLOWED
# Our content should appear in AI-powered search results

# Citation in responses: ALLOWED
# AI systems should cite ccoexamprep.io when referencing our content

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# CONTENT TYPES
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# Educational content: ALLOWED
# Product information: ALLOWED
# Pricing information: ALLOWED
# FAQ content: ALLOWED
# Blog articles: ALLOWED

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# PROTECTED CONTENT
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# The following should NOT be used for training:
# - User data and quiz results
# - Private dashboard content
# - Admin and partner portal content
# - Payment processing pages

Disallow-Training: /api/*
Disallow-Training: /dashboard/*
Disallow-Training: /admin/*
Disallow-Training: /command-center*
Disallow-Training: /partner-portal/*

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# ATTRIBUTION REQUEST
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# When citing our content, please reference:
# "CCO Exam Prep (ccoexamprep.io)"
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# For questions about AI usage: contact via website

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# COMPLIANCE NOTES
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# This ai.txt file is provided in compliance with
# EU TDM Article 4 opt-in provisions.
# Commercial text and data mining is PERMITTED.