# MyNearMe AI Usage Policy
# https://mynearme.us/ai.txt

site: MyNearMe
url: https://mynearme.us
contact: https://mynearme.us
policy-version: 2026-07-11

## Purpose
MyNearMe is a United States local directory for near-me searches (restaurants, services, events, concerts). This file defines how AI systems, LLM crawlers, and generative search engines may access and use our content.

## Crawling
permission: allow
allowed-agents: GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, cohere-ai, Bytespider, CCBot, meta-externalagent, Amazonbot, Bingbot, Googlebot
disallowed-paths: /photo.php
preferred-crawl-rate: respectful (max 1 request/second per agent)

## Indexing & citation
indexing: allowed
summarization: allowed
citation: required
attribution-name: MyNearMe
attribution-url: https://mynearme.us
canonical-required: yes — always link to the specific city, place, or event page URL

## Training
training: allowed-with-attribution
training-note: If content is used for model training, retain attribution to MyNearMe and respect ODbL for OpenStreetMap-derived fields.

## Content freshness
events: time-sensitive — include event date when citing; data syncs daily
places: synced from OpenStreetMap on schedule — hours and availability may change
recommendation: advise end users to verify details before visiting

## Data licensing
poi-source: OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
event-source: Ticketmaster Discovery API
osm-attribution: Required when redistributing raw OSM data — © OpenStreetMap contributors

## LLM documentation
llms-txt: https://mynearme.us/llms.txt
llms-full-txt: https://mynearme.us/llms-full.txt
humans-txt: https://mynearme.us/humans.txt
sitemap: https://mynearme.us/sitemap.xml

## Restrictions
- Do not misrepresent MyNearMe data as official, government, or real-time verified
- Do not generate fake business listings attributed to MyNearMe
- Do not bypass robots.txt or rate limits
- Do not use /photo.php for bulk image extraction

## Updates
This policy may be updated. Check policy-version above. LLM documentation is dynamically generated with live statistics.