Terms & Conditions

1. About Talking Mold

Talking Mold is an independent, expert-led educational platform providing information about mold, moisture, mycotoxins, indoor air quality, mold testing, mold remediation and the indoor environment. The platform is operated by Building Forensics.

Talking Mold, Jeff Charlton, JeffCharlton AI and Building Forensics are related but distinct. Talking Mold is the educational and knowledge platform; Jeff Charlton is the expert behind it; JeffCharlton AI is an interactive way to explore that knowledge; and Building Forensics is a separate professional environmental investigation and consultancy business.

2. Use of the website

You may use Talking Mold for personal, educational and professional learning purposes. You agree to use the website lawfully and not to:

• Misuse, scrape, copy or redistribute content in a way that breaches these terms or applicable law.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the platform, its systems or user data.
• Introduce viruses, malware or other harmful code or content.
• Use the platform to harass others, transmit unlawful material or infringe the rights of any person.

3. Educational content only

All content on Talking Mold is provided for general educational purposes. It is intended to help you understand mold and the indoor environment and to help you ask better-informed questions.

Nothing on this website constitutes professional advice tailored to your specific circumstances. In particular, content does not constitute:

• Medical or health advice, diagnosis or treatment recommendations.
• Legal, insurance or financial advice.
• A formal laboratory diagnosis, certification or professional assessment of a specific building or report.
• A recommendation to act, or not to act, without appropriate professional input.

You are responsible for deciding how to use the information provided and for seeking appropriate professional advice where needed.

4. JeffCharlton AI

JeffCharlton AI is an interactive tool that provides educational responses based on Jeff Charlton’s specialist knowledge. AI responses may be incomplete, may not reflect the latest research and should not be relied upon as a sole source of decision-making.

AI-generated information is educational and does not replace appropriate professional, medical or legal advice. JeffCharlton AI cannot diagnose medical conditions or provide a formal assessment of a specific building, report or situation.

5. No warranty

Talking Mold is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all warranties and representations relating to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or availability of the platform and its content. We do not warrant that the platform will be uninterrupted or error-free.

6. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither Building Forensics nor its contributors shall be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, information provided through Talking Mold, including indirect, incidental or consequential losses. This does not affect any rights you may have that cannot be excluded by law.

7. External links

Talking Mold may link to third-party websites, including Building Forensics, for reference or convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, accuracy or practices of any third-party website.

8. Intellectual property

The content of Talking Mold — including text, design, graphics and other material — is owned by or licensed to Building Forensics and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may share links to individual pages for non-commercial educational purposes, but you may not republish, reproduce or commercially exploit content without written permission.

9. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date indicates when the terms were last revised. Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws applicable to Building Forensics as the operating entity. Where mandatory consumer protections apply in your country of residence, nothing in these terms is intended to reduce or exclude those protections.