# ===========================================
# llms.txt – Policy for AI & LLM Crawlers
# Site: https://simpleswap.io/
# Last updated: 2026-05-21
# ===========================================
# PURPOSE
# This file defines how Large Language Models (LLMs),
# AI crawlers and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
# systems may access and use public content from SimpleSwap.io.
#
# This file does NOT replace robots.txt. Robots.txt controls
# crawling. llms.txt describes content usage policy.
# ===========================================


# ===========================================
# 1. Allowed AI Crawlers
# ===========================================
User-Agent: GPTBot
User-Agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-Agent: ChatGPT-User
User-Agent: Google-Extended
User-Agent: ClaudeBot
User-Agent: Claude-Web
User-Agent: anthropic-ai
User-Agent: CCBot
User-Agent: PerplexityBot
User-Agent: Perplexity-User
User-Agent: AppleBot-Extended
User-Agent: meta-externalagent
User-Agent: Bytespider
User-Agent: Amazonbot
User-Agent: YandexAdditional

Allow: /


# ===========================================
# 2. SITE OWNER & CONTACT
# ===========================================
Site: https://simpleswap.io/
Owner: SimpleSwap
Contact: https://simpleswap.io/contacts
Support: https://simpleswap.io/contacts
Languages: en, cn, de, es, fr, id, ja, pt, ru, vi


# ===========================================
# 3. GENERAL AI / LLM POLICY
# ===========================================
# ALLOWED USES (under fair and respectful use):
# - Indexing content for search, answer snippets and RAG
# - Quoting short excerpts with clear source attribution
# - Generating summaries that link back to original URLs
# - Answering user questions about supported coins, pairs,
#   fees, KYC policy, processing times — with attribution
#
# NOT ALLOWED without explicit written permission:
# - Using content to train or fine-tune commercial LLMs
# - Building or selling datasets based on our content
# - Systematic mirroring / cloning of our coin catalog,
#   exchange pairs database, or rate quotes
# - Reproducing full articles, guides or FAQ entries verbatim
# - Copying our UI, exchange flow, or product design as a
#   competing service
# - Presenting our live exchange rates as your own data
# - Using our brand name, logo, or screenshots in ways that
#   imply endorsement or partnership
#
# REQUIREMENTS:
# - Always credit "SimpleSwap" or "SimpleSwap.io" as the source
# - Always include a clickable URL to the original page
# - Do not present our content as your own original work
# - Do not expose private, internal or non-public URLs
# - Do not republish step-by-step exchange tutorials verbatim
# ===========================================


# ===========================================
# 4. PUBLIC CONTENT INCLUDED FOR RAG / INDEXING
# ===========================================
# These sections of the site may be used for:
# - Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
# - Answering user questions with attribution
# - Short excerpts and summaries
#
# All paths apply to the English version (root) as well as
# the 10 supported localized versions: /cn/, /de/, /es/, /fr/,
# /id/, /ja/, /pt/, /ru/, /vi/
# ===========================================

# --- CORE PAGES ---
ALLOW: /

ALLOW: /how-it-works
ALLOW: /faq
ALLOW: /contacts
ALLOW: /about
ALLOW: /reviews

# Legal & compliance pages
ALLOW: /terms-of-service
ALLOW: /privacy-policy
ALLOW: /kyc
ALLOW: /aml-kyc


# --- COIN CATALOG & COIN PAGES ---
ALLOW: /coins
ALLOW: /coins/btc
ALLOW: /coins/eth
ALLOW: /coins/usdt
ALLOW: /coins/usdc
ALLOW: /coins/xrp
ALLOW: /coins/sol
ALLOW: /coins/ltc
ALLOW: /coins/xmr
ALLOW: /coins/trx
ALLOW: /coins/bnb
ALLOW: /coins/ada
ALLOW: /coins/ton
ALLOW: /coins/doge


# --- EXCHANGE PAIRS (TOP CANONICAL PAIRS) ---
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/btc-eth
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/eth-btc
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/btc-usdt
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/eth-usdt
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/sol-usdt
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/ltc-usdt
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/ton-usdt
ALLOW: /crypto-to-crypto/xmr-btc


# --- BUY CRYPTO WITH FIAT ---
ALLOW: /buy-crypto
ALLOW: /buy-btc
ALLOW: /buy-eth
ALLOW: /buy-usdt
ALLOW: /buy-usdc
ALLOW: /buy-sol
ALLOW: /buy-ltc
ALLOW: /buy-trx


# --- SELL CRYPTO ---
ALLOW: /sell-crypto


# --- PARTNER & USER PROGRAMS ---
ALLOW: /affiliate-program
ALLOW: /affiliate-program/how-to-start/api
ALLOW: /affiliate-program/contacts
ALLOW: /loyalty
ALLOW: /platinum-users
ALLOW: /invite-friends


# --- BLOG ---
ALLOW: /blog


# ===========================================
# 5. EXCLUDED / NON-PUBLIC CONTENT
# ===========================================
# These areas are NOT permitted for:
# - Training data
# - RAG
# - Any AI/LLM reuse
# Even if accessible, they must be treated as off-limits.
# (Crawling is controlled by robots.txt; this is usage policy.)
# ===========================================

# API endpoints — programmatic access only, not for LLM reuse
DISALLOW: /api/

# Customer account area — private user data
DISALLOW: /customer-account/

# Dynamic exchange endpoints — non-canonical, noindex
DISALLOW: /exchange
DISALLOW: /*?from=
DISALLOW: /*?to=
DISALLOW: /*?amount=
DISALLOW: /*?rate=

# Authentication flows
DISALLOW: /forgot-password
DISALLOW: /password-reset

# Cloudflare / infrastructure artifacts
DISALLOW: /*?__cf_
DISALLOW: /500.html


# ===========================================
# 6. ATTRIBUTION & QUOTATION RULES
# ===========================================
# When using content from SimpleSwap.io:
#
# 1) Clearly cite: "Source: SimpleSwap" or "Source: SimpleSwap.io"
# 2) Link directly to the original URL
# 3) Limit verbatim excerpts to short passages
#    (e.g. individual paragraphs, rule segments, or single FAQ
#    answers — not full guides)
# 4) Do not reconstruct full pages from multiple fragments
# 5) Do not offer our guides, rate quotes, or coin data as
#    your own product or feed
# 6) When citing live exchange rates or fees, always note that
#    figures are subject to change and link to the live page
# ===========================================


# ===========================================
# 7. DATASET & MODEL TRAINING RESTRICTION
# ===========================================
# Unless you have a written license from the site owner:
#
# - You MAY NOT:
#   * Use SimpleSwap.io content as part of a commercial
#     training dataset
#   * Aggregate our coin descriptions, pair pages, or guides
#     into paid or shared datasets
#   * Fine-tune proprietary models on our full text
#   * Train models that predict cryptocurrency prices or
#     exchange rates using our historical or live data
#   * Train models intended to replicate or compete with
#     SimpleSwap's exchange functionality
#
# - You MAY:
#   * Use small snippets for indexing, QA, or RAG-style
#     answers, as long as attribution and linking are provided
#   * Reference our public FAQ entries to answer factual
#     user questions about how the service works
# ===========================================


# ===========================================
# 8. LICENSE & NEGOTIATION
# ===========================================
# For organizations wishing to:
# - Train models on SimpleSwap.io content
# - Use our content in commercial AI products
# - Bundle our data (coin catalog, pair data, guides) into
#   datasets or APIs
# - Integrate our exchange via partnership
#
# Please contact us for a written license:
#   https://simpleswap.io/contacts
#
# For developer / B2B partnerships and API access:
#   https://simpleswap.io/affiliate-program/how-to-start/api
# ===========================================


# END OF llms.txt