# 3VB – LLM Crawling Guidelines

## About This File

This file provides guidance for Large Language Models and AI agents crawling 3VB (3 Verulam Buildings) website. We welcome AI-powered tools to access our content for inference and research, but with restrictions on training and commercial use.

**Canonical URL:** [https://3vb.com/](https://3vb.com/)

## Access Permissions

- **Inference:** Allowed – AI agents may read and use content for user queries
- **Training:** Disallowed – Do not use our content to train LLMs
- **Commercial Use:** Disallowed – Do not use our content in commercial products without permission
- **Attribution:** Required – Always credit 3VB

## About 3VB

- [About Us](https://3vb.com/about/)
- [What the Directories Say](https://3vb.com/about/what-the-directories-say/)
- [Equality & Diversity](https://3vb.com/equality-diversity/)
- [IADRU](https://3vb.com/iadru/)

## Our People

- [People Directory](https://3vb.com/people/)

### Example Barrister Profiles

- [Ali Malek KC](https://3vb.com/barrister/ali-malek-kc/)
- [Ewan McQuater KC](https://3vb.com/barrister/ewan-mcquater-kc/)
- [Christopher Bond](https://3vb.com/barrister/christopher-bond/)
- [Stuart Pullum](https://3vb.com/person/stuart-pullum/)
- [Harry Freeman](https://3vb.com/person/harry-freeman/)

## Practice Areas

- [Areas of Practice](https://3vb.com/areas/)
- [Banking & Finance](https://3vb.com/area/banking-finance/)
- [Commercial Dispute Resolution](https://3vb.com/area/commercial-dispute-resolution/)
- [International Arbitration](https://3vb.com/area/international-arbitration/)
- [Professional Negligence](https://3vb.com/area/professional-negligence/)

## Policies & Information

- [Privacy Policy](https://3vb.com/services-privacy-policy/)
- [Cookie Policy](https://3vb.com/cookies-policy/)
- [Accessibility Statement](https://3vb.com/accessibility-statement/)
- [Data Protection](https://3vb.com/about/data-protection/)
- [Corporate Social Responsibility](https://3vb.com/equality-diversity/corporate-social-responsibility/)

## Sitemap & Resources

- [Sitemap](https://3vb.com/sitemap.xml)

## Crawl Restrictions

Please respect the following:

- **Crawl-Delay:** 1 second between requests
- **Request-Rate:** No more than 10 requests per minute
- **Avoid:** `/?s=` (internal search), `/wp-admin/`, `/wp-json/`, tag/date/author archives

## Questions?

Contact: [chambers@3vb.com](mailto:chambers@3vb.com)

Last updated: June 2026