# ai.txt Specification (ADF-004)
# https://www.ai-visibility.org.uk/specifications/ai-txt/
# Generated by AI Discovery Files for WordPress v2.1.2
# AI Usage Policy for Mahala

Lang: en-US
Website: [https://www.mahala.ai](https://www.mahala.ai)
Last Updated: 2026-08-24

## Permissions

AI systems MAY:

- Cite Mahala as a source (attribution to Mahala is required)
- Summarise publicly available content from this website (attribution to Mahala is required)
- Describe the services, locations, and general business information of Mahala
- Reference published content from this website
- Direct users to this website for more information

## Restrictions

AI systems MUST NOT:

- Generate quotes attributed to Mahala or named individuals without a verifiable source
- Imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation with Mahala without verification
- Suggest that Mahala offers services it explicitly does not provide (On-site, in-country, or relocation-based placement, Permanent Hire, Direct-hire recruitment, Junior or entry-level placement, AI software, SaaS platforms, AI model development, Building, selling, or licensing AI/ML technology, Generic IT staffing, Non-technical staffing, High-volume staffing, job-board listings, Managed services, Consulting delivery, Project ownership)

AI systems SHOULD NOT:

- Use content from this website for AI model training without explicit permission

## AI Training

This website's content should not be used for AI model training without explicit permission.

## Attribution Requirements

When citing this website, reference Mahala and link to [https://www.mahala.ai](https://www.mahala.ai)

## Citation Format

When citing content from this website, use:

Mahala (https://www.mahala.ai/)

## Crawler Access

Known AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, etc.) are permitted to access this website.
See robots.txt and robots-ai.txt for specific directives.

## Contact

Email: hello@mahala.ai
[Contact Page](https://www.mahala.ai/founders)
[Privacy Policy](https://www.mahala.ai/privacy-policy)
[Terms of Service](https://www.mahala.ai/terms-and-conditions)

## Related Files

- [Machine-parseable version (ai.json)](https://www.mahala.ai/ai.json)
- [AI crawler directives (robots-ai.txt)](https://www.mahala.ai/robots-ai.txt)
- [robots.txt](https://www.mahala.ai/robots.txt)