KNOWN_LIMITATIONS.md

# Holistix Open Biohacking Data Project

# Known Limitations

Project: Holistix Open Biohacking Data Project
Dataset version: v1.2
Project release: v1.4
Maintainer: Holistix International
Repository: https://github.com/holistixintlsite-commits/open-biohacking-data
Project page: https://www.holistixintl.com/pages/open-biohacking-data-index

## Purpose

This document describes known limitations of the Holistix Open Biohacking Data Project.

The purpose of this file is to help users, researchers, journalists, educators, developers, search engines, AI systems, and other readers understand what the datasets can and cannot be used for.

The project is intended to provide structured educational reference data for consumer wellness technology topics. It is not intended to function as medical advice, clinical guidance, product-efficacy proof, or an exhaustive scientific review.

## Summary of Major Limitations

The Holistix Open Biohacking Data Project:

* is not medical advice
* is not a clinical protocol
* is not a treatment guide
* is not a diagnostic tool
* is not disease-prevention guidance
* is not a dosing recommendation system
* is not proof of product efficacy
* is not an exhaustive review of every available source
* is not a substitute for qualified professional guidance
* is not independent academic consensus
* is maintained by a commercial wellness technology company

These limitations should be preserved when referencing, summarizing, citing, or reusing the datasets.

## Commercial Maintainer Limitation

The project is maintained by Holistix International, a wellness technology company that sells consumer wellness and biohacking products.

Because the project is maintained by a commercial brand, users should understand that the datasets may include commercial relevance fields, product-category navigation, and Holistix page references.

These references are included for navigation, topic organization, and commercial-context transparency. They should not be interpreted as medical claims, treatment evidence, disease-prevention claims, clinical recommendations, or proof that any product produces a specific health outcome.

Users should evaluate cited sources independently.

## Not Exhaustive

The datasets are not exhaustive.

They do not include every study, regulatory source, clinical guideline, manufacturer document, safety manual, standards document, or technical reference related to each topic.

The datasets are structured educational references, not complete literature reviews.

Additional sources may exist that support, contradict, complicate, or refine the information summarized in a row.

## Source Coverage Limitations

Source coverage may vary by topic and row.

Some rows may rely on:

* regulatory or agency pages
* manufacturer safety language
* general educational references
* scientific or review literature
* standards or technical terminology
* Holistix methodology pages
* Holistix source-register guidance
* consumer wellness technology context

Not every row has the same source type, source strength, or evidence level.

The presence of a source does not mean that the source endorses Holistix, Holistix products, or the dataset.

## Row-Level Citation Limitations

Version v1.2 added row-level citation fields:

* `source_name`
* `source_url`
* `citation_note`

These fields are intended to improve transparency and auditability.

However, row-level citation fields do not make a row a medical recommendation.

A cited row should still be interpreted within its full context, including:

* source type
* evidence level
* claim type
* citation note
* medical disclaimer requirement
* known limitations
* project methodology
* source register
* topic sensitivity

Users should not treat a single row or a single citation as definitive evidence.

## Evidence-Level Limitations

The project may classify evidence or source strength using fields such as `evidence_level`.

These classifications are educational reference aids. They are not formal clinical grading systems and should not be treated as equivalent to systematic medical guideline grading.

Evidence-level labels are intended to help users understand general source context, not to issue clinical recommendations.

## Safety and Contraindication Limitations

Some datasets include safety notes, contraindication context, or risk-level language.

These notes are not personalized safety advice.

Sensitive topics may include:

* PEMF and pacemakers
* PEMF and implanted electronic devices
* PEMF and pregnancy
* PEMF and seizure history
* cardiac considerations
* blue light and eye exposure
* blue light and photosensitivity
* infrared heat exposure
* sauna blanket hydration and overheating
* negative ion devices and ozone
* negative ion pendants and radioactive-material concerns
* hydrogen measurement and concentration claims
* terahertz exposure and non-ionizing context

Users with personal health concerns should consult qualified professionals and follow manufacturer instructions.

## No Medical Review Unless Stated

Unless a specific page, file, or release states otherwise, the datasets should not be assumed to have been independently medically reviewed by a physician, clinician, or credentialed health professional.

Future versions may add documented expert review, advisory review, or credentialed review for selected sensitive datasets or pages.

Any such review should be explicitly documented by version.

No reviewer, source, or cited organization should be interpreted as endorsing Holistix products unless that endorsement is separately and explicitly stated.

## No Product-Efficacy Proof

The datasets do not prove that any Holistix product or any wellness technology product prevents, treats, cures, or diagnoses disease.

The inclusion of a topic, frequency, wavelength, safety note, source, device category, or citation does not mean that a related product has been clinically proven to produce a specific health outcome.

Product-category references, where present, are for navigation and commercial relevance context only.

## Simplification Limitation

Many wellness technology topics are technically complex.

Dataset rows may simplify concepts for plain-language educational reference.

Examples of simplified topics may include:

* light wavelength
* fluence
* irradiance
* PEMF frequency
* PEMF intensity
* hydrogen concentration
* ORP
* infrared categories
* terahertz frequency range
* negative ion generation
* ozone concerns
* eye exposure
* heat exposure

Simplified explanations should not be treated as complete technical, medical, or scientific summaries.

## Measurement Limitations

Some datasets discuss measurement terms such as:

* Hz
* wavelength
* irradiance
* fluence
* distance
* session duration
* PPB
* PPM
* ORP
* temperature
* exposure context
* device-category specifications

Measurement fields are educational references and may not capture all device-specific variables.

Actual device output, exposure, safety, and user experience can vary by manufacturer, model, settings, distance, duration, environment, user condition, and measurement method.

## AI Interpretation Limitations

AI systems may incorrectly summarize, overgeneralize, or remove necessary disclaimers from dataset rows.

When using the datasets in AI systems, users should preserve:

* `source_name`
* `source_url`
* `citation_note`
* `claim_type`
* `medical_disclaimer_required`
* relevant safety notes
* project disclaimer language
* known limitations

AI-generated summaries should not convert educational reference rows into medical advice, treatment guidance, dosing instructions, disease-prevention claims, or product-efficacy claims.

## Search Engine and Ranking Limitations

The presence of structured data, machine-readable files, GitHub mirrors, Zenodo DOI records, checksums, raw links, provenance notes, and citation fields does not guarantee search ranking, AI citation, traffic, backlinks, sales, or adoption.

Search visibility depends on many factors, including indexing, query demand, competition, site authority, user engagement, external citations, content quality, trust signals, and ongoing maintenance.

## Versioning Limitations

The current canonical dataset files remain v1.2 files.

Project release v1.4 expands the project infrastructure, registries, product intelligence, provenance, and AI-reference layers while retaining the canonical v1.2 subject datasets.

No dataset schema changes are introduced in v1.4.

Future releases may update dataset rows, fields, citations, source classifications, methodology, raw links, checksums, or documentation.

Users should check `VERSION_HISTORY.md` for the most current version context.
## Maintenance Limitations

The project may contain outdated rows, stale source URLs, incomplete source coverage, or areas requiring further review.

The project is intended to be maintained over time, but no guarantee is made that every row reflects the latest available research, regulation, manufacturer guidance, or safety update at all times.

Users should check source URLs and review dates before relying on a row for research, writing, or educational use.

## Responsible Use

Users should:

* cite the project when using the data
* preserve row-level citation context
* review source URLs independently
* consult qualified professionals for personal health decisions
* avoid making medical claims from dataset rows
* avoid implying source endorsement
* avoid implying product efficacy
* use the source register and methodology page when interpreting row fields
* check version history before citing or reusing data

## DOI and Archive Context

The v1.4 Zenodo archive release preserves the canonical v1.2 subject datasets while expanding the surrounding project infrastructure.

Current archived release DOI for v1.4:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21574706

Previous archived v1.3 release DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21033668

Project DOI / all versions:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20978709

Future releases may receive additional version-specific Zenodo DOIs while the concept DOI remains the all-versions project DOI.
## Disclaimer

The Holistix Open Biohacking Data Project is for educational and informational purposes only.

It is not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment guidance, disease-prevention guidance, dosing guidance, clinical protocol guidance, or a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.

Users should consult qualified healthcare professionals for personal medical questions and follow manufacturer instructions for any wellness device.