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AI Use Policy

AI can help draft and organize. It cannot invent facts.

X-Tough may use AI-assisted workflows, but product claims and recommendations need source discipline.

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How AI May Be Used

X-Tough may use AI tools to draft outlines, compare page structure, prepare summaries, and organize content workflows. AI can speed up page production, but it does not replace evidence checks.

Hard Lines

AI must not invent hands-on testing, prices, availability, product specs, quotes, history, personal experience, or retailer relationships. Product images should come from sourced manufacturer, retailer, affiliate, owned, or approved assets, not fake AI product photography.

Next steps

Keep the decision path close.

Finder

Start with the Boot Finder

Match height, warmth, fit, and wet-work conditions before clicking around retailer listings.

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Buying guides by condition

Jump to commercial fishing, boating, Alaska rain, women, kids, and alternatives from the guide hub.

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Sizing and fit checks

Check socks, calf fit, half sizes, and return terms before ordering.

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Where to buy

Use current retailer pages for price, shipping, returns, size options, and availability.

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