TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

Public Notice.

What we do: Shop-Owl.com is a service that analyzes reviews of products on websites such as Amazon.com. Our proprietary software algorithm sifts through reviews posted on other websites to evaluate whether they are mostly valid or invalid. While we are very confident that our analysis provides accurate results, our scores and this website are provided for informational purposes only and do not contain professional advice.  We are a group of individuals who want to devalidate artificially generated internet reviews and help you in revealing them but we do not test the items themselves.

shop-owl.com does not have an opinion regarding the quality or merchantability of the actual product or service, is not an online marketplace and is not a place where you can leave reviews.

Intellectual Property Notice.

When we use the name, image or description of a product or service, we presume that this information is trademarked and/or copyrighted. ShopOwl’s use of these materials is solely for the purpose of referring to the actual product/service, or its source, for informational purposes in a manner that does not create the impressions of endorsement or sponsorship. Logos and product images are rendered in the most accurate and suitable quality available. In the event that a logo or image has been resized, every effort has been made to preserve its quality and appearance.

If you believe that your copyright is being infringed by ShopOwl, please notify us in writing following the instructions provided in the Copyright section provided below.

1. Terms

By visiting our website located at Shop-Owl.com on any computer, mobile device, phone, tablet, console or other device, or accessing any information or material that is made available by shop-owl.com through any of the Services, you are agreeing to be bound by these website Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. Your agreement with us regarding compliance with these terms of use becomes effective immediately upon commencement of your use of this Website.  The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

2. Licensing

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on shop-owl.com web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

modify or copy the materials;
use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or noncommercial);
attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on shop-owl.com
remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by shop-owl.com at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must dispose of any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.

3. Warranty Disclaimer

The materials on shop-owl.com website are provided "as is". shop-owl.com makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, shop-owl.com does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

4. Revisions and Errata

The materials appearing on shop-owl.com's website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Shop-owl.com does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate, complete, or current. Shop-owl.com may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice. Shop-owl.com does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.

5. Links

shop-owl.com has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by shop-owl.com of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk.

6. Registered Accounts

Generally, we do not require our users to create or register an account with us however, use of certain services may require you to create one.  While creating an account on shop-owl.com, you agree to provide your true, accurate, and complete contact details as well as keep your information current.  

In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server. Not all areas of the Website may be available to you or other authorized users of the Website. You shall not interfere with anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Website or other similar services. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.

You agree that we may at any time, and at our sole discretion, terminate your membership without prior notice to you for violating any of the above provisions. In addition, you acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other websites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected criminal violations.

7. Advertising disclaimer

ADSENSE DISCLAIMER
This website uses Google Adsense, a Web-advertising-service of Google Inc., United States (“Google”). Google Adsense uses “cookies” (text files) that are stored on your computer and allows an analysis of the use of this website by you.

Google Adsense also uses so-called “Web Beacons” (small invisible images) to gather information. Through the use of Web beacons simple actions such as the visitor traffic to the website can be recorded and collected. The information generated by the cookie and/or Web Beacon is information about your use of this site (Url), including your IP address and will be transferred to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there.

Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the site in order to show and compile reports on website activity and ads for website operators and providing other services with website and internet related services. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where this is required by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can avoid storing cookies on your hard drive and the display of Web Beacons by choosing to accept in your browser settings, “cookies” (in MS Internet Explorer under “Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Settings”, in Firefox under Tools> Settings> Privacy> Cookies), we would point out however that this may prevent you from using all the features of this website.

By using this site you agree to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described, and agree to the aforementioned purpose.

8. Governing Law

Any claim relating to shop-owl.com shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, Los Angeles County without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

General Terms and Conditions applicable to Use of a Website.

9. Prohibited Uses.

Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Services, including without limitation unauthorized scraping of information provided through the Services, may be investigated and appropriate legal action will be taken, including without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress. You agree that you will not use the Services or Content to violate any law, statute, or regulation, including without limiting those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, or false advertising. Your use of the Services is subject to our permission, which may be revoked at any time, for any reason, or for no reason, in our sole discretion.

10. Reporting Misconduct.

Shop-owl.com respects the rights of intellectual property owners. If you believe that any Content infringes your intellectual property rights or other rights, or does not comply with these Terms of Use, please see our Copyright Notice and complete our notice form.

11. Minors.

Shop-owl.com does not knowingly gather or solicit data from anyone under the age of 13 through the Services for marketing purposes. Please see our Privacy Policy for additional information.

12. Limitation of Liability

shop-owl.com shall not be responsible for any damages that may arise in connection with your use of the Services or these Terms of Use. IN USING THE SERVICES, YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT HOLD THE COMPANY OR ITS OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, ADVISORS, AGENTS OR LICENSEES LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INJURY OR LOSS, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS, THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE WEBSITE OR CONTENT, WHETHER IN AN ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, PERSONAL INJURY OR OTHERWISE. Shop-owl.com SHALL NOT BE LIABLE EVEN IF IT, OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

13. Indemnification.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold shop-owl.com harmless from and against all damages, losses, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) arising out of: (1) your breach of this Agreement; (2) any User Generated Content; (3) any activity in which you engage on or through the Services; and (4) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party. The Services and all related products and features are designed for personal and legal uses only. It is your responsibility to comply with all national, state and local laws, rules and ordinances when using the Services. You covenant to cooperate fully in the defense of any claim

14. Site Terms of Use Modifications

Shop-owl.com may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice. By using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by us infringe your copyright, you may send us a notice via email requesting that we remove the material or block access to it. Please send notices to the following email: support@shop-owl.com

The notice must include the following information:

Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (or if multiple copyrighted works located on the Services are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works);
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or the subject of infringing activity and information reasonably sufficient to allow us to locate the material on the Services;
The name, address, telephone number, and email address of the complaining party;
A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner or the law; and
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and is given under penalty of perjury, and that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

General Release.

In the event that you have a dispute with one or more users or a third party introduced through the Services, you release shop-owl.com, and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, and employees, from any and all claims, demands, and damages, actual or consequential, of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. Shop-owl.com expressly disclaims any liability that may arise between users of the Services or users and any third party.