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Terms of Use, in four lines.
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Read and share freely
Read anything, link to anything and quote short passages with credit.
Tools give estimates
A result is a starting point. It is not a quote, a diagnosis or a guarantee.
The content is protected
Do not republish our guides or copy the site in bulk.
Provided as is
The site comes with no warranties, and you use it at your own risk.
Use of site
Using the site
By using CarTipsMentor you agree to these terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
You may
- Read our guides and use our tools for your own personal, non-commercial purposes.
- Link to any page on the site.
- Quote short passages, as long as you credit CarTipsMentor and link to the page.
You may not
- Republish, sell or redistribute our content.
- Copy the site or its data in bulk by automated means, apart from search engines indexing it for search.
- Use the site to break the law, or to harm, mislead or harass anyone.
- Interfere with the site, its security or other people’s use of it.
- Remove copyright or source notices from anything you take from the site.
Content and tools
Content, tools and other people’s names
Ownership
The text, design, tools and data tables on CarTipsMentor belong to CarTipsMentor or are used with permission. Photographs are used under license from their owners.
Trademarks
The names of car makers, models and products belong to their owners. We use them only to identify the vehicles and products we write about. CarTipsMentor is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any vehicle manufacturer.
Tools
Our calculators and lookups produce estimates from the figures you enter and from the assumptions each tool states. They are not quotes, appraisals, diagnoses or offers of credit, and we do not guarantee their results. The Disclaimer explains this in full.
Links to other sites
We link to other websites as sources and for further reading. We do not control them and we are not responsible for what they publish.
Things you send us
If you send us a correction or a suggestion, you agree that we may use it to improve the site without owing you payment or credit.
Liability and changes
Liability, changes and governing law
No warranties
The site is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the fullest extent the law allows, CarTipsMentor makes no warranties, express or implied, about the accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose of anything on it.
Limit of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, CarTipsMentor is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the site or your reliance on its content or tools. That includes repair costs, damage to a vehicle, financial loss and injury.
Changes to these terms
We may change these terms. When we do, the date at the top of this page changes. If you keep using the site after a change, you accept the new terms.
Governing law
CarTipsMentor is written for readers in the United States. These terms are governed by the laws of the United States that apply to them, without regard to conflict of law rules.
Contact
Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page.