Terms of Use

About HairTerms

HairTerms is an informational website that explains hair color, cut, style, and salon terminology in plain English. Content is provided for general education and may not apply to every person, hair type, or salon.

Information & professional disclaimer

The Site is provided for informational purposes only. While we aim to keep content accurate and helpful, we make no guarantees that information is complete, current, or suitable for your situation.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the Site for unlawful, harmful, or abusive purposes.
• Attempt to interfere with the Site’s operation, security, or availability.
• Scrape, harvest, or collect information from the Site at scale without permission.
• Misrepresent your identity or submit spam through forms or comments (if enabled).

Intellectual property

The Site and its content (including text, design, logos, and graphics) are owned by HairTerms or licensed to HairTerms and are protected by intellectual property laws.

You may share links and short excerpts with attribution. You may not reproduce, republish, or distribute substantial portions of the Site without prior written permission.

User submissions

If you submit suggestions, messages, or other content to us (for example via the contact form), you grant HairTerms a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and publish that content for operating and improving the Site (for example, adding a suggested term to the glossary).

Please do not submit confidential or sensitive personal information.

Third-party links

The Site may link to third-party websites. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices. Links are provided for convenience and do not necessarily imply endorsement.

Advertising & affiliate links

The Site may display ads or include affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and purchase something, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We aim to recommend products/services based on usefulness and relevance to readers.

No warranties

The Site is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including (but not limited to) implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, HairTerms and its owners, contributors, and service providers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of (or inability to use) the Site.

In any event, our total liability for claims relating to the Site will not exceed the amount you paid to use the Site (if any) during the 12 months before the claim arose.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless HairTerms and its owners, contributors, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another.

Changes to the Site or these Terms

We may change or discontinue any part of the Site at any time. We may also update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date above indicates when changes were made. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated Terms.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction where HairTerms operates, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. (If you want this to be specific, replace this section with your country/state.)