Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using OpenRated ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

OpenRated is a review platform that enables users to discover, compare, and review software products and brands. We provide tools for browsing reviews, writing reviews, and comparing products.

3. User Accounts

To access certain features, you must create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

4. User Content

By submitting reviews or other content to OpenRated, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and distribute that content on our platform. You represent that you have the right to submit such content and that it does not violate any third-party rights.

5. Review Guidelines

All reviews must be:

• Based on genuine personal experience with the product or brand
• Honest and accurate to the best of your knowledge
• Free from offensive, defamatory, or misleading content
• Not submitted in exchange for undisclosed compensation

We reserve the right to moderate, edit, or remove reviews that violate these guidelines.

6. Prohibited Conduct

You agree not to:

• Submit false, misleading, or fraudulent reviews
• Impersonate any person or entity
• Use automated means to access or interact with the Service
• Attempt to interfere with the operation of the Service
• Violate any applicable laws or regulations

7. Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content (excluding user-submitted content) are the property of OpenRated and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

8. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any reviews or content on the platform.

9. Limitation of Liability

OpenRated shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Service.

10. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

11. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Service, please contact us at [email protected].