Terms of Use

Last updated: [date]

1. Agreement

These Terms of Use govern your use of the BidHow website at bidhow.com and its emails (together, “BidHow”). BidHow is operated by [legal entity name] (“we”, “us”). By using BidHow, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use BidHow.

2. What BidHow is

BidHow publishes plain-English articles, a glossary, FAQs, Auction Academy courses, auction news and Auction Alerts about how auctions work, especially pay-per-bid (“penny”) auctions. BidHow does not run auctions, sell bids or sell any items.

3. Information only, not advice

Everything on BidHow is general information for education. It is not financial, legal, tax or gambling advice, and it is not a recommendation to join, avoid or bid in any auction or on any site. Auction rules, prices and practices vary and change; check the current terms of any site before you use it. You are responsible for your own decisions and spending.

4. Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old [or the age of majority where you live, if higher] to create a membership or receive Auction Alerts.

5. Free membership and sign-in

Membership is free and gives access to Auction Academy and Auction Watch (auction news and Auction Alerts). You sign in with a single-use link sent to your email; there is no password. Use an email address you control, and do not forward or share sign-in links. You are responsible for activity under your membership. You may stop using BidHow at any time, and you can ask us to delete your membership by contacting us.

6. News, Auction Alerts and emails

• Our news and alerts may name or link to auction sites in order to report facts. Naming a site is not an endorsement, recommendation or ranking.
• Auction Alerts emails are optional and off until you turn them on. You can turn them off in your preferences or with the unsubscribe link in any alert.
• Alerts describe auctions on sites we do not run. We do not guarantee that an auction is still open, accurate or as described.
• We will send emails you need to use BidHow, such as sign-in links, even if alerts are off.

7. Third-party sites

BidHow may refer or link to sites we do not control. We are not responsible for their content, terms, privacy practices, products or conduct. Any dealings you have with them are between you and them. BidHow does not accept payment, commissions, advertising fees or other compensation from auction sites for its content, and does not use affiliate links.

8. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• break the law or these Terms while using BidHow;
• try to access accounts, data or systems you are not allowed to access, or interfere with how BidHow works;
• copy or scrape BidHow content in bulk, including to train AI models, except as allowed in section 9;
• use BidHow to send spam or to impersonate anyone.

9. Our content

BidHow content, design and names are owned by us or our licensors. You may read, print and share links to pages for personal, non-commercial use. You may quote short passages with credit and a link. Other uses need our written permission.

10. Corrections and feedback

We work to keep content accurate, but it may contain errors or become out of date. If you spot one, [contact us]. If you send feedback or suggestions, we may use them without obligation to you.

11. Disclaimers

BidHow is provided “as is” and “as available.” To the extent the law allows, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not promise that BidHow will be uninterrupted or error-free.

12. Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost money, bids or data, arising from your use of BidHow or any site it refers to. Our total liability for any claim is limited to $100. Some places do not allow these limits, so they may not fully apply to you.

13. Indemnity

If you misuse BidHow or break these Terms and someone makes a claim against us because of it, you agree to cover our reasonable costs of that claim, to the extent the law allows.

14. Suspension and ending access

We may suspend or end your membership, or change or discontinue any part of BidHow, at any time. We will try to give notice when we reasonably can. Sections 3, 7, 9 and 11 to 16 continue after access ends.

15. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms. We will post the new version with a new date, and email members about material changes before they take effect. Continuing to use BidHow after that means you accept the updated Terms.

16. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of [the State of California], without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Disputes will be heard in the state or federal courts in [Los Angeles County, California], and you and we consent to those courts. Nothing here limits rights you have under consumer-protection laws that cannot be waived.

17. Copyright complaints

If you believe content on BidHow infringes your copyright, send a notice to [copyright agent name, email and mailing address] with the details required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

18. General

These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and us about BidHow. If any part is unenforceable, the rest still applies. Not enforcing a term is not a waiver. You may not transfer these Terms; we may transfer them to a successor.

19. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [email address] · [mailing address]