Terms and Conditions | Housenivo

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Housenivo, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please do not use this website.

Eligibility and Age Requirement

This website is intended for a general adult homeowner audience. By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction, or that you are using the site with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

Website Use License

Housenivo is provided for personal, non-commercial, informational use related to home maintenance and preventive care. You may view, use, and reference our content and tools for your own personal home maintenance purposes. This limited license does not include the right to republish, resell, or redistribute our content at scale, or to use automated systems to scrape or copy the site.

Informational Purpose Only

The content, checklists, and tools on this site — including the Home Maintenance Planner and Home Problem Finder — provide general informational and planning assistance only. Nothing on this website constitutes a professional inspection, engineering assessment, diagnosis, or repair, and nothing on this site should be treated as a substitute for one.

Home Maintenance Content Variability

Homes vary widely in age, construction method, climate exposure, prior maintenance history, and local code requirements. A task, frequency, or recommendation that applies to one home may not apply in exactly the same way to another. You are responsible for confirming what specifically applies to your property, your local building codes, and the manufacturer instructions for your specific equipment.

User Responsibilities

You are responsible for determining whether any maintenance task described on this site is appropriate for your property, your skill level, your tools, and your specific situation, and for following applicable manufacturer instructions, local codes, and safety practices. You assume full responsibility for any actions you take based on content or tool results found on this website.

Tool Usage and Limitations

The Home Maintenance Planner, Home Problem Finder, Maintenance Checklist, Seasonal Calendar, and Maintenance History tools run entirely in your browser, using information you enter and locally stored progress (see our Privacy Policy for detail on local browser storage). These tools generate general, rule-based suggestions from a curated dataset — they are not artificial intelligence, and they are not a personalized professional assessment of your specific home. Because this data is stored only in your browser, we are not able to recover lost data if you clear your browser, switch devices, or experience a technical issue.

No Professional or Contractor Relationship

Using this website, including any of its free tools, does not create a contractor, engineering, inspection, agency, or any other professional relationship between you and Housenivo. We do not perform inspections, repairs, installations, or any on-site services of any kind.

Accuracy, Updates, and Errors

We aim for our content to be accurate, current, and genuinely useful, and we update articles when we become aware that information has changed (see our Editorial Process page). However, we do not guarantee that all content is complete, current, or free of errors at all times, and we reserve the right to correct errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time without prior notice.

External Links and Third-Party Content

This site may link to third-party websites — such as manufacturer resources or public safety information — for reference purposes. We do not control, endorse, or take responsibility for the content, accuracy, or practices of any external website, and linking to a third-party site does not imply our endorsement of it.

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise noted, the text, layout, design, and original content published on Housenivo are the property of Housenivo and are protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws. You may reference or link to our content for personal, non-commercial purposes with proper attribution. Please do not republish substantial portions of our content elsewhere without permission.

User Conduct and Prohibited Uses

When using this website, you agree not to:

• Attempt to disrupt, overload, or otherwise interfere with the normal operation of the website
• Use automated tools to scrape, copy, or reproduce site content at scale
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the website or its underlying systems
• Use the website for any unlawful purpose, or in a way that violates the rights of others
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation when contacting us

Disclaimer of Warranties

This website, its content, and its tools are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure.

Limitation of Liability

Housenivo does not guarantee any particular safety outcome, repair result, cost savings, property condition, code compliance, or professional outcome from following content or using tools on this site. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Housenivo, its operators, and any contributors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages, injury, or loss arising out of or in connection with your use of, or inability to use, this website or reliance on its content — see our Disclaimer page for more detail on specific safety considerations, particularly for hazardous categories of work.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Housenivo harmless from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of this website, your violation of these Terms & Conditions, or your violation of any rights of a third party.

Availability, Modifications, and Termination

We aim to keep this website available and functioning properly, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website — including specific tools, articles, or features — at any time, with or without notice, and without liability to you.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Site owner: insert your applicable governing jurisdiction here], without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising from these terms or your use of the website should first be raised with us directly through our Contact page so we can attempt to resolve it informally.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms & Conditions is found to be unenforceable or invalid under applicable law, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms & Conditions, together with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and Housenivo regarding your use of this website, and supersede any prior agreements or understandings.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time to reflect changes to the website or our practices. Continued use of the website after an updated version is posted means you accept the revised terms. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Information

Questions about these Terms & Conditions can be sent using the contact options on our Contact page.