Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using BidSmarter ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use in their entirety. If you do not agree, you must not use the Service. Use of the Service constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these terms.

2. Not Financial Advice

BidSmarter provides automated recon cost estimates, risk analyses, OBD diagnostic interpretations, and bid recommendations for informational and decision support purposes only. Nothing on this platform constitutes financial advice, investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell any vehicle, a guarantee of repair costs or profit, or a professional vehicle appraisal or inspection. All estimates are generated using algorithmic models based on historical data and market averages. You are solely responsible for any financial decisions you make.

3. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, BidSmarter and its operators shall not be liable for any financial loss, lost profit, or consequential damages arising from reliance on any estimate or analysis provided by the Service, errors or inaccuracies in any content, interruption or termination of the Service, or any vehicle purchase decision made using this platform. Your use of the Service is entirely at your own risk.

4. No Warranty

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. BidSmarter does not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that estimates will be accurate for your specific situation.

5. Prohibited Use — Bots, Scraping & Automation

You agree that you will NOT use the Service to:

• Access the Service using automated scripts, bots, crawlers, scrapers, or any non-human means
• Scrape, harvest, extract, or collect any data, content, or estimates from the platform without express written permission
• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract underlying algorithms, models, or source code
• Create derivative works, competing products, or services based on BidSmarter's methodology or output
• Use the Service to train, fine-tune, or provide data to any artificial intelligence or machine learning model
• Attempt to circumvent rate limits, access controls, or authentication mechanisms

Violations may result in immediate account termination, IP blocking, and legal action for damages.

6. Intellectual Property

All content, algorithms, design, code, data structures, scoring models, and methodologies on the BidSmarter platform are the exclusive intellectual property of BidSmarter and its operators. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from any part of the Service without express written permission.

7. User Accounts

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials. You agree to provide accurate information, not share your account with others, and notify us immediately of any unauthorized use. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.

8. Data & Privacy

Appraisal data and account information is stored securely on Canadian servers. We do not sell your personal data to third parties. You may request deletion of your account and data by contacting us.

9. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada. Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Alberta, Canada.

10. Contact

For questions, to report violations, or to request data deletion: bidsmarter.app@gmail.com