Terms & Conditions

Legal terms governing your use of Fogs of Wisdom tools and services. Please read these terms carefully before using our website.

Legal Agreement

Last Updated: January 2025

Agreement to Terms

These Terms and Conditions ("Terms", "Terms and Conditions") govern your relationship with the Fogs of Wisdom website and tools (the "Service") operated by Fogs of Wisdom ("us", "we", or "our").

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using our Service. By accessing or using our Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of these terms, then you may not access the Service.

📋 Important

By using our tools, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

License Grant for Personal Use

✅ What You Can Do

We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our tools for personal and educational purposes.

Permitted Uses

Subject to these Terms, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to:

  • Personal use - Use our tools for your personal projects and learning
  • Educational purposes - Use our tools to learn about SEO and social media marketing
  • Content creation - Generate hashtags, analyze text, and optimize content for your own use
  • Small business use - Use our tools to help with your legitimate business activities
  • Research and analysis - Use our tools to research and analyze content strategies

License Limitations

This license does not include the right to:

  • Redistribute or resell - You may not redistribute, resell, or sublicense our tools
  • Reverse engineer - You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble our tools
  • Create derivative works - You may not create derivative works based on our tools
  • Remove attribution - You may not remove any copyright or proprietary notices
  • Commercial redistribution - You may not package or redistribute our tools as part of another service

Intellectual Property

The Service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Fogs of Wisdom and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.

Prohibited Uses

🚫 Strictly Forbidden

The following activities are strictly prohibited and may result in immediate termination of your access to our services.

Spam and Abuse

  • Spam creation - Using our tools to create spam content, messages, or communications
  • Mass automation - Using automated systems to abuse our tools or generate excessive requests
  • Hashtag stuffing - Creating irrelevant or misleading hashtag combinations designed to manipulate algorithms
  • Fake engagement - Using our tools to create content designed to artificially inflate engagement metrics
  • Platform manipulation - Using our suggestions to violate social media platform terms of service

Illegal Content and Activities

  • Illegal activities - Using our tools for any illegal purpose or to facilitate illegal activities
  • Harmful content - Creating content that promotes violence, hatred, or discrimination
  • Adult content - Using our tools to optimize or promote adult or sexually explicit content
  • Fraudulent activities - Using our tools to create misleading or fraudulent content
  • Copyright infringement - Using our tools to infringe on others' intellectual property rights
  • Privacy violations - Using our tools to violate others' privacy or share personal information without consent

Technical Abuse

  • System interference - Attempting to interfere with, disrupt, or damage our systems
  • Unauthorized access - Attempting to gain unauthorized access to our systems or other users' accounts
  • Malicious code - Introducing viruses, malware, or other malicious code
  • Data scraping - Using automated tools to scrape or harvest data from our service
  • Reverse engineering - Attempting to reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble our tools

Commercial Misuse

  • Reselling services - Reselling or redistributing our tools without permission
  • Competing services - Using our tools to create competing services or products
  • Bulk commercial use - Using our tools for large-scale commercial operations without proper licensing
  • API abuse - If we provide APIs in the future, using them beyond stated rate limits or terms

Consequences of Prohibited Use

Violation of these prohibited uses may result in:

  • Immediate termination of your access to our services
  • Reporting to relevant authorities for illegal activities
  • Legal action to recover damages and costs
  • Cooperation with law enforcement investigations

User Conduct and Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities

As a user of our Service, you are responsible for:

  • Compliance - Ensuring your use complies with all applicable laws and regulations
  • Content accuracy - Verifying the accuracy and appropriateness of content you create
  • Platform policies - Following the terms of service of social media platforms where you use our suggestions
  • Respectful use - Using our tools in a respectful and ethical manner
  • Security - Maintaining the security of any account information if we implement user accounts

Content You Create

You retain ownership of content you create using our tools, but you are solely responsible for:

  • The accuracy and legality of your content
  • Ensuring your content doesn't infringe on others' rights
  • Compliance with platform-specific guidelines where you publish content
  • Any consequences resulting from your content or its publication

Disclaimer of Warranties

⚠️ No Warranties

Our tools are provided "as is" without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied.

Express Disclaimer

The information, software, products, and services included in or available through the Service may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Fogs of Wisdom and/or its suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the Service at any time.

Types of Warranties Disclaimed

We specifically disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to:

  • Merchantability - No warranty that our tools are suitable for commercial use
  • Fitness for purpose - No warranty that our tools will meet your specific needs
  • Non-infringement - No warranty that our tools don't infringe on third-party rights
  • Accuracy - No warranty regarding the accuracy of results or suggestions
  • Availability - No warranty that our tools will be available without interruption
  • Security - No warranty that our tools are free from security vulnerabilities
  • Error-free operation - No warranty that our tools will operate without errors

Third-Party Services

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Fogs of Wisdom. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

Your Use at Your Own Risk

You expressly understand and agree that your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The Service is provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.

Limitation of Liability

⚖️ Limited Liability

In no event shall Fogs of Wisdom be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.

Exclusion of Damages

In no event shall Fogs of Wisdom, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation:

  • Lost profits - Loss of profits, revenue, or business opportunities
  • Business interruption - Costs of business interruption or downtime
  • Data loss - Loss of data or information
  • Reputation damage - Damage to reputation or goodwill
  • Third-party claims - Claims by third parties against you
  • Platform penalties - Penalties imposed by social media platforms or search engines

Maximum Liability Cap

In no event shall our total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this Service. Since our Service is provided free of charge, our maximum liability is zero dollars ($0).

Jurisdictional Limitations

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to you. In such jurisdictions, our liability will be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Fogs of Wisdom and its licensee and licensors, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees).

Indemnification Triggers

This indemnification obligation applies to claims arising from or related to:

  • Your use of and access to the Service
  • Your violation of any term of these Terms
  • Your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right
  • Any claim that your content caused damage to a third party
  • Your use of content generated by our tools

Termination

Termination by Us

We may terminate or suspend your access immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

Termination by You

You may terminate your use of our Service at any time by simply discontinuing your use of the website and tools.

Effect of Termination

Upon termination, your right to use the Service will cease immediately. All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

🏛️ Legal Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Jurisdiction], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Jurisdiction and Venue

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

Dispute Resolution

Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service shall be resolved through:

  • Good faith negotiation - First, through good faith direct negotiation
  • Mediation - If negotiation fails, through mediation
  • Binding arbitration - If mediation fails, through binding arbitration in [Your Jurisdiction]
  • Court jurisdiction - Courts of [Your Jurisdiction] shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any remaining disputes

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect.

Notification of Changes

  • Website notice - Changes will be posted prominently on our website
  • Effective date - The "Last Updated" date will reflect when changes take effect
  • Continued use - Your continued use after changes constitutes acceptance
  • Right to discontinue - You may discontinue use if you disagree with changes

Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us:

Get in Touch

  • Contact Page: Visit our contact form
  • Response Time: We typically respond within 24-48 hours
  • Legal Questions: We're happy to clarify any aspect of these terms
  • Dispute Resolution: Contact us first to resolve any issues amicably

Terms Summary

✅ You Can

  • • Use tools for personal projects
  • • Learn and educate yourself
  • • Create content for legitimate use
  • • Use for small business purposes

🚫 You Cannot

  • • Create spam or illegal content
  • • Abuse or overload our systems
  • • Resell or redistribute our tools
  • • Violate platform terms of service

Remember: These terms protect both you and us. Use our tools responsibly and ethically, and contact us if you have any questions about what's allowed.