Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the ShadowMirror website, including its editorial content, comparison pages, reviews, contact forms, and related materials. By accessing or using the site, you agree to these Terms.

If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use the site.

1. Purpose of the Site

ShadowMirror publishes editorial content about self-hosted software, open-source tools, AI systems, infrastructure tradeoffs, and operator-focused technology decisions. The site is intended for general informational and research purposes.

Reviews, comparisons, rankings, and recommendations reflect editorial judgment based on available information and practical evaluation. They are not guarantees of suitability, performance, security, legal compliance, or business outcome.

2. No Professional Advice

Content on ShadowMirror does not constitute legal, financial, tax, regulatory, procurement, or security advice. You remain responsible for your own infrastructure decisions, due diligence, licensing review, compliance analysis, and vendor selection.

Before deploying or purchasing any third-party software, verify technical compatibility, support terms, licensing restrictions, privacy implications, and operational risk in your own environment.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use the site in a way that:

• violates applicable law or infringes the rights of others;
• attempts to disrupt, damage, overload, probe, or bypass the security of the site or its infrastructure;
• scrapes or republishes the site at scale in a way that substitutes for the original editorial work;
• submits spam, malware, abusive material, or confidential data through the contact form;
• misrepresents affiliation, endorsement, authorship, or review conclusions.

4. Intellectual Property and Limited License

Unless otherwise noted, the content, structure, copy, branding, design, and original editorial materials on ShadowMirror are owned by or licensed to the site operator and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

You may access the site for personal, internal, or research use. You may quote short excerpts with clear attribution and a link back to the original page. You may not copy, mirror, bulk-republish, or present substantial portions of the site as your own work without permission.

5. Third-Party Links and Services

The site may link to third-party products, vendors, repositories, documentation, and external websites. Those resources are outside our control. We are not responsible for their availability, security posture, pricing, content, or privacy practices.

Your dealings with third parties are solely between you and the relevant provider.

6. Contact Form and Submissions

If you submit a message, suggestion, or other material through the contact form, you represent that you are allowed to send it and that it does not include unlawful, malicious, or highly sensitive information that should not be transmitted through a general website form.

Unless separately agreed in writing, submissions sent through the contact form are treated as non-confidential business or editorial communications. We may review them, respond if appropriate, and internally use the ideas or feedback they contain without compensation or obligation.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

The site is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the maximum extent permitted by law, ShadowMirror disclaims warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, availability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from harmful components, or that any content will remain current at all times.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, ShadowMirror and its operator will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, business opportunity, or system availability arising from or related to your use of the site.

If applicable law does not allow certain limitations, liability will be limited to the minimum extent permitted under that law.

9. Changes to the Site and These Terms

We may update, remove, suspend, or revise any part of the site at any time, including content, features, form availability, and these Terms. Continued use of the site after changes become effective means you accept the updated Terms.

10. Contact

Questions about these Terms should be submitted through the Contact page. The contact form is the official communication channel for legal, editorial, and business inquiries related to ShadowMirror.