Terms of Service
Welcome to Old House Honest, accessible at oldhousehonest.com. These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our website, blog content, and services. By accessing or using Old House Honest, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website.
Last Updated: January 2025
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing oldhousehonest.com and using the Old House Honest website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, as well as our Privacy Policy. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the service. If you are using Old House Honest on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization to these Terms.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Your continued use of Old House Honest after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically for updates.
2. Description of Service
Old House Honest is a renovation blog that provides honest, practical information about old-house renovation projects. Our content includes real budget breakdowns, project case studies, renovation advice, and insights from a Pasadena-based project manager with extensive experience managing old-house rehabilitation projects. The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind.
We provide educational and informational content for homeowners, contractors, and renovation enthusiasts. Old House Honest does not provide professional contracting services, architectural services, engineering services, or licensed professional advice through this website.
3. User Accounts and Responsibilities
Certain features of Old House Honest may require you to create an account. When creating an account on oldhousehonest.com, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. Old House Honest will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your account information. You may not use another person's account without permission, and you may not transfer your account to another person without our prior written consent.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use Old House Honest only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:
- Use the website in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation
- Engage in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the website, or which may harm Old House Honest or users of the website
- Transmit any advertising, promotional materials, spam, chain letters, or any other form of unsolicited communication
- Impersonate or attempt to impersonate Old House Honest, our employees, another user, or any other person or entity
- Use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access oldhousehonest.com without our prior written permission
- Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the website, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the website
- Use the website to harass, abuse, threaten, or intimidate any person
5. Intellectual Property Rights
The content on Old House Honest, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, photographs, project documentation, budget spreadsheets, and software, is the property of Old House Honest or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.
The Old House Honest name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of Old House Honest. You may not use such marks without our prior written permission. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on oldhousehonest.com are the trademarks of their respective owners.
You may access and use the content on Old House Honest for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our website without our prior written consent, except as follows: your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials, and you may print one copy of a reasonable number of pages for your own personal, non-commercial use.
6. User Content and Comments
Old House Honest may allow users to post comments, questions, reviews, and other content. By posting content on oldhousehonest.com, you grant Old House Honest a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.
You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights to the content you post, that the content is accurate, that use of the content does not violate these Terms and will not cause injury to any person or entity, and that you will indemnify Old House Honest for all claims resulting from content you supply.
We reserve the right to remove or refuse to post any user content for any or no reason at our sole discretion. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
7. Disclaimers and No Professional Advice
The information provided on Old House Honest is for general informational and educational purposes only. While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information based on real renovation experience, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on oldhousehonest.com.
Old House Honest does not provide professional advice. The content on this website should not be considered as professional contracting advice, architectural advice, engineering advice, legal advice, financial advice, or any other type of professional advice. You should consult with appropriate licensed professionals before undertaking any renovation project. Every old house is unique, and what worked for projects described on Old House Honest may not be appropriate for your specific situation.
Any reliance you place on information from Old House Honest is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to oldhousehonest.com, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Old House Honest, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:
- Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the website
- Any conduct or content of any third party on the website
- Any content obtained from the website
- Unauthorized access, use, or alteration of your transmissions or content
- Any renovation projects undertaken based on information from Old House Honest
- Any errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in content
In no event shall Old House Honest's total liability to you for all damages, losses, or causes of action exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or the amount you have paid to Old House Honest in the last six months, whichever is greater.
9. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Old House Honest, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of oldhousehonest.com, including but not limited to your user content, any use of the website's content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms.
10. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your account and access to Old House Honest immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the website will immediately cease.
All provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including without limitation ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
11. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Los Angeles County, California, and you hereby irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction and venue therein.
You and Old House Honest agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, you and Old House Honest each waive any right to a jury trial.
12. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify or replace these Terms at any time at our sole discretion. If a revision is material, we will make reasonable efforts to provide at least 30 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect by posting a notice on oldhousehonest.com. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.
By continuing to access or use Old House Honest after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the website.
13. External Links
Old House Honest may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You acknowledge and agree that Old House Honest shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.
14. Severability
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. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our website and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the website.
15. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact Old House Honest through the contact information provided on our website at oldhousehonest.com. We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your inquiries in a timely manner.
Thank you for reading our Terms of Service. We appreciate your interest in Old House Honest and hope our straight-talking approach to old-house renovation helps you with your projects.