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Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using solarscout.net (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (the “Terms”) and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.

Editorial Content

SolarScout publishes reviews, comparisons, and guides about solar panels, home batteries, EV chargers, and energy efficiency products. Our goal is to help readers make informed decisions. Content is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and is for general informational purposes only. We do not make guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose of any information on the Site.

Product prices, specifications, warranty terms, and availability change often. Always verify pricing and terms on the vendor’s website before purchasing.

Not Professional Energy or Installation Advice

Articles on this Site are editorial opinion and general education about solar, battery, and home-energy products. Nothing on the Site constitutes professional engineering, electrical, roofing, financial, tax, or legal advice. Solar and home-energy installations vary significantly by local building codes, utility interconnection rules, structural conditions, shading, climate, and available federal, state, and utility incentives — all of which change over time.

Before making any purchase, financing, or installation decision, you should:

• Consult a licensed solar installer, electrician, or qualified structural professional about your specific property.
• Verify current federal, state, local, and utility incentives, rebates, and tax credits with the relevant authorities or a qualified tax professional — figures cited on the Site may be outdated or inapplicable to your situation.
• Confirm product specifications, warranties, and compatibility directly with manufacturers and installers.
• Obtain multiple quotes and have your roof, electrical panel, and site assessed in person.

SolarScout is not a licensed installer, contractor, financial advisor, or tax advisor, and cannot evaluate the suitability of any product or system for your specific home or situation.

Affiliate Links and Commercial Relationships

We earn affiliate commissions when readers click some links on the Site and purchase products or request quotes from third parties. This is explained in full on our Affiliate Disclosure page. Commercial relationships do not influence our editorial rankings; see our How We Test methodology for details.

Intellectual Property

All original content on the Site — including articles, images, logos, design, code, and branding — is owned by SolarScout or its contributors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may:

• View and share links to Site content for personal, non-commercial use.
• Quote short excerpts for journalism, commentary, or criticism with clear attribution and a link back to the original article.

You may not, without our prior written permission:

• Republish or redistribute substantial portions of Site content.
• Use Site content to train machine learning models, scrape for commercial databases, or generate derivative commercial products.
• Use our name, logo, or design in a way that suggests endorsement or affiliation.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the Site to violate any applicable law or regulation.
• Interfere with or disrupt the Site, its servers, or networks connected to it.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Site or related systems.
• Submit false, misleading, or spammy content via forms, comments, or other inputs.
• Use automated systems (bots, scrapers, harvesters) to access the Site in ways that exceed reasonable personal use or violate our robots.txt.

Third-Party Sites and Products

The Site links to products, installers, and websites operated by third parties. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, security, warranties, installation quality, or terms of those third parties. Accessing, quoting, or purchasing from third parties is at your own risk.

User-Submitted Content

If you submit content through our forms, email, or any other channel (for example, feedback on an article), you grant SolarScout a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, publish, and adapt that content in connection with the Site, with attribution where reasonable. You are responsible for ensuring that any content you submit does not infringe anyone else’s rights.

Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ACCURACY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SOLARSCOUT AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM IT, OR ANY PURCHASE OR INSTALLATION DECISION INFORMED BY IT.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless SolarScout and its contributors from any claim, liability, damage, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your use of the Site or your violation of these Terms.

Changes to the Site and Terms

We may modify or discontinue any part of the Site at any time. We may also update these Terms from time to time; the “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent version. Your continued use of the Site after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Site operator is based, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising out of or relating to the Site or these Terms will be resolved in the courts of that jurisdiction, unless otherwise required by applicable consumer protection law.