Terms of Use
Effective Date: January 1, 2025 · Last Updated: March 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of EngineOilGuide.com ("the Site"). By accessing or using the Site, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age and agree to be bound by these Terms in full. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must immediately stop using the Site.
1. Acceptance of Terms
Your continued use of the Site constitutes your ongoing acceptance of these Terms. We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page.
2. Informational Purpose Only
The content on EngineOilGuide.com is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional mechanical advice, manufacturer documentation, or certified automotive service. The Site does not provide professional automotive advice, and nothing on this Site creates a professional-client relationship of any kind. Use of this Site is entirely at your own risk.
3. AI-Generated Content
You acknowledge that a significant portion of the vehicle oil specifications on this Site are generated using artificial intelligence tools and automated data processing. Such data may contain errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. You agree to independently verify all specifications against your vehicle's official owner's manual before relying on any information from this Site.
4. Intellectual Property
All original content on this Site — including but not limited to page layout, design, written descriptions, data compilation structure, code, and graphics — is the intellectual property of EngineOilGuide.com and is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.
You may view, print, and share individual specification pages for personal, non-commercial use. You may not:
- Systematically scrape, crawl, or harvest data from this Site
- Reproduce or republish our content for commercial purposes without written permission
- Build a competing product or database using data extracted from this Site
- Use automated tools to bulk-download vehicle specification data
- Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices
5. Trademark Fair Use
This Site references vehicle makes, models, oil brands, and part numbers owned by third-party companies including but not limited to Ford Motor Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, General Motors, Honda Motor Co., BMW AG, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Exxon Mobil Corporation (Mobil 1), BP plc (Castrol), Pennzoil, Valvoline, Fram, and others. These names and marks are used solely for the purpose of vehicle and product identification ("nominative fair use") and do not imply any affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement by the respective trademark owners. All trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.
6. User Submissions (Contact Form)
When you submit our contact form, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and display your submitted content for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and improving our database. You represent that:
- You are at least 18 years of age
- Your submission is accurate and does not infringe third-party rights
- You will not submit spam, malicious content, or false information
- You will not use the contact form for commercial solicitation
7. No Warranty
This Site is provided on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Site will be continuously available, error-free, or free from viruses or other harmful components.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, EngineOilGuide.com and its operators shall not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from your use of this Site, including direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages. This includes any loss arising from vehicle damage, engine failure, maintenance errors, financial loss, or reliance on inaccurate specifications. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitation of liability for certain types of damages — in such cases, our liability is limited to the minimum permitted by law.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless EngineOilGuide.com and its operators from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Site.
10. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising from these Terms or your use of the Site shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Delaware, United States. By using this Site, you consent to personal jurisdiction in Delaware.
11. Prohibited Uses
You agree not to use this Site to:
- Violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law
- Transmit spam, malware, or unauthorized advertisements
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site or its servers
- Conduct automated data scraping or database extraction at scale
- Impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation
- Interfere with or disrupt the Site's infrastructure or servers
12. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.
Effective: January 1, 2025 · Last Updated: March 2026
Questions? Contact Us →