Effective Date: July 1, 2026
Welcome to SmartCorgi.com (the “Site”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of our website. The Site is owned and operated by an individual based in Poland, European Union.
By accessing, browsing, or using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the Site.
1. Description of Service
SmartCorgi.com is a free, informational blog focusing on smart home products, connectivity protocols, and related consumer technology. The content provided on this Site is for general educational, entertainment, and informational purposes only. We do not offer user accounts, community forums, newsletter sign-ups, or e-commerce services on this Site.
2. Eligibility
This Site is not directed at children and is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 16, or the applicable age of digital consent in their jurisdiction, whichever is higher. By using the Site, you represent that you meet this age requirement, or that you are accessing the Site under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
3. Intellectual Property Rights
3.1 Ownership of Content
All content on this Site—including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, article reviews, guides, formatting, and software—is the property of the Site owner or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.
3.2 Limited License
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and view the Site strictly for personal, non-commercial use.
3.3 Prohibited Actions
You agree that you will not:
- Repubublish, distribute, modify, mirror, or exploit any material from this Site for commercial purposes without prior explicit written consent.
- Use automated systems, software, scripts, data-mining tools, robots, or spiders to scrape, harvest, or extract data or text from the Site for any purpose, including the training of artificial intelligence (AI) models, without express written authorization. This restriction does not apply to indexing by legitimate search engine crawlers (such as Google or Bing) for the purpose of enabling search visibility of the Site.
4. Informational Disclaimers & “Use at Your Own Risk”
4.1 Not Professional Advice
The technical guides, product reviews, configuration advice, and setup tutorials published on SmartCorgi.com represent personal opinions and experiences regarding smart home technology. They do not constitute professional engineering, electrical, or home security advice.
4.2 Assumption of Risk
Smart home hardware, network protocols (such as Matter or Thread), and electrical components carry inherent operational and safety risks. By following any guides or technical suggestions on this Site, you expressly acknowledge and agree that:
- You are entirely responsible for verifying your home infrastructure compatibility and local electrical safety codes.
- You assume full responsibility for any risks associated with hardware modification, software configuration, firmware flashing, or electrical installation.
- We are not liable for any equipment malfunctions, bricked devices, electrical damage, voided warranties, physical injuries, or home security vulnerabilities that may occur as a result of trying to replicate content found on this Site.
5. Third-Party Links and Products
The Site contains outbound links to external third-party websites, social platforms, hardware manufacturers, or digital services. We do not control, endorse, monitor, or assume responsibility for the content, privacy practices, accuracy, safety, or availability of these external third-party environments. Any interaction or transaction you conduct with a third party is strictly between you and that third party.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Site and all content therein are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, freedom from errors, or uninterrupted availability.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the owner or operators of SmartCorgi.com be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages—including but not limited to loss of profits, data, hardware functionality, or home security integrity—arising out of or in connection with your use or inability to use this Site or its content, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or your use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Poland (European Union), without regard to its conflict of law principles.
Except as provided in Section 9 below, you expressly agree that any legal action or proceeding relating to your access to, or use of, the Site shall be instituted exclusively in the competent courts located in Poland.
Nothing in this Section limits any protection afforded to you under mandatory consumer protection laws of your country of residence within the European Union, including your right, where you qualify as a consumer under applicable EU law, to bring proceedings before the courts of your own country of residence under Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 (Brussels I Recast).
9. Dispute Resolution for United States Residents
9.1 Mandatory Binding Individual Arbitration
You and the Site owner agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms, or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof, or the use of the Site, will be settled by binding, individual arbitration rather than in a court of law. The arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules then in effect, conducted in English by a single arbitrator. Information about the AAA and its Consumer Arbitration Rules is available at www.adr.org.
9.2 Class Action Waiver
You expressly acknowledge and agree that you and the Site owner are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class action, class-wide arbitration, or representative proceeding. Unless both parties agree otherwise in writing, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of any class or representative proceeding.
10. Compliance with Local Laws
If you access the Site from territories with regulations governing Internet conduct and data usage that differ from European Union laws, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
11. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect.
12. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and the Site owner regarding your use of the Site, and supersede any prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter herein.
13. Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to modify, alter, or update these Terms at any time. Any updates will be posted directly to this page with an updated “Effective Date.” Your continued use of the Site following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those modified terms.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or legal notices regarding these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]