Terms of Use - Know Vehicles

Last Updated: October 2025

Welcome to KnowVehicles.com

By accessing and using this website, you’re agreeing to these Terms of Use.

If you don’t agree with these terms, well, you’re free to leave. No hard feelings.

But if you stick around (and we hope you do), here’s what you need to know about using KnowVehicles.com.

Agreement to Terms

By visiting, browsing, or using KnowVehicles.com, you agree to:

These Terms of Use
Our Privacy Policy
Our Disclaimer
Any other policies we post on the site

This is a legally binding agreement. If you’re under 18, you should have a parent or guardian review these terms with you.

What You Can Do On This Site

Permitted Uses

You’re welcome to:

Read all our articles and guides
Download or print content for your personal, non-commercial use
Share links to our content on social media
Reference our information (with proper attribution)
Learn, ask questions, and become a better vehicle owner

What You CAN’T Do

Here’s where we draw the line. You may NOT:

❌ Copy or republish our content on your own website, blog, or publication without written permission
❌ Scrape, harvest, or systematically download our content using bots or automated tools
❌ Sell or commercialize our content in any form
❌ Remove or modify any copyright notices, attributions, or disclaimers
❌ Claim our content as your own (that’s called plagiarism, and it’s not cool)
❌ Use our content to create competing websites or products
❌ Frame or mirror our website on another domain
❌ Attempt to hack, disrupt, or damage the website or its systems
❌ Use the site for any illegal purpose
❌ Spam our contact email with junk, scams, or unsolicited marketing
❌ Impersonate KnowVehicles.com, Kenneth Cushman, or any of our team members

Bottom line: Use the site to learn and help yourself. Don’t be a jerk and try to rip us off or cause problems.

Intellectual Property Rights

Our Content, Our Rules

All content on KnowVehicles.com—including articles, guides, images, diagrams, logos, graphics, and design elements—is owned by KnowVehicles.com or Kenneth Cushman and is protected by copyright law.

What “All Rights Reserved” Actually Means

We own what we create
You can’t use it commercially without permission
You can’t redistribute it as if it’s yours
Fair use exceptions apply (limited quotes with attribution for criticism, commentary, news reporting, etc.)

Want to Use Our Content?

If you’d like to republish our content, translate it, or use it in a commercial way, email us at dimaronmedia AT gmail DOT com and let’s talk.

We’re reasonable people. We might say yes if:

You give proper credit
You’re not a direct competitor
The use is legitimate and beneficial
You ask nicely

Third-Party Content

Some images, diagrams, or references on our site may belong to third parties (like vehicle manufacturers or parts suppliers). Those are used under fair use provisions for educational purposes, and their respective owners retain all rights.

User-Submitted Content

If we ever enable comments, forums, or allow you to submit content:

What You’re Agreeing To

By submitting anything to us (comments, questions, suggestions, photos, etc.), you grant us:

A non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use it
The right to edit it for clarity or length
The right to publish it on the site or use it in our content

What You Promise

When you submit content, you’re promising that:

You own it or have the right to share it
It doesn’t violate anyone’s copyright, trademark, or other rights
It’s accurate to the best of your knowledge
It doesn’t contain malicious code, viruses, or spam
It’s not illegal, defamatory, harassing, or hateful

We Can Remove Anything

We reserve the right to remove any user-submitted content for any reason, at any time, without notice.

Changes to the Website

We can change, update, or discontinue any part of KnowVehicles.com at any time without notice.

This includes:

Adding or removing content
Changing the design or layout
Modifying features or functionality
Temporarily or permanently closing the site

We don’t owe you anything if we make changes you don’t like. (Hopefully you’ll like them, though!)

Third-Party Links and Services

Our site links to parts suppliers, tool retailers, other automotive resources, and various external websites.

Important facts:

We don’t control those sites
We’re not responsible for their content, accuracy, or practices
Clicking on external links means you’re subject to THEIR terms and policies
We can’t guarantee their products or services

Use external links at your own risk.

Advertising and Monetization

We display advertisements through networks like Google AdSense, Ezoic, and others.

What this means:

You might see ads on our site (how else do we pay the bills?)
We might earn commissions from affiliate links
Ad networks have their own terms and policies
We’re not responsible for advertised products or services

You agree that:

Seeing ads is part of using a free website
We’re not liable for issues with advertisers or their products
You won’t attempt to manipulate or fraud our advertising systems

Accounts and Registration

Currently, we don’t require accounts or registration to use the site.

If we ever add user accounts:

You’ll be responsible for keeping your login info secure
You’ll be responsible for all activity under your account
You can’t share your account or let others use it
We can terminate accounts that violate these terms

Privacy and Data

Your use of this site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use data.

Quick summary:

We use analytics tools to improve the site
We might display personalized ads
We don’t sell your personal information
Read the full Privacy Policy for details

Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

This is important, so pay attention:

AS-IS Basis

THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

We don’t guarantee:

The site will always be available or error-free
Information is complete, accurate, or current
The site will meet your specific needs
Any particular results from using our information

Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR:

Any damages arising from your use of the site
Loss of data, profits, or business opportunities
Personal injury or property damage from following our guides
Indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages
Issues caused by third-party links or services

Even if we’ve been told these damages might occur.

In plain English: If something goes wrong, you can’t sue us. You’re using the site voluntarily and at your own risk.

Maximum Liability

If, despite the above, we’re found liable for anything, our total liability is limited to $100 (one hundred US dollars).

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including legal fees) arising from:

Your use of the site
Your violation of these terms
Your violation of any law or third-party rights
Content you submit to the site

Translation: If you do something wrong and someone comes after us because of it, you’ll cover the costs.

Termination

We can terminate or suspend your access to the site immediately, without notice, for any reason—including if you violate these terms.

Upon termination:

You must stop using the site
Any licenses we’ve granted you end immediately
Provisions that should survive (like liability limitations) continue to apply

Governing Law and Disputes

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

Dispute Resolution

If you have a dispute with us:

First, email us at dimaronmedia AT gmail DOT com and let’s try to work it out like adults
If that doesn’t work, we’ll try informal mediation
If all else fails, disputes will be resolved through binding arbitration (not lawsuits)

You waive your right to:

Participate in class action lawsuits against us
Have disputes heard by a jury
Appeal arbitration decisions (except on very limited grounds)

Exceptions

Nothing in these terms limits your rights under consumer protection laws, or our right to seek injunctive relief for violations of intellectual property rights.

Severability

If any part of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that part will be changed to reflect the parties’ intention to the extent possible. The rest of the terms remain fully enforceable.

Translation: If a court says one section is bogus, the rest still applies.

Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use, along with our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and KnowVehicles.com regarding your use of the site.

They replace any prior agreements or understandings.

Changes to These Terms

We can update these Terms of Use at any time. When we do:

We’ll update the “Last Updated” date at the top
We might post a notice on the site for major changes
Your continued use of the site means you accept the new terms

Check back periodically if you want to stay informed about changes.

Contact Information

Questions about these Terms of Use? Want to request permission for content use? Need to report a violation?

Email us: dimaronmedia AT gmail DOT com

We’ll respond as quickly as we can.

The Bottom Line

These Terms of Use might seem long and lawyerly, but here’s what they really boil down to:

✅ Use the site to learn and improve your vehicle knowledge
✅ Be respectful and don’t steal our content
✅ Understand that you’re responsible for your own actions
✅ Don’t blame us if something goes wrong
✅ If there’s a problem, let’s talk about it first

That’s it. Pretty simple, right?

We built this site to help people, not to create legal headaches. Follow these basic rules, use common sense, and we’ll all get along just fine.

KnowVehicles.com
Empowering vehicle owners, one guide at a time.

Questions? Email us at dimaronmedia AT gmail DOT com

Last Updated: October 2025