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These Terms & Conditions govern your use of BulbFacts, including all pages, reviews, charts, photos, videos, test data, recommendations, articles, links, downloads, and any other content published on or through this website. If you do not agree with these terms, do not use this website.

BulbFacts may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated terms.

Informational and Editorial Content Only

BulbFacts publishes independent headlight bulb testing, product observations, ratings, comparisons, reviews, buying recommendations, and educational content. This content is provided for general informational and editorial purposes only.

Nothing on BulbFacts should be interpreted as legal advice, safety certification, vehicle compliance advice, professional installation advice, mechanical advice, electrical advice, or a guarantee that any product is appropriate, legal, safe, compatible, or effective for your specific vehicle or intended use.

You should consult qualified professionals, product manufacturers, your vehicle manual, applicable laws and regulations, and local inspection or enforcement authorities before modifying or using any vehicle lighting product.

Product Recommendations, Ratings, and Rankings

BulbFacts may describe products as recommended, best overall, best value, safest, brightest, premium, budget, or similar terms. Those labels are editorial opinions based on BulbFacts testing, available product samples, observed performance, available specifications, price, fitment notes, beam behavior, retailer availability, and other factors at the time the content was prepared or updated.

Recommendations, scores, rankings, charts, comparison notes, and review conclusions are not warranties, certifications, guarantees, or instructions to install or use a product on public roads. A product that performs well in a BulbFacts test setup may perform differently in your vehicle, housing, electrical system, climate, installation, aim, bulb size, voltage, or driving environment.

Product designs, manufacturing, included parts, warranty terms, packaging, legality claims, prices, retailer listings, and availability can change after a test or review is published. You are responsible for verifying current product details before buying, installing, or using any product.

Road Use, Legality, and Vehicle Compliance

Automotive lighting laws and requirements vary by federal, state, local, and international jurisdiction. Some aftermarket LED, HID, conversion, replacement, auxiliary, or specialty lighting products may be labeled for off-road, show, racing, export, or non-public-road use only. Some products sold online may not conform to laws or standards that apply to public road use in your area.

You are solely responsible for determining whether any product is legal, compliant, properly marked, safely installed, and appropriate for use on your vehicle and in your location. This includes checking applicable laws, regulations, vehicle inspection requirements, DOT, SAE, ECE, FMVSS, CMVSS, or other markings and standards where relevant, product packaging, manufacturer instructions, retailer descriptions, and your vehicle owner's manual.

BulbFacts does not determine, certify, warrant, or guarantee that any product is compliant with FMVSS No. 108, DOT requirements, SAE standards, ECE standards, state inspection requirements, local laws, or any other legal or regulatory requirement. Public road use of any product discussed on BulbFacts is entirely at your own risk.

Installation, Aiming, and Use at Your Own Risk

Vehicle lighting modifications can affect beam pattern, glare, road visibility, electrical load, heat, headlight housings, dust caps, DRL behavior, CANBUS behavior, error messages, warranties, inspection results, and the safety of you and other road users.

You are responsible for correct fitment, safe installation, proper wiring, correct polarity, secure mounting, adequate cooling, headlight aiming, glare control, and ongoing inspection after installation. If you are not fully comfortable with any installation or adjustment, use a qualified professional.

Do not use any lighting product in a way that blinds, distracts, or endangers other drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, or road users. Do not use any product in a way that violates applicable law, causes unsafe glare, creates electrical problems, damages your vehicle, or interferes with required vehicle lighting functions.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, BulbFacts is not responsible for injury, death, property damage, vehicle damage, electrical damage, fire, warranty denial, failed inspections, traffic citations, fines, legal penalties, accidents, unsafe glare, reduced visibility, improper installation, improper use, or any other harm related to products discussed, tested, linked, recommended, or reviewed on this website.

Test Results and Data

BulbFacts test results are based on the sample or samples tested, the equipment used, the test setup, and the testing process in place at the time. Results may vary due to production differences, manufacturing changes, sample variation, aging, voltage, installation, alignment, vehicle housing design, environmental conditions, measurement tolerance, and other factors.

Manufacturer claims, retailer claims, prices, specifications, photos, and compatibility details may be included for comparison or context, but BulbFacts does not guarantee that third-party claims are complete, current, accurate, or applicable to your vehicle.

Although BulbFacts works to keep charts and reviews useful, the website may contain errors, omissions, outdated information, broken links, unavailable products, changed prices, changed affiliate destinations, or incomplete product details. BulbFacts may update, correct, remove, or reorganize content at any time.

BulbFacts test results are not adjusted, inflated, or improved because of affiliate relationships, retailer relationships, free samples, or paid sponsorships. BulbFacts does not accept paid rankings or sponsored review outcomes.

Affiliate Links, Retailers, and Advertising

Some links on BulbFacts are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, BulbFacts may earn a commission from the retailer at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Affiliate commissions help pay for products, test equipment, hosting, development, maintenance, and the time required to keep BulbFacts useful. Affiliate relationships do not buy better scores, better rankings, better review conclusions, or preferred placement in recommendations.

Retailers, manufacturers, payment processors, shipping providers, warranty providers, and other third-party websites are independent from BulbFacts. BulbFacts is not responsible for third-party pricing, product availability, product descriptions, shipping, taxes, returns, warranties, customer service, order fulfillment, payment processing, data practices, or claims made by third-party websites.

Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise stated, BulbFacts and its licensors own the intellectual property rights in the website and its original content, including test data, charts, photographs, copy, page designs, scoring systems, graphics, videos, and other materials.

You are granted a limited, revocable license to view the website for personal, non-commercial use. You may not scrape, copy, republish, sell, sublicense, commercially exploit, publicly reproduce, redistribute, frame, or create derivative works from BulbFacts content without prior written permission, except where permitted by law.

Prohibited Website Use

You agree not to use BulbFacts in any way that is unlawful, harmful, disruptive, deceptive, abusive, or damaging to the website or its users. You are specifically restricted from:

• Republishing, selling, sublicensing, or commercializing BulbFacts content without permission.
• Using automated scraping, data harvesting, data mining, bots, or similar tools to extract website content.
• Attempting to interfere with website availability, security, access, or performance.
• Using the website to transmit malware, spam, unsolicited marketing, or unlawful material.
• Misrepresenting BulbFacts test results, rankings, recommendations, or affiliations.
• Using BulbFacts content in a way that suggests BulbFacts endorses your product, business, service, claim, or installation.

User Content and Submissions

If you send BulbFacts comments, messages, emails, photos, videos, product information, corrections, testimonials, feedback, or other material, you represent that you have the right to share that material and that it does not violate the rights of any third party.

By submitting material to BulbFacts, you grant BulbFacts a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable license to use, reproduce, adapt, edit, publish, display, distribute, and otherwise use that material in any media for website, editorial, testing, educational, promotional, and related purposes. BulbFacts may remove or decline to publish user-submitted content at any time.

No Warranties

BulbFacts is provided "as is" and "as available" with all faults. To the fullest extent permitted by law, BulbFacts makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the website, content, test data, product recommendations, third-party links, availability, accuracy, completeness, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, legality, safety, or non-infringement.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, BulbFacts, Bulb Facts LLC, and their owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, contributors, and agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, exemplary, or other damages arising from or related to your use of the website, reliance on content, product purchases, product installation, product use, road use, retailer transactions, legal compliance, vehicle damage, inspection outcomes, traffic citations, injury, death, or any other matter connected to BulbFacts content or linked products.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless BulbFacts, Bulb Facts LLC, and their owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, contributors, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, and fees, including reasonable attorney fees, arising from or related to your use of the website, your breach of these terms, your product purchases, your installation or use of vehicle lighting products, your violation of law, or your violation of the rights of any third party.

Third-Party Links and Products

BulbFacts may link to retailer websites, manufacturer websites, YouTube, social platforms, payment processors, documentation, and other third-party resources. Those links are provided for convenience and context. BulbFacts does not control and is not responsible for third-party websites, products, claims, policies, security, availability, or business practices.

Severability

If any provision of these terms is found invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

Assignment

BulbFacts may assign, transfer, or subcontract its rights or obligations under these terms without notice. You may not assign, transfer, or subcontract your rights or obligations under these terms without prior written permission from BulbFacts.

Entire Agreement

These terms constitute the entire agreement between you and BulbFacts regarding your use of the website and supersede any prior understandings related to website use.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles. You submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Illinois for disputes arising from or related to these terms or your use of BulbFacts.

Contact

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