Terms and Conditions

About these terms

The agreement between you and the site

Axolotl Authority is an educational axolotl-care website available at axolotlauthority.com. In these Terms, “Axolotl Authority,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of this website. “You” refers to a visitor or person who uses the site.

01 · Agreement

Acceptance and eligibility

By accessing, browsing, downloading from, commenting on, or otherwise using Axolotl Authority, you agree to these Terms and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

If you are not old enough to enter into a binding agreement where you live, you may use the site only with the permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian who accepts these Terms.

02 · Care information

Educational information only

Axolotl Authority provides general educational information based on keeper experience, biology education, research, and sources believed to be useful. It is not a veterinary clinic, emergency service, diagnostic service, or substitute for advice from a qualified aquatic or exotic-animal veterinarian.

Using the site, sending a message, or receiving a reply does not create a veterinarian-client-patient relationship or another professional-client relationship. Information cannot account for every animal, tank, product, water source, local condition, or change in scientific understanding.

03 · Responsible use

Your responsibilities

You are responsible for evaluating information before acting on it and for the care decisions you make. Check current product labels, test-kit directions, local rules, and reliable veterinary guidance when appropriate. Monitor your own animal and water conditions rather than relying on a general example or another visitor’s experience.

You may not use the site to break the law, interfere with site security or operation, distribute malware, impersonate another person, collect personal information without permission, or attempt unauthorized access to the site or its systems.

04 · Community participation

Comments and submissions

You remain responsible for comments and other material you submit. Do not post content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, deceptive, defamatory, invasive of privacy, sexually explicit, spam, unrelated commercial promotion, dangerous animal-care advice, or material that infringes another person’s rights.

You keep ownership of your original content. By submitting content for publication, you grant Axolotl Authority a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to host, store, reproduce, display, format, and distribute it as reasonably needed to operate, moderate, archive, and promote the site. You confirm that you have the rights needed to grant that permission.

We may review, edit for formatting, decline, hide, or remove submissions and may restrict participation when reasonably necessary, but we are not required to monitor every comment. Publication does not mean Axolotl Authority endorses a visitor’s statement.

05 · Site materials

Copyright and permitted use

Unless otherwise stated, the site’s original articles, page designs, illustrations, mascot artwork, graphics, logos, worksheets, checklists, and other materials belong to Axolotl Authority or are used with permission and are protected by intellectual-property laws.

You may view the site, link to its public pages, quote brief portions with clear attribution where permitted by law, and download or print resources for your personal, noncommercial axolotl care. You may not republish full articles or downloads, sell or commercially exploit site materials, remove ownership notices, create misleading copies, or perform large-scale automated extraction - including for a competing database or machine-learning dataset - without written permission.

06 · Monetization

Advertising and affiliate links

The site may display advertising, including Google AdSense, and may contain affiliate links. If you use an affiliate link and make a qualifying purchase, Axolotl Authority may receive a commission. Material relationships are disclosed in accordance with applicable advertising rules. Read the Affiliate Disclosure.

A product mention does not guarantee that a product will be suitable for your animal or setup. Prices, availability, specifications, seller policies, and product formulas can change. Purchases are transactions between you and the outside seller, not Axolotl Authority, unless a page expressly says otherwise.

07 · Outside services

Third-party links, ads, and embedded content

The site may link to or display advertisements, videos, social posts, retailers, affiliate networks, and other third-party services. Those services control their own content, availability, terms, privacy practices, and transactions. A link or embed does not by itself mean Axolotl Authority sponsors, controls, or guarantees the outside service.

Use third-party sites at your own discretion and review their terms, privacy policies, product information, shipping rules, return policies, and safety instructions before relying on them or making a purchase.

08 · Personal information

Privacy

The Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected and used through the contact form, comments, cookies, Google Analytics, advertising, affiliate links, and embedded media. Your use of the site is also subject to that policy.

09 · Disclaimer

No warranties

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not promise that every statement will remain complete, current, error-free, or suitable for a particular axolotl, aquarium, product, or purpose, or that the site will always be available or free from harmful components.

We try to correct meaningful errors when identified. You can report a suspected error through the Contact page.

10 · Risk

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Axolotl Authority and its operator will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss, injury, illness, death, property damage, data loss, lost revenue, or other harm arising from or related to your use of - or reliance on - the site, visitor comments, recommended products, advertisements, external links, or embedded services.

Nothing in these Terms excludes a right or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

11 · Misuse

Responsibility for misuse

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for claims, losses, and reasonable costs resulting from your unlawful use of the site, your violation of these Terms, or content you submit that infringes another person’s rights. This provision does not require you to accept responsibility for conduct caused by Axolotl Authority.

12 · Updates

Changes and site availability

We may update, correct, remove, or discontinue content or site features at any time. We may also update these Terms when the site or applicable requirements change. The “Last updated” date identifies the current version. Your continued use after revised Terms are posted means you accept the revised Terms to the extent permitted by law.

13 · General terms

Governing law, disputes, and severability

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and applicable United States federal law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, except where mandatory consumer law requires otherwise. Before filing a claim, please use the Contact page to describe the concern and allow a reasonable opportunity to resolve it informally. Any unresolved dispute may be brought in a court with lawful jurisdiction in Wisconsin.

If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional notice displayed for a specific feature, are the entire agreement governing use of the site.

14 · Contact

Questions about these Terms

Use the Axolotl Authority Contact page and write “Terms question” in the subject line.