Terms of Service Last Updated: July 2026

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Local Search Watch (“we,” “us” or “our”), concerning your access to and use of the localsearchwatch.com website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or related applications (collectively, the “Site”).

You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Service. If you do not agree with all of these Terms of Service, then you are expressly prohibited from using the Site and you must discontinue use immediately.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the “Content”) and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the “Marks”) are owned or controlled by us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws.

The Content and the Marks are provided on the Site “AS IS” for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Service, no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

3. User Representations

By using the Site, you represent and warrant that:

All registration or submission information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete.

You will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration or submission information as necessary.

You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Service.

You will not access the Site through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise.

You will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.

4. Independent Compliance Operational Disclaimer

Local Search Watch is an independent market surveillance and compliance monitoring platform. * No Third-Party Affiliation: Local Search Watch is not affiliated with, sponsored by, authorized by, or endorsed by Google LLC, Alphabet Inc., or any of their parent companies, subsidiaries, or official partners.

Nature of Service: All audits, evaluations, tracking metrics, data dossiers, and submissions are based on independent research of public market indexes and crowdsourced search platform data. Local Search Watch acts solely as a documentation and reporting entity to highlight public platform guideline violations.

5. Limitation of Liability & Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND OUR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF.

LOCAL SEARCH WATCH DOES NOT GUARANTEE, WARRANT, OR REPRESENT THAT ITS AUDITS, REPORTING PROCESSES, OR COMPLIANCE DOSSIERS WILL RESULT IN THE MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR DELETION OF ANY SPECIFIC EXTERNAL COMPETITOR PROFILE BY THIRD-PARTY PLATFORM PROVIDERS. ACTION TAKEN UPON REPORTED DATA IS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE RESPECTIVE PLATFORM OPERATORS. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE.

6. Prohibited Activities

You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.

As a user of the Site, you agree not to:

Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.

Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information or falsify business entity metrics.

Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person or business entity.

7. Governing Law

These Terms of Service and your use of the Site are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law principles.

8. Corrections & Modifications

There may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other pieces of information. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Site at any time, without prior notice.

9. Contact Us

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site, please contact us at: Local Search Watch [email protected]