Terms ofService
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the website located at https://enginerds.com ("Website"), operated by Spike-Buster Media LLC, a California limited liability company ("Company", "we", "us", or "our").
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of the Terms, you must not use the Website.
Description of Service
Enginerds is a technology news aggregator that collects article titles and source URLs from publicly available RSS feeds. For each news story, we may provide original summaries and key insights, some of which are generated using artificial intelligence technologies. We do not claim ownership of the third-party articles to which we link.
Enginerds Compass (Paid Subscriptions & API)
Enginerds Compass ("Compass") is a paid product offered through the Website. The terms in this section, together with our Subscription, Billing & Refund Terms and API Terms & Data License, govern your use of Compass and its outputs (reports, briefs, exports, signals, and API responses).
What Compass Is — and Is Not
Compass measures the composition of technology-press coverage. It analyzes article metadata, cited events, story types, claim stages, framing, source breadth, and related coverage patterns over time. Compass does not determine product quality, adoption, investment value, legal compliance, company performance, technical truth, or future outcomes.
Measurement, Not Ground Truth
Compass measures how selected technology-press coverage is composed and how that coverage changes over time. Compass does not verify the truth of every claim in the underlying articles and does not determine whether reported products, companies, models, or technologies are successful, safe, compliant, investable, or technically superior.
No Professional Advice; No Reliance
Compass outputs are informational and research-support tools only. They are not investment, financial, legal, business, procurement, or technical advice, and are not a product endorsement. Nothing in Compass is a recommendation to buy, sell, hold, adopt, or avoid any security, product, company, or technology. You are responsible for reviewing cited sources and for your own decisions, and should consult a qualified professional where appropriate.
No Prediction
Compass may identify coverage movement, persistence, emergence, and connections within the measured corpus. These signals are not forecasts, predictions, recommendations, or guarantees of future outcomes.
Corpus-Limited; Accuracy & Classification Limitations
Compass outputs are limited to the sources, articles, classifications, and time windows available in the Compass corpus at the time of generation. Results are not exhaustive and may contain errors, omissions, stale or broken links, misclassified or mis-resolved entities, or thin coverage. Compass reflects the measured corpus available at the time of generation and may change as the corpus is updated.
Your License to Compass Outputs
Subject to your plan and timely payment, you may use Compass-generated reports, briefs, excerpts, and exports in your own professional work — including internal briefs, client memos, presentations, newsletters, research notes, strategy documents, and (where your plan permits) dashboards. You may not resell, redistribute, or repackage Compass data as a standalone database, feed, or competing service; remove attribution; or present Compass outputs as ground-truth conclusions. When Compass outputs are shown externally, credit "Enginerds Compass." Use of the Signal API is additionally governed by the API Terms & Data License.
Subscriptions, Billing & Cancellation
Paid Compass plans are billed on a recurring basis and renew automatically until cancelled; the optional one-off report is a single digital purchase. Billing, renewal, cancellation, refunds, plan changes, and taxes are described in the Subscription, Billing & Refund Terms. You can cancel at any time; cancellation stops future billing and access continues through the current billing period.
User Judgment
Compass is designed to support professional judgment, not replace it. You should review cited sources and apply your own expertise before relying on any output.
Eligibility
The Website is intended for users who are at least 13 years of age. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you are 13 years of age or older. If you are under 18, you must use this Website only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Intellectual Property
Our Content
All content on the Website, including but not limited to logos, design, layout, summaries, FAQs, and original editorial content, is the property of Spike-Buster Media LLC unless otherwise stated. Unauthorized reproduction, modification, distribution, or display is prohibited.
Third-Party Content
Third-party trademarks, logos, article titles, and links remain the property of their respective owners. Enginerds claims no affiliation or endorsement by those third-party sources.
AI-Generated and Editorial Content Disclaimer
Portions of the content provided on the Website—including summaries, questions, and FAQs—may be generated using artificial intelligence models. While we strive for accuracy and relevance, AI-generated content may contain errors, omissions, or outdated information. The content is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be relied upon without independent verification.
Monetization and Affiliate Links
We may display advertisements or include affiliate links to third-party products and services. We may earn a commission if you click on or make purchases via such links. This does not affect our editorial independence or the objectivity of our content.
User Conduct
- Use the Website for any unlawful or fraudulent purpose.
- Scrape, copy, mirror, or extract data from the Website using automated tools or bots.
- Interfere with the Website’s operation or security.
- Attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or tamper with any portion of the Website.
- Resell, redistribute, or repackage Compass data, reports, or API outputs as a standalone database, feed, or service.
- Use Compass or its API to build, train, or assist a product, dataset, or feed that competes with Compass.
- Share, publish, or expose API keys, or share account access in violation of your plan.
- Present Compass outputs as ground-truth conclusions, predictions, or recommendations, or remove attribution or measurement caveats.
We reserve the right to suspend or ban users who violate these rules.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Spike-Buster Media LLC and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, and licensors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to your use of or inability to use the Website.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Spike-Buster Media LLC and its affiliates, officers, agents, and employees from any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses—including legal fees—arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Website or violation of these Terms.
Privacy Policy
Please review our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data. By using the Website, you consent to the data practices described therein.
Links to Third-Party Sites
The Website contains links to external websites not operated by us. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. Accessing those links is at your own risk.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you are entitled to specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These include the right to request access to your personal information, request deletion, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data. For details, see our Privacy Policy.
Changes to These Terms
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date above and may provide notice via a banner or email. Continued use of the Website after changes means you accept the revised Terms.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us:
- Email: support@enginerds.com
- Spike-Buster Media LLC
13157 Mindanao Way #188
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
United States